Understanding PCL 5e PrinterCommand SyntaxBefore using printer commands, compare these characters:
Lowercase l:

l

Uppercase O:

O

Number one:

1

Number 0:

0

Many printer commands use the lowercase letter l (l) and the number one (1), or the uppercase letter O (O) and the number zero

(0). These characters may not appear on your screen as shown here. You must use the exact character and case specified for PCL 5e printer commands.

Figure D-1displays the elements of a typical printer command (in this instance, a command for page orientation).

Escape character

Value field (contains both

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminination character

Parameterized Group(uppercase)

character character

Figure D-1 Printer Command Elements
D-2 Printer Commands

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