PCL
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PCL Emulation Commands
See the following tables for a listing of the commands grouped by function.
To determine which commands your printer supports, see Table A-1: “PCL Emulation
Commands” on page A-1.
PCL Emulation Commands by Function
Table 2-20: Job Control
Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC
E Printer Reset
• Prints any partial pages.
• Resets printer environment to defaults.
• Deletes all temporary downloaded resources.
ESC
&l#X
# = number of Copies (1 to 32767)
Default = 1
Number of Copies
Affects the page currently in process and subsequent pages.
ESC
&l#S
0 Single-Sided (Default)
1 Duplex Long-Edge Binding
2 Duplex Short-Edge Binding
Simplex/Duplex Print
Long-edge or short-edge binding refers to the side of the physical
page where binding occurs. Most manuals, including this one, use
long-edge binding.
ESC
&l#U
# = number of Decipoints
Range = -32767 to 32767
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Default = 0
Long-Edge Offset Registration
Also known as Left Offset.
Adjusts placement of logical page along the width of the physical
page.
ESC
&l#Z
# = number of Decipoints
Range = -32767 to 32767
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Default = 0
Short-Edge Offset Registration
Also known as Top Offset.
Adjusts placement of logical page along the length of the physical
page.