Specifications

and then select 14 pt. as the height. The printer has many resident typefaces.
You can also buy scalable typeface cartridge and disks.
Secondary font In LaserJet mode the printer maintains two current font settings. The
secondary font is the second of these.
Serif A kind of typeface normally used for body text. Serif typefaces have little
hooks (serifs) on the individual characters that makes text more readable.
Soft clip limits See graphics window. The soft limits are determined by the IW command.
Source image The graphic image that is applied to the destination image in the LaserJet
print model. The interaction of the two images is determined by the current
source and pattern transparency settings.
Source transparency The source image is either transparent, in which case the destination image is
visible throughout the white parts of the source image, or opaque, in which
case the destination image is not visible at all through the source image.
Spacing The way in which a font's characters are arranged on a line of text. See
monospacing and proportional spacing.
Stick font The default HP-GL and HP-GL/2 font consisting of thin lined characters.
Stroke weight The thickness of the lines that comprise the characters in a particular font.
Medium, bold and light stroke weights are commonly used.
Sub-polygon A shape consisting of a closed group of points connected by lines. Several
sub-polygons can form one polygon.
Symbol set See character set.
Tab channel A set of up to sixteen vertical tab stops. Up to eight vertical tab channels can
be set up in the Epson FX-850 mode.
Temporary font A downloaded font that is erased from the printer's memory when a printer
reset is performed. To use the font again you must download it again.
Temporary macro A macro that is erased from the printer's memory when a reset is performed.
If you want to use the macro again you must redefine it and download it to the
printer again.
Text area The area of the physical page on which the printer can place text.
Text direction The orientation of printed text relative to the physical page.
TIFF Tagged Image File Format. A common file format used for storing raster
graphics data.
Transparency See pattern transparency and source transparency.
Typeface The design style of a set of typographic characters. The character design is
intended to make the characters work together cohesively to produce readable
text. The word "font" is often erroneously used to mean "typeface".
User default environment The current combination of LaserJet factory default settings and settings
made using the control panel. This is the environment that is in effect when