PCL-Specific Variables - Page 229

2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 5 PJL - 25 

2. 

PCL-Specific Variables 

The following values are PCL (HP LaserJet emulation) specific and can be set and requested using PJL. These 
variables must be set using the LPARM : PCL option. 

Variables 

Description 

Sample Value Range 

PAPER 

Sets the paper size. 

LETTER, A4, LEGAL, EXECUTIVE, 
COM10, MONARCH, C5, DL, 
JISB5, A4LONG (All models) 

B5, DL, A5, A6, B6 (HL-1670N) 

A3, B5, A5, A6, LEDGER, JISB4, 
LTRS, EXECUTIVES, B5S  
(HL-3260N) 
B5, A5, B6, A6 (HL-2460) 

ORIENTATION 

Sets the orientation. 

PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE 

LEFTMARIN 

Sets the left margin. 

0 to 126 columns (HL-1050/1070/ 
1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500/3260
N/2460) 

0 to 145 columns (HL-1670N) 

RIGHTMARGIN 

Sets the right margin 

0 to 136 columns (HL-1050/1070/ 
1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500) 

10 to 155 columns (HL-1670N) 

10 to 136 columns 
(HL-3260N/2460) 

TOPMARGIN 

Sets the top margin 

0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 inch 

BOTMARGIN 

Sets the bottom margin. 

0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 inch 

FORMLINES 

Sets the number of lines. 

5 to 128 lines 

FONTSOURCE 

Sets the font source to Internal 
fonts or Permanent Soft Fonts  

I or S (HL-
1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/ 
P2500/1670N) 

I, C1, C2, S (HL-3260N/2460) 

FONTNUMBER 

Sets the font number 

0 to n (HL-
1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/ 
P2500) 

0 to 0x7FFFFFFF  
(HL-1670N/3260N/2460) 

PITCH 

Pitch of the default font in units of 
characters per inch. The pitch value 
can be specified to two decimal 
places 

0.44, 0.45,.......99.99 

PTSIZE 

Height of the default font in units of 
points. The poin t size can be 
specified to a quarter of a point 

4.00, 4.25, .......999.75