Inside This Manual

What You Can Learn From This Manual

Hewlett-Packard has developed a standard set of printer features for use in all HP printers. Printer features are accessed through the corresponding commands of Hewlett-Packard’s PCL language. This manual describes the PCL 5 printer language. This includes descriptions of the commands available for Hewlett-Packard PCL 5 LaserJet printers and the basic requirements of PCL language programming. With the release of new LaserJet family printers there are new features added which supplement the existing PCL base set. Features of future printer releases are not covered in this document. The new features are described in the latest version of the PCL 5 Comparison Guide. Programmers should familiarize themselves with the information provided in the PCL 5 Comparison Guide in addition to the information in this document.

Experienced Users

This manual was written for people with some programming experience. Many of the concept discussions assume some programming knowledge.

When writing a PCL language program, you should know the PCL language concepts and commands presented in this manual, and should be aware of the differences in implementation of the PCL 5 printer language for the various HP LaserJet printers, as described in the PCL 5 Comparison Guide.

Non-technical Users

Many software applications (word processing software, spreadsheets, etc.) allow you to embed printer commands as escape sequences in the body of your documents. This manual presents the full syntax and explanation of all the commands supported by PCL 5 LaserJet printers. These commands enable you to take advantage of the LaserJet printer’s advanced feature set.

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