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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GLOSSARY

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1. ABOUT THE MANUAL----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. AREAS OF USE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4

CHAPTER 2 PCL

1. COMMAND LIST------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
2. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER---------------------------------------------------------------------11
4. JOB CONTROL-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
5. USING FONTS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33
6. USING GRAPHICS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------65
7. MACROS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------85
8. STATUS READBACK----------------------------------------------------------------------------------91
9. INDEX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------99

CHAPTER 3 PCL5C

1. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. COLOR MODES----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
3. COLOR PALLETS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
4. COLOR GRAPHICS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
5. ENHANCE OUTPUT------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
6. HP-GL/2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
7. INDEX-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19

CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE

1. COMMAND LIST------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
2. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3. TERMINOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
4. COMMAND SYNTAX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
5. THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW -----------------------------------------------------------------10
6. PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES------------------------------------------------------11
7. COMMANDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
8. INDEX-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52

CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE

1. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
2. HOW TO USE PJL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
3. COMMAND GROUP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
4. KERNEL COMMANDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------------13
6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------15
7. STATUS READBACK COMMANDS----------------------------------------------------------------30
8. DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------45
9. INDEX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48