Epson AcuLaser CX21NF User Manual
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Information about Fonts381 ❏The following 4 kinds of the properties are supported as the Application Identifier (AI). 01: Global traded item number 10: Batch / Lot number 17: Expiry date 30: Quantity ❏The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15% or more of its total length, in conformance to the Code128 standard. For this reason, it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping. ❏Some applications automatically delete the spaces at the end of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs. Bar codes containing spaces may not be correctly printed from applications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs. ❏When printing two or more bar codes on one line, separate the bar codes with a tab, or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space. If a space is input while EAN128 is selected, the bar code will not be correct. The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand: ❏Left/Right quiet zone ❏Start/Stop character ❏FNC1 character It inserts for discernment from Code128 and for a pause of the variable length application identifier. ❏Check digit ❏Change code set character Print sample Character type Alphanumeric characters (A to Z, 0 to 9) Parenthesis are only for identification of the Application Identifier (AI) Only the capital letters are supported by the small letter key input. Number of characters It changes with the Application Identifier (AI). 01: 4 characters (01) and 13 numbers 17: 4 characters (17) and 6 numbers 10: 4 characters (10) and maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters 30: 4 characters (30) and maximum of 8 numbers Font size 36 pt or more Recommended sizes are 36 pt, 72 pt
Information about Fonts382 Available fonts New :Print font sam ples need to be insert a c ross -referenc e.The following table lists the fonts that are installed in your printer. The names of all the fonts appear in your application software’s font list if you are using the driver provided with the printer. If you are using a different driver, all of these fonts may not be available. The fonts provided with the printer are shown below, according to the emulation mode. PCL5 mode EPSON EAN128 Font Name Family HP Equivalent Courier Medium, Bold, Italic, Bold ItalicCourier ITC Zapf Dingbats - ITC Zapf Dingbats CG Times Medium, Bold, Italic, Bold ItalicCG Times CG Omega Medium, Bold, Italic, Bold ItalicCG Omega Coronet - Coronet Clarendon Condensed - Clarendon Condensed Univers Medium, Bold, Medium Italic, Bold ItalicUnivers Univers Condensed Medium, Bold, Medium Italic, Bold ItalicUnivers Condensed Antique Olive Medium, Bold, Italic Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua, Halbfett, Kursiv, Kursiv HalbfettGaramond Marigold - Marigold Albertus Medium, Extra Bold Albertus Ryadh Medium, Bold Ryadh Malka Medium, Bold, Italic Miryam Dorit Medium, Bold David Naamit Medium, Bold Narkis
Information about Fonts383 When selecting fonts in your application software, choose the font name listed in the HP Equivalent column. Note: Depending on the print density, or on the quality or color of the paper, OCR A, OCR B, Code39, and EAN/UPC fonts may not be readable. Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities. Arial Medium, Bold, Italic, Bold ItalicArial Times New Medium, Bold, Italic, Bold ItalicTimes New Helvetica Medium, Bold, Oblique, Bold ObliqueHelvetica Helvetica Narrow Medium, Bold, Oblique, Bold ObliqueHelvetica Narrow Palatino Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic Palatino ITC Avant Garde Book, Demi, Book Oblique, Demi ObliqueITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman Light, Demi, Light Italic, Demi ItalicITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Times Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic Times ITC Zapf Chancery Italic - ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Symbol - Symbol SymbolPS - SymbolPS Wingdings - Wingdings Letter Gothic Medium, Bold, Italic Letter Gothic Naskh Medium, Bold Naskh Koufi Medium, Bold Koufi CourierPS Medium, Bold, Oblique, Bold ObliqueCourierPS Line Printer - Line Printer OCR A - - OCR B - - Code39 9.37cpi, 4.68cpi - EAN/UPC Medium, Bold -
Information about Fonts384 PS 3 mode New :Pos tScript standard onlySeventeen scalable fonts. The fonts include: Courier, Courier Oblique, Courier Bold, Courier Bold Oblique, Helvetica, Helvetica Oblique, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Bold Oblique, Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica Narrow Oblique, Helvetica Narrow Bold, Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique, Times Roman, Times Italic, Times Bold, Times Bold Italic, and Symbol. PCL6 mode New :P5C Em ulation KitFor symbol set, see In the PCL6 Mode on page 392. Scalable Font Font Name Symbol Set Courier *1 Courier Bold *1 Courier Italic *1 Courier Bold Italic *1 Letter Gothic *1 Letter Gothic Bold *1 Letter Gothic Italic *1 CourierPS *1 CourierPS Bold *1 CourierPS Oblique *1 CourierPS Bold Oblique *1 CG Times *1 CG Times Bold *1 CG Times Italic *1 CG Times Bold Italic *1 CG Omega *1 CG Omega Bold *1 CG Omega Italic *1 CG Omega Bold Italic *1 Coronet *1 Clarendon Condensed *1
Information about Fonts385 Univers Medium *1 Univers Bold *1 Univers Medium Italic *1 Univers Bold Italic *1 Univers Medium Condensed *1 Univers Bold Condensed *1 Univers Medium Condensed Italic *1 Univers Bold Condensed Italic *1 Antique Olive *1 Antique Olive Bold *1 Antique Olive Italic *1 Garamond Antiqua *1 Garamond Halbfett *1 Garamond Kursiv *1 Garamond Kursiv Halbfett *1 Marigold *1 Albertus Medium *1 Albertus Extra Bold *1 Arial *1 Arial Bold *1 Arial Italic *1 Arial Bold Italic *1 Times New Roman *1 Times New Roman Bold *1 Times New Roman Italic *1 Times New Roman Bold Italic *1 Helvetica *1 Helvetica Bold *1 Helvetica Oblique *1 Helvetica Bold Oblique *1 Helvetica Narrow *1 Helvetica Narrow Bold *1 Helvetica Narrow Oblique *1
Information about Fonts386 Bitmap Font Printing font samples New :with co ntrol panel/ u se cau tion with the icon or button Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique *1 Palatino Roman *1 Palatino Bold *1 Palatino Italic *1 Palatino Bold Italic *1 ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book *1 ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi *1 ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Oblique *1 ITC Avant Garde Demi Oblique *1 ITC Bookman Light *1 ITC Bookman Demi *1 ITC Bookman Light Italic *1 ITC Bookman Demi Italic *1 New Century Schoolbook Roman *1 New Century Schoolbook Bold *1 New Century Schoolbook Italic *1 New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic *1 Times Roman *1 Times Bold *1 Times Italic *1 Times Bold Italic *1 ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic *1 Symbol *2 Wingdings *3 ITC Zapf Dingbats *4 SymbolPS *2 Font Name Symbol Set Line Printer *5
Information about Fonts387 You can print samples of the fonts available in each mode by using the control panel’s Information Menu. Follow these steps to print font samples. 1. Make sure that paper is loaded. 2. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby, then press the Enter button. 3. Press the dDown button to select the font sample for the appropriate mode. 4. Press the Enter button to print the selected font sample sheet. Adding more fonts You can add a wide variety of fonts to your computer. Most font packages include an installer for this purpose. See your computer documentation for instructions on installing fonts. Selecting fonts Whenever possible select fonts in your application. See your software documentation for instructions. If you are sending unformatted text to the printer directly from DOS or if you are using a simple software package that does not include font selection, you can select fonts using the product’s control panel menus when in the LJ4, ESC/P 2, FX, or I239X emulation mode. Downloading fonts Fonts that reside on your computer’s hard disk can be downloaded, or transferred, to the printer so they can be printed. Downloaded fonts, also called soft fonts, remain in printer memory until you turn off the product or otherwise reset it. If you plan on downloading many fonts, make sure your printer has sufficient memory. Most font packages make it easy to manage fonts by providing their own installer. The installer gives you the option of having the fonts automatically downloaded whenever you start your computer or having fonts downloaded only when you need to print a particular font. EPSON Screen Fonts (Windows Only) New :confirm the specification/ If unnecessary, delete (Windows O nly) from the title
Information about Fonts388 Note: If your printer is host based, EPSON Screen Fonts are not included in the software CD-ROM because it cannot be used with host based printers. EPSON Screen Fonts provide you with 131 software fonts. System requirements To use EPSON Screen Fonts, your computer system should meet the following requirements: Installing EPSON Screen Fonts Follow the steps below to install EPSON Screen Fonts. 1. Make sure that the product is off and that Windows is running on your computer. 2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Note: ❏If the language selection window appears, select your country. ❏If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click the CD-ROM icon, click OPEN in the menu that appears, then double-click Epsetup.exe. 3. Click Continue. When the software Licence agreement screen appears, read the statement, then click Agree. 4. Click User Installation. Computer: IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an 486 or higher CPU Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 98, 2000, or Server 2003 Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher Hard disk: At least 15 MB of free space
Information about Fonts389 5. In the dialog box that appears, click Local. 6. Click Custom. 7. Select EPSON Screen Font check box, then click Install. 8. When installation is complete, click Exit. EPSON Screen Fonts are now installed on your computer.
Information about Fonts390 Symbol Sets Introduction to symbol sets Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets. Many of these symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to each language. Note: Since most software handles fonts and symbols automatically, you will probably never need to adjust the printer’s settings. However, if you are writing your own printer control programs, or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts, refer to the following sections for symbol set details. When you are considering which font to use, you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font. Available symbol sets vary depending on which emulation mode you use and which font you choose. In the PCL5 mode The following symbol sets are available in LJ4 emulation mode. Available typefaces Symbol set name: 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic Line PrinterIBM-US (10U) Roman-8 (8U) ECM94-1 (0N) 8859-2 ISO (2N) 8859-9 ISO (5N) 8859-10ISO (6N) IBM-DN (11U) PcMultilingual (12U) Legal (1U) 8859-15ISO (9N)