Bitmap Fonts and Symbol Sets
Table 3-1 identifies the resident bitmap fonts for the printers. The
supported symbol sets for these bitmap fonts are shown in Table 3-2.
The HP LaserJet III, IIID, IIIP, and IIISi printers contained all these
bitmap fonts. However, with the introduction of the HP LaserJet 4
printer, the bitmap Courier was replaced by a scalable Courier
typeface (refer to “Scalable Typefaces and Symbol Sets”). The
HP LaserJet 4L, 5L, 6L, and 1100 series printers do not contain any
bitmap fonts. If these printers receive a request for Line Printer, the
fixed-pitch scalable Courier typeface is substituted. Except as noted,
the DeskJet 1200C and 1600C support the same fonts and symbol
sets as the HP LaserJet 4 printer.
Table 3-2 identifies the symbol sets available for the internal bitmap
fonts. Note that this list is for the bitmap fonts only. For the scalable
typeface symbol sets, refer to the section “Scalable Typefaces and
Symbol Sets.”
Table 3-1. Bitmap Fonts (All Fixed Pitch)
nr - not resident
P - Portrait
L - Landscape
Typeface
Pitch/Point
Treatment
Orientation III, IIID, II-
IP, IIISi
4, 4M, 4P, 4MP, 4Si, 4ML, 4PJ,
4LJ Pro, 4LC, 4Plus,
4M Plus, 2100 series,
4000 series, 5000 series,
8000 series, 8100 series, 4V,
4MV, 5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP, 5Si,
5SiMx, 5Si, Mopier, 5, 5M,
Color LJ, Color LJ 5,
Color LJ 5M, Color LJ 4500,
Color LJ 8500, DJ 1200C,
DJ 1600C
4L
5L,
6L,
6L Gold,
1100 series
Courier
10/12 Med
P & L
✓
nr
nr
nr
Courier
10/12 Italic
P
✓
nr
nr
nr
Courier
10/12 Bold
P & L
✓
nr
nr
nr
Courier
12/10 Med
P
✓
nr
nr
nr
Courier
12/10 Italic
P
✓
nr
nr
nr
Courier
12/10 Bold
P
✓
nr
nr
nr
Line Printer 16.67/8.5 Med
P & L
✓
✓
nr
nr
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Table 3-2. Bitmap Symbol Sets
1
PCL 5 printers support an extensive range of additional symbol sets. Some of the more common sets and
their associated IDs are listed in Appendix C of this guide.
2
These symbol sets are becoming obsolete, are not recommended for future use, and are not resident on
HP LaserJet 4, 4M, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4ML, 4P, 4MP, 4PJ, 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4LJ Pro, 4LC, 2100 series,
4000 series, 5000 series, 8000 series, 8100 series, HP LaserJet 5 family, LaserJet 6 family, Color
LaserJet family, and HP DeskJet 1200C and 1600C printers.
3
The ISO Latin 2 and 5 symbol sets are not supported on HP LaserJet III family and HP LaserJet 4, 4M,
4Si, 4SiMx, HP DeskJet 1200C and 1600C printers.
4
Resident on HP LaserJet 5, 5M, 5Si Mopier, 6P, 6MP, 2100, 4000, 5000, 8000, 8100 series, and Color
LaserJet 4500 series printers only.
5
These symbol sets are not supported on the HP Color LaserJet 8500 series printers.
6
Only supported by the HP LaserJet 2100 and 8100 series, and the HP Color LaserJet 4500 series
printers.
7
Only supported by the HP Color LaserJet 8500 series printers.
Symbol Set
1
Roman-8
ISO 15 Italian
5
ISO 84 Portuguese
2
ISO 8859/1 Latin 1 (ECMA-94) ISO 60 Norwegian v1
5
ISO 85 Spanish
2
PC-8
ISO 4 United Kingdom
5
ISO 10 Swedish/Finnish
2
PC-8 Danish/Norwegian
ISO 11 Swedish: names
5
HP German
2
PC-850
ISO 57 Chinese
2
HP Spanish
2
ISO 6 ASCII
ISO 25 French
2
ISO 8859/2 Latin 2
3
Legal
ISO 2 IRV
2
ISO 8859/9 Latin 5
3
ISO 21 German
5
ISO 14 JIS ASCII
2
ISO 8859/10 Latin 6
4
ISO 17 Spanish
5
ISO 61 Norwegian v2
2
ISO 8859/15 Latin 9
6
ISO 69 French
5
ISO 16 Portuguese
2
Windows Baltic (not 3.1)
7
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