Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color ; Command ; ESC*r#U (27)(42)(114)#(85) <1Bh><2Ah><72h>#<55h> - Page 134

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CHAPTER 3 "PCL5C" - 4 

2. 

COLOR MODES 

The PCL5C emulation provides a B/W mode, which is the default, and three color modes as follows; 

1)  Simple Color Mode 

2)  PCL Color Mode 

3)  HP-GL/2 Color Mode 

Simple Color Mode allows you to use a maximum of 8 colors easily.  PCL Color Mode allows you to use a 
maximum of 16,000,000 colors logically.  HP-GL/2 Mode allows you to use vector graphics in color. 

It is possible to switch between these modes in a single page, which enables you to use each of them for your 
purpose. 

When handling colors in those modes, use palette.  For details on palette, refer to Section 3 ‘Color Palettes’ of 
this chapter. 

This section describes the details about each color mode. 

2.1. 

Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color 

Command 

ESC*r#U (27)(42)(114)#(85)  <1Bh><2Ah><72h>#<55h> 

# = -4 

CMYK mode 

# = -3 

CMY mode 

# =  1 
* 

B/W mode 

#   =     3 

RGB mode 

* Default value = 1 

• 

The # value specifies the palette and the colors for the palette.  For specific colors, refer to the table below; 

• 

This command specifies each color corresponding to the index number.  The color is fixed and 
unchangeable. 

• 

The colors which were specified in the palette by the PCL or HP-GL/2 command are cancelled. 

Index No 

-4 (CMYK) 

-3(CMY) 

1(B/W) * 

3(RGB) 

0 

White 

White 

White 

Black 

1 

Cyan 

Cyan 

Black 

Red 

2 

Magenta 

Magenta 

- 

Green 

3 

Blue 

Blue 

- 

Yellow 

4 

Yellow 

Yellow 

- 

Blue 

5 

Green 

Green 

- 

Magenta 

6 

Red 

Red 

- 

Cyan 

7 

Black 

Black 

- 

White 

* = default