As its name implies, the HP Color LaserJet printer is a color laser printer. This 300 dpi printer adds several new features to the PCL 5 language. These new features are summarized in the table below and are described in detail in the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual (part number
Feature | Status | Comments |
AppleTalk Configuration | Modified | In addition to supporting the RENAME, JOB, and TYPE |
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| key values, this printer also supports the ZONE value. |
Assign Color Index | New | Assigns the three current color components to the specified |
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| palette index number. |
Color Components 1, 2, 3 | New | These three commands specify the three color components of |
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| any new color entry in the color palette. |
Color lookup Tables | New | Enables and specifies color lookup tables to map color input |
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| data into a new output range based on |
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| conversions. A lookup table is specified for each primary |
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| color. |
CR (Color | New | Sets the range for specifying relative color data. |
Configure Image Data | New | Configures the printer for color |
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| modifiable color palette, sets the pixel encoding mode, and |
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| sets the number of bits per index and per primary color. |
Download Dither Matrix | New | Specifies a single dither matrix for all three primary colors. |
Download Pattern | New | Downloads |
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| to the printer. |
Foreground Color | New | Sets the foreground color to the specified index of the |
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| current palette. |
Gamma Correction | New | Specifies the gamma correction to be applied equally to each |
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| primary color. |
Monochrome Print Mode | New | Provides a means to convert a color page to a |
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NP (Number of | New | Resizes the palette after the IN or ?*v#W commands. |
Palette Control | New | Provides a mechanism for marking and deleting palettes. |
Palette Control ID | New | Identifies a palette to be used for some of the palette control |
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| functions. |