HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual

EN Environment Commands 6-29
FONTSOURCE The valid values for FONTSOURCE
are:
z I (Internal Fonts)
z C, C1, C2 (Cartridge Fonts)
z S (Permanent Soft Fonts)
z M1, M2, M3, M4 (Fonts stored in
one of the printer's ROM SIMM
slots)
The valid values for this variable
depend on the currently installed font
base. If a font source is specified which
does not contain any fonts, then the
value is ignored, causing a PJL 27001
error (if verbose unsolicited device
status is enabled).
The following events automatically
change the value of the FONTSOURCE
variable to the next highest priority font
source containing a default-marked
font: if the currently set font source is C,
C1, or C2, and the cartridge is removed
from the printer; if the currently set font
source is S and all soft fonts are
deleted;
if the currently set font source is S,
while the currently set font number is
the highest-numbered soft font, and any
soft font is deleted.
NOTE: the recommended order for
setting FONTNUMBER,
FONTSOURCE, and SYMSET is
SYMSET first, then FONTSOURCE,
then FONTNUMBER.
I, M1, M2, M3, M4,
C, C1, C2, S
(the number of
cartridge and
SIMM slots varies
by printer)
PCL-Specific Variables (continued)
Variables Description
Sample Value
Range