Command

Position

Contents

Description

 

 

 

PCL

1 - 2

<&&’

Prints a PCL-file with the same

 

3 - 5

<PCL’

rotation as the paper rotation, i.e.

 

7 - 16

PCL-file name

which edge is regarded as the

 

17

sign (+/-) distance to top edge

upper edge is of no importance.

 

18 - 22

distance to paper top edge INPEL

 

 

23

sign (+/-) distance to left edge

If a distance is stated without a

 

24 - 28

distance to left paper edge INPEL

leading sign the distance is

 

36 - 45

file name

calculated relatively to the paper

 

47 - 56

library

edge. If a sign (+/-) is stated, the

 

 

 

distance will be calculated

 

 

(36-56 is only used if the PCL date is located

according to the base line of the

 

 

in another file than APF3812/PCL)

current print line.

 

 

If 7-16 is ‘*PATH’ a PCL file is looked for in

PCL-files can not be used on IBM

 

 

the (IFS) path in position 36-

3812 and 3816 printers.

 

 

 

 

SKU

1 - 2

<&&’

Used for control of paper trays. The

 

3 - 5

<SKU’

command must be stated in line

 

6

tray number

number 1 of the print file.

 

 

 

On IBM3812 and IBM3816:

 

 

 

1=top paper tray

 

 

 

2=bottom paper tray

 

 

 

On other printers:

 

 

 

1=top paper tray

 

 

 

2=manual feed

 

 

 

3=manual envelope feed

 

 

 

4=bottom paper tray

 

 

 

6=envelope feeder

 

 

 

When duplexing this command will

 

 

 

cause forced front page.

 

 

 

 

HPM

1 - 2

<&&’

Executes an HP-macro.

 

3 - 5

<HPM’

 

 

7 - 10

macro number 00000-32767

The macro must be down loaded to

 

 

 

the printer prior to this command

 

 

 

call.

 

 

 

In order to avoid mixing of the

 

 

 

internal use of macros in the

 

 

 

InterForm400® system, it is

 

 

 

recommended to define macro

 

 

 

numbers larger than 09999.

 

 

 

 

INK

1 - 2

<&&’

Changes the ink of any preceding

 

3 - 5

<INK’

text being printed.

 

6 - 6

Foreground color: B=black, W=white,

Example of valid use of &&INK:

 

 

U=unchanged, 1-7=HP raster

 

8 - 8

Background color: B=black, W=white,

&&INK B W

 

 

U=unchanged, 1-7=HP raster

&&TXT ...

 

 

WARNING:

&&BLA ...

 

 

&&BLO ...

 

 

This command will change the ink of any text

&&BLO...

 

 

being printed after this command has been

&&INK W B

 

 

issued.

TIP:

 

 

Print sequence considerations:

 

 

The sequence of printing command lines

To avoid any problems you shoudl

 

 

versus normal text lines and constants in the

allways reset foreground ink to

 

 

overlay cannot be predicted. Only a sequence

black and the background ink to

 

 

of command lines in succession can be

white immediately after having

 

 

guaranteed to be printed in the specified

used any special ink in your

 

 

sequence.

command lines.

 

 

 

 

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