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PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual
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What You Can Learn From This Manual
Inside This Manual
Manual Organization
Appendix C. Using Palettes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet
Color Vector Graphics HP-GL/2
Index
PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual
Related Documents
PCL 5 Comparison Guide
Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
Contents
Modifying Output Color
Raster Graphics
Appendix B Using Color Modes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet
Index
Contents
Introduction
Color Printing Overview
Working with color documents
Color Specifications and Color Spaces
PCL 5 Color Concepts
Color
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HP’s ICC profiles are available through normal HP software
PCL 5 Color Mode
Palettes and Color Selection
PCL 5 Color Graphics Context
Pixels and Pixel Encoding
PCL 5 Raster Images
Row Plane Red
Well-Behaved Raster
Color Printing Overview
Simple Color Mode
Black-and-White Mode Default
HP-GL/2 Imaging Mode
PCL Imaging Mode
Simple Color Command
Simple Color Mode
Default Range
? *r#U
Plane RGB value =
Single Plane value =
Plane CMY value =
Index Color
PCL Imaging Mode
Configure Image Data CID Command
?*v6W b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5
Byte Value Color Space
Byte 0 Color Space
Value Pixel Encoding Restrictions Mode
Byte 1 Pixel Encoding Mode
PEM 0 Indexed by Plane
Example
PEM 1 Indexed by Pixel
Mode 2 Direct by Plane
R7-r0 G7-g0
Byte 2 Number of Bits per Index
Bits/Index Indices/Byte
Bytes 3, 4, and 5 No. of Bits for Components 1, 2,
HP-GL/2 Imaging Mode
Using Color Modes
Using Palettes
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Push/Pop Palette Command
Saving the Palette
? *p#P
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Palette Management by ID
?&p#S
Select Palette Command
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?&p#I
Palette Control ID
?&p#C
Palette Control
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Simple Color Palettes
Plane CMY value =
Device RGB and sRGB Palettes
CID Color Palettes
Bits/Index =
Bits/Index = 3 through
Bits/Index = Color
Device CMY Palettes
Bits/Index =
Bits/Index = 3 through
Two Pens
HP-GL/2 Palettes
Four Pens
Pen Number Color
Eight Pens
Foreground Color Command
Foreground Color
? *v#S
Color raster images
Color Component One
Programming Color Palettes
Color Component Two
? *v#A
Assign Color Index
Color Component Three
?*v#C
?*v#I
Modifying Output Color
Halftone Render Algorithms
Render Algorithm Command
Device Best Dither
? *t#J
Monochrome Print Mode Command
Monochrome Printing
?&b#M
Deviceid
Driver Configuration Command
Functionindex
Select Treatment
Screen Match
Treatment Command Other Color LaserJet
Finish Mode Command
Default =
?&b#F
PCL Print Model
PCL Print Model
Opaque and Transparency Modes
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Effect of Transparency Modes on Images
Operation Comments
Command Sequence
Source Transparency Mode Command
Default
? * v # N
? * v # O
Pattern Transparency Mode Command
Definitions
Logical Operations
Operators
Operands
Operation
Logical Operations and the Print Model
Logical Operations and Transparency Interactions
Logical Operation Command
?*l # O
Roprgb 252 Texture Source Destination
ROPs in the RGB Color Space
ROPs in the CMY Color Space
CMY ROP Truth Tables
Using a ROP
Example
Table of Logical Operations
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean Input Value Function
Function Input Value
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Pixel Placement
Pixel Placement
Pixel Placement Variations
?*l # R
Pixel Placement Command
Patterns for Text and Raster Images
Filling with Patterns
Patterns for Rectangles
HP-GL/2 Patterns
Selecting User-Defined patterns1
Pattern ID Area Fill ID Command
Shading Patterns
Cross-Hatch Patterns
? * v # T
Select Current Pattern Command
User-Defined Pattern Graphics
Using User-Defined Patterns
How the Printer Tiles a Pattern
10 Pattern Layout Across the Printable Area
Pattern Reference Point
11 Moving Pattern Reference Point for Pattern Filling
Format Byte
Download Pattern Command
Pixel Encoding Byte
Continuation Byte
Reserved Byte
Height in Pixels Bytes 4
User-defined Pattern Example
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Previous example, the raster data code is presented
? * p # R
Set Pattern Reference Point Command
? * c # Q
Pattern Control Command
Rectangular Area Fills Rules
Horizontal Rectangle Size Decipoints
Horizontal Rectangle Size PCL Units
? * c # a
? * c # H
Vertical Rectangle Size Decipoints
Vertical Rectangle Size PCL Units
? * c # B
? * c #
? * c # P
Fill Rectangular Area
Printer Language Technical Reference Manual for logical
Pattern Transparency for Rectangular Area Fill
12 Effect of Transparency Modes on Rectangular Areas
Solid Fill Black/White
Rectangular Fill Examples
13 Solid Fill Example
Shaded Fill
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PCL Print Model
Raster Graphics
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Image Type Number Bits per Components
Raster Area
PCL 5 Color Raster Graphics
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Well-Behaved Raster Command Sequence
Raster Graphics Command Sequence
Emphasis in the previous command sequence is that the Raster
? * t # R
Raster Graphics Resolution Command
Raster Graphics Expansion at 300 dpi
Raster Graphics Presentation Mode Command
Default = Range = 0
? * r # F
Raster Graphics Presentation Mode for Portrait Orientation
Raster Graphics Presentation Mode for Landscape Orientation
? * r # T
Source Raster Height Command
Maximum Raster Height
? * r # S
Source Raster Width Command
Maximum Raster Width
? * r # a
Start Raster Graphics Command
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? * b # Y
Raster Y Offset Command
Set Compression Method Command
Run-length Encoding Method
Unencoded Method
Tagged Image File Format Encoding Method
? * b # M
# of Bytes Binary value Decimal value 0000 127 0111
Unencoded
Examples Run-length and Tiff Compression
Delta Row Compression Method
Command byte1 to 8 Replacement bytes
Run-length Encoding
Tiff Encoding
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Seed Row
Repeating a Row
Printing a Zeroed Row Setting the Seed Row to Zero
Example Delta Row Compression
11111111
Row 00001111 11111111 10101010
Adaptive Compression Method
Value Compression Operation
Duplicate Row
Empty Row
Comparison Guide for specifics
Adaptive Compression Operation Hints
Transfer Raster Data Commands
Transfer Raster Data by Plane
Transfer Raster Data By Row/Block Command
?*b2m3W binary data
Byte Counts and the Tiff v4.0 Compression Mode
? * r C
End Raster Graphics Command
Resolution Scaling
Raster Scaling
Arbitrary Scaling
Destination Raster Height
Destination Raster Width
? * t # H
? * t #
Raster Graphics Example
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Example of Raster Graphic Image Data
Color Raster Graphics Example
PCL Command Description Command Arguments
Raster Graphics
Raster Graphics
Color Vector Graphics HP-GL/2
?%#B
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode
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Default Settings when Entering HP-GL/2
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MC Merge Control
Default
Pixel Combinations Desired Destination Values
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Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean Input Value Function
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
Logical Operations ROP3 Boolean
PC Pen Color
Parameter Format Functional Range Default
Yellow
Shading Fill Type command FT10, the shading levels are
NP Number of Pens
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CR Color Range
PP Pixel Placement
Pixel Placement
PP, Pixel Placement Command
Mode Clamped integer Grid Intersection
Parameter Format Functional
Color Printing Overview Color LaserJet, 5, 5M DeskJet
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Color Concepts
Raster Mode
Palettes
Raster Color vs. Non-Raster Color
Black and White References
Device-Dependent vs. Device-Independent Color
Scenario White Reference Black Reference
Color Selection
Encoding by Plane
Pixel Encoding
Encoding by Pixel
Color Modes
C4 c3 c2 c1
Planar Encoding Pixel Encoding
Device-Independent Color Spaces
Device-Dependent Color Spaces
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Device-Independent Color
Device-Dependent Color
Device-Independent Color
Color Matching
Color Lookup Tables
Color Appearance Matching
Illumination Models
Non-Raster Color vs. Raster Color
Processing Color Documents
Color Raster Data
Marking Primitives
Color Processing Functions
Color Printing Overview Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet
Using Color Modes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M DeskJet
Introduction
HP-GL/2 Imaging Mode
Simple Color Mode
Simple Color palettes are shown below
?*v#Wbinary data
Common 6-Byte Header
Byte 15 MSB LSB Color space Ubyte Pixel encoding mode
Bits/index Bits/primary #1
Bits/primary #2 Bits/primary #3
Byte Value Pixel Encoding Mode Restrictions
Mode 0 Indexed by Plane
Mode 1 Indexed by Pixel
Mode 2 Direct by Plane
Bytes are always 1 for this
Byte 3 Number of Bits for Primary #1
Byte 5 Number of Bits for Primary #3
Byte 4 Number of Bits for Primary #2
Short Form of CID Command Configure Image Data
Data Range Scaling
Long Form of CID Command Configure Image Data
Device RGB Long Form
Byte 15 msb Lsb
CIE L*a*b* Long Form
Device CMY Long Form
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Sign Exponent Fractional Portion
Colorimetric RGB Long Form
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Luminance-Chrominance Long Form
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Device RGB or Device CMY
Examples Using the CID Command
CIE L*a*b
Non-Linear Smpte RGB, 2.2 Gamma, 1.0 Gain
Non-Linear Sony Trinitron
YUV Chrominance-Luminance with Sony Trinitron
YUV Chrominance-Luminance Color Space
HP-GL/2 Imaging Mode
Using Palettes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M DeskJet
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Saving the Palette
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Palette Management by ID
Select Palette Command
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Palette Control ID
Palette Control
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Using Palettes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet C-11
Plane CMY value =
Device RGB Palettes
Bits/Index = 3 through
Device CMY and Device-Independent Palettes
HP-GL/2 Palettes
Using Palettes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet C-17
?*v#S
Foreground Color Command
Color raster images
Color Component Two
Color Component One
?*v#A
?*v#B
Assign Color Index
Color Component Three
Using Palettes Color LaserJet, 5, 5M, DeskJet
Modifying Output Color Color LaserJet, 5, 5M DeskJet
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?*t#J
Error Diffusion
Snap to Primaries
Snap Black to White, Colors to Black
Ordered Dither and Clustered Ordered Dither
Monochrome Rendering
User-Defined Dithering
Non-Continuous Tone Algorithms
User-Defined Dithers
Download Dither Matrix Command
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Number of Planes
Format
Height and Width
Data Bytes
Multiple Dither Matrices
Example
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Color Lookup Tables
Color Lookup Tables Command
Figure D-1 Color Lookup Tables
Byte 15 msb Lsb
Value Color Space
Gamma Correction Command
Gamma Correction
?*t#I
Viewing Illuminant
Viewing Illuminant Command
Illuminant Chromaticity
Monochrome Print Mode Command
Function Description Argument Range Index
Value Printer Color LaserJet printer
Lightness
Saturation
Scaling
Process Blue
No Adjustment
Transparency
Out of Gamut
Download Color Map
Setting Description MapID Device Dependent
Setting Description MapID
Setting Description MapID Device-Independent
Index
Index-2
Index-3
Index-4
Index-5
Index-6
