Table A-1. HP PCL Printer Command Summary (Continued)
Command Topic
Printer Feature
Printer Command
Decimal Equivalent
Hex Equivalent
Page Control Commands
Paper Size † | Default paper size | Ec&←0A | 027 038 108 048 065 | 1B 26 6C 30 41 |
| US executive | Ec&←1A | 027 038 108 049 065 | 1B 26 6C 31 41 |
| US letter | Ec&←2A | 027 038 108 050 065 | 1B 26 6C 32 41 |
| US legal | Ec&←3A | 027 038 108 051 065 | 1B 26 6C 33 41 |
| A4 | Ec&←26A | 027 038 108 050 054 065 | 1B 26 6C 32 36 41 |
Line Spacing | Number of lines per inch | Ec&←#D | 027 038 108 #...# 068 | 1B 26 6C #...# 44 |
Page Orientation † | Landscape | Ec&←1O | 027 038 108 049 079 | 1B 26 6C 31 4F |
| Portrait | Ec&←0O | 027 038 108 048 079 | 1B 26 6C 30 4F |
Page Length † | Number of lines per page | Ec&←#P | 027 038 108 #...# 080 | 1B 26 6C #...# 50 |
Perforation Skip | On | Ec&←1L | 027 038 108 049 076 | 1B 26 6C 31 4C |
Mode † | Off | Ec&←0L | 027 038 108 048 076 | 1B 26 6C 30 4C |
Top Margin † | Number of lines | Ec&←#E | 027 038 108 #...# 069 | 1B 26 6C #...# 45 |
Text Length † | Number of lines | Ec&←#F | 027 038 108 #...# 070 | 1B 26 6C #...# 46 |
Side Margins † | Clear | Ec9 | 027 057 | 1B 39 |
| Left (column no.) | Ec&a#L | 027 038 097 #...# 076 | 1B 26 61 #...# 4C |
| Right (column no.) | Ec&a#M | 027 038 097 #...# 077 | 1B 26 61 #...# 4D |
Text Scale Mode | Off | Ec&k5W | 027 038 107 053 087 | 1B 26 6B 35 57 |
| On | Ec&k6W | 027 038 107 054 087 | 1B 26 6B 36 57 |
Cursor Positioning | Move to row no. | Ec&a#R | 027 038 097 #...# 082 | 1B 26 61 #...# 52 |
| Move to column no. | Ec&a#C | 027 038 097 #...# 067 | 1B 26 61 #...# 43 |
| Horizontal no. (decipoints) | Ec&a#H | 027 038 097 #...# 072 | 1B 26 61 #...# 48 |
| Vertical no. (decipoints) | Ec&a#V | 027 038 097 #...# 086 | 1B 26 61 #...# 56 |
| Horizontal no. (dots) | Ec*p#X | 027 042 112 #...# 088 | 1B 2A 70 #...# 58 |
| Vertical no. (dots) | Ec*p#Y | 027 042 112 #...# 089 | 1B 2A 70 #...# 59 |
| Horizontal motion index (no. of 1/ | Ec&k#H | 027 038 107 #...# 072 | 1B 26 6B #...# 48 |
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| Vertical motion index (no. of | Ec&←#C | 027 038 108 #...# 067 | 1B 26 6C #...# 43 |
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†These printer commands are listed in the order in which they must be sent.
# Indicates the numeric value field.
