Print Direction Command - HP PCL 5 Reference Manual

Print Direction Command

The Print Direction command rotates the logical page coordinate
system with respect to the current orientation without performing a
page eject. This rotation is performed in 90° increments in a
counterclockwise direction. This allows printing in four directions on
the same page.
Default = 0
Range = 0, 90, 180, 270 (Other values ignored)
Changing the print direction causes the following:
Note The Print Direction Command does not affect HP-GL/2 vector graphic
images. HP-GL/2 graphics can be rotated only with the Orientation
command (?&l#O) or the HP-GL/2 "RO" command.
EN
? & a # P
# = 0 - 0° rotation.
90 - 90° ccw rotation.
180 - 180° ccw rotation.
270 - 270° ccw rotation.
The print origin moves with the logical page rotation. For
example, rotating a default page (portrait orientation, 0° print
direction) 90° causes data to print in the landscape direction
across the "portrait" page.
The margins are translated (when the print direction changes by
90°, the left margin becomes the new top margin, the former top
margin becomes the new right margin, etc.)
The cursor position remains at the same physical location.
All subsequent printing (characters, area fill patterns, raster
images) is rotated to coincide with the new print direction.
Any current raster graphics end when the print direction changes.
Print Direction does not default HMI.
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