ColorSpan Legacy Printing Tools - User Guide for Microsoft Windows OS

Installing and Using Fonts 1-5
Installing and
Using Fonts
The RIP includes a set of PostScript-compatible printer fonts
factory-installed on its hard disk. The font set installed varies by
print server product, and may include one or more of the follow-
ing:
• The standard 35 fonts found on most PostScript-compatible
printers
• DTC MasterWorks Type Library Volumes 1 and 3
The DTC (Digital Typeface Corporation) MasterWorks fonts are
located on the software DVD-ROM.
Installing the fonts on your computer is necessary to display and
make them available in the applications you use to create
documents. You can install all or any number of individual fonts
on your computer.
To install fonts, use a font installer such as Adobe Type Man-
ager. Depending on the version of installer you use, you may
have one or more of the following font handling options available
when you install the font:
• Autodownload - automatically downloads the entire font with
the print job, which results in a relatively large print file if the
document contains a large amount of text. Such a file takes
longer to spool and RIP compared to files using resident
fonts. Install a font as autodownload if you will use it only
occasionally and don’t want it to take up disk space on the
server.
• Resident - uses the font installed on the print server hard
disk drive. Resident fonts are not sent with the print job to
the server. You can use the Downloader Utility to download
frequently-used fonts to the server.
• Not installed - downloads only that portion of a font needed
to print a document. This option may not produce accurate
results in some applications, including Adobe PageMaker
and QuarkXPress.
If you print a document and the
Courier font is substituted for
the font specified in the document, try reinstalling the font as
autodownload and reprinting the document.
HP printers are also compatible with TrueType fonts. Refer to
your operating system documentation for further information
about TrueType fonts.