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HP LaserJet Pro M404dw
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Hi,

I am trying to print a PCL file which contains Vietnamese characters via HP LaserJet Pro M404dw printer. The printed characters are not as expected.  

 

Here are the Vietnamese characters I am trying to print:  
PHIẾU NHẬP KHO  
Số đơn hàng  
Nhà cung cấp  
Người nhận hàng  

 

Here is the PCL content:  

E&l1O&k2G&l5.45C&t83P(18N(s1p12v0s0b4101T&a4L&l3E&a58H&l0O&l6C  


&a58HPHIẾU NHẬP KHO  
&a58HSố đơn hàng  
&a58HNhà cung cấp  
&a58HNgười nhận hàng  
E  

 

Here is the printed result:  
PHI U NH P KHO  
S đ n hàng  
Nh cung c p  
Ng i nh n hàng  

 

My guessing is that I may need to install the PCL font which supports Vietnamese on my HP LaserJet Pro M404dw printer. Then I need to change the PCL content "(s1p12v0s0b4101T" to the font installed.  

 

If I need to install the font, any idea of what font can I use for Vietnamese and how can I install it on HP LaserJet Pro M404dw printer?  

 

If my guessing is wrong, any idea why wrong Vietnamese characters are being printed?  

 

Many thanks.  

 

Regards,  
Tina  

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What language do you have the printer set for? Not sure if that affects font sets available to be used by  the printer but it may.  

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The display language is English.   I printed the PCL Font List on HP LaserJet Pro M404dw printer. There are 84 fonts. Neither of them supports Vietnamese.

 

I found a similar issue: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Archive-Read-Only/Not-printing-proper-Chinese-fonts/td-p/5759...    

 

In that post, they have "Andale Mono WT J" font installed on the printer which supports Chinese.  So I am thinking if I need to install the font which supports Vietnamese on my printer then change my PCL file accordingly.

 

If that's the solution, I want to know how to install the font on HP LaserJet Pro M404dw printer. What font format is needed to install the font(e.g. TTF)? 

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

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