Table 2-14Device Behavior menu (continued)

Menu item

Sub-menu item

Sub-menu item

Values

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCL

Form Length

Type a value

PCL is a set of printer commands that

 

 

 

between 5 and 128

Hewlett-Packard developed to provide

 

 

 

lines. The factory

access to printer features.

 

 

 

default is 60 lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orientation

Portrait (default)

Select the orientation that is most often used

 

 

 

Landscape

print jobs. Select Portrait if the short edge is

 

 

 

at the top or select Landscape if the long edge

 

 

 

 

is at the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font Source

Select the source

Use this feature to select the font source for

 

 

 

from the list.

the user-soft default font.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font Number

Type the font

Use this feature to specify the font number for

 

 

 

number. The range is

the user-soft default font using the source that

 

 

 

between 0 and 999.

is specified in the Font Source menu item.

 

 

 

The factory default is

The device assigns a number to each font

 

 

 

0.

and lists it on the PCL font list (available from

 

 

 

 

the Administration menu).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font Pitch

Type a value

If Font Source and Font Number indicate a

 

 

 

between 0.44 and

contour font, then use this feature to select a

 

 

 

99.99. The factory

default pitch (for a fixed-spaced font).

 

 

 

default is 10.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font Point Size

Type a value

If Font Source and Font Number indicate a

 

 

 

between 4.00 and

contour font, then use this feature to select a

 

 

 

999.75. The factory

default point size (for a proportional-spaced

 

 

 

default is 12.00.

font).

Symbol Set

PC-8(default)

 

(50 additional symbol

 

sets from which to

 

choose)

Use this feature to select any one of several available symbol sets from the control panel. A symbol set is a unique grouping of all the characters in a font.

Append CR to LF

No (default)

 

Yes

Use this feature to configure whether a carriage return (CR) is appended to each line feed (LF) encountered in backwards- compatible PCL jobs (pure text, no job control).

Suppress Blank

No (default)

Pages

Yes

 

This option is for users who are generating their own PCL, which could include extra form feeds that would cause blank pages to be printed. When Yes is selected, form feeds are ignored if the page is blank.

Media Source

Standard (default)

Mapping

Classic

 

Use this feature to select and maintain input trays by number when you are not using the device driver, or when the software program has no option for tray selection.

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