HP Understanding PCL Tray Selection Codes for Effective Printing Control

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HP PCL Printer Commands and Control Codes

HP PCL Printer Command Summary

Table A-1. HP PCL Printer Command Summary

Command Topic

Printer Feature

Printer Command

Decimal Equivalent

Hex Equivalent

Printer Control Commands

Reset and Self-Test	Reset	EcE	027 069	1B 45
Control	Self-test	Ecz	027 122	1B 7A
Paper Input Control	Eject page	Ec&←0H	027 038 108 048 072	1B 26 6C 30 48
(Media Source)	Feed from tray	Ec&←1H	027 038 108 049 072	1B 26 6C 31 48
	Manual feed	Ec&←2H	027 038 108 050 072	1B 26 6C 32 48
Print Mode	Unidirectional left to right	Ec&k0W	027 038 107 048 087	1B 26 6B 30 57
	Bidirectional	Ec&k1W	027 038 107 049 087	1B 26 6B 31 57
	Unidirectional right to left	Ec&k2W	027 038 107 050 087	1B 26 6B 32 57
Dry Time	Dry time in seconds	Ec&b#T	027 038 098 # 084	1B 26 62 # 54
Underline	Single fixed	Ec&d1D	027 038 100 049 068	1B 26 64 31 44
	Double fixed	Ec&d2D	027 038 100 050 068	1B 26 64 32 44
	Single float	Ec&d3D	027 038 100 051 068	1B 26 64 33 44
	Double float	Ec&d4D	027 038 100 052 068	1B 26 64 34 44
	Turn off	Ec&d@	027 038 100 064	1B 26 64 40
Line Termination	CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF	Ec&k0G	027 038 107 048 071	1B 26 6B 30 47
	CR=CR+LF, LF=LF, FF=FF	Ec&k1G	027 038 107 049 071	1B 26 6B 31 47
	CR=CR, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF	Ec&k2G	027 038 107 050 071	1B 26 6B 32 47
	CR=CR+LF, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF	Ec&k3G	027 038 107 051 071	1B 26 6B 33 47
End-of-Line Wrap	Turn on	Ec&s0C	027 038 115 048 067	1B 26 73 30 43
	Turn off	Ec&s1C	027 038 115 049 067	1B 26 73 31 43
Transparent Print	No. of bytes	Ec&p#X[data]	027 038 112 #...# 088	1B 26 70 #...# 58
Data
Enhancement	Line-by-line on	Ec&k0E	027 038 107 048 069	1B 26 6B 30 45
Control3	Line-by-line off	Ec&k1E	027 038 107 049 069	1B 26 6B 31 45
Display Functions	Turn on	EcY	027 089	1B 59
	Turn off	EcZ	027 090	1B 5A
SI/SO Control1	Line-by-line on	E &k0F	027 038 107 048 070	1B 26 6B 30 46
		c
	Line-by-line off	Ec&k1F	027 038 107 049 070	1B 26 6B 31 46

#Indicates the numeric value field.

1. This is an obsolete command. Hewlett-Packard suggests that it not be used in code developed for HP DeskJet printers.

HP PCL Printer Commands and Control Codes A-1