Cognitive Solutions C SERIES PCL Windowing

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PCL Windowing

This tab is useful only for PCL-equipped printers. It allows you to make a

label out of a full-page PCL document by specifying the small region of that

document you wish to print.

Since many PCL print images were designed to fit on 8-1/2”x11” paper, much

of the image won’t fit on a typical thermal printer label. Administrator

provides a simple means of cropping the desired image area to send to your

printer. Here’s a quick example of how to do this:

In the “Label Window Parameters” area of the PCL Windowing page, simply

enter the upper left corner coordinates of the desired windowed area you wish

to print from your original image. View the page in portrait orientation when

performing this operation.

Then, enter the length and width of the label you’ll be using to print on with

your C-Series printer. A test print will appear to ensure your label size

settings are correct. The box printed should fit within the edges of your label.

Test your PCL print file on the thermal printer by selecting the PCL file to be

printed using the “Select PCL File” button, located in the “Print PCL File”

section.

Note that Cognitive PCL is a true PCL HP5 compatible language. If the

print file you’re using is not compatible with PCL HP5, the print results may

not be correct.

If the desired print position isn’t correct, adjust the “Label Origin” values until

the desired print is located correctly. Following is a specific example describing

the activities and effects: