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PCL Page Length and SizeEc &l1A Executive

Ec &l2A Letter

Ec &l3A Legal

Ec &l26A A4

Ec &l27A A3

Ec &l80A Monarch

Ec &l81A Commercial 10

Ec &l90A International DL

Ec &l91A International C5

Ec &l101A Custom paper

Ec &l#A Unknown Paper Size (#)

Ec &l#M Media type #

Ec &l#P Define Page Length to # Lines

PCL Margins and Text lengthEc &l#E Define Top Margin at # Lines

Ec &l#F Define Text Length as # Lines

Ec &a#L Define Left Margin at Column #

Ec &a#M Define Right Margin at Column #

Ec &l#U Long edge (left) offset registration #

Ec &l#Z Short edge (top) offset registration #

Ec 9 Clear Margin

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Functional reference

PCL escape sequences are summarised by functionin the tables (right).

Ecis the escape character codehexadecimal 0x1B

... indicates that a number of characters ofparameter data follow the command

# represents an integer or decimal paramter

a is replaced by a single alpha character

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Printer Command Language functional reference

Page Length and SizeMargins and Text lengthHorizontal ColumnSpacing (HMI)Vertical Line SpacingDeskjet print modesDeskjet raster graphicsprint modesAbsolute positioningRelative PositioningPage OrientationFont SelectionFont Spacing

Font StyleFont Stroke WeightSelectionFont TypeFace NumberSelectionFont Pitch SelectionFont Selection byidentificationFont ManagementDownLoading FontsDoublebyte text parsingRulespatternsRaster Graphics

Color DeskJet and PCL5onlyObsolete functionsColorImagingMacrosdiagnostics Reset andSelf TestUnderlineLine EndingHPGLPaper ControlTransparent Print data

PCL Horizontal Column Spacing (HMI)Ec &k#H Set HMI = #/120"

PCL Vertical Line SpacingEc &l#C Set VMI = #/48"

Ec &l1D 1 LPI

Ec &l2D 2 LPI

Ec &l3D 3 LPI

Ec &l4D 4 LPI

Ec &l6D 6 LPI

Ec &l8D 8 LPI

Ec &l0D 12 LPI

Ec &l#D Set Line Spacing to # LPI

Ec = Half Line Feed

Ec &u#D Set # dpi dot resolution

Ec &a0N Contains negative motion

Ec &a1N No negative motion

HP PCL Deskjet print modesEc &k0W Unidirectional printing

Ec &k1W Bidirectional printing

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Ec &k2W Unidirectional righttoleft

Ec &k5W 66line Text Scale mode

Ec &k6W Text Scale mode off

HP PCL Deskjet raster graphics print modesEc *p1N Bidirectional graphics

Ec *p2N Graphics print mode lefttoright

Ec *p3N Graphics print mode righttoleft

Ec *p4N Smart bidirectional graphics

Ec *p#N graphics print mode #

PCL Absolute positioningEc &a#R Move to Row #

Ec *p#Y Vert position = # Dots

Ec &a#V Vert position # Decipoints

Ec &a#C Move to Column #

Ec *p#X Horiz position = # Dots

Ec &a#H Horiz position # Decipoints

PCL Relative PositioningEc &a+#R Move down # rows

Ec *p+#Y Move down # Dots

Ec &a+#V Move down # Decipoints

Ec &a+#C Move right # cols

Ec *p+#X Move right # Dots

Ec &a+#H Move right # Decipoints

Ec &a#R Move up # rows

Ec *p#Y Move up # Dots

Ec &a#V Move up # Decipoints

Ec &a#C Move left # cols

Ec *p#X Move left # Dots

Ec &a#H Move left # Decipoints

Ec &f0S Push Cursor Position

Ec &f1S Pop Cursor Position

PCL Page OrientationEc &l0O Portrait

Ec &l1O Landscape

Ec &l#O Orientation #

Ec &a0P Rotation 0

Ec &a90P Rotation 90 (portrait > landscape)

Ec &a180P Rotation 180

Ec &a270P Rotation 270 (landscape > portrait)

Ec &a#P Rotation # degrees

PCL Font SelectionEc (#a see PCL font selection

Ec (8U Roman8 Symbol Set

Ec (11U IBM Danish/Norwegian Symbol Set

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Ec (10U IBMPC (USA) Symbol Set

Ec (9U Windows 3.0 Symbol set

Ec (19U Windows 3.1 Symbol set

Ec )8U Roman8 as Secondary Font Symbol Set

Ec )11U IBM Danish/Norwegian as Secondary Font Symbol Set

Ec )10U IBMPC (USA) as Secondary Font Symbol Set

Ec )9U Windows 3.0 Secondary Symbol set

Ec )19U Windows 3.1 Secondary Symbol set

PCL Font SpacingEc (s1P Proportional

Ec (s0P Fixed Pitch

Ec (s#P Unknown Font Spacing (#)!

Ec )s1P Proportional Spacing for Secondary Font

Ec )s0P Fixed Pitch Spacing for Secondary Font

Ec )s#P Unknown Font Spacing (#)!

Ec (s#H pitch # cpi

Ec )s#H Secondary Font pitch # cpi

Ec (s#V Point Size #

Ec )s#V Secondary Font Point Size #

PCL Font StyleEc (s0S Upright

Ec (s1S Italic

Ec (s#S Font Style #

Ec )s0S Secondary Font is Upright

Ec )s1S Secondary Font is Italic

Ec )s#S Secondary Font Style #

PCL Font Stroke Weight Selection

Ec (s3B Light Weight

Ec (s0B Medium Weight

Ec (s3B Bold

Ec (s#B Weight #

Ec )s3B Secondary Font Light Stroke Weight

Ec )s0B Secondary Font Medium Stroke Weight

Ec )s3B Secondary Font Bold Stroke Weight

Ec )s#B Secondary Font Weight #

PCL Font TypeFace Number SelectionEc (s#T Typeface #

Ec )s#T Secondary Font Typeface #

PCL Font Pitch SelectionEc &k0S Font Pitch 10.00 cpi

Ec &k2S Font Pitch 16.66 cpi

Ec &k4S Font Pitch 12.00 cpi

Ec (3@ Choose Default font as Primary Font

Ec (#@ Primary Font Requested Attribute Value #



Ec )3@ Choose Default font as Secondary Font

Ec (#@ Secondary Font Requested Attribute Value #

PCL Font Selection by identificationEc (#X Select Primary Font by ID (#)

Ec )#X Select Secondary Font by ID (#)

PCL Font ManagementEc *c#D Define Font Id #

Ec *c0F Delete All Fonts

Ec *c1F Delete All Temporary Fonts

Ec *c2F Delete Last Font ID Specified

Ec *c3F Delete LAst Font ID and Char Code

Ec *c4F Make Font Temporary

Ec *c5F Make Font Permanent

Ec *c6F Copy/Assign

Ec *c#F Unknown Font Manmagement Command (#F)!

PCL DownLoading FontsEc *c#E... ASCII Code # Decimal...

Ec )s#W... Create Font Header of # Bytes...

Ec (s#W... Download Character of # Bytes...

Ec *c#R Define Symbol set ID #

Ec (f#W... Define Symbol Set Characters (# Bytes)...

Ec *c5S Make symbol set permanent

Ec *c#S Symbol set control (#)

Ec &n#W... Alphanumeric ID #...

PCL Doublebyte text parsingEc &t0P Singlebyte chars

Ec &t1P Singlebyte chars

Ec &t#P Doublebyte mode #

PCL RulesEc *c#A Rule Horizontal Size # Dots

Ec *c#H Rule Horizontal Size # Decipoints

Ec *c#B Rule Vertical Size # Dots

Ec *c#V Rule Vertical Size # Decipoints

Ec *c0P Print Black Rule

Ec *c1P Print White Rule

Ec *c2P Print Grey Scale

Ec *c3P Print Crosshatch Pattern

Ec *c4P Print Userdefined Pattern

Ec *c5P Print Current Pattern

PCL patterns same codes as for grey scaleEc *c1G HP Pattern 1 Horiz Line

Ec *c2G HP Pattern 2 Vertical Line

Ec *c3G HP Pattern 3 Diagonal Lines



Ec *c4G HP Pattern 4 Diagonal Lines

Ec *c5G HP Pattern 5 Square Grid

Ec *c6G HP Pattern 6 Diagonal Grid

Ec *c#G #% Grey Scale

Ec *p#R pattern rotation #

PCL Raster GraphicsEc *t#R # DPI Graphics resolution

Ec *r0A Start Graphics at Left Graphics Margin

Ec *r1A Start Graphics at Current Cursor

Ec *r2A Start Scaled Graphics at Left Graphics Margin

Ec *r3A Start Scaled Graphics at Current Cursor

Ec *b#W... # Graphics data bytes...Ec *rB End Graphics

Ec *rC End Graphics with reset

Ec *r0F Rotate image

Ec *r3F LaserJet Landscape compatible

Ec *g#W... Configure raster data # bytesEc *b#Y... move vertically # raster lines...

Ec *r#T raster height # pixels

Ec *r#S raster width # pixels

Ec *t#V scaled raster height #

Ec *t#H scaled raster width #

Ec *b0M uncompressed

Ec *b1M runlength encodes

Ec *b2M packbits (bytewise runlength)

Ec *b3M delta row compression

Ec *b4M block data

Ec *b5M adaptive compression

Ec *b6M CCITT3 1D compression

Ec *b7M CCITT3 2D compression

Ec *b8M CCITT4 compression

PCL Color DeskJet and PCL5 onlyEc *b9M DeskJet compression

Ec *b#M unknown row compression mode #

Ec *b#S seed row # source

Ec *b#V... # colour data bytesEc *r1Q draft quality graphics

Ec *r2Q NLQ graphics

Ec *r3U 3planes CYM

Ec *r4U 4planes CYMK

Ec *r1U single plane palette

Ec *r3U 3planes RGB

Ec *r#U Unknown palette (#)

Ec *b#B Gray Balance #

Print quality (#)



Ec *o#MEc *o#Q raster graphics shingling (#)

Ec *o#D raster graphics depletion (#)

Ec *c#W define pattern # bytes

Ec *p0R rotate patterns

Ec *p1R no pattern rotation

Ec *c#Q temp/perm pattern mode #

PCL Obsolete functionsEc *p#N raster print mode #

Ec *r#Q raster print quality #

PCL ColorEc *v#S foreground colour #

Ec &p#I palette ID #

Ec &p0C delete all palettes

Ec &p1C clear palette stack

Ec &p2C delete palette

Ec &p6C copy palette to current ID

Ec &p#S select palette ID #

Ec *v18W configure image data (RGB or CYM)

Ec *v30W configure image data (CIE L*a*b)

Ec *v86W configure image data (Colorimetric RGB)

Ec *v122W configure image data (LuminenceChrominence)Ec *v#W... configure image data # bytes (RGB)

Ec &b0M Mixed monochrome rendering

Ec &b1M Gray equivalent

Ec *v#A colour component 1=#

Ec *v#B colour component 2=#

Ec *v#C colour component 3=#

Ec *v#I assign components to palette index #

Ec *p0P push palette

Ec *p1P pop palette

Ec *t#I Gamma correction #

Ec *l#W... Colour lookup table # bytes

Ec &b0F Matte finish

Ec &b1F Glossy finish

Ec &b#T Dry time #

Ec *o#W... Colour treatment

PCL ImagingEc *v0T pattern = solid black

Ec *v1T pattern = solid white

Ec *v2T pattern = shading

Ec *v3T pattern = crosshatched

Ec *v4T pattern = userdefined

Ec *v#T Unknown shading pattern #

Ec *v0N transparent source



Ec *v1N opaque source

Ec *v0O transparent pattern

Ec *v1O opaque pattern

Ec *l#O rasterOp #

Ec *t#J halftone render algorithm #

Ec *m#W... download dither matrix # bytesEc *l#R Pixel placement #

PCL MacrosEc &f#Y Define Macro ID #

Ec &f0X Start Macro Definition

Ec &f1X End Macro Definition

Ec &f2X Execute Macro

Ec &f3X Call Macro

Ec &f4X Enable Overlay

Ec &f5X Disable Overlay

Ec &f6X Delete Macros

Ec &f7X Delete All Temporary Macros

Ec &f8X Delete Macro ID

Ec &f9X Make Temporary

Ec &f10X Make Permanent

PCL diagnostics Reset and Self TestEc E Reset

Ec z Self_Test

Ec Y Display Functions On

Ec Z Display Functions Off

PCL UnderlineEc &d0D Single fixed Underline On

Ec &d2D Double fixed Underline On

Ec &d3D Single floating Underline On

Ec &d4D Double floating Underline On

Ec &d#D Underline (#) On

Ec &d@ Underline Off

PCL Line endingEc &s0C Enable Line Wrap

Ec &s1C Disable Line Wrap

PCL Paper ControlEc &l#X Select # Copies

Ec &l#G Select bin #

Ec &r#F Flush pages #

Ec &l1H Feed Zfold media

Ec &l0H Eject Page

Ec &l0V Conditional page feed

Ec &l1H Feed from Tray 1 (upper)

Ec &l2H Manual Feed



Ec &l3H Manual Envelope Feed

Ec &l4H Feed from Tray 2 (lower)

Ec &l5H Feed from paper deck

Ec &l#H Feed from source #

Ec &l#T Job separation (#)

Ec &l0L Disable Perf Skip

Ec &l1L Enable Perf Skip

Ec &a0G Next side

Ec &a1G Front side

Ec &a2G Back side

Ec &l0S Simplex

Ec &l1S Duplex Longedge binding

Ec &l2S Duplex Shortedge binding

Ec &l1T Job separation paper offset

PCL/HPGLEc *c#X HP GL Picture frame width # decipoints

Ec *c#Y HP GL Picture frame height # decipoints

Ec *c0T HP GL Picture anchor point = current position

Ec *c#K # inches HP GL plot width

Ec *c#L # inches HP GL plot height

PCL Line TerminationEc &k0G CR=CR LF=LF FF=FF

Ec &k1G CR=CR+LF Lf=LF FF=FF

Ec &k2G CR=CR LF=CR+LF FF=CR+FF

Ec &k3G CR=CR+LF LF=CR+LF FF=CR+FF

PCL Transparent Print dataEc &p#X... Transparent Print Data # Bytes...

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