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PCL Job Control Commands

Job Control Commands

Function Parameter Command
Reset    
Reset --- EscE
Number of Copies # of Copies (1-99) Esc&l#X
Long-Edge (Left) Offset Registration # of Decipoints (1/720") Esc&l#U
Long Edge (Top) Offset Registration # of Decipoints (1/720") Esc&l#Z

Page Control Commands

Function Parameter Command
Page Length and Size    
Paper Source Eject Page Esc&l0H
  Paper Tray Auto Feed Esc&l1H
  Manual Feedmanual Esc&l2H
  Manual Feedmanual Envelope Feed Esc&l3H
Page Size Executive Esc&l1A
  Letterletter Esc&l2A
  Legallegal Esc&l3A
  A4a4 Esc&l26A
  Monarch Esc&l80A
  COM 10 Esc&l81A
  DL Esc&l90A
  C5 Esc&l91A
Page Length # of Lines Esc&l#P
Orientation    
Orientation Portraitportrait Esc&l0O
  Landscapelandscape Esc&l1O
  Reverse Portraitportrait Esc&l2O
  reverse Landscapelandscape Esc&l3O
Print Direction # Degrees of Rotation (counterclockwise, 90 degree increments only) Esc&a#P
Margins & Text Length    
Top Marginmargin # of Lines Esc&l#E
Text Length # of Lines Esc&#F
Left Marginmargin # of Columns Esc&#L
Right Marginmargin # of Columns Esc&#M
Clear Horizontal Margins --- Esc9
Perforationperf Skip Mode    
Perforationperf Skip Disable Esc&l0L
  Enable Esc&l1L
Horizontal Column Spacing    
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) # of 1/120" Increments Esc&k#H
Vertical Line Spacing    
Vertical Motion Index (VMI) # of 1/48t" Increments Esc&l#C
Line Spacing (Lines per inch) 1 line/inch Esc&l1D
  2 lines/inch Esc&l2D
  3 lines/inch Esc&l3D
  4 lines/inch Esc&l4D
  6 lines/inch Esc&l6D
  8 lines/inch Esc&l8D
  12 lines/inch Esc&l12D
  16 lines/inch Esc&l16D
  24 lines/inch Esc&l24D
  48 lines/inch Esc&l48D

Cursor Positioning

Function Parameter Command
Vertical & Horizontal    
Vertical Position # of Rows Esc&a#R
  # of Dots Esc*p#Y
  # of Decipoints Esc&a#V
Horizontal Position # of Columns Esc&a#C
  # of Dots Esc*p#X
  # of Decipoints Esc&a#H
Half Line Feedlf --- Esc=
End of Line Termination    
Line Termination CR=CR; LF=LF; FF=FF Esc&k0G
  CR=CR+LF; LF=LF; FF=FF Esc&k1G
  CR=CR; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF Esc&k2G
  CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF Esc&k3g
Push/Pop Position    
Push/Pop Position Push Esc&f0S
  Pop Esc&f1S

Font Selection

Function Parameter Command
Symbol Set Selection    
Primary Symbol Set ISO 60: Norwegian 1 Esc(0D
  ISO 61: Norwegian 2 Esc(1D
  ISO 4: United Kingdom Esc(1E
  ISO 25: French (Obsolete) Esc(0F
  ISO 69: French Esc(1F
  HP German (Obsolete) Esc(0G
  ISO 21: German Esc(1G
  ISO 15: Italian Esc(0I
  ISO 14 JIS ASCIIascii Esc(0K
  ISO 57: Chinese Esc(2K
  ECMA-94 Latin 1 Esc(0N
  ISO 11: Swedish Esc(0S
  HP Spanish (Obsolete) Esc(1S
  ISO 17: Spanish Esc(2S
  ISO 10: Swedish Esc(3S
  ISO 16: Portuguese Esc(4S
  ISO 84: Portuguese Esc(5S
  ISO 85: Spanish Esc(6S
  ISO 6: ASCIIascii Esc(0U
  ISO 2: IRV Esc(2U
  Roman8 Esc(8U
  Microsoft Publishing Esc(6J
  Desktop Esc(7J
  PS Text Esc(10J
  Ventura International Esc(13J
  Ventura US Esc(14J
  Ventura ITC Zapf Dingbatsdingbats Esc(9L
  PS ITC Zapf Dingbatsdingbats Esc(10L
  ITC Zapf Dingbatsdingbats Series 100 Esc(11L
  ITC Zapf Dingbatsdingbats Series 200 Esc(12L
  ITC Zapf Dingbatsdingbats Series 300 Esc(13L
  PS Math Esc(5M
  Ventura Math Esc(6M
  Math-8 Esc(8M
  Legallegal Esc(1U
  Windows Esc(9U
  Pi Fontfont Esc(15U
  PC-8 Esc(10U
  PC-8 D/N Esc(11U
  PC 850 Esc(12U
Spacing    
Primary Spacing Proportionalproportional Esc(s1P
  Fixed Esc(s0P
Pitchpitch    
Primary Pitchpitch # Characters/inch Esc(s#H
Set Pitchpitch Mode 10.0 Esc&k0S
  Compressedcompressed (16.5-16.7) Esc&k2S
  Eliteelite (12.0) Esc&k4S
Pointpoint Size    
Primary Height # Points Esc(s#V
Stylestyle    
Primary Stylestyle Upright Esc(s0S
  Italic Esc(s1S
Stroke Weight    
Primary Fontfont Stroke Weight Ultra Thin Esc(s-7B
  Extra Thin Esc(s-6B
  Thin Esc(s-5B
  Extra Light Esc(s-4B
  Light Esc(s-3B
  Demi Light Esc(s-2B
  Semi Light Esc(s-1B
  Medium (Normal) Esc(s0B
  Semi Boldbold Esc(s1B
  Demi Boldbold Esc(s2B
  Boldbold Esc(s3B
  Extra Boldbold Esc(s4B
  Black Esc(s5B
  Extra Black Esc(s6B
  Ultra Black Esc(s7B
Primary Typefacetypeface    
Typefacetypeface Couriercourier Esc(s3T
  Univers Esc(s4148T
  LinePrinter Esc(s0T
  CG times Esc(s4101T
Fontfont Default    
Fontfont Default Primary Fontfont Esc(3@
  Secondary Fontfont Esc)3@
Underline    
Underline Enable Fixed Esc&d0D
  Enable Floating Esc&d3D
  Disable Esc&d@
Transparent Print    
Transparent Print Data # of Bytes Esc&p#X[Data]

Font Management

Function Parameter Command
Assign Fontfont ID Fontfont ID # Esc*#D
Fontfont and Charactercharacter Control Delete all Fonts Esc*c0F
  Delete all Temporary Fonts Esc*c1F
  Delete Last Fontfont ID Specified Esc*c2F
  Delete Last Charactercharacter Specified Esc*c3F
  Make Fontfont Temporary Esc*c4F
  Make Fontfont Permanent Esc*c5F
  Copy/Assign the Currently Invoked Fontfont as Temporary Esc*c6F
Fontfont Selection By ID Num.    
Select Fontfont (with ID #) ID # Primary Fontfont Esc(#X
  ID # Secondary Fontfont Esc)#X

Soft Font Creation
Function Parameter Command
Fontfont Descriptor (Fontfont Header) # of Bytes Esc)s#W[Data]
Download Charactercharacter # of Bytes Esc(s#W[Data]
Charactercharacter Code Charactercharacter Code # (Decimal) Esc*c#E

Graphics

Function Parameter Command
Vector Graphicsvector    
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode Use Previous HP-GL/2 Pen Position Esc%0B
  Use Current PCLpcl CAP Esc%1B
HP-GL/2 Plot Horizontal Size Horizontal Size in Inches Esc*c#K
HP-GL/2 Plot Vertical Size Vertical Size in Inches Esc*c#L
Set Picture Frame Anchor Pointpoint Set Anchor Point to CAP Esc*c0T
Picture Frame Horizontal Size Decipoints Esc*c#X
Picture Frame Vertical Size Decipoints Esc*c#Y
Raster Graphicsrastergr    
Raster Resolutionresolution 75 Dots/inch Esc*t75R
  100 Dots/inch Esc*t100R
  150 Dots/inch Esc*t150R
  300 Dots/inch Esc*t300R
Raster Graphicsrastergr Presentation    
Raster Graphicsrastergr Presentation Rotate Image Esc*r0F
  LaserJet Landscapelandscape Compatible Esc*r3F
Start Raster Graphicsrastergr Left Raster Graphicsrastergr Marginmargin Esc*r0A
  Current Cursor Esc*r1A
Raster Y Offset # of Raster Lines of Vertical Movement Esc*b#Y
Set Raster Compression Mode Uncoded Esc*b0M
  Run-Length Encoded Esc*b1M
  Ragged Image File Format Esc*b2M
  Delta Row Esc*b3M
Transfer Raster Data # of Bytes Esc*b#W[Data]
End Raster Graphicsrastergr --- Esc*rB
Raster Height #Raster Rows Esc*r#T
Raster Width #Pixels of the Specified Resolutionresolution Esc*r#S

The Print Model

Function Parameter Command
Imaging    
Select Pattern Solid Black (default) Esc*v0T
  Solid White Esc*v1T
  HP-Defined Shading Pattern Esc*v2T
  HP-Defined Cross-Hatched Pattern Esc*v3T
Select Source Transparency Mode Transparent Esc*v0N
  Opaque Esc*v1N
Select Pattern Transparency Mode Transparent Esc*v0O
  Opaque Esc*v1O
Rectangle Dimensions    
Rectangle Width # of Dots Esc*c#A
  # of Decipoints Esc*c#H
Rectangle Height # of Dots Esc*c#B
  # of Decipoints Esc*c#V
Rectangle Area Fill    
Fill Rectangular Area Solid Black Esc*c0P
  Erase (Solid White Area Fill) Esc*c1P
  Shaded Fill Esc*c2P
  Cross-hatched Fill Esc*c3P
  User Defined Esc*c4P
  Current Pattern Esc*c5P
Pattern ID % of Shading or Pattern Type Esc*c#G
Shading 2% Grey Esc*c2G
  10% Grey Esc*c10G
  15% Grey Esc*c15G
  30% Grey Esc*c30G
  45% Grey Esc*c45G
  70% Grey Esc*c70G
  90% Grey Esc*c90G
  100% Grey Esc*c100G
Pattern 1 Horizontal Line Esc*c1G
  2 Vertical Line Esc*c2G
  3 Diagonal Lines Esc*c3G
  4 Diagonal Lines Esc*c4G
  5 Square Grid Esc*c5G
  6 Diagonal Grid Esc*c6G

Macros

Function Parameter Command
Macro ID Macro ID # Esc&f#Y
Macro Control Start Macro Def. Esc&f0X
  Stop Macro Def. Esc&f1X
  Execute Macro Esc&f2X
  Call Macro Esc&f3X
  Enable Overlay Esc&f4X
  Disable Overlay Esc&f5X
  Delete Macros Esc&f6X
  Delete all Temp. Macros Esc&f7X
  Delete Macro ID Esc&f8X
  Make Temporary Esc&f9X
  Make Permanent Esc&f10X

Programming Hints

Function Parameter Command
Display functions ON EscY
  OFF EscZ
End-Of-Line Wrap Enabled Esc&s0C
  Disabled Esc&s1C
 
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