Table 2-2. HP LaserJet IIIP PCL Feature Additions
Feature/Command

Status

Comments

Set Compression Method

Modified

Adds Adaptive Compression method to the Set

 

 

Compression Method command.

End Raster Graphics Command

Modified

Modified version of the End Raster Graphics command.

User-defined Patterns

New

Enables users to define and download their own user-

 

 

defined pattern.

User-defined Pattern Command

New Feature

Used to download the binary data for user-defined

 

 

pattern.

Set Pattern Reference Point Command

New

Sets pattern reference point.

Pattern Control Command

New

Used to make user-defined patterns permanent or

 

 

temporary, or to delete them.

Select Pattern & Fill Rectangular Area

Modified

Adds a parameter to support user-defined patterns.

Commands

 

 

Pattern ID Command

Modified

In addition to selecting internal patterns, this command

 

 

is now used to assign an ID to a user-defined pattern as

 

 

well as to select patterns. Also, parameter range is

 

 

extended from 100 to 32,767.

User-defined Symbol Sets

New Feature

Enables user to build a symbol set which contains user-

 

 

selected characters.

Define Symbol Set Command

New

Identifies the characters for a user-defined symbol set.

Symbol Set ID Code Command

New

Assigns a number for identification to the user-defined

 

 

symbol set.

Symbol Set Control Command

New

Used to make user-defined symbol sets permanent or

 

 

temporary, or to delete them.

Unbound Scalable Fonts

New Feature

Allows typefaces (unbound fonts), not just fonts (bound

 

 

fonts) to be downloaded to the printer.

Unbound Scalable Font Descriptor

New

Addition of a new header used for unbound fonts (font

 

 

type 10).

Printer-Specific Differences 2-3