HP PCL Commands

10.16Color

10.16.1Simple Color

TABLE 56.

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Color - Esc * r # U

 

(Also known as Set Planes Per Row)

Value

 

DJ600

DJ610C

DJ660C

DJ670C

DJ680C

DJ690C

DJ695C

DJ810C

DJ830C

DJ850C

DJ870C

DJ880C

 

DJ890C

DJ895C

DJ970C

HP2000C

 

EFFECT

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1

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

 

Single plane K palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-3

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

 

3 planes, device CMY palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

 

3 planes, device RGB palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-4

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

 

4 planes, device KCMY palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

-4, -3, 1, 3 - Command is ignored for out of range values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Simple Color (Esc * r # U) command, sometimes referred to as Set Planes Per Row, allows color selection from a fixed palette. CMY or RGB raster data must be transferred by plane (Esc * b # V) as well as by row (Esc * b # W). The pixel encoding mode is indexed pla- nar.Creates a fixed-size palette whose color specification cannot be modified.

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The HP DeskJet 600 printer, which is a single-pen device, maps a value parameter of -4

to 3-plane CMY, converting K data to composite black.

 

 

The absolute value of the value field indicates the number of planes per row of raster data to

 

be sent. The number of entries in the new palette is 2n, with index values 0 to 2n -1. For exam-

 

ple a 4-plane palette has 16 entries, with index numbers 0 to 15.

 

A value field of 1 creates a 2-entry black and white default HP LaserJet palette.

 

A value field of 3 creates an 8-entry Device RGB palette (compatible with a HP PCL Imaging

 

Mode palette.

 

A value field of -3 creates an 8-entry palette in Device CMY color space.

 

A value field of -4 supports 4-plane Device KCMY color. Plane 1 is the black pen, and planes

 

2, 3, and 4 respectively are the CMY planes.

 

The four Simple Color palettes are shown below.

The ordering for color data planes when the RGB palette is selected is RGB. The first

!Transfer By Plane command will send Red Data to the printer, the second will send Green Data, and the Blue Data is sent with a Transfer By Row command, which increments the

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HP 800 Color, Single plane K palette, Planes, device CMY palette, Planes, device RGB palette, Planes, device Kcmy palette
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