PCL submenu

The following table lists the settings and possible values. In the Values column, the default value for each setting is the one with an asterisk (*) next to it.

Item

Values

Explanation

FORM LENGTH

5 to 128 (*60)

Sets vertical spacing from 5 to 128 lines for default

 

 

paper size.

 

 

 

ORIENTATION

*PORTRAIT

Allows you to select default page orientation.

 

LANDSCAPE

Note

 

 

 

 

It is best to set the page orientation in the program or

 

 

printer driver. (Program and printer-driver settings

 

 

override control panel settings.)

 

 

 

FONT SOURCE

*INTERNAL

INTERNAL: Internal fonts.

 

SOFT

SOFT: Permanent soft fonts. This option is available only

 

SLOT 1, 2, or 3

 

if it is installed.

 

 

 

 

SLOT 1, 2, or 3: Fonts stored in one of the three DIMM

 

 

slots. This option is available only if it is installed.

 

 

 

FONT NUMBER

*0 to 999 (*0)

The printer assigns a number to each font and lists the

 

 

numbers on the PCL Font List. The font number

 

 

appears in the Font # column of the printout.

 

 

 

FONT PITCH

0.44 to 99.99 (*10.00)

Selects the font pitch. This item might not appear,

 

 

depending on the font selected.

 

 

 

FONT POINT SIZE

4.00 to 999.75

Selects the font point size. This appears only if a font

 

(*12.00)

with a scalable point size is selected as the default font.

 

 

 

SYMBOL SET

*PC-8

Selects any one of several available symbol sets at the

 

Several

printer control panel. A symbol set is a unique grouping

 

 

of all the characters in a font. PC-8 or PC-850 is

 

 

recommended for line-draw characters.

 

 

 

APPEND CR TO LF

*NO

Select YES to append a carriage return to each line feed

 

YES

encountered in backward-compatible PCL jobs (pure

 

 

text, no job control). Some environments, such as

 

 

UNIX, indicate a new line using only the line feed

 

 

control code. This option allows you to append the

 

 

required carriage return to each line feed.

 

 

 

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