HP 5961-0509 manual Duplex Page Side Selection Command, ?&a#G, ?&a1G, 10PCL Job Control Commands

Duplex Page Side Selection Command

The Duplex Page Side Selection command causes a Form Feed and designates which side of the sheet to print.

The ability to skip a page while duplexing may be required at certain locations in a document. For example, a chapter typically begins on the front side of a page.

?&a#G

#= 0 - Select next side 1 - Select front side 2 - Select back side

Default = 0

Range = 0-2 (All other values ignored)

If this command is received by a printer which does not have duplex or if duplexing is not enabled, these commands just eject the current page (sheet), positioning the cursor at the default position on the next page.

Example

To print on the front side of a page, regardless of the current side, send the following:

?&a1G

In this example, if the printer is currently formatting a front side, it will stop formatting, eject that page (sheet, skipping the back side), and begin printing on the next front page.

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