TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1. ABOUT THE MANUAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. AREAS OF USE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE
1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
2. INTRODUCTION -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------11
5. USING FONTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38
6. USING GRAPHICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71
7. MACROS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92
8. STATUS READBACK -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------98
9. INDEX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 106
CHAPTER 3 PCL5C
1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2. COLOR MODES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
4. COLOR GRAPHICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
5. ENHANCE OUTPUT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
6. HP-GL/2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16
7. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
2. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
3. TERMINOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
4. COMMAND SYNTAX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
5. THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW ------------------------------------------------------------------10
6. PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES -----------------------------------------------------11
7. COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
8. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE
1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
2. HOW TO USE PJL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3. COMMAND GROUP-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
4. KERNEL COMMANDS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------15
7. STATUS READBACK COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------55
8. DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------72
9. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75
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