Function

Command

Options (#)

 

 

 

Horizontal Position

?&a#C

# = column number

(Columns)

 

 

 

Horizontal Position (Dots)

?*p#X

# = dot number (300 dots = 1 inch)

Horizontal Position

?&a#H

# = decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch)

(Decipoints)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming hints

 

 

 

End of Line Wrap

?&s#C

0

= Enable

 

 

1

= Disable

Display Functions On

?Y

n/a

Display Functions Off

?Z

n/a

 

 

 

 

Language selection

 

 

 

Enter PCL Mode

?%#A

0

= Use previous PCL cursor position

 

 

1

= Use current HP-GL/2 pen position

Enter HP-GL/2 Mode

?%#B

0

= Use previous HP-GL/2 pen position

 

 

1

= Use current PCL cursor position

 

 

 

 

Font selection

 

 

 

Symbol Sets

?(#

8U = HP Roman-8 Symbol Set

 

 

10U = IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) Default

 

 

Symbol Set

 

 

12U = IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code page

 

 

850)

 

 

8M = Math-8

 

 

19U = Windows 3.1 Latin 1

 

 

9E = Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern

 

 

Europe)

 

 

5T = Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey)

 

 

579L = Wingdings Font

Primary Spacing

?(s#P

0

= fixed

 

 

1

= proportional

Primary Pitch

?(s#H

# = characters/inch

Set Pitch Mode1

?&k#S

0

= 10

 

 

4

= 12 (elite)

 

 

2

= 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed)

Primary Height

?(s#V

# = points

Primary Style

?(s#S

0

= upright (solid)

 

 

1

= italic

 

 

4

= condensed

 

 

5

= condensed italic

 

 

 

 

Primary Stroke Wt.

?(s#B

0

= medium (book or text)

 

 

1

= semi bold

 

 

3

= bold

 

 

4

= extra bold

Typeface

?(s#T

Print a PCL font list to view the command for each

 

 

internal font.

1.The preferred method is to use the primary pitch command.

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