Understanding pcl 5e printer command syntax 241, Common pcl 5e printer commands (continued) – HP 4100TN User Manual
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Understanding PCL 5e printer command syntax 241
Font selection
Symbol Sets
?(#
8U = HP Roman-8 Symbol Set
10U = IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) Default Symbol Set
12U = IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code page 850)
8M = Math-8
19U = Windows 3.1 Latin 1
9E = Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern Europe)
5T = Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey)
579L = Wingdings Font
Primary Spacing
?(s#P
0 = fixed
1 = proportional
Primary Pitch
?(s#H
# = characters/inch
Set Pitch Mode
2
?&k#S
0 = 10
4 = 12 (elite)
2 = 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed)
Primary Height
?(s#V
# = points
Primary Style
?(s#S
0 = upright (solid)
1 = italic
4 = condensed
5 = condensed italic
Primary Stroke Wt.
?(s#B
0 = medium (book or text)
1 = semi bold
3 = bold
4 = extra bold
Typeface
?(s#T
Print a PCL 5e font list to view the command for each internal
font (page 190).
1
For custom paper, replace “Custompapertype” with the name of the paper, and replace the “#” with the number of
characters in the name, plus 1.
2
The preferred method is to use the primary pitch command.
Common PCL 5e printer commands (continued)
Function
Command
Options (#)