HP 7550A Emulation [KC-GL] (Mode 8)
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Summary of KC-GL Instructions
The table below lists KC-GL instructions supported by the printing system. The follow-
ing legend is used:
[c] Character string
[d] decimal (-128.0000 to +127.9999)
[i] integer (-32768 to +32767)
[sd] scaled decimal (-32768.0000 to +32767.9999)
Coordinate Values, Mode B, RO 90
Paper size P1x P1y P2x P2y
A4 –2480, –4700 2480, 4700
A3 –4700, –6680 4700, 6680
Letter –2598, –4348 2598, 4348
Ledger –4348, –6916 4348, 6916
Table 7.38. KC-GL Instructions (Sheet 1 of 2)
Instruction Parameters Description
AA x-coordinate [i/sd], y-coordinate [i/sd],
center-angle [i] (, resolution [i])
Arc absolute
AF – Advance page
AH – Advance page
AR Δx [i/sd], Δy [i/sd], arc-angle [i] (, resolution [i]) Arc relative
BL character-string [c] terminator Buffer label
CA character-set-no. [i] Designate alternate character set
CI radius [i/sd] (, resolution [i]) Circle
CP horizontal-character-count [d],
vertical-character-count [d]
Character plot
CS character-set-no. [i] Designate standard character set
CT – Chord tolerance for AA, AR, CI
DF – Default
DI run [d], rise [d] Absolute direction
DR run [d], rise [d] Relative direction
DT terminator [c] Define label terminator
EA x-coordinate [i/sd], y-coordinate [i/sd] Edge rectangle absolute
EP – Edge polygon for PM, RA, RR, WG
ER Δx [i/sd], Δy [i/sd] Edge rectangle relative
ES character-space [d](, line- space [d]) Extra space for NCP
EW radius [i/sd], start-angle [i],
center-angle [i] (, resolution [i])
Edge wedge
FP – Fill polygon for PM, RA, RR, WG
FT type [i] (,spacing [sd] (,angle [i])) Fill type
IM E-mask-value [i] (, S-mask-value [i] (,P-mask-
value [i]))
Input mask
IN – Initialize
IP P1x [i], P1y [i] (, P2x [i], P2y [i]) Input P1 and P2
IW X
LL
[i/sd], Y
LL
[i/sd], X
UR
[i/sd], Y
UR
[i/sd], Input window
LB character-string [c] Label
LO position-number [i] Label origin
LT pattern-no. [i] (, pattern-length [d]) Line type
OA – Output actual position and pen
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