HP PCL 5 Quick Reference Manual

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Brand: HP
Category: Printer Accessories
Model: PCL 5 (Quick Reference Manual), pr3kMZ02Ucnc6
File Type: PDF
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Pages: 54 pages

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Factory Default Print Environment Feature Settings (PCL)

JOB CONTROL • NUMBER OF COPIES* = 1 • DUPLEX* = Off (Simplex) • BINDING* = Long-Edge • TRAY LOCK= All trays unlocked • JOB SEPARATION = OFF • MANUAL FEED* = OFF • REGISTRATION (left = 0, top = 0) • OUTPUT BIN = Upper • UNITS OF MEASURE = 300 Units/Inch PAGE CONTROL • PRINT DIRE ...

Factory Default Print Environment Feature Settings (PCL)

(continued) PRINT MODEL • SOURCE TRANSPARENCY MODE = 0 (Transparent) • PATTERN TRANSPARENCY MODE = 0 (Transparent) • CURRENT PATTERN = Solid (Black) • PATTERN REFERENCE POINT = 0,0 • PATTERN ROTATION = 0 RECTANGULAR AREA FILL • HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE SIZE = 0 • VERTICAL RECTANGLE SIZE = ...

Factory Default Print Environment Feature Settings

(HP-GL/2) (continued) CONFIGURATION AND STATUS GROUP • SCALE MODE = Off • WINDOW = PCL default picture frame (PCL default logical page, less 1/2 inch at the top and bottom) • COORDINATE SYSTEM ORIENTATION = Same as PCL default logical page • P1,P2 Lower left, upper right corners of picture frame ...

Universal Exit Language

Causes the printer to exit the current language and return control to PJL. ? % – 1 2 3 4 5 X Configuration (AppleTalk) Allows the user to configure the printer I/O to receive PCL jobs over AppleTalk I/O. ? & b # W [Key][value] # = Number of bytes of [key]/[value] data (count space ). Printer Reset Restores th ...

Job Control (continued)

Duplex Page Side Selection Prints the logical page on the specified physical page side. ? & a # G # = 0 - Select next side 1 - Select front side 2 - Select back side If a non-duplex printer receives this command, it performs a page eject. Job Separation Toggles the printer's job separation mechanism. ? & l 1 T Output Bin Selects ...

Designates the physical paper size which in turn defines the logical page.

? & l # A # = 1 - Executive (7.25" x 10.5") 2 - Letter (8.5" x 11") 3 - Legal (8.5" x 14") 6 - Ledger (11" x 17") 25 - A5 paper (148mm x 210mm) 26 - A4 paper (210mm x 297mm) 27 - A3 (297mm x 420mm) 45 - JIS B5 paper (182mm x 257mm) 46 - JIS B4 paper (250mm ...

Page Control (continued)

Page Orientation Designates the logical page position with respect to the physical page. ? & l # O # = 0 - Portrait 1 - Landscape 2 - Reverse Portrait 3 - Reverse Landscape Print Direction Rotates the logical page coordinate system counterclockwise in 90 degree increments with respect to the orientation of the current logical pa ...

Page Control (continued)

Top Margin Designates number of lines between top of logical page to top of text area. ? & l # E # = Number of lines Clear Horizontal Margins Resets left and right margins to their default settings. ? 9 Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Designates the distance between columns. (The value field # is valid to 4 decimal places.) ? & k # ...

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