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Old 07-06-2004
PCL Font does not download to printer.
OS: HP-UX B.11.11 U
Printer: HP 8150.

I require a font to be downloaded to the printer and used.

As documented the steps are:

1. Tell printer to accept font
2. Send the font to the printer
3. Make the font permanent
4. Select font for use

or in PCL

1. <Esc>*c90D
2. Copy font file to printer
3. <Esc>*c5f
4. <Esc>(90X

To generate the PCL I have written a simple script:

echo "^[*c90D\c" > mbbsetfont1
echo "^[*c5F\c" > mbbsetfont2

Then I send the whole package to the printer:

lp -dadv_test ./mbbsetfont1 ./ocra3-9.sfp ./mbbsetfont2 ./txtfile

Where the od of txtfile is:

0000000 033 ( 9 0 X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
0000020 X + < > \n
0000025

The font does not seem to be selected and the printer does not list the font on the Font Information Page.

Any ideas?

Thanks

MBB
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tsm.lpadmin

tsm.lpadmin(1M) 														   tsm.lpadmin(1M)

NAME

       tsm.lpadmin - add or remove a printer for use with tsm(1)

SYNOPSIS

       printer model

       printer

DESCRIPTION

       is  used  to add (or remove) a printer to the LP spooling system when the printer is connected to the system through a terminal running the
       Terminal Session Manager (see tsm(1)).  is a shell script that uses in the normal way but also creates a named pipe to which LP	output	is
       directed (see lpadmin(1)).  This named pipe is opened by TSM and data flowing from it is sent to the printer through the terminal.

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Names a printer to be created with an associated pipe.
			     If is used, must also be specified.

	      Selects a model interface program for
			     printer.	model is one of the model interface names supplied with the LP software (see the Models topic in the lpad-
			     min(1)) manual entry.  If is used, must also be specified.

	      Removes	     printer from the LP system.  No other options are allowed with

   Restrictions
       To use you must be user or

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

FILES

SEE ALSO

       lpadmin(1M), tsm(1).

																   tsm.lpadmin(1M)