HP 5SI manual PCL Font Selection, Setup Strings, Table B-2

Setup Strings

Some software applications, like older versions of Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS, require setup strings with PCL printer commands. In the following example, the Lotus escape character (\027) is shown. This setup string is used to change the orientation to landscape and to select the small Line Printer font.

\027&l1O\027(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T

PCL Font Selection

PCL printer commands for selecting fonts appear in the PCL Typeface List (see Chapter 3, “Software and Printer Drivers”). An example from this list is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for symbol set “ ?(” and point size.

If these variables are not filled in, the printer uses defaults. For example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common symbol set codes are listed in Table B-2. Order the PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package if you require symbol set charts or want more information.

Table B-2		Common Symbol Set Values
Code	Symbol Set		Code	Symbol Set
8U	HP Roman-8		19U	Windows 3.1 Latin 1
10U	IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) Default		9E	Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern
	Symbol Set			Europe)
12U	IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code page 850)		5T	Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey)
8M	Math-8		579L	Wingdings Font

Point size (or pitch) is another variable. In the following example, “12U” has been filled in for the PC-850 symbol set and “12” for the point size. This printer command selects a 12-point Univers Medium font:

?(12U?(s1p12v0s0b4148T

Frequently used PCL printer commands are shown in Table B-3.

B PCL Printer Commands

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PCL Printer Commands (Escape Sequences) B-3