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corresponding PT1 data stream if necessary. However, you can not print it on
printers that do not support PT2 tower if the printer is attached to systems other
than the AS/400 system, because the PT2 to PT1 conversion is not supported.
Fonts
There are two kinds of fonts. The first kind of font resides in the printer and is
specified with the font and character identifier. You can specify this kind of font by
specifying 1 for the
Font type
prompt on the Change Source Overlay Font display
or the Change PFD Definition Font display.
The other kind of font resides on the AS/400 system that the printer is attached to
as resident fonts. The printer, when it requires a font, issues a font download
request to the AS/400 system for the required font or fonts. After this request, the
AS/400 system downloads the fonts to the printer. These fonts are specified with
coded font name or a pair of the code page name and the character set name.
You can specify the font by selecting 2 or 3 for the
Font type
prompt on the Change
Source Overlay Font display or the Change PFD Definition Font display.
Not all printers support both kinds of fonts. If the resource contains a font that is
not supported by the target printer, the resource cannot be used. For example, you
cannot use the first kind of font (printer resident) on the 3820 printers.
You may use a printer even though you specify an incompatible font, if the printer
is attached to the AS/400 system, because fonts are substituted if necessary.
However, you can not print it on the same printer if the printer is attached to
systems other than the AS/400 system, because the font substitution is not
supported.
Note: Font substitution is supported by other systems from the following release.
You can avoid this restriction by using the following releases:
PSF/MVS Version 2 Release 1 or later
PSF/VM Version 2 Release 1 or later
It is your responsibility to verify that the fonts you specified are substituted correctly.
Other systems may not have the same font resources as the AS/400 system. You
cannot print overlays or spooled files if the necessary font resources do not reside
in the other system. It is your responsibility to verify that the fonts you specified
reside in the system and are the same as the AS/400 system.
Page Segments
If you include page segments in overlays or spooled files, you also have to send
those page segments to the target system.
PSF (Print Service Facility)
The support level of AFPDS structured fields depends on the system and the
release of PSF*. It is your responsibility to verify that your release level of PSF
supports AFPDS structured field used in its resources (overlays and page
segments) and spooled files.
458 AFP Utilities for AS/400 User’s Guide