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Contents
Table of Contents
Bookmarks
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
About the Manual
Chapter 1 Introduction
About the Manual
Areas of Use
Font Development
Chapter 2 Pcl
Command List
Introduction
Command List
Introduction
Controlling the Printer
Control Codes
Escape Sequences
Line Termination
Display Functions Mode
End-Of-Line Wrap
Environments
Factory Default Environment
Macro Overlay Environment
Modified Print Environment
User Default Environment
Job Control
Commands
Page Size
Media Type Selection
Output Tray
Paper Source
Left Long-Edge Offset Registration
Top Offset Registration
Job Separation Command
Paper Side Selection
Reset
Simplex/Duplex Printing
Change Emulation Mode
Exit Current Emulation Mode
Printer Self Test
Reset to Factory Default Settings
Reset to User Settings
The Page
HP-GL/2 Graphics Window
Logical Page
Physical Page
Printable Area
Text Area
Portrait
Landscape
Coordinates
Setting the Left and Right Margins
Unit of Measure
Units
Resetting the Horizontal Margins
Setting the Top Margin
Setting the Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)
Setting the Vertical Motion Index (VMI)
Setting Line Spacing
Text Length
Page Length
Perforation Skip
Positioning the Cursor
Vertical Positioning
Horizontal Position
Positioning the Cursor Using Control Codes
Using the Cursor Position Stack
Half Line Feed
Logical
Text Direction
Using Fonts
Introduction
Bitmap Fonts
Font Types
Scalable Fonts
Bound Fonts
Card/Cartridge Fonts
Downloadable Fonts
Font Sources
Internal Fonts
Primary and Secondary Fonts
Specifying the Primary Font
Specifying the Secondary Font
Unbound Fonts
Selecting the Default Fonts
Switching between the Primary and Secondary Fonts
Criteria for Font Selection
Height
Pitch
Style
Symbol Collections
Symbol Set
Type of Character Spacing
Stroke Weight
Typeface
Font Selection Commands
Define Symbol Set
Symbol Set ID Code Command
User-Defined Symbol Sets
Selecting the Symbol Set
Symbol Set Control Command
Selecting the Pitch
Selecting the Type of Character Spacing
Scaling the Scalable Fonts Vertically or Horizontally
Selecting the Height
Selecting the Style
Selecting the Stroke Weight
Selecting the Typeface
Font Orientation
Esc&D#D (27)(38)(100)#(68) <1Bh><26H><64H>#<44H
Transparent Print Data
Downloadable Font Manipulation
Font ID
Operations on Downloaded Fonts
Selecting a Downloaded Font
Creating Downloadable Fonts
Downloading
Sending the Font Descriptor
Unicode Symbol Index Character Complement Bits
Sending a Character Code
Sending a Character Descriptor and Data
Using Graphics
Source, Pattern and Destination
Set Source Transparency
Set Pattern Transparency
Set Area Fill Identity
Set Pattern Reference Point
User-Defined Pattern Command
Set Pattern Type
User-Defined Pattern Control
Plotting Rectangles
Cursor Position
Draw Filled Rectangle
Set Rectangle Height
Set Rectangle Width
Raster Graphics
Positioning the Cursor
Set High Resolution Control
Set Raster Image Orientation
Set Raster Resolution
Set Compression Mode
Set Raster Area Height
Set Raster Area Width
Set Raster Y-Offset
Compress Transfer Graphics
End Raster Transfer
Send Raster Data
Start Raster Transfer
Horizontal 1200-Dpi Image Format Mode (Raster Graphic Mode 1027)
Vector Graphics
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode
The Picture Frame
Set Picture Frame Anchor Point
Set Picture Frame Horizontal Size
Set Picture Frame Vertical Size
Specify Horizontal Plot Size
Specify Vertical Plot Size
The Default Picture Frame
Macros
The Purpose of a Macro
Macro ID
Defining a Macro
End Macro Definition
Running a Macro
Call Macro
Disable Macro for Overlay
Enable Macro for Overlay
Execute Macro
Handling Macros
Delete All Macros
Delete All Macros from the Storage Device
Delete All Temporary Macros
Delete Macro
Delete Macro from the Storage Device
Make Macro Permanent
Make Macro Temporary
Save Macro into the Storage Device
Appletalk Configuration
Execute Data
MIO Video I/O Port Control
Status Readback
Introduction
Memory Status Request
Entity Status
Status Response
Status Response Syntax
Set Status Readback Location Type
Set Status Readback Location Unit
Entity Status Response
Font Response
Inquire Status Readback Entity
Bitmap Fonts
Bound Scalable Fonts
Download Fonts
Location Type 1 (Currently Selected) Font
Unbound Scalable Fonts
Font Extended Response
Macro Response
Use-Defined Pattern Response
Symbol Set Response
Entity Error Codes
Free Space Command
Echo Command
Index
Flush All Pages Command
Font Cache
Memory Error Response
Memory Status Response
Chapter 3 Pcl5C
Chapter 5 Pjl Printer Job Language
Introduction
Introduction
Color Modes
Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color
Using PCL Color Mode - Set PCL Color Setting
Using HP-GL/2 Color Mode
Color Palettes
Set Color to Palette
Push/Pop Palette
Select Color
Color Graphics
Set Destination Raster Height
Set Destination Raster Width
Start Raster Transfer
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode
Send Raster Data by Plane
Set Scale Algorithm
Enhance Output
Set Monochrome Mode
Set Render Algorithm
Download Dither Matrix
Set Gamma Correction
User-Defined Pattern Command
IN (Initialize Set Instruction) Command
PC (Pen Color) Command
Chapter 2 Pcl Printer Control Language
Hp-Gl/2
NP (Number of Pens) Command
CR (Color Range) Command
Index
Chapter 4 Hp-Gl/2
Introduction
Command List
Introduction
Terminology
Picture Frame
Anchor Point
Graphics Window
Hard Clip Limits
Soft Clip Limits
Graphics Units
User Units
Current Units
Pens
Absolute and Relative Plotting
Fills
Command Syntax
Mnemonic
Parameters
Separators
Terminator
The Hp-Gl Graphics Window
Units
The Scaling Points P1 and P2
Scaling
Transformation
Preparing to Print Graphic Images
Setting up the Graphics Window
Using Existing Image Plots
Printing an Image
Entering HP-GL/2 Mode
Quitting HP-GL/2 Mode
Commands
Initialize Commands
Plot Area and Unit Setting Instructions
Pen Control and Plot Instructions
The Polygon Group
Plot Function Instructions
Index
Character Plot Instructions
Introduction
Index
Chapter 5 Pjl
Introduction
About PJL
In Case of Using PJL with a Non-PJL Printer
Other Printer Languages
PCL Jobs
Postscript Jobs
PJL Syntax and Format
Alphanumeric Variables
Invalid Commands
Numeric Variables
Strings
Syntax Errors
Syntax Warning and Semantic Warning
Variables
How to Use Pjl
Overview
PJL Job Requirement
Command Group
Kernel Commands
EXECUTE Command
Introduction
UEL Command
COMMENT Command
ENTER Command
Context Switching
Explicit Switching
Implicit Switching
Printer Language Switching
Job Separation Commands
Introduction
JOB Command
EOJ Command
Environment Commands
Introduction
Print Environment
PJL Reset Conditions
Remember These Points about Environments
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Default Command
Initialize Command
Reset Command
Set Command
Status Readback Commands
Basic Format of Status Readback Responses
Introduction
Synchronization with the Printer
Inquire Command
DINQUIRE Command
ECHO Command
INFO Command
CONFIG Category
ID Category
MEMORY Category
STATUS Category
VARIABLES Category
USTATUS Category
USTATUS Command
Device Variable
JOB Variables
PAGE Variable
TIMED Variable
JOB Recovery
USTATUSOFF Command
Device Attendance Commands
Introduction
RDYMSG Command
OPMSG Command
STMSG Command
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Chapter 2 Pcl
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Chapter 3 Pcl5C
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Chapter 4 Hp-Gl/2
156
Chapter 5 Pjl
209
Chapter 6 Epson Fx-850
286
Chapter 7 Ibm Proprinter Xl
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Chapter 8 Bar Code Control
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Chapter 9 Hp-Gl
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Chapter 10 Carbon Copy Function
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Appendix A Comparison List
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Appendix C Hbp Mode Commands
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