PCL
This section describes the PCL commands required for specific features. This table lists each feature and the PCL syntax that is required to use the feature. Following this table are examples of how to use these commands and what the PCL file looks like.
Refer to these reference materials: PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual,
NOTE: Throughout this document, <esc> refers to the escape key. When you see <esc>, substitute the escape character appropriate for your environment.
PCL Print Features
Feature | Implementation | Values |
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Job Name | @PJL COMMENT OID_ATT_JOB_NAME | Where string is a maximum of 40 characters | ||
| “string”; |
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Job Owner | @PJL COMMENT | Where string is a maximum of 40 characters | ||
| OID_ATT_JOB_OWNER “string”; |
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Custom Paper Size – | @PJL COMMENT | Where x and y are millimeters expressed as | ||
available only for PCL | OID_ATT_PCL_CUSTOM_DIMENSIONS | integer. |
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| (x.0 y.0) | NOTE: You must use both the PJL comment | ||
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| <esc>101A | and the escape code. The value 101 in the | ||
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| escape code indicates custom sized job. The | ||
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| PJL comment communicates the media size to | ||
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| use. |
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Media Size | <esc> & l int A | Where int is one of the following: | ||
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| 2 | = Letter ( 8.5 x 11 inches) | |
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| 3 | = Legal ( 8.5 x 14 inches) | |
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| 6 | = | Ledger ( 11 x 17 inches ) |
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| 44 | = | 8.5 x 13 inches (215 x 330 mm) |
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| 1 | = 7.25 x 10.5 inches | |
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| 41 | = Statement (8.5 x 5.5 inches) | |
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| 204 | = 5 x 7 inches | |
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| 208 | = 8 x 10 inches | |
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| 201 | = 9 x 11 inches | |
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| 211 | = Postcard (4.5 x 6 inches) | |
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| 27 | = A3 ( 297 x 420 mm) | |
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| 26 | = A4 ( 210 x 297 mm) | |
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| 200 | = Oversized A4 (223 x 297 mm) | |
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| 42 | = A5 ( 148 x 210 mm) | |
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| 203 | = A6 ( 105 x 148 mm) | |
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| 202 | = B4 (257 x 364 mm) | |
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| 45 | = B5 (182 x 257 mm) | |
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| 205 | = B6 (128 x 182 mm) | |
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| 80 | = Monarch Envelope (3.9 x 7.5") | |
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| 8 | = No. 10 Envelope (4.1 x 9.5") | |
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| 90 | = DL Envelope (110 x 220 mm) | |
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| 91 | = C5 Envelope (162 x 229 mm) | |
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| NOTE: Use this command in conjunction with | ||
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| these commands: Media Type and Media Color. | ||
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| All paper sizes are supported by all products. | ||
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| Please check the product documentation for | ||
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| paper sizes it supports. | ||
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