This parameter is specified only for printer files with DEVTYPE (*AFPDS) when printing on IPDS-capable printers configured with AFP(*YES).
When using a font character set, a character set and a code page must be specified on the font character set (FNTCHRSET) parameter of the printer file being used. A point size can be specified for outline fonts. It will be ignored for raster fonts.
You cannot specify a coded font if you use the FNTCHRSET parameter on the printer file.
You can find out which font character sets and code pages come with the iSeries™ server by using the Work with Font Resources (WRKFNTRSC) command and specifying QFNTCPL for the library and *FNTCHRSET or *CDEPAG as the object attribute.
Font character sets and code pages are downloaded from the iSeries server to an IPDS™ printer when the spooled file is printed. They are supported on all IPDS printers except the 4224, 4230, 4234, 4247, and 64xx. The use of font character sets provides greater consistency in the printed appearance of output from different printers.