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CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 2
CONTENTS
1. COMMAND LIST..................................................................................................................7
2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................10
3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER.........................................................................................11
3.1. Control Codes........................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1. Backspace (08) <08h> .....................................................................................................................11
3.1.2. Line feed (10) <0Ah>........................... .............................................................................................11
3.1.3. Form feed (12) <0Ch> ......................................................................................................................11
3.1.4. Carriage return (13) <0Dh> ..............................................................................................................11
3.1.5. Select primary font (14) <0Eh>.................................................... .....................................................11
3.1.6. Select secondary font (15) <0Fh> ....................................................................................................1 1
3.1.7. Escape (27) <1Bh>............................................. ..............................................................................11
3.1.8. Horizontal tab (09) <09h>........................... .....................................................................................11
3.1.9. Space (32) <20h>............. ................................................................................................................11
3.2. Escape Sequences................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1. Line termination ................................................................................................................................12
3.2.2. End-of-line wrap............................................................................. ...................................................12
3.2.3. Display functions mode ............................................................................. .......................................13
3.3. Environments............................................................................................................................ 14
3.3.1. Factory default environment .............................................................................................................14
3.3.2. User default environment ............................................................................. ....................................14
3.3.3. Modified print environment ...............................................................................................................14
3.3.4. Macro overlay environment ..............................................................................................................14
4. JOB CONTROL..................................................................................................................15
4.1.1. Page size......... .................................................................................................................................15
4.1.2. Output tray............. ...........................................................................................................................16
4.1.3. Paper source ...................................................................................................... ..............................17
4.1.4. Left long-edge offset registration ......................................................................................................18
4.1.5. Top offset registration............. ..........................................................................................................19
4.1.6. Simplex/duplex printing......................................................................... ............................................19
4.1.7. Paper side selection ......................................................................................................... ................19
4.1.8. Job separation command .................................................................................................................20
4.1.9. Reset......................................................................................................... ........................................20
4.1.10. Reset to factory default settings .......................................................................................................20
4.1.11. Reset to user settings......... ..............................................................................................................20
4.1.12. Printer self test......................................... .........................................................................................20
4.1.13. Exit current emulation mode................. ............................................................................................21
4.1.14. Change emulation mode .................................................................................................. ................21
4.2. The Page ..................................................................................................................................22
4.2.1. Physical page ............................................................................................................. ......................22
4.2.2. Printable area ......................................................................................................... ..........................22
4.2.3. Logical page .................................................................................................................................. ...22
4.2.4. Text area......................................................................... ..................................................................22
4.2.5. HP-GL/2 graphics window ................................................................................................................22
4.2.6. Portrait page dimensions................. .................................................................................................23
4.2.7. Landscape page dimensions............................... .............................................................................24
4.2.8. Coordinates ............................................................................................... .......................................25