HP PCL Code Samples

14.33-Plane Color Graphics

The following shows a simple 3 plane color graphics PCL code sample that prints CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, then blends them together to produce BLACK, RED, GREEN and

BLUE.

PCL Codes

HEX Data (Run Length Compression)

Description

<esc>E

 

Reset printer

<esc>*r-3U

 

Simple color(3 plane)

<esc>*r0A

 

Start raster

<esc>*b1M

 

Compression method

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*b16V

08FF 0800 0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF

(Cyan data)

<esc>*b16V

0800 08FF 0800 0800 08FF 08FF 0800 08FF

(Magenta data)

<esc>*b16W

0800 0800 08FF 0800 08FF 08FF 08FF 0800

(Yellow data)

<esc>*rC

 

End Raster

<esc>E

 

Reset printer

HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide

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