Specifying the default PCL print settings

Configure the PCL settings. Specify the default values for PCL symbol set.

In the administrator mode, select [Print Setting] - [PCL Setting], then configure the following settings.

Settings

Description

[Symbol Set]

Select the font symbol set to be used.

The default values vary depending on the area you are in.

[Typeface]

Select Resident Font or Download Font to specify the font to be used.

  • [Resident Font]: Select a font from those installed on this machine.

  • [Download Font]: Select a font from those downloaded to this machine. This item is displayed when a download font exists.

[Courier] is specified by default.

[Font Size]

Specify the default font size value.

  • [Scalable Font]: Enter the font size (in points) for scalable fonts (with different widths for each character).
    [12.00 Point] is specified by default.

  • [Bitmap Font]: Enter the font width (in pitches) for bitmap fonts (with the same width for each character).
    [10.00 Pitch] is specified by default.

[Line/Page]

Enter the number of lines of text data to be printed on one page.

The default values vary depending on the area you are in.

[CR/LF Mapping]

Select whether to replace the line feed codes when printing text data. When you want to replace the line feed codes, select the replacement method.

[OFF] is specified by default.

[Bar Code Font Settings]

Configure settings for the bar code font.

  • [Bar Code Line Width]: Specify the line width of the bar code font. [0] is specified by default.

  • [Bar Code Space Width]: Specify the space width of the bar code font. [0] is specified by default.

To use this function, the optional Extension Memory and i-Option LK-106 are required.

[Thin Line]

Select this option to prevent thin lines from disappearing in reduced-size printing.

This is effective for thin lines such as table borders created in Excel, but not for thin lines used in illustrations.

[ON] is specified by default.

[Brightness]

Adjust the brightness to print data from a computer.

To make adjustment, the adjustment value specified here is added to that of the brightness specified in the PCL driver.

[0] is specified by default.

[Contrast]

Adjust the contrast to print data from a computer.

To make adjustment, the adjustment value specified here is added to that of the contrast specified in the PCL driver.

[0] is specified by default.