HP 4500 N manual Common PCL Commands

Note	Fonts are either fixed or proportional in spacing. This printer supports
	fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter) and proportional
	fonts, including CG Times, Arial®, and Times New Roman.
	Fixed-space fonts are best used in applications such as spreadsheets
	and databases, where it is important for columns to line up vertically.
	Proportional-spaced fonts are generally used in word processing
	applications.

Common PCL Commands

The following table lists the most common PCL commands.

PCL Commands

Function	Command	Option(s)
Job Control Commands
Reset	<esc> E	n/a
Number of Copies	<esc> &l#X	1 to 999
Duplex/Simplex	<esc> &l#S	0	= Simplex (single-sided) printing
		1	= Duplex (two-sided) with long-edge
		binding
		2	= Duplex (two-sided) with short-edge
		binding

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