HP 700, 800 Table of Contents, Preface and Printing History, How This Developer’s Guide Works

Table of Contents

3.0Table of Contents

1.0	Preface and Printing History		2
2.0	About this Developer’s Guide		3
	2.1 Which printers are covered by this guide 3
	2.1.1 HP DeskJet 600 Series	3
	2.1.2 HP DeskJet 800 Series	3
	2.1.3 HP DeskJet 900 Series	3

2.1.4HP 2000C Series 3

2.2Special Notes 4

2.2.1Special Note - HP DeskJet 710C, 720C and 820C Series printers 4

3.0	Table of Contents		5
4.0	How This Developer’s Guide Works 10
	4.0.1	Page Length	10
	4.0.2	The Command Description Page			10
	4.0.3	Command Name		10
	4.0.4	Escape Sequence		11
	4.0.5	Command Summary 11
	4.0.6	Command Usage Table 11
	4.0.7	Command Options		11
	4.0.8	Command Option Recognition Grid 11
	4.0.9	Effect of Command Options 11
	4.0.10	Detailed Command Description			12

4.0.11 Important Point 12

5.0 Introduction to HP PCL 13

5.1 History of HP PCL Printer Language 13

5.1.1What are Printer Commands? 13

5.1.2Control Codes 13

5.1.3HP PCL Commands 13

	5.2	Syntax of Escape Sequences			14
		5.2.1	Two-Character Escape Sequences			14
		5.2.2	Parameterized Escape Sequences			14
6.0	The Page 17
	6.1	Logical Page, Physical Page			17
	6.2	Page Layout 18
		6.2.1	Current Active Position (CAP)		18
		6.2.2	CAP Reference Point	19
7.0	The Print Environment			20
8.0	Merged Text and Graphics 21
9.0	Programming Hints 22

HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide 5