New Deskjet 1512 prints fonts incorrectly.

Just installed a new Deskjet 1512, and while it does print right out of the box, it doesn't rpint the correct font. How do I make the printer use correct font? Running Windows 7 on my PC. 12 20 14

Hey @mewsician ,
Thanks a lot for the question, now lets get you an answer!
So my name is Zac and I will be your 1 to 10 HP Support Representative today. I understand you just got a new HP DeskJet 1512 printer and you got it all set up and printing. congratulations! I see you are getting wrong font printing out on the printer and you want to make the printer type the right font.
The printer does not control the font, the computer that you are printing with does. You need to change the font on the computer. Printers are not capable of changing font as they are not involved in the creation of the document/picture process at all, they just print out what they are told to from the computer. It is simply impossible for the printer to alter the font, even if you tried to.
I hope this helps. Have a great day and a wonderful/ safe holiday season.
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I then tried to scan the document as a JPEG image- and that worked fine, it scanned, and saved with no problem whatsover.
I have tried (about 8 times now), the "Device Setup Failed to Complete" - and that pretty much states the obvious things to check when something doesn't work- the same things I have been checking for the last 6 or so days.
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Through a lot of trial and error, I actually figured it out myself. I did a lot of jumping around, so hopefully I remember everything I did:
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