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Common pcl 5e printer commands – HP LaserJet 2300 Printer series User Manual

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172 Appendix D Printer commands

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Common PCL 5e printer commands

Function

Command

Options (#)

Job control commands

Reset

?

E

n/a

Number of Copies

?

&

l

#X

1 to 999

Page control commands

Paper Source

?

&

l

#H

0 = prints or ejects current page
1 = tray 2
2 = manual feed, paper
3 = manual feed, envelope
4 = tray 1
5 = tray 3
7 = auto select

Paper Size

?

&

l

#A

1 = Executive
2 = Letter
3 = Legal
4 = A5
5 = A4
6 = B5-JIS
8 = 8.5 X 13
9 = B5 (ISO)
71 = Postcard (single size)
72 = Postcard (round trip)
80 = Monarch
81 = Commercial 10
90 = DL
91 = International C5
100 = B5
101 = Custom

Orientation

?

&

l

#O

0 = Portrait
1 = Landscape
2 = Reverse Portrait
3 = Reverse Landscape

Top Margin

?

&

l

#E

# = number of lines

Text Length (bottom margin)

?

&

l

#F

# = number of lines from top margin

Left Margin

?

&a #L

# = column number

Right Margin

?

&a #M

# = column number from left margin

Horizontal Motion Index

?

&k#H

1/120-inch increments (compresses print horizontally)

Vertical Motion Index

?

&

l

#C

1/48-inch increments (compresses print vertically)

Line Spacing

?

&

l

#D

# = lines per inch (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16, 24, 48)

Perforation Skip

?

&

l

#L

0 = disable
1 = enable

Cursor positioning

Vertical Position (Rows)

?

&a#R

# = row number

Vertical Position (Dots)

?

*p#Y

# = dot number (300 dots = 1 inch)

Vertical Position (Decipoints)

?

&a#V

# = decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch)

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