HP 8712C User Manual page 356

Faster Hardcopies using
If your printer supports PCL5, be sure to select PCL5 format under
a PC15 Printer
in very fast, high-resolution hardcopies. PCL5 can result in a speed
improvement of up to 10 times, compared to using raster formats such as
PCL, Epson-compatible, or PCX. Since the analyzer measurement speed
decreases while performing hardcopy rasterization, using PCL5 format will
restore your measurements to full speed more quickly.
Some printers that support PCL-5 include:
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Customizing Page
Custom hardcopy output, such as 2 or 4 plots per page, can be done using a
layout
2. Send the printer an "IP" HP-GL command
3. Perform a hardcopy dump in HP-GL format.
These steps are discussed in detail below:
Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
In order to send HP-GL hardcopy output to your PCL-5 printer, you must first
instruct the printer to accept HP-GL commands. On some printers, this can
be done using the printer's built-m menu. You can also send the printer a
also, to the example program titled "FAST-PRT" on the Example Programs
Send the printer an "IP" command.
done by sending the printer the IP HP-GL command.
The IP command specifies the size and the position of the printed image on
the paper. The units are thousandths of an inch, so 8500 units would be
8.5 inches. The arguments to the IP command are
The paper is numbered as shown in Figure 7-12.
HP LaserJet 4, 5, HP Color LaserJet
1. Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
IP LowerLefttx,LowerLeftt Up~R~ghtX, UpperRightY;
Automating Measurements
Saving Measurement Results
You will need to send the printer an
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