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CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 42
0 -1: Header size (UI) - set to 18 or greater.
This value stands for the number of header bytes.
2 -3 : Encoded Symbol Set Designator (UI) - should be as same as the ID code which is defined by
ESC*c#R
.
4 :
Format (UB) - 1 for MSL (Intellifont), 3 for Unicode (TrueType).
5 :
Symbol Set Type (UB) - 0, 1 or 2.
0 specifies a 7-bit font with character codes 20H to 7FH acceptable.
1 specifies an 8-bit font with character codes 20H to 7FH and 80H to FFH acceptable.
2 specifies 8-bit 256 all character fonts.
Only when the printer is set to transparent print mode can the
characters 0, 7~15 and 27 be printed.
6 - 7: First Code (UI) - indicates the first code of definition data following this header.
8 -9:
Last Code (UI) - indicates the last code of definition data following this header. This value should be more
than the first code value. Also, the data followed this header should have (Last code - first code + 1)
bytes.
10 - 17:
Character Requirement Flag ( 8 bytes )
Used in conjunction with the character complement field in the header of the font descriptor to decide the
compatibility of a symbol set for an unbound font. This flag indicates which symbol collections are
necessary to make the required symbol set.
Each bit in this field stands for the selection of each symbol collection. When set to 1, the symbol
collection is included and when set to 0, the symbol collection is not included in the unbound scalable
font.
Character Requirements for MSL Symbol index
Bit
Value
Designated Use
63
1
0
Basic Latin required (such as ISO 8859/1 Latin 1)
Basic Latin not required
62
1
0
East European Latin required (such as ISO 8859/2 Latin 2)
Basic European Latin not required
61
1
0
Turkish required (such as ISO 8859/9 Latin 5)
Turkish not required
34
1
0
Math required (such as Math-8)
Math not required
33
1
0
Semi-graphic required (such as PC-8 D/N)
Semi-graphic not required
32
1
0
Dingbats required (such as ITC Zapf Dingbats series 100, series 200 )
Dingbats not required
2,1,0
000
MSL Symbol index
Character Requirements for Unicode Symbol index
Bit
Value
Designated Use
31
1
0
ASCII required (such as ISO 6 ASCII)
ASCII not required
30
1
0
West Europe extensions required (such as ISO 69 French)
West Europe extensions not required
29
1
0
East Europe extensions required (such as ISO 8859/2 Latin 2)
East Europe extensions not required
28
1
0
Turkish extensions required (such as ISO 8859/9 Latin 5)
Turkish extensions not required
27
1
0
Desktop Publishing extensions required (such as Windows 3.1)
Desktop Publishing extensions not required
26
1
0
Accent extensions required (such as ISO 8859/1 Latin 1)
Accent extensions not required
25
1
0
PCL extensions required (such as Roman-8)
PCL extensions not required
24
1
0
Macintosh extensions required (such as MC text)
Macintosh extensions not required
23
1
0
PostScript extensions required (such as PS Text)
PostScript extensions not required
22
1
0
Code Page extensions required (such as PC-8)
Code Page extensions not required
2,1,0
001
Unicode Symbol Index