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Preface and Printing History

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Edition 1 September 1995

Edition 2 March 1996

Edition 3 May 1996

Edition 4 May 1997

Edition 5 October 1997

Edition 6 December 1999, Edition 6.1 September 2001

© Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 by Hewlett-Packard Company 18110 S.E. 34th Street, Vancouver, WA 98683, USA

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HP 800, 700 manual Preface and Printing History

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HP DeskJet 600, 700 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide Hewlett-Packard Vancouver Site1.0 Preface and Printing History Printing History2.1.1 HP DeskJet 600 Series 630C*, 640C*, and 656C 2.0 About this Developer’s Guide2.1 Which printers are covered by this guide1 2.1.2 HP DeskJet 800 Series 840C2.2 Special Notes 2.2.1 Special Note - HP DeskJet 710C, 720C and 820C Series printersPreface and Printing History 3.0 Table of ContentsTable of Contents How This Developer’s Guide Works10.7 Printer Diagnostics 10.0 HP PCL Commands10.2 Testing Commands 10.3 Print Modes 10.9 Horizontal Positioning Commands11.0 Fonts 11.4 Character Enhancement Segment 11.3 Bitmap Resolution Segment12.0 HP LaserJet Bitmap Character Definition 11.5 Dual-Pitch-Space Char SegmentHP PCL Code Samples Printer Commands13.0 Banner Printing Other Resources for Assistance4.0.3 Command Name B setting4.0.2 The Command Description Page A 1 to maximum supported paper size - Command is ignored for out of4.0.7 Command Options F 4.0.5 Command Summary D4.0.6 Command Usage Table E 4.0.8 Command Option Recognition Grid G4.0.10 Detailed Command Description 4.0.11 Important Point5.0 Introduction to HP PCL 5.1.1 What are Printer Commands?5.1.3 HP PCL Commands 5.1 History of HP PCL Printer Language5.2.2 Parameterized Escape Sequences 5.2 Syntax of Escape Sequences5.2.1 Two-Character Escape Sequences Termination Character Value Field Esc & l 1 OEscape Character Parameterized Character Group CharacterPage Page Text AreaThe Logical Page Page6.2 Page Layout 6.2.1 Current Active Position CAPPortrait CAP PositionLogical Page Logical Page7.0 The Print Environment 8.0 Merged Text and Graphics 9.0 Programming Hints 9.0.1 Follow Specifications9.0.3 Priority of Feature Set Commands 9.0.2 Leverage from Previous Programs9.0.4 Priority of Commands 9.0.5 Time Savers4 Avoid using a Start Raster Graphics and End Raster Graphics command on every line. Use these commands at the beginning and end of the graphics image 10.3.1 Transparent Data Mode 10.0 HP PCL Commands10.2 Testing Commands Transparent Data Mode - Esc & p #Value 10.3.2 Display Functions Mode ON10.3.3 Display Functions Mode OFF EFFECT10.4 Text Enhancements 10.4.1 Enable UnderlineDefault - single underline ValueEFFECT 10.4.2 Disable Underline# Value ValueValue Enables End-of-Line WrapDisables End-of-Line Wrap EFFECT10.5.1 Reset Esc E 10.5 Job ControlDisable gray balancing default enabled or disabledEnable gray balancing Gray Balance Default ModesDry timer is on - time set for 10.6.2 Dry TimerDry Timer is off Dry Timer DefaultsEFFECT EconoFast mode selectedValue 10.6.3 Print QualityValue ValueEFFECT EFFECT4 Move CAP Vertical PCL Units - Esc * p # Y 10.7 Printer Diagnostics 10.7.1 Self-Test Esc zEFFECT 10.8 Page ControlValue Paper Size10.8.2 Page Size ValueEFFECT Page size set to that indicatedTABLE 18.Selectable Envelope Sizes Page SizeTABLE 17.Selectable Card Sizes 10.8.3 Media Source ValueEFFECT Load z-fold media banners10.8.4 Orientation ValueEFFECT Portraitdescriptor ValueEFFECT 10.8.5 Horizontal Motion Index10.8.6 Vertical Motion Index ValueEFFECT Number of 1/48 inch incrementsValue ValueEFFECT EFFECTvalues ValueEFFECT ValueEFFECT lines-per-inch settingValue 10.8.11 Top MarginEnables perforation skip mode 10.8.13 Perforation Skip ModeDisables perforation skip mode ValuePage 10.9.2 Carriage Return CR 10.9 Horizontal Positioning Commands10.9.1 Backspace BS 10.9.3 Space SP10.9.5 Formfeed FF 10.9.6 Horizontal Tab HT10.9.7 Move CAP Horizontal Decipoints ValueEFFECT Moves CAP horizontally by theValue ValueEFFECT EFFECTThis command ignores margins and can move CAP horizontally anywhere within the logical page. Attempts to go outside the logical page will move CAP to the appropriate logical page limit EFFECT 10.10 Vertical Positioning CommandsValue 10.10.1 Move CAP Vertical Rows10.10.2 Move CAP Vertical Decipoints ValueEFFECT Moves CAP to a new position10.10.3 Move CAP Vertical HP PCL Units ValueEFFECT Moves CAP specified number10.11 Font Selection 10.11.2 Font Symbol SetSymbol set identification value ValueMath-7 same as 0M HP PCL CommandsHP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide HP PCL Commands HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s GuideValue ValueEFFECT EFFECTvalues ValueEFFECT 10.11.5 Font HeightEFFECT Specified characteristics areValue 10.11.6 Font StyleMATCHING ALGORITHM Value 10.11.7 Font Stroke Weight“Book” or “text” weight EFFECT10.11.8 Font Selection by ID ValueEFFECT Font with indicated ID is10.12.1 Font ID Font ID - Esc * c # D10.12 Downloading Fonts ValueEFFECT Download Font - Esc s # W font definitionValue 10.12.2 Download FontEFFECT Download Character - Esc s # W Character DefinitionValue Value10.12.5 Font Control ValueEFFECT Delete all fonts temp10.13.3 Commands Allowed in Raster Mode 10.13.1 Raster Mode10.13.2 Commands Locked Out of Raster Mode 10.13 Raster GraphicsValue Printer returns to text modecommand processing EFFECTEFFECT 10.13.6 Raster ResolutionValue graphics data printed at 75 dpiEFFECT current resolutionaValue 10.13.7 Source Raster Width10.13.8 Y Offset ValueEFFECT Cursor is moved specifiedEFFECT 10.14 Raster Data TransferValue 10.14.1 Transfer Raster by Plane10.14.2 Transfer Raster by Row/Block ValueEFFECT Following specified number ofValue Compressed replacement delta10.15 Raster Compression EFFECTMethod 2 - Tagged Image File Format Encoding TIFF revision Method 3 - Delta Row Encoding Replacement count 1Left offset from the current byte O The values of the offset have the following definitions Replacement Count CommandOptional Replacement Count Method 9 - Compressed Replacement Delta Row EncodingControl Bit Replacement CountReplacement Count Offset CountSeed Row Source Esc * b # S EFFECT 10.16 ColorValue 10.16.1 Simple ColorColor 3-Plane CMY Color Palette value =Planes per Row Data Plane PatternPlanes per Row HP PCL Commands4 Plane KCMY Color Palette value = Color Printedsize ValueEFFECT 10.16.2 Foreground ColorColor Planes per RowIndex Planes per RowColor Printed Planes per RowIndex format 11.0 Fonts11.1 Standard Bitmap Font Definition 11.2 Resolution-Specified Bitmap Font Definition Format11.2.2 Descriptor Format UBYTE 11.2.3 Symbol Set Type UBYTE11.2.1 Font Descriptor Size UINT 11.2.4 Font Type UBYTE 11.2.5 Style MSB UINT11.2.7 Cell Width UINT 1 +2x4+3x32=10511.2.6 Baseline Position UINT 11.2.8 Cell Height UINT11.2.10 Spacing BOOL Symbol Set Descriptor Field = 0 x 32 + 85 - 64 =11.2.11 Symbol Set UINT 11.2.12 Character Set UINT1611.2.15 xHeight UINT 11.2.18 Stroke Weight SBYTE11.2.14 Height UINT 11.2.16 Width Type SBYTE11.2.19 Typeface LSB/MSB UBYTE Typeface Family Value11.2.21 Quality 61+0x512+2x2048=415711.2.20 Serif Style UBYTE 11.2.24 Underline Thickness UBYTE 11.2.22 Placement11.2.23 Underline Position SBYTE 11.2.25 Text Height UINT11.2.29 Pitch Extended UBYTE 11.2.27 First Code UINT11.2.28 Last Code/Number of Chars UINT 11.2.30 Height Extended UBYTE11.2.31 Cap Height UINT 11.2.34 X Resolution UINT11.2.35 Y Resolution UINT 11.2.32 Font Number UINT11.2.38 Segment Size 11.2.36 Copyright11.2.37 Font Scaling Technology 11.3.2 Y Resolution UINT16 11.3 Bitmap Resolution Segment11.3.1 X Resolution UINT16 11.4.1 Style UINT32 11.4.2 Stroke Weight UINT3211.4 Character Enhancement Segment 11.4.3 Sizing UINT16 11.5.2 Half-Width-Space Character Code 11.5 Dual-Pitch-Space Char Segment11.5.1 Full-Width-Space Character Code UINT16 12.0 HP LaserJet Bitmap Character Definition 12.0.1 Format UBYTE12.0.4 Class UBYTE 12.0.2 Continuation BOOL12.0.3 Descriptor Size UBYTE of the character in portrait orientation the first dot row of data corresponds to the first dot row of the character. The end of each row is padded with zero bits so it contains an integral num- ber of bytes HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide Class 2 Compressed Bitmap Character DataHP LaserJet Bitmap Character Definition 12.0.7 Top Offset SINT 12.0.5 Orientation UBYTE12.0.6 Left Offset SINT 12.0.8 Character Width UINT12.0.10 Delta X SINT 12.0.11 Character Data13.0.1 Media Source 13.0 Banner PrintingEsc & l # H 13.0.4 Moving to a New Logical Page 13.0.3 Command Sequence13.0.2 Margins 13.0.5 Unloading Continuous Media13.0.7 Power-Off with Continuous Media HP PCL Command13.0.6 Power-On with Continuous Media 13.1 Sample HP PCL for a Banner Print Job14.0 HP PCL Code Samples Command LineCommand 14.1 Page Formatting Program ExampleAction Command LineCommand Comment14.2 Commands Sent to Printer HEX Data Run Length Compression 14.3 3-Plane Color GraphicsPCL Codes DescriptionHEX Data Run Length Compression 14.4 4-Plane Color GraphicsPCL Codes DescriptionDescription PCL CodesHEX Data Run Length Compression HP PCL Code SamplesAction - Result 15.0 Printer CommandsEscape EscapeEsc * c # E 16.1 HP Developer Exchange http//dsportal.eservices.hp.com/dspp/home/homeDSPPJumpPageIDX16.0 Other Resources for Assistance 16.2 Comments & Feedback