CHAPTER 2 PCL - 2
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ONTENTS
1.
COMMAND LIST .................................................................................................................. 7
2.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 10
3.
CONTROLLING THE PRINTER ......................................................................................... 11
3.1.
Control Codes ........................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1.
Backspace (08) <08h> .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.2.
Line feed (10) <0Ah> ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.3.
Form feed (12) <0Ch> .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4.
Carriage return (13) <0Dh> .................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.5.
Select primary font (14) <0Eh> ............................................................................................................. 11
3.1.6.
Select secondary font (15) <0Fh> ........................................................................................................ 11
3.1.7.
Escape (27) <1Bh> ............................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.8.
Horizontal tab (09) <09h> .................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.9.
Space (32) <20h> ................................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.
Escape Sequences ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1.
Line termination ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.2.
End-of-line wrap .................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.3.
Display functions mode ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.
Environments ............................................................................................................................ 14
3.3.1.
Factory default environment ................................................................................................................. 14
3.3.2.
User default environment ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.3.
Modified print environment .................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.4.
Macro overlay environment................................................................................................................... 14
4.
JOB CONTROL .................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.
Commands ................................................................................................................................ 15
4.1.1.
Page size .............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.2.
Media type selection ............................................................................................................................. 20
4.1.3.
Output tray ............................................................................................................................................ 21
4.1.4.
Paper source ......................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1.5.
Left long-edge offset registration .......................................................................................................... 27
4.1.6.
Top offset registration ........................................................................................................................... 27
4.1.7.
Simplex/duplex printing ......................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.8.
Paper side selection .............................................................................................................................. 28
4.1.9.
Job separation command ...................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.10.
Reset ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.11.
Reset to factory default settings............................................................................................................ 30
4.1.12.
Reset to user settings ........................................................................................................................... 30
4.1.13.
Printer self test ...................................................................................................................................... 30
4.1.14.
Exit current emulation mode ................................................................................................................. 30
4.1.15.
Change emulation mode ....................................................................................................................... 30
4.2.
The Page .................................................................................................................................. 32
4.2.1.
Physical page ........................................................................................................................................ 32
4.2.2.
Printable area ........................................................................................................................................ 32
4.2.3.
Logical page .......................................................................................................................................... 32
4.2.4.
Text area ............................................................................................................................................... 32