PCL sub-menu

This menu configures settings for the printer control language.

To display: Press the Home button , select the CONFIGURE DEVICE menu, select the PRINTING menu, and then select the PCL menu.

NOTE: Values that have an asterisk (*) are the factory-default values. Some menu items have no default.

Item

Values

Description

 

 

 

FORM LENGTH

Range: 5-128 lines

Sets vertical spacing for default paper size. The default is 60.

 

 

 

ORIENTATION

PORTRAIT*

Allows you to set the default page orientation to portrait or

 

LANDSCAPE

landscape.

 

 

 

 

 

FONT SOURCE

A list of available font sources

Selects the font source. The default is INTERNAL.

 

displays.

 

 

 

 

FONT NUMBER

Range: 0-102

The product assigns a number to each font and lists the

 

 

numbers on the PCL font list. The default is 0.

 

 

 

FONT PITCH

Range: 0.44-99.99

Selects the font pitch. This item might not appear, depending

 

 

on the font selected. The default is 10.00.

 

 

 

FONT POINT SIZE

Range: 4.00-999.75

Selects the font point size. The default is 12.00.

 

 

 

SYMBOL SET

A list of available symbol sets

Selects any one of several available symbol sets at the

 

displays.

product control panel. A symbol set is a unique grouping of

 

 

all the characters in a font. PC-8or PC-850is recommended

 

 

for line-draw characters. The default is PC-8.

APPEND CR TO LF

NO*

 

YES

Select YES to append a carriage return to each line-feed that is encountered in backward-compatible PCL jobs (pure text, no job control). Some environments indicate a new line by only the line-feed control code. Use this option to append the required carriage return to each line feed.

SUPPRESS BLANK PAGES

NO*

When generating your own PCL, extra form feeds are

 

YES

included that would cause a blank page to be printed. Select

 

YES for form feeds to be ignored if the page is blank.

 

 

 

MEDIA SOURCE MAPPING

STANDARD*

The PCL5 MEDIA SOURCE MAPPING command selects an

 

CLASSIC

input tray by a number that maps to the various available

 

trays and feeders.

 

 

● The STANDARD numbering is based on newer

 

 

HP LaserJet printers with updated changes to the

 

 

numbering of trays and feeders.

 

 

● The CLASSIC numbering is based on HP LaserJet 4

 

 

printers and earlier models.

 

 

 

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