Table 2-3. PCL Feature Additions for HP LaserJet 4 (continued)

Feature/Command

Support

Comments

Status Readback

New Feature

The addition of 6 new status readback commands enable

 

 

the user to receive certain information back from the

 

 

printer about fonts, symbol sets, macros, user-defined

 

 

patterns, and available memory.

Location Type Command

New

Used to specify a status readback type of location

 

 

(current, all, internal, downloaded, cartridge, SIMMs).

Location Unit Command

New

Specifies a status readback location unit (all, temporary

 

 

or permanent, highest-lowest priority, specific SIMM).

Inquire Entity Command

New

Requests the status from the location (type and unit)

 

 

specified for fonts, symbol sets, macros, or user-defined

 

 

patterns.

Flush All Pages Command

New

Allows the user to clear page data from printer memory.

Free Memory Command

New

This command returns the current available memory.

Echo Command

New

Allows the user to send a unique ID number to the

 

 

printer to be used as a “place holder.”

Bezier Curve Commands

New

HP-GL/2 commands (relative and absolute) that allow a

 

 

user to draw complex curves with less data required

 

 

than that required for arcs.

Label Origin

Modified

Label position LO 21 is provided for correct alignment of

 

 

HP-GL/2 text with PCL text.

Fill Polygon

Modified

Previously, the HP-GL/2 Fill Polygon command filled

 

 

polygons using the odd/even fill technique. A second

 

 

technique, non-zero winding fill, has been added.

Macros

Modified

HP-GL/2 is now supported in macros.

Configuration Command

New

Added to allow the user to communicate with the MIO

 

 

card in the printer.

2-6 Printer-Specific Differences