PCL Commands (continued)

Primary Pitch

<esc> (s#H

# = Characters/Inch

 

 

 

 

Set Pitch Mode

<esc> &k#S

0

= 10

 

 

4

= 12 (elite)

 

 

2

= 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed)

 

 

 

Primary Height

<esc> (s#V

# = Points

 

 

 

 

Primary Style1

<esc> (s#S

0

= Upright (solid)

 

 

1

= Italic

 

 

4

= Condensed

 

 

5

= Condensed Italic

 

 

 

 

Primary Stroke Weight1

<esc> (s#B

0

= Medium (book or text)

 

 

1

= Semi-bold

 

 

3

= Bold

 

 

4

= Extra Bold

 

 

 

 

Color Text

<esc> *r3U

0

= Black

 

<esc> *v#S

1

= Red

 

(*r3U - selects

2

= Green

 

RGB palette, *v#S

3

= Yellow

 

- selects

4

= Blue

 

foreground color)

5

= Magenta

 

 

6

= Cyan

 

 

 

Typeface1

<esc> (s#T

Print the font list to find the command for

 

 

each internal font.

 

 

 

1Order the PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package if you require symbol sets or want

additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4500DN specifications

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