2. COLOR MODES; 2.1. Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color; Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color - Page 142

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