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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