Function

Command

Options (#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter PCL Mode

?%#A

0

= Use previous PCL cursor positon

 

 

 

1

= Use current HP-GL/2 pen position for cursor position

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter HP-GL/2 Mode

?%#B

0

= Use previous PCL pen positon

 

 

 

1

= Use current HP-GL/2 cursor position for cursor position

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font Selection

Symbol Set

Symbol Sets

?(#U etc.

See table on page E-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spacing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Spacing

?(s#P

0

= fixed

 

 

 

 

1

= proportional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Pitch

?(s#H

# = characters/inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Pitch Mode

?&k#S

0

= 10

 

 

 

 

4

= 12 (elite)

 

 

 

 

2

= 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Height

?(s#V

# = points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Style

?(s#S

0

= upright (solid)

24 = expanded

 

 

1

= italic

32 = outline

 

 

4

= condensed

64 = inline

 

 

5

= condensed italic

128 = shadowed

 

 

8

= compressed

160 = outline shadowed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stroke Wt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Stroke Wt.

?(s#B

-6 = extra thin

1

= semi bold

 

 

-5 = thin

2

= demi bold

 

 

-4 = extra light

3

= bold

 

 

-3 = light

4

= extra bold

 

 

-2 = demi light

5

= black

 

 

-1 = semi light

6

= extra black

 

 

0

= medium (book or text)

7

= ultra black

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Typeface Family

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Typeface

?(s#T

Print a PCL font list to find the PCL command for each font. See

page 2-9 for printing instructions.

E-6 PCL Printer Commands

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