GCC Printers 21 Series manual PCL Escape Codes, Function # refers to

PCL Escape Codes

The table below shows some frequently-used PCL printer commands (escape sequences) that can be useful when sending a PCL print job from DOS to your GCC printer. PCL commands tell the printer which actions to perform or which fonts to use.

The commands listed below are a subset of the PCL command set. When entering escape sequences, substitute the # symbol in the escape sequence referenced in the left column with the appropriate number from the right column.

The character l shown in some examples after the ampersand (&) is a letter l (a lower-case letter L).

Printer command

EC

LF

FF

CR

ECE

EC&l#X

EC&l0X

EC&l#H

EC&l#A

EC&l#O

EC&a#L

EC&a#M

EC&l#E

EC&l#F

Function	# refers to
Escape character	n/a
Line feed	n/a
Form feed	n/a
Carriage return	n/a
Resets printer	n/a
Number of copies	1 to 32,767
Ejects page	n/a
Selects paper source	1	= tray 1, 2 = manual feed, 3 = manual feed,
	4	= tray 2, 6 = MPFeeder
Selects a paper size	1	= executive, 2 = letter, 3 = legal 14”, 26 = A4,
	45 = JIS B5, 62 = legal 13”, 71 = postcard,
	80 = monarch, 81 = commercial 10, 90 = DL
Select orientation	0	= portrait, 1 = landscape
Sets left margin	Column number
Sets right margin	Column number
Sets top margin	Number of lines
Sets page length	Number of lines from top margin

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