Understanding the operator panel

PCL Emul Menu

Use the PCL Emul Menu to change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PCL emulation printer language.

Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.

Menu item

Purpose

Values

 

A4 Width

To select the width of the logical page

198 mm*

Makes the logical page compatible

 

for A4 size paper.

 

with the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5

 

 

 

Printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

203 mm

Makes the logical page wide enough to

 

 

 

print 80 10-pitch characters.

 

 

 

 

Auto CR after

To specify whether the printer

Off*

Printer does not perform a carriage

LF

automatically performs a carriage

 

return after a line feed control

 

return after a line feed control

 

command.

 

command.

 

 

 

On

Printer performs a carriage return after

 

 

 

 

 

a line feed control command.

 

 

 

 

Auto LF after

To specify whether the printer

Off*

Printer does not perform a line feed

CR

automatically performs a line feed after

 

after a carriage return control

 

a carriage return control command.

 

command.

 

 

On

Printer performs a line feed after a

 

 

 

carriage return control command.

Font Name

To choose a specific font from the

R0 Courier 10*

The font name and font ID for all fonts

 

specified font source.

 

in the selected font source are

 

 

 

displayed. The font source

 

 

 

abbreviation is R for resident, F for

 

 

 

flash, K for disk, and D for download.

 

 

 

 

Font Source

To determine the set of fonts displayed

Resident*

Displays all fonts resident in printer

 

in the Font Name menu item.

 

RAM when the printer ships from the

 

 

 

factory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download

Displays all fonts downloaded to

 

 

 

printer RAM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

Displays all fonts stored in flash

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

Displays all fonts available to the

 

 

 

printer from all sources.

 

 

 

 

Lines per Page

To determine the number of lines that

1...255

The printer sets the amount of space

 

print on each page.

 

between each line (vertical line

 

60*

 

 

spacing) based on the Lines per Page,

 

 

(country/region-

Paper Size, and Orientation menu

 

 

specific factory

items. Select the correct Paper Size

 

 

default values)

and Orientation before changing Lines

 

 

 

per Page.

 

 

64*

 

 

 

 

 

(country/region-

 

 

 

specific factory

 

 

 

default values)

 

 

 

 

 

Orientation

To determine how text and graphics

Portrait*

Prints text and graphics parallel to the

 

are oriented on the page.

 

short edge of the paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landscape

Prints text and graphics parallel to the

 

 

 

long edge of the paper.

 

 

 

 

Using the printer menus

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Lexmark 340, 342n manual PCL Emul Menu

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