HP 5961-0509 manual Print Direction Command, ? & a # P, Print Direction does not default HMI

Print Direction Command

The Print Direction command rotates the logical page coordinate system with respect to the current orientation without performing a page eject. This rotation is performed in 90° increments in a counterclockwise direction. This allows printing in four directions on the same page.

?& a # P

#= 0 - 0° rotation.

90 - 90° ccw rotation.

180 - 180° ccw rotation.

270 - 270° ccw rotation.

Default	=	0
Range	=	0, 90, 180, 270 (Other values ignored)
Changing the print direction causes the following:
z The print origin moves with the logical page rotation. For

example, rotating a default page (portrait orientation, 0° print direction) 90° causes data to print in the landscape direction across the “portrait” page.

z The margins are translated (when the print direction changes by 90°, the left margin becomes the new top margin, the former top margin becomes the new right margin, etc.)

	z The cursor position remains at the same physical location.
	z All subsequent printing (characters, area fill patterns, raster
	images) is rotated to coincide with the new print direction.
	z Any current raster graphics end when the print direction changes.
	z Print Direction does not default HMI.
Note	The Print Direction Command does not affect HP-GL/2 vector graphic
	images. HP-GL/2 graphics can be rotated only with the Orientation
	command (?&l#O) or the HP-GL/2 “RO” command.

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