Using The Copy Command - GCC Technologies Elite XL-20/600 User Manual

PCL 5
Your GCC printer also includes PCL 5/HP-GL/2 emulation software, which provides
LaserJet III text and graphics compatibility plus the ability to print at 600 dpi. If you
are using a PCL application, we recommend that you configure the application to
print to a LaserJet III. If LaserJet III is not available, use a LaserJet II. If a LaserJet II is
not available, use LaserJet. Refer to the application's documentation for more
information.
Note: If your document uses 300 dpi user-defined patterns or 300 dpi bitmap fonts,
your GCC printer will only be able to print these at 300 dpi even if 600 dpi PCL is
selected. Also, your GCC printer includes 15 PCL fonts that are compatible with
those in the HP LaserJet III. These fonts consist of 7 bitmap and 8 scalable fonts. If
you have configured your GCC printer to print PCL at 600 dpi, the internal bitmap
fonts will only print at 300 dpi. The internal scalable fonts will print at 600 dpi, as
will any downloaded scalable font.
Note: In PCL 5 emulation, your GCC printer can print at either 300 or 600 dpi
resolution. The default resolution is 300 dpi. Resolution is set via the Resolution
submenu. Also, although most PCL applications send the necessary commands
specifying font, character pitch, point size, etc., your GCC printer's front panel can
be used to set many PCL print characteristics.
The PCL 5 printer language was developed by Hewlett-Packard. For more informa-
tion about commands supported by PCL 5, see the HP PCL 5 Printer Language
Technical Reference Manual (Manual Part No. 5961-0509).

Using the Copy command

If you printed to a file from a DOS application, you must use the DOS COPY com-
mand to make the printer print the file. The following command is a typical example:
This sends the file myfile.prn to the parallel port LPT1 and to the device connected to
that port. The binary mode switch /B is needed so that all control characters are sent
to the printer as data.
Note: GCC recommends that you do not use the DOS PRINT command. Although
this command can produce faster print times, you cannot use binary mode. This can
cause printing problems with complex files. However, if you are sending simple text
files, the PRINT command may work.
COPY /B myfile.prn LPT1
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