HP 700, 800 manual Merged Text and Graphics

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Merged Text and Graphics

8.0Merged Text and Graphics

The process for merging text and graphics with the HP DeskJet 600/800/900 & HP 2000 Series printers in both portrait and landscape orientation is the same as the landscape orienta- tion method for the HP DeskJet 520, 540, 550C, and 560C Series printers, described in the HP DeskJet 500 Series Technical Reference Guide. The HP DeskJet 600/800/900 & HP 2000 Series printers are capable of buffering an entire page of text in either portrait or land- scape orientation. This capability dramatically simplifies the procedure for merging text and graphics.

As with the landscape orientation method for the HP DeskJet 520, 540, 550C, and 560C Series printers, when merging text and graphics for the HP DeskJet 600/800/900 & HP 2000 Series printers, the text for the entire page is first sent to the printer (without a Form Feed com- mand), where it is stored in the printer’s formatting buffer. Following the transmission of the text, the CAP is moved to the graphics starting position with cursor positioning commands. The graphics data for the page is then sent to the printer, and the page is printed as the graph- ics data is processed by the printer firmware.

It is important to note that once graphics data has been received for any particular raster row on the page, no text can be printed at that or any earlier position. You should not attempt to alter this procedure, for instance by sending a partial page of text, a partial page of graphics, then resuming with text transmission. Even if you do not violate the rule of sending text for a line (or preceding a line) where graphics data has been received, attempting to intermix the transmission of text and graphics data for a given page will render unpredictable results. Send all text for an entire page, then send all graphics data.

Follow the last of the graphics data with a Form Feed command, which will cause any remain- ing text data for the page to be printed, then proceed to the next page.

If you are modifying an existing DeskJet 500 Series printer driver, which has correctly

!implemented the merging of text and graphics in the past, to include other features for the HP DeskJet 600/800/900 & HP 2000 Series printers, you need not re-write your old driver. Add support for the new features to existing code, being careful to consider the impact of old, obsolete commands. However, if you are just beginning development, or you intend to add merged text and graphics capabilities for the HP DeskJet 600/800/900 & HP 2000 Series printers, you should begin with the algorithm provided above.

Be aware that highly complex pages, those with numerous font changes or cursor reposition- ing accompanying dense and complex graphics, may cause overflow condition with the printer buffer. If you encounter this problem, you may be able to remove some of the font or position changes in order to reduce the complexity of the page description.

HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide

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Contents Hewlett-Packard Vancouver Site Printing History Preface and Printing HistoryWhich printers are covered by this guide1 About this Developer’s GuideSpecial Note HP DeskJet 710C, 720C and 820C Series printers Special NotesTable of Contents HP PCL Commands Fonts HP LaserJet Bitmap Character Definition Printer Commands How This Developer’s Guide Works SettingLength set to 66 lines Length is set, in numberCommand Usage Table E Command Summary DCommand Options F Command Option Recognition Grid GImportant Point Detailed Command DescriptionHP PCL Commands What are Printer Commands?Introduction to HP PCL History of HP PCL Printer LanguageSyntax of Escape Sequences Two-Character Escape SequencesParameterized Escape Sequences Esc & l 1 O Esc Logical Page, Physical Text AreaCurrent Active Position CAP LayoutCAP Reference Point CAP PositionPrint Environment Merged Text and Graphics Priority of Feature Set Commands Follow SpecificationsProgramming Hints Leverage from Previous ProgramsTime Savers Priority of CommandsProgramming Hints Testing Commands HP PCL CommandsControl Codes and Special Character Codes Print ModesDisplay Functions Mode OFF Display Functions Mode onDisplay Functions turned on Display Functions turned offText Enhancements CR = CR, LF LF = LF FF = FF CR = CR LF = LF FF = FFCR = CR LF = CR, LF FF = CR = CR, LF LF = CR, LF FFEnables End-of-Line Wrap Disables End-of-Line WrapEnd-of-Line Wrap Job Control Reset Esc EGray Balance Default Modes Printer ControlGray Balance Dry Timer Defaults Dry TimerPrint Quality EconoFast mode selectedNormal quality selected Best quality selectedBond paper Plain paperSpecial paper HP Premium Inkjet PaperHP PCL Commands Self-Test Esc z Printer DiagnosticsLength Line Values ControlSize set to that indicated SizeBy value index in the following TablesValue Description Print current page source is Load z-fold media bannersUnchanged Load from trayPortrait OrientationLandscape Reverse PortraitHorizontal Motion Index Number of 1/120 inchIncrements Number of 1/48 inch increments Vertical Motion IndexBetween rows Out of range valuesSets the number of lines printed Line SpacingPer inch Clear Horizontal MarginsSets the left margin to the left Left MarginEdge of the specified column Right MarginTop Margin Lines-per-inch settingTop margin is set to specified Number of lines at the currentEnables perforation skip mode Disables perforation skip modeSets length of the text area, Lines, from the top marginHP PCL Commands Backspace Horizontal Positioning CommandsCarriage Return SpaceHorizontal Tab FormfeedMoves CAP horizontally by Move CAP Horizontal DecipointsSpecified number of decipoints InchLimit Specified number of columnsSpecified number of HP PCL UnitsHP PCL Commands Move CAP Vertical Rows Vertical Positioning CommandsMoves CAP to the same Column position on a new lineMove CAP Vertical Decipoints Moves CAP to a new positionAlong the vertical axis Moves CAP specified number Move CAP Vertical HP PCL UnitsHP PCL units along the Y AxisFont Symbol Set Font SelectionFont Selection by Attribute Symbol Set Name TIS TAPCI23 Proportional spacing Fixed spacingInter character spacing for Current font is setHeight for current font is set Font HeightSpecified characteristics are Font StyleApplied to font style request Matching Algorithm Ultra thin Book or text weightExtra thin ThinFont Selection by ID Font with indicated ID isSelected Downloading Fonts Font ID Esc * c # DDownload Font Download Font Esc s # W font definitionDownload Character Character CodePermanent, and soft Delete all fonts tempDelete all temporary fonts Temp, permanent, and softCommands Locked Out of Raster Mode Raster ModeCommands Allowed in Raster Mode Raster GraphicsCommand processing Printer returns to text modeStart graphics at logical Left boundary current verticalGraphics data printed at 100 dpi Graphics data printed at 75 dpiGraphics data printed at 150 dpi Graphics data printed at 300 dpiSource Raster Width Current resolutionaRaster region width is set to Specified number of pixels atCursor is moved specified OffsetNumber of raster lines of vertical MovementSpecified number of bytes Raster Data TransferGraphics data for a single plane Data is set to the printer.Following specified number Transfer Raster by Row/BlockData bytes sent to the printer as DataRaster Compression Has precedence if it is met before the literal run count Method 2 Tagged Image File Format Encoding Tiff revisionMethod 3 Delta Row Encoding Replacement count 1 Left offset from the current byte ODelta ROW Example Row 1 Esc * b 3 m 2 W 00000001 Method 9 Compressed Replacement Delta Row EncodingRow 2 Esc * b 2 W Row 3 Esc * b 5 W 000000000000111100100010101010101010Control Bit = Control BitHP PCL Commands Single plane K palette ColorPlanes, device CMY palette Planes, device RGB paletteWhite no ink Black Black/Yellow Black/Magenta Foreground Color Specified by the given indexCurrent palette Planes per Row Index Color Planes per Row Index Color Printed Fonts Standard Bitmap Font DefinitionFormat Resolution-Specified Bitmap Font Definition Symbol Set Type Ubyte Font Descriptor Size UintDescriptor Format Ubyte Style MSB Uint Font Type UbyteCell Width Uint Baseline Position UintCell Height Uint Orientation UbyteSpacing Bool Symbol Set UintCharacter Set UINT16 Pitch UintHeight Uint Stroke Weight SbyteXHeight Uint Width Type SbyteTypeface Family Value Typeface LSB/MSB UbyteQuality Serif Style UbyteUnderline Position Sbyte PlacementUnderline Thickness Ubyte Text Height UintLast Code/Number of Chars Uint First Code UintPitch Extended Ubyte Height Extended UbyteCap Height Uint Resolution UintFont Number Uint Font Name ASC16Font Scaling Technology CopyrightSegment Size 102Bitmap Resolution Segment Resolution UINT16103 Character Enhancement Segment Stroke Weight UINT32Style UINT32 104105 Sizing UINT16Full-Width-Space Character Code UINT16 Dual-Pitch-Space Char SegmentHalf-Width-Space Character Code 106HP LaserJet Bitmap Character Definition Format Ubyte107 Descriptor Size Ubyte Continuation BoolClass Ubyte 108109 Class 2 Compressed Bitmap Character Data 110 Top Offset Sint Left Offset SintCharacter Width Uint Character Height UintDelta X Sint Character Data112 Banner Printing Esc & l # H113 Margins Command SequenceMoving to a New Logical Unloading Continuous MediaPower-Off with Continuous Media Power-On with Continuous MediaSample HP PCL for a Banner Print Job Printing Cutsheet with Z-Fold MediaHP PCL Code Samples Formatting Program Example116 117 118 Commands Sent to Printer119 14.3 3-Plane Color Graphics120 14.4 4-Plane Color Graphics121 122 Printer Commands123 HP Developer Exchange Other Resources for AssistanceComments & Feedback 124
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800, 700 specifications

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