Enter PCL Mode

This command causes the printer to return to PCL mode from

HP-GL/2 mode.

EC % # A

#=0— Position cursor at previous PCL cursor position. 1 — Position cursor at current HP-GL/2 pen position.

Default

=

0

Range

=

0, 1 (even values are mapped to 0; odd values are

 

 

mapped to 1)

Sending the Enter PCL Mode command causes the printer to stop interpreting the incoming data as HP-GL/2 commands and to begin interpreting the data as PCL commands. The value field (#) specifies the cursor position when PCL mode is entered.

0— A 0 parameter (EC%0A) sets the pen position to the previous PCL position (the cursor position before entering HP-GL/2 mode).

1— A 1 parameter ( EC%1A) sets the cursor position to the current HP-GL/2 pen position. If the current HP-GL/2 pen position is outside the bounds of the PCL logical page, the nearest point on the logical page boundary becomes the new PCL cursor position.

No PCL variables except the cursor position are affected by entering and exiting HP-GL/2 mode.

Example:

To exit HP-GL/2 mode using the current active cursor position (CAP) that existed before entering HP-GL/2 mode, send:

EC%0A

18-14The Picture Frame

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HP 5961-0509 manual Enter PCL Mode, Mapped to, EC%0A, 18-14The Picture Frame