PCL: additional information E-1
Note: Because the
letter “l” is often
confused with the
numeral “1”, we use
the character “l” in
the escape se-
quences, where the
letter “l” should be
used.
Appendix
EPCL: additional information
The table below lists some frequently-used PCL printer commands (escape
sequences) that can be useful when sending a PCL print job from DOS to the
Elite XL. PCL commands tell the printer which actions to perform or which
fonts to use. The commands listed below are only a subset of the PCL com-
mand set. When entering escape sequences, substitute the # symbol in the
escape sequence referenced in the first column with the appropriate number
from the third column.
Printer
command
Function # Refers to
ECEscape character n/a
LFLine feed n/a
FFForm feed n/a
CRCarriage return n/a
EC
E
Resets printer n/a
E
C
& l
#
X Indicates number
of copies
1 to 32,767
E
C
& l
ø
H Ejects page n/a
E
C
& l
#
H Selects paper source 1 = T r a y 1 4 = T r a y 2
2 = m a n u a l f e e d 5 = T r a y 3
3 = m a n u a l f e e d 6 = M P F e e d e r
E
C
& l
#
A Selects a paper size 1 = E x e c u t i v e 6 1 = S t a t e m e n t
2 = L e t t e r 6 2 = L e g a l 1 3 ”
3 = L e g a l 7 1 = P o s t c a r d
6 = 1 1 x 1 7 8 0 = M o n a r c h
1 3 = A 5 8 1 = C o m m e r c i a l 1 0
2 6 = A 4 9 0 = D L
2 7
= A 3
4 5 = J I S B 5
4 6 = J I S B 4
E
C
& l
#
O Select orientation
ø
= p o r t r a i t
1 = l a n d s c a p e
E
C
& a
#
L Sets left margin Column number
E
C
& a
#
M Sets right margin Column number
E
C
& l
#
E Sets top margin Number of lines
E
C
& l
#
F Sets (bottom margin) Number of lines from top margin