HP L 5 manual Default Settings when Entering HP-GL/2

•The PCL palette and color configuration are transferred between contexts.

•The current logical operation and pixel placement settings are transferred between contexts.

•The current active position (CAP) is transferred between HP-GL/2 and PCL (for ?%1B and ?%3B only).

•The PCL orientation determines the HP-GL/2 orientation.

In PCL mode, the Enter HP-GL/2 Mode command must be executed, except when in display functions mode or within a binary data transfer. HP-GL/2 ignores this command.

Default Settings when Entering HP-GL/2

When you enter HP-GL/2 mode, most vector graphics variables retain their previous HP-GL/2 value. However, the following changes in the PCL environment can affect the HP-GL/2 environment:

•Resetting the printer (?E or control panel reset): z Executes an IN (Initialize) command

z Defaults the PCL Picture Frame size

z Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point z Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size

z Defaults the PCL logical page orientation

•A page size, page length, or orientation command: z Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point z Defaults the PCL Picture Frame

z Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size

z Defaults P1 and P2 (IP, IR commands)

zResets the soft-clip window to the PCL Picture Frame boundaries (IW command)

zClears the polygon buffer (PM0, PM2)

zUpdates the cursor to the lower-left corner of the picture frame (P1).

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