Common PCL Printer Commands (Continued)
Function | Command | Options (#) |
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Symbol Sets2 | ?(# | 8U = HP |
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| 10U = IBM Layout |
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| 12U = IBM Layout for Europe |
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| 8M = |
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| 19U = Windows 3.1 Latin 1 |
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| 9E = Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern Europe) |
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| 5T = Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey) |
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| 579L = Wingdings Font |
Font Selection
Primary Spacing
Primary Pitch
Set Pitch Mode3
Primary Height
Primary Style2
Primary Stroke Wt.2
Typeface2
?(s#P
?(s#H
?&k#S
?(s#V
?(s#S
?(s#B
?(s#T
0 = fixed
1 = proportional
# = characters/inch
0 = 10
4 = 12 (elite)
2 = 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed)
# = points
0 = upright (solid)
1 = italic
4 = condensed
5 = condensed italic
0 = medium (book or text)
1 = semi bold
3 = bold
4 = extra bold
Print a PCL font list to view the command for each internal font (page 82).
1For custom paper, replace “Custompapertype” with the name of the paper, and replace the “#” with the number of characters in the name, plus 1.
2Order the PCL 5/PJL Technical Reference Documentation CD for symbol set charts or for more information (page 7). 3The preferred method is to use the primary pitch command.
ENWW | Printer Commands |