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Section 5: Fonts
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Section 5
Fonts
This section describes how fonts are handled by the Axis AFP. There are two dif-
ferent approaches to font handling – down-loading fonts from the host, and using
fonts already resident in the printer. Both methods are supported by the Axis AFP.
Section 5.1 below deals with host down-loaded fonts, the rest of this section is en-
tirely devoted to printer resident fonts.
Host Down-loaded Fonts
IPDS provides functions for down-loading fonts from the host computer. The
font resolutions of 240 and 300 dpi are automatically converted by Axis AFP to
the resolution of the attached PostScript printer.
Note: (Twinax only) AS/400 down-loaded fonts requires [AFP = *YES] in the
AS/400 device description.
Font Smoothing A down-loaded 240 dpi font may appear jagged when printed on a 300 dpi print-
er. The Axis AFP uses a font smoothing feature to enhance the appearance of these
fonts. The font smoothing may be disabled if you want to speed up the font load-
ing or if your printer has insufficient PostScript virtual memory. For details, see
#3011 Load Font Smoothing, Appendix A.
Note: The font smoothing is optimized for printers with 300 dpi resolution. If your
printer has a resolution of 600 dpi or higher, the smoothing effect will be less sig-
nificant. In these cases we recommend you to disable the font smoothing to avoid
the reduction in performance.