HP 400 User Manual
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HP PCL Printer Commands and Control Codes
Page Control Commands
Paper Size
†
Default paper size
E
c
&
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0A
027 038 108 048 065
1B 26 6C 30 41
US executive
E
c
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1A
027 038 108 049 065
1B 26 6C 31 41
US letter
E
c
&
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2A
027 038 108 050 065
1B 26 6C 32 41
US legal
E
c
&
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3A
027 038 108 051 065
1B 26 6C 33 41
A4
E
c
&
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26A
027 038 108 050 054 065
1B 26 6C 32 36 41
Line Spacing
Number of lines per inch
E
c
&
¬
#D
027 038 108 #...# 068
1B 26 6C #...# 44
Page Orientation
†
Landscape
E
c
&
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1O
027 038 108 049 079
1B 26 6C 31 4F
Portrait
E
c
&
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0O
027 038 108 048 079
1B 26 6C 30 4F
Page Length
†
Number of lines per page
E
c
&
¬
#P
027 038 108 #...# 080
1B 26 6C #...# 50
Perforation Skip
Mode
†
On
E
c
&
¬
1L
027 038 108 049 076
1B 26 6C 31 4C
Off
E
c
&
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0L
027 038 108 048 076
1B 26 6C 30 4C
Top Margin
†
Number of lines
E
c
&
¬
#E
027 038 108 #...# 069
1B 26 6C #...# 45
Text Length
†
Number of lines
E
c
&
¬
#F
027 038 108 #...# 070
1B 26 6C #...# 46
Side Margins
†
Clear
E
c
9
027 057
1B 39
Left (column no.)
E
c
&a#L
027 038 097 #...# 076
1B 26 61 #...# 4C
Right (column no.)
E
c
&a#M
027 038 097 #...# 077
1B 26 61 #...# 4D
Text Scale Mode
Off
E
c
&k5W
027 038 107 053 087
1B 26 6B 35 57
On
E
c
&k6W
027 038 107 054 087
1B 26 6B 36 57
Cursor Positioning
Move to row no.
E
c
&a#R
027 038 097 #...# 082
1B 26 61 #...# 52
Move to column no.
E
c
&a#C
027 038 097 #...# 067
1B 26 61 #...# 43
Horizontal no. (decipoints)
E
c
&a#H
027 038 097 #...# 072
1B 26 61 #...# 48
Vertical no. (decipoints)
E
c
&a#V
027 038 097 #...# 086
1B 26 61 #...# 56
Horizontal no. (dots)
E
c
*p#X
027 042 112 #...# 088
1B 2A 70 #...# 58
Vertical no. (dots)
E
c
*p#Y
027 042 112 #...# 089
1B 2A 70 #...# 59
Horizontal motion index (no. of 1/
120th inch moves)
E
c
&k#H
027 038 107 #...# 072
1B 26 6B #...# 48
Vertical motion index (no. of
1/48th inch moves)
E
c
&
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#C
027 038 108 #...# 067
1B 26 6C #...# 43
† These printer commands are listed in the order in which they must be sent.
# Indicates the numeric value field.
Table A-1. HP PCL Printer Command Summary (Continued)
Command Topic
Printer Feature
Printer Command
Decimal Equivalent
Hex Equivalent