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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
4
Notice
4
Printing History
5
Trademark Credits
6
Inside this Manual
7
What You Can Learn from this Manual
7
Programming Hints
8
Job Control
8
Printer Reset
8
The HP-GL/2 Coordinate System
11
Related Documentation
12
PCL 5 Comparison Guide
12
Intellifont Scalable Typeface Format
12
Truetype Font Files
12
Table of Contents
13
Introduction to HP PCL
27
PCL Printer Language Architecture
28
What Are Printer Commands
29
Control Codes
29
PCL Commands
29
HP-GL/2 Commands
30
PJL Commands
30
Syntax of Escape Sequences
31
Two-Character Escape Sequences
31
Parameterized Escape Sequences
32
The Page
35
Logical Page
36
Printed Dots
37
PCL Coordinate System
38
Units of the PCL Coordinate System
39
PCL Units
39
Decipoints
39
Columns & Rows
39
Printer Internal Units
39
HP-GL/2 Picture Frame
40
Printable Area
41
The Print Environment
45
Factory Default Environment
46
Paper Source
47
Page Size
47
Line Joins
49
Fonts
50
User Default Environment
50
Modified Print Environment
51
Resetting the Print Environment
52
Printer Reset
52
Cold Reset
53
PCL Job Control Commands
55
Printer Reset Command
56
Universal Exit Language Command
57
Number of Copies Command
58
Simplex/Duplex Print Command
59
Left Offset Registration Command
61
Top Offset Registration Command
62
Duplex Page Side Selection Command
64
Job Separation Command
65
Output bin Selection Command
66
Unit of Measure Command
67
Page Control Commands
71
Page Size Command
72
Paper Source Command
74
HP-GL/2 & PCL Orientation Interactions
75
Logical Page Orientation Command
75
Scaling
76
Print Direction Command
79
Text Area
81
Left Margin Command
83
Right Margin Command
84
Clear Horizontal Margins Command
85
Top Margin Command
86
Text Length Command
88
Perforation Skip Command
89
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Command
90
Vertical Motion Index (VMI) Command
92
Common VMI Settings
93
Line Spacing Command
94
Cursor Positioning
95
Absolute Vs. Relative Cursor Positioning
96
Cursor Positioning Units
97
PCL Units
97
Decipoints
98
Columns & Rows
98
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (Columns) Command
99
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (Decipoints) Command
100
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (PCL Units) Command
101
Horizontal Cursor Positioning Control Codes
102
CR - Carriage Return
102
SP - Space
102
BS - Backspace
103
HT - Horizontal Tab
103
Vertical Cursor Positioning (Rows) Command
104
Vertical Cursor Positioning (Decipoints) Command
105
Vertical Cursor Positioning (PCL Units) Command
106
Half-Line Feed Command
107
Vertical Cursor Positioning Control Codes
107
LF - Line Feed
107
FF - Form Feed
107
Line Termination Command
108
Push/Pop Cursor Position Command
109
Fonts
111
Font Sources
112
Symbol Set
113
Spacing
114
Pitch
115
Height
115
Style
116
Stroke Weight
116
Typeface Family
117
Orientation
118
Example:
119
Bitmap Fonts and Scalable Typefaces
119
Internal Fonts
121
Special Effects
121
PCL Font Selection
123
Using Fonts
126
Primary and Secondary Fonts
127
Font Resolution
127
Symbol Set Command
128
Example
129
7-Bit ISO Symbol Sets
130
Spacing Command
131
Example
131
Pitch Command
132
Example
133
Height Command
134
Example
135
Style Command
136
Example
137
Stroke Weight Command
138
Example
139
Typeface Family Command
140
Example
141
Orientation
142
Font Selection Examples
143
Bitmap, Fixed-Spaced Font
143
Scalable, Proportional-Spaced Font
144
Summary of Font Selection by Characteristic
145
Font Selectionby ID Command
148
Examples
149
Select Default Font Command
149
HP-GL/2 Font Selection
149
Transparent Print Data Command
150
Example
150
Underline Command
151
Font Management
153
Downloading Soft Fonts
154
Temporary Vs. Permanent Fonts
155
Deleting Fonts
155
Font ID Command
156
Example
156
Font Control Command
157
Examples
157
Font Management Example
159
Unbound Scalable Fonts
160
Bound and Unbound Fonts
160
Font Selection and Unbound Fonts
160
User-Defined Symbol Sets
167
Symbol Set ID Code Command
168
Define Symbol Set
170
Header Size (UI)
171
Encoded Symbol Set Designator (UI)
172
Format (UB)
172
Symbol Set Type (UB)
172
First Code (UI)
173
Last Code (UI)
173
Character Requirements (Array of UB) and Character Requirement
173
Symbol Map (Array of UI)
177
Symbol Set Control Command
178
User-Defined Symbol Set Examples
179
Unicode Symbol Index Example
179
MSL Symbol Index Example
180
Soft Font Creation
183
Font Classifications
184
Coordinate System
186
Bitmap Fonts
186
Intellifont Scalable Fonts
186
Truetype Scalable Fonts
187
Font Header Command
188
Font Header Format
188
Data Types
196
Font Descriptor Size (UI)
197
Header Format (UB)
197
Font Type (UB)
197
Style MSB (UI)
198
Baseline Position (UI)
200
Cell Width (UI)
200
Cell Height (UI)
200
Orientation (UB)
201
Spacing (B)
202
Symbol Set (UI)
202
Pitch (UI)
203
Height (UI)
204
Xheight (UI)
204
Width Type (SB)
205
Style LSB (UB)
205
Stroke Weight (SB)
205
Typeface (UB)
206
Serif Style (UB)
209
Quality (UB)
210
Placement (SB)
210
Underline Position (Distance) (SB)
211
Underline Thickness (UB)
211
Text Height (UI)
211
Text Width (UI)
211
First Code (UI)
212
Last Code / Number of Characters (UI)
212
Pitch Extended (UB)
212
Height Extended (UB)
213
Cap Height (UI)
213
Font Number (ULI)
214
Font Name (ASC16)
215
Resolution (UI)
215
Y Resolution (UI)
216
Scale Factor (UI)
216
Master Underline Position (SI)
216
Master Underline Thickness (Height) (UI)
216
Font Scaling Technology (UB)
216
Variety (UB)
217
OR Threshold (UI)
217
Global Italic Angle (SI)
217
Global Intellifont Data Size (UI)
217
Global Intellifont Data
217
Character Complement (Array of UB)
217
Checksum
221
Copyright
221
Segmented Font Data (Format 15)
221
Font Header Examples
225
Character Definitions
230
Character Code Command
231
Character Definition Command
232
Character Descriptor Formats
233
Character Descriptor and Data Format for PCL Bitmap Fonts
233
Character Descriptor and Data Format for Intellifont Scalable Fonts
242
Character Descriptor and Data Format for Truetype Fonts
247
Character Definition Examples
252
Macro Creation
259
Macro Invocation
260
Temporary / Permanent Macros
261
Deleting Macros
262
Macro ID
262
Example
262
Macro Control
263
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode
263
Example
264
Macro Control Example
265
The PCL Print Model
267
PCL Raster Graphics
267
Command Sequence
271
Source Transparency Mode Command
272
Pattern Transparency Mode Command
273
Pattern ID (Area Fill ID) Command
274
Select Current Pattern Command
278
User-Defined Pattern Graphics
279
User-Defined Pattern Implementation
279
User-Defined Pattern Command
282
Format (Byte 0)
283
Continuation (Byte 1)
283
Pixel Encoding (Byte 2)
283
Reserved (Byte 3)
284
Height in Pixels (Bytes 4 and 5)
284
Width in Pixels (Bytes 6 and 7)
284
Pattern Image
284
Master X Resolution (UI)
284
Master y Resolution (UI)
284
User-Defined Pattern Example
285
Set Pattern Reference Point Command
288
Pattern Control Command
289
PCL Rectangular Area Fill Graphics
291
Rectangular Area Fill Procedure
291
Horizontal Rectangle Size (Decipoints) Command
293
Horizontal Rectangle Size (PCL Units) Command
293
Vertical Rectangle Size (Decipoints) Command
294
Vertical Rectangle Size (PCL Units) Command
294
Pattern ID (Area Fill ID) Command
295
Fill Rectangular Area Command
299
Pattern Transparency for Rectangular Area Fill
301
Rectangular Area Fill Examples
303
Pre-Defined Pattern Examples
303
User-Defined Pattern Example
307
Raster Graphics
309
Raster Graphics Command Sequence
312
Raster Graphics Resolution Command
314
Raster Graphics Presentation Mode Command
316
Raster Height Command
319
Raster Width Command
321
Start Raster Graphics Command
322
Raster y Offset Command
323
Set Compression Method Command
324
Unencoded (Method 0)
324
Run-Length Encoding (Method 1)
324
Tagged Image File Format Encoding (Method 2)
325
Example:
327
Delta Row Compression (Method 3)
328
Example: Delta Row Compression
332
Adaptive Compression (Method 5)
333
Transfer Raster Data Command
337
End Raster Graphics Command
338
Raster Graphics Example
339
Status Readback
343
Macros
343
Memory Status Request
344
Entity Status
345
Status Response
347
Status Response Syntax
348
Set Status Readback Location Type Command
350
Set Status Readback Location Unit Command
351
Inquire Status Readback Entity Command
352
Entity Status Responses
353
Font Response
353
Font Extended Response
357
Macro Response
358
User-Defined Pattern Response
359
Symbol Set Response
360
Entity Error Codes
361
Free Space Command
363
Memory Status Response
364
Memory Error Response
365
Flush All Pages Command
366
Performance
366
Echo Command
367
Echo Response
368
Status Readback Programming Hints
369
Example
369
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Model
PCL 5
Category
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Language
English
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