PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Font Characteristics
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When selecting a font, the printer compares the highest-priority
characteristic in the table to the corresponding characteristic of the
available fonts. If only one font, that font is selected. However, when
several fonts match, the printer compares the next-highest-priority
characteristic to the corresponding characteristic of the available fonts, and
so on down the list. When only one font remains, that font is selected. If,
after comparing all characteristics, more than one font remains, selection is
determined by the priorities of the font locations. The priorities of the font
locations are listed below:
Location Priority
highest
Soft font
Cartridge font
Internal font
lowest
Note All cartridge fonts have the same priority regardless of location.
The initial font specification in a job should be made using all the font
characteristics.