Setting Truetype Processing Options Using The Pcl Printer Driver; Download As Truetype; Download As Bit Image; Print As Graphics - NEC 1760 - SilentWriter B/W Laser Printer User Manual

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Setting TrueType Processing Options Using the
PCL Printer Driver
The following settings in the NEC Silentwriter 1700
PCL printer driver allow you to specify how TrueType
fonts are processed during a print job.
In Window 3.1x, these are located on the Graphics
property sheet of the printer driver. In Windows 95 they
are on the Fonts property sheet of the printer driver. See
Chapter 2 for instructions on using that printer driver.

Download as TrueType

Text is downloaded to the printer as outline fonts and it
is processed in the printer. This is the default setting. It
is a good choice if graphic images in the job contain a
large quantity or variety of TrueType fonts. With this
setting, text is placed on top of graphic images when
they appear in the same area.

Download as Bit Image

Text is scaled on the host computer and then
downloaded to the printer as bitmaps. This can speed
printing of multiple copies, since the printer only
processes the first copy and then reissues it. This setting
is also a good choice if your images contain fonts that
are not resident in the Silentwriter. With this setting,
text is placed on top of graphic images when they
appear in the same area. This setting is only available
when Graphics Quality is set to High.

Print as Graphics

When this is selected, the print job is processed on the
host computer and then downloaded to the printer.
Choose this setting to send the text as graphics. This
speeds up printing if your document contains many
graphics but not a lot of TrueType text within them.
This setting has the effect of printing the graphic image
over the text image, showing only the exposed portion
of characters. This setting is only available when
Graphics Quality is set to High, and Graphics Mode is
set to Raster.

Use Printer TrueType Fonts

If this box is checked, the printer uses its own resident
TrueType fonts when they match the fonts in the
document. This method takes less time to process, and if
you formatted your document using the Silentwriter
TrueType fonts, you will have WYSIWYG output. Fonts
used in the document that are not resident in the printer
are downloaded as TrueType, bit image, or graphics
depending on the selection above.
Managing Fonts on Your Computer and Printer 5–9