HP 5000 Understanding PCL Printer Command Syntax, Printer Commands, Group Termination character

Understanding PCL Printer Command Syntax

Before 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 printer commands.

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

Escape character	Value field (contains both
(begins escape sequence)	alpha and numeric characters)

Parameterized	Group	Termination character
character	character	(uppercase)

Figure D-1 Printer Command Elements

D-2 Printer Commands

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