Common pcl printer commands, Setup strings, E-4 pcl printer commands – HP LaserJet 6pmp Printer series User Manual
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Common Symbol Set Codes
Code
Symbol Set
Code
Symbol Set
8U
HP Roman-8 Symbol Set
19U
Windows 3.1 Latin 1
10U
IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) Default
Symbol Set
9E
Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern
Europe)
12U
IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code page 850)
5T
Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey)
8M
Math-8
579L
Wingdings Font
Point size (or pitch) is another variable. In the following example,
“12U” has been filled in for the PC-850 symbol set and “12v” for the
point size. This printer command would select a 12 point Univers
Medium font.
?(12U?(s1p12v0s0b4148T
Setup Strings
Some software applications, like older versions of Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS,
require setup strings with PCL printer commands. In the following
example, the Lotus escape character (\027) is shown. This setup string
would be used to change the orientation to landscape, select the PC-8
symbol set with line draw characters, select the small Line Printer font
and change the line spacing to 8.8 lines-per-inch.
\027&l1O\027(10U\027(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T\027&l8.8D
Common PCL Printer Commands
Function
Command
Options (#)
Job Control Commands
Reset
?E
n/a
Number of Copies
?&l#X
1 to 999
2 sided/1 sided printing
?&l#S
0 = Simplex (1 sided) printing
1
= Duplex (2 sided) with long edge binding
2 = Duplex (2 sided) with short edge binding
Page Control Commands
Page Length and Size
Paper Source
?&l#H
0 = prints or ejects current page
1 = Tray 2
2 = manual feed, paper
3 = manual feed, envelope
4 = Tray 1
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PCL Printer Commands
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