Common PCL 5e printer commands
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Job control commands |
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Reset | ?E | n/a | |
Number of Copies | ?&l #X | 1 to 999 | |
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Page control commands |
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Paper Source | ?&l #H | 0 | = prints or ejects current page |
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| 1 | = tray 2 |
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| 2 | = manual feed, paper |
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| 3 | = manual feed, envelope |
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| 4 | = tray 1 |
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| 5 | = tray 3 |
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| 7 | = auto select |
Paper Size | ?&l #A | 1 | = Executive |
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| 2 | = Letter |
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| 3 | = Legal |
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| 4 | = A5 |
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| 5 | = A4 |
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| 6 | = |
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| 8 | = 8.5 X 13 |
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| 9 | = B5 (ISO) |
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| 71 = Postcard (single size) | |
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| 72 = Postcard (round trip) | |
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| 80 = Monarch | |
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| 81 = Commercial 10 | |
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| 90 = DL | |
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| 91 = International C5 | |
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| 100 = B5 | |
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| 101 = Custom | |
Orientation | ?&l #O | 0 | = Portrait |
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| 1 | = Landscape |
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| 2 | = Reverse Portrait |
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| 3 | = Reverse Landscape |
Top Margin | ?&l #E | # = number of lines | |
Text Length (bottom margin) | ?&l #F | # = number of lines from top margin | |
Left Margin | ?&a #L | # = column number | |
Right Margin | ?&a #M | # = column number from left margin | |
Horizontal Motion Index | ?&k#H | ||
Vertical Motion Index | ?&l #C | ||
Line Spacing | ?&l #D | # = lines per inch (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16, 24, 48) | |
Perforation Skip | ?&l #L | 0 | = disable |
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| 1 | = enable |
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Cursor positioning |
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Vertical Position (Rows) | ?&a#R | # = row number | |
Vertical Position (Dots) | ?*p#Y | # = dot number (300 dots = 1 inch) | |
Vertical Position (Decipoints) | ?&a#V | # = decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch) | |
172 Appendix D Printer commands | ENWW |