Common PCL Printer Commands (continued)

Function

Command Options (#)

Vertical Motion Index

?&l #C

Line Spacing

?&l #D

Perforation Skip

?&l #L

1/48-inch increments (compresses print vertically)

# = lines per inch (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16, 24, 48)

0 = disable

1 = enable

Cursor Positioning

Vertical Position (Rows)

?&a#R

Vertical Position (Dots)

?*p#Y

Vertical Position (Decipoints)

?&a#V

Horizontal Position

?&a#C

(Columns)

 

Horizontal Position (Dots)

?*p#X

Horizontal Position

?&a#H

(Decipoints)

 

#= row number

#= dot number (300 dots = 1 inch)

#= decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch)

#= column number

#= dot number (300 dots = 1 inch)

#= decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch)

Programming Hints

End of Line Wrap

?&s#C

0

= Enable

 

 

1

= Disable

Display Functions On

?Y

n/a

Display Functions Off

?Z

n/a

 

 

 

 

EN

Appendix D Printer Commands 163