HP 6MP, 6p manual Using PCL Printer Commands, PCL Font Selection, Escape Character

Using PCL Printer Commands

Escape Character

Printer commands always begin with the escape character (?). The following table shows how the escape character can be entered from various software applications.

DOS Software Package	Entry	What Appears
Lotus 1-2-3 and	Type \027	027
Symphony
Microsoft Word for DOS	Hold down [Alt] and type 027 on the numeric keypad	←
WordPerfect for DOS	Type <27>	<27>
MS-DOS Editor	Hold down [CTRL] [P] then [Esc]	←
MS-DOS Edlin	Hold down [CTRL] [V] then [	^[
dBase	?? CHR(27)+"command"	?? CHR(27)+" “

PCL Font Selection

PCL printer commands for selecting fonts can be found on the PCL Font List (see page 2-9 to print a PCL Font List). A sample section is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for symbol set “ ?” and point size:

These variables must be filled in or the printer will use 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 the following table (see next page). Order the PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package if you require symbol set charts or want more information (see page 2-20 for ordering information).

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