Font Manager

Font Manager is an application that manages the fonts/macros of devices.

Major Functions

You can display a list of the fonts/macros installed in a device.

You can delete the fonts/macros from a device.

You can install fonts/macros to a device.

The following fonts can be installed.

TrueType fonts (for PCL)

Type 1 fonts (for PostScript)

The following macros can be installed.

PCL macros created with a Canon PCL driver

Standard PCL macros (HP-PCL)

The extension of the macros is as follows.

PCL macros created with a Canon PCL driver: .p5e or .p5c

Standard PCL macros: .pcl

NOTE
The fonts installed in a device by default cannot be managed with this software. PostScript Type 1 fonts cannot be installed to Type II devices that support PostScript. For information on the models corresponding to Type II devices, see the following. Types of Printer and Corresponding Printer Models (Displayed in a separate tab)

Commands for Managing Fonts/Macros

Specify the commands of this software in the following format.

font-manager [OPTIONS] COMMAND [args]

OPTIONS

Specify the following options.

'--user', '-u': Specify the administrator for accessing the device.

'--password', '-p': Specify the password for accessing the device.

Options can be specified in both the word or letter format.

Word format: Specify the word after '--', like '--username'.

Letter format: Specify the word after '-', like '-u'.

Some options specify a value and some do not.

Specify options that specify a value in the following format.

Connect the option and the value with '=', like '--username=Administrator'. Do not enter a space before and after '='.

Separate the option and the value with a space, like '--username Administrator'.

The above example uses an option in the word format, but the same applies for an option in the letter format.

COMMAND

The following commands can be used.

list: Displays a list of the fonts/macros installed in a device.

For more information, see the following.

Displaying a List of the Fonts/Macros Installed in a Device

delete: Deletes the specified fonts/macros from a device.

For more information, see the following.

Deleting the Fonts/Macros from a Device

install: Installs the specified fonts/macros to a device.

For more information, see the following.

Installing Fonts/Macros to a Device

args

Arguments may be required, depending on the command. See the description for each command.
For a command that requires a device to be specified, specify the IP address or host name of the device.

Device addresses can also be specified in a text file.

Specifying Device Addresses in a Text File

To execute a process for multiple devices at once, specify the addresses of the devices in a text file.

Specify the device addresses (IP address or host name) on each line of a text file.

Specify the text file using the '--file' or '-f' option.

font-manager -u Administrator -p secret list -f hosts.txt

NOTE
When the same device is specified multiple times, the process is repeatedly executed for that device. Only the list command can specify the devices in a text file and the command line at the same time.

Displaying a List of the Fonts/Macros Installed in a Device

You can display a list of the fonts/macros installed in a device together with their page description language and box path.

Execute the following command.

font-manager [OPTIONS] list <device addresses>

Example command

font-manager list -u Administrator -p secret 192.168.10.23

Example output

PostScript: /fonts/BlippoBT-Black
PostScript: /fonts/AmeliaBT-Regular
PCL: /macros/0
PCL: /macros/1
PCL: /fonts/Andes
PCL: /fonts/Animals Regular
PCL: /fonts/Century

NOTE
Multiple device addresses can be specified for the list command. Device addresses can be specified in a text file and the command line at the same time.

Deleting the Fonts/Macros from a Device

You can delete the specified fonts/macros from a device.

Execute the following command.

font-manager [OPTIONS] delete <device addresses> <list of font and macro names>

Specify the '--interactive' or '-i' option to interactively specify the fonts/macros to delete.

When the interactive mode is not used, font names and macro names can be specified in the arguments.

IMPORTANT
When a font name includes spaces, the font name must be enclosed in single quotation marks (").

Example command

font-manager -u Administrator -p secret delete 192.168.10.23 BlippoBT-Black "Animals Regular"

Example command (interactive mode)

font-manager -u Administrator -p secret delete -i 192.168.10.23

Example output (interactive mode)

1: PostScript
2: PCL
Select PDL, or [Enter] to exit: 1
1: /fonts/BlippoBT-Black
2: /fonts/AmeliaBT-Regular
Select font to delete, or [Enter] to exit: 2
Font 'AmeliaBT-Regular' has been deleted.
1: /fonts/BlippoBT-Black
Select font to delete, or [Enter] to exit:

When fonts for multiple page description languages are installed, specify the number of the page description language for the fonts to delete.

Specify the number of the fonts/macros to delete.

NOTE
The file option and interfactive option cannot be specified at the same time.

Installing Fonts/Macros to a Device

You can install the specified fonts/macros to a device.

Execute the following command.

font-manager [OPTIONS] install <device addresses> <list of font and macro files>

When the '--overwrite' or '-o' option is specified, if a font with the same name is already installed, that font is overwritten. When the overwrite option is not specified, if a font with the same name is already installed, that font is not overwritten.

NOTE
Specify the fonts using their file names. Multiple fonts can be specified. You can also use wildcards to specify multiple fonts at the same time. The wildcard rules are the same as for cmd.exe in Windows. When a PCL macro created with a Canon PCL driver is distributed to a device, the smallest number larger than zero that does not already exist in the device is assigned as the macro number. This macro number is used as the file name registered in the device. When a standard PCL macro is distributed to a device, the number included in the macro start command (0 to 32767) is used as the macro number. This macro number is used as the file name registered in the device. When a PCL macro that is already installed is distributed to a device, it is installed with another macro number if it is a PCL macro created with a Canon PCL driver, or overwritten if it is a standard PCL macro.

NOTE

Specify the fonts using their file names.

Multiple fonts can be specified. You can also use wildcards to specify multiple fonts at the same time. The wildcard rules are the same as for cmd.exe in Windows.

When a PCL macro created with a Canon PCL driver is distributed to a device, the smallest number larger than zero that does not already exist in the device is assigned as the macro number. This macro number is used as the file name registered in the device.

When a standard PCL macro is distributed to a device, the number included in the macro start command (0 to 32767) is used as the macro number. This macro number is used as the file name registered in the device.

When a PCL macro that is already installed is distributed to a device, it is installed with another macro number if it is a PCL macro created with a Canon PCL driver, or overwritten if it is a standard PCL macro.

Example command

font-manager -u Administrator -p secret install 192.168.10.23 fonts\*.ttf
font-manager -u Administrator -p secret install -o 192.168.10.23 fonts\ANDES.TTF

Example output

The installation results are displayed for each specified font/macro.

'fonts\ANDES.TTF' (Andes) has been successfully installed.

IMPORTANT
Fonts/macros cannot be installed if the box is full. European fonts will not normally cause a box to become full.