HP 6 FAMILY, 4000, 1200c, 5 FAMILY, 5-5M User Manual

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PCL 5 Comparison Guide

for the

HP LaserJet III

HP LaserJet IIID

HP LaserJet IIISi

HP LaserJet IIIP

HP LaserJet 4 Family

HP LaserJet 4000 series

HP Color LaserJet

HP Color LaserJet 5/5M

HP LaserJet 5 Family

HP LaserJet 6 Family

HP DeskJet 1200C

HP DeskJet 1600C

Printers

Edition 1

E1097

HP Part No. 5021-0378

Printed in U.S.A. 10/97

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Information

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Trademark Credits Intellifont is a U.S. registered trademark of Agfa Division, Miles Incorporated. CG Times is a product of Agfa Corporation, AGFA Compugraphic Division. LaserJet, PCL,

DeskJet, Vectra, and Resolution Enhancement are U.S. registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Wingdings, MS-Mincho, and

MS-Gothic are trademarks, and Microsoft, Windows, and

MS-DOS are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Centronics is a U.S. registered trademark of Centronics Corporation. ITC Zapf Dingbats is a U.S. registered trademark of International Typeface Corporation. Helvetica and Times Roman are trademarks of Linotype AG and its subsidiaries.

Univers is a U.S. registered trademark of Linotype AG and its subsidiaries. PostScript and the PostScript logo are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Arial, Times New Roman and Monotype are U.S. registered trademarks of Monotype Corporation plc. Macintosh is a registered trademark and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. ESC/P is a trademark of Seiko-Epson Corporation.

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

Bold indicates a term defined in the glossary.

Italic refers to a related document, or is used for emphasis.

The cursive letter l is used in some examples to distinguish the letter “l” from the numeral “1” (one).

A slash zero 0 is used in some examples and escape sequences to distinguish the letter “O” from the number “0”.

0x XX represents a hexadecimal number (XX).

The ~ character indicates that the current line of code is a continuation of the previous line.

Note Notes contain important information set off from the text.

Contents

1 Printer Features
PCL Feature Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1-3
PCL 5 Technical Reference Manual Corrections . . . . . . .	1-5
PCL Feature Support Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1-6
Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1-26
2 Printer-Specific Differences
HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-1
HP LaserJet IIISi Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-2
HP LaserJet IIIP Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-2
Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (IIIP) . . . . . . .	2-4
HP LaserJet 4 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-4
Configuration Command (AppleTalk) . . . . . . . . . . .	2-7
HP LaserJet 4Si Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-10
HP LaserJet 4L Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-11
HP LaserJet 4ML Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-12
Logical Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-13
Logical Operations and Transparency Interactions . . . .	2-15
Logical Operation Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-17
Pixel Placement Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-25
Pixel Placement Command (HP-GL/2) . . . . . . . . . . .	2-28
Merge Control Command (HP-GL/2) . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-29
HP LaserJet 4P and 4MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-31
HP LaserJet 4PJ Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-32
Text Parsing Method Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-33
Character Text Path Direction Command . . . . . . . . .	2-34
Font Header Format 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-35

New Font Format Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-36
Description of Font Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . .	2-37
HP LaserJet 4PJ Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-49
Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-60
HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus Printers . . . . . . . . . .	2-60
HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-62
Font Header Format 16 Bitmap Font Support . . . . . . . .	2-63
Font Header Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-63
Character Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-68
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-69
HP Color LaserJet Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-70
AppleTalk Configuration Command . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-71
HP LaserJet 4LJ Pro Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-72
HP LaserJet 4LC Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-72
HP LaserJet 5P and 5MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-73
HP LaserJet 5L Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-74
HP LaserJet 5Si and 5SiMx Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-75
Paper (Media) Source Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-76
Output Bin Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-78
Alphanumeric ID Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-79
HP DeskJet 1200C Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-85
Updated Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-86
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-87
Media Type Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-88
Print Quality Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-89
Negative Motion Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-90
HP DeskJet 1600C Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-91
HP LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-97
Text Parsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-97
Two-Byte HP-GL/2 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-98
Label Mode Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-98

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	Vertical Writing with Proportional Fonts . . . . . . . . .	2-101
	HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-103
	HP LaserJet 6P/ 6MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-105
	HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-105
	HP LaserJet 6L Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-106
	HP LaserJet 4000 series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2-106
3	Internal Typefaces/Fonts and Symbol Sets
	Bitmap Fonts and Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-2
	Scalable Typefaces and Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-3
	Typeface Selection Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-12
4	Print Environment
5	Memory Usage
	Operation of ADC and MEt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-2
	Image Adapt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-2
	Additional MEt Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-3
	ADC and MEt Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-4
	Recommendations For Sending Data to the Printer . . . .	5-4
	Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (Method 5) . . . . .	5-7
A Printer Commands
B Internal Symbol Set Charts
	ISO Substitution Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	B-21
	Conversion Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	B-22

CSymbol Set and Typeface Codes

DMSL/Unicode Symbol Indexes Index

Contents-3

Contents-4

Printer Features

Introduction

Hewlett-Packard printers which support the PCL 5 printer language contain slightly different feature sets, each suitable for that printer’s intended use. Each printer implements minor variations of PCL 5 as a result of those differences. With new printer releases, new features may be added with new commands and/or PCL operations which require documentation.

The purpose of this guide is to identify the differences in the implementation of the PCL 5 Printer Language for different HP LaserJet and DeskJet printers, as compared to that described in the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual. This guide describes new commands and exceptions to existing commands unique to the printers, as well as internal typeface/font support and print environment settings.

Feature Set 1-1

This guide covers the following HP LaserJet printers:

		Introduction Date
	LaserJet III	March 1990

	LaserJet IIID	September 1990

	LaserJet IIISi	February 1991

	LaserJet IIIP	May 1991

	LaserJet 4, 4M	October 1992

	LaserJet 4Si, 4SiMx	April 1993

	LaserJet 4L, 4ML	May 1993

	LaserJet 4P, 4MP	September 1993

	LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus	May 1994

	LaserJet 4PJ	May 1994

	LaserJet 4V, 4MV	September 1994

	DeskJet 1200C	May 1993

	DeskJet 1200/PS	May 1993

	Color LaserJet	September 1994

	LaserJet 4LC	March 1995

	DeskJet 1600C	March 1995

	LaserJet 4LJ Pro	May 1995

	LaserJet 5P, 5MP	May 1995

	LaserJet 5L	September 1995

	LaserJet 5Si, 5SiMx	November 1995

	Color LaserJet 5, 5M	March 1996

	LaserJet 5, 5M	April 1996

	LaserJet 5Si Mopier	October 1996

	LaserJet 6P, 6MP	October 1996

	LaserJet 6L	September 1997

	LaserJet 4000 series	November 1997

This guide also covers the HP 1200C and 1600C DeskJet printers.

1-2 Feature Set

HP 6 FAMILY, 4000, 1200c, 5 FAMILY, 5-5M User Manual

PCL Feature

Support

Table 1-1, the PCL Feature Support Matrix, lists all the printer commands from the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual and identifies which of these commands are supported by the various printers. More detailed PCL information for each PCL 5 printer is provided in Chapter 2.

Note The PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual

(part number 5961-0509) was revised for the release of the HP LaserJet 4 printer and contains all PCL language features up to the HP LaserJet 4 printer.

With the introduction of the HP LaserJet 4 printer, Hewlett-Packard enhanced the PCL 5 printer language to provide some new features. The major improvements to the PCL 5 printer language are listed below.

600 dpi support for higher quality printing

45 scalable typefaces for greater type variety

TrueType rasterizer (in addition to the Intellifont rasterizer) for fast Windows printing, and for matching Windows and printer type (easy WYSIWYG)

New graphics commands for faster and better curves and shading quality

Bi-directional I/O for easier use and sharing by providing printer status to computer applications

Automatic and faster printer language switching

Automatic I/O switching for faster I/O rates

Improved memory management so most pages print in standard memory

Improved PCL and HP-GL/2 performance for faster graphics and text printing

Feature Set 1-3

Notes In Table 1-1, if the command value field parameters are not listed, then all parameters are supported by printers that support that command.

The value in parentheses following a command parameter identifies the parameter value field value (for example, the parameter “Letter (2)” indicates that the value field to select letter size in the Page Size command is “2” ).

Commands which are not supported (“ns”) by a printer are ignored.

1-4 Feature Set

PCL 5 Technical

Reference Manual

Corrections

This section describes updates to the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual (5961-0509). Because this manual will not be updated, any changes to it are documented in this guide. Some errors have been identified in the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual since its printing. Those errors are identified and corrections are provided on this page.

Chapter 4

PCL Job Control

Commands

Chapter 8

PCL Font Selection

Unit of Measure Command

In Figure 4-6 on page 4-18, the two escape sequences at the top should read “(?&u100D) and (?&u200D)” instead of “(?&u100B) and (?&u200B).”

Transparent Print Data Command

The last sentence in the note at the bottom of page 8-33 should read “Refer to the PCL 5 Comparison Guide, Appendix A, for character codes for the various symbol sets.” instead of “Refer to Appendix A for character codes for the various symbol sets.”

Chapter 13

The PCL Print Model

User-Defined Pattern Command

In Figure 13-10 on page 13-19, byte zero should read Format (20) instead of Format (0)

On page 13-21, Format (Byte 0) should read “0” for a 300 DPI user-defined pattern header and “20” for a resolution-specified user-defined pattern header.

Feature Set 1-5

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

MISCELLANEOUS

Configuration (AppleTalk)

?&b#W[data]

JOB CONTROL

Universal Exit/Start of PJL

?%–12345X

(UEL)

Reset

Number of Copies

?&l#X

Simplex/Duplex Print

?&l#S

Left (Long-Edge) Offset

?&l#U

Registration

Top (Short-Edge) Offset

?&l#Z

Registration

Unit Of Measure

?&u#D

Mechanical Print Quality

?*o#Q

Media Type

?&l#M

Negative Motion

?&a#N

- Indicates a command is supported. nsIndicates a command is not supported.

1 Supported if duplex option is installed.

1-6 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

MISCELLANEOUS

Configuration (AppleTalk)

?&b#W[data]

JOB CONTROL

Universal Exit/Start of

?%–12345X

PJL (UEL)

Reset

Number of Copies

?&l#X

Simplex/Duplex Print

?&l#S

Left (Long-Edge) Offset

?&l#U

Registration

Top (Short-Edge) Offset

?&l#Z

Registration

Unit Of Measure

?&u#D

Mechanical Print Quality

?*o#Q

Media Type

?&l#M

Negative Motion

?&a#N

- Indicates a command is supported. nsIndicates a command is not supported.

Feature Set 1-7

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

PAGE CONTROL

Page (Job) Size

?&l#A

Executive (1)

Letter (2)

Legal (3)

Ledger (6)

A5 (25)

A4 (26)

A3 (27)

JIS B5 Paper (45)

JIS B4 Paper (46)

Monarch Envelope (80)

Comm. 10 Envelope (81)

Intl. DL Envelope (90)

Intl. C5 Envelope (91)

Intl. B5 Envelope (100)

Custom (101)

Hagaki Postcard (71)

Oufuku-Hagaki

Postcard (72)

Orientation

?&l#O

Page Side Selection1

?&a#G

Job Separation

?&l1T

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1On non-duplex printers, this command causes a conditional page eject.

2The custom size is 11.7" x 17.7" on the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers.

1-8 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

PAGE CONTROL

Page (Job) Size

?&l#A

Executive (1)

Letter (2)

Legal (3)

Ledger (6)

A5 (25)

A4 (26)

A3 (27)

JIS B5 Paper (45)

JIS B4 Paper (46)

Monarch Envelope (80)

Com-10 Envelope (81)

Intl. DL Envelope (90)

Intl. C5 Envelope (91)

Intl. B5 Envelope (100)

Custom (101)

ns2

Hagaki Postcard (71)

Oufuku-Hagaki

Postcard (72)

Orientation

?&l#O

Page Side Selection4

?&a#G

Job Separation

?&l1T

- Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1Black & White only

2For the HP LaserJet 5L printer, the printer driver sets the paper size to legal (3) when “custom” is selected.

3The custom size is 11.7" x 17.7" on HP LaserJet 5Si, 5SiMx, and 5Si Mopier printers.

4On non-duplex printers, this command causes a conditional page eject.

5For the LaserJet 4000 series printers, the custom size is configurable via the control panel or PML.

Feature Set 1-9

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

PAGE CONTROL (continued)

Paper (Media) Source

?&l#H

Eject Page (0)

Main (Front) Paper

Source (1)

Manual (Top/Rear)

Feed (2)

Manual Env. Feed (3)

Alt. Paper Source (4)

Opt. Large Source (5)

Envelope Feeder (6)

Auto Select (7)

Tray 1 (right side) (8)

HCI Trays 2-21 (20-39)

Output (Media) Bin

?&l#G

Automatic (0)

Destination Tray 1 (1)

Destination Tray 2 (2)

Destination Tray 3 (3)

Print Direction

?&a#P

Character Text Path Dir.

?&c#T

Left Margin

?&a#L

Right Margin

?&a#M

Clear Horizontal Margins

Top Margin

?&l#E

Text Length

?&l#F

Perforation Skip

?&l#L

Horizontal Motion Index

?&k#H

Vertical Motion Index

?&l#C

Line Spacing

?&l#D

ALPHANUMERIC ID (Media selection by type/PCL mass storage command)

Alphanumeric ID

?&n#W[oper-

ation] [string]

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1-10 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

PAGE CONTROL (continued)

Paper (Media) Source

?&l#H

Eject Page (0)

Main (Front) Paper

Source (1)

Manual (Top/Rear)

Feed (2)

Manual Env. Feed (3)

Alt. Paper Source (4)

Optional Source (5)

Envelope Feeder (6)

Auto Select (7)

Tray 1 (right side) (8)

HCI Trays 2-21 (20-39)

Output (Media) Bin

?&l#G

Automatic (0)

Destination Tray 1 (1)

Destination Tray 2

Destination Tray 3

Print Direction

?&a#P

Character Text Path Dir.

?&c#T

Left Margin

?&a#L

Right Margin

?&a#M

Clear Horizontal Margins

Top Margin

?&l#E

Text Length

?&l#F

Perforation Skip

?&l#L

Horizontal Motion Index

?&k#H

Vertical Motion Index

?&l#C

Line Spacing

?&l#D

ALPHANUMERIC ID (Media selection by type/PCL mass storage command)

Alphanumeric ID

?&n#W[oper-

ation] [string]

- Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1 The LaserJet 4000 series printers support HCI trays 2– 41 (20 – 59)

Feature Set 1-11

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

CURSOR POSITIONING

Horizontal Position

?&a#C

?*p#X

?&a#H

Vertical Position

?&a#R

?*p#Y

?&a#V

Half Line Feed

Line Termination

?&k#G

Push/Pop Position

?&f#S

FONT SELECTION

The Primary font printer commands in this table can be changed to Secondary by replacing the left parenthesis “(” in the command with a right parenthesis “)”.

Symbol Set (Primary)

?(ID

Spacing (Primary)

?(s#P

Pitch (Primary)

?(s#H

Height (Primary)

?(s#V

Style (Primary)

?(s#S

Stroke Weight (Primary)

?(s#B

Typeface (Primary)

?(s#T

Font Selection By ID # (Pri.)

?(#X

Select Default Font (Primary)

?(3@

Underline

?&d#D

?&d@

Transparent Print Data

?&p#X[data]

Text Parsing Method

?&t#P

FONT MANAGEMENT

Assign Font ID #

?*c#D

Font Control

?*c#F

USER-DEFINED SYMBOL SET

Symbol Set ID Code

?*c#R

Define Symbol Set

?(f#W[data]

Symbol Set Control

?*c#S

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1-12 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

CURSOR POSITIONING

Horizontal Position

?&a#C

?*p#X

?&a#H

Vertical Position

?&a#R

?*p#Y

?&a#V

Half Line Feed

Line Termination

?&k#G

Push/Pop Position

?&f#S

FONT SELECTION

The Primary font commands in this table can be changed to Secondary by replacing the left parenthesis “(” in

the command with a right parenthesis “)”.

Symbol Set (Primary)

?(ID

Spacing (Primary)

?(s#P

Pitch (Primary)

?(s#H

Height (Primary)

?(s#V

Style (Primary)

?(s#S

Stroke Weight (Primary)

?(s#B

Typeface (Primary)

?(s#T

Font Selection By ID # (Pri.)

?(#X

Select Default Font (Primary)

?(3@

Underline

?&d#D

?&d@

Transparent Print Data

?&p#X[data]

Text Parsing Method

?&t#P

FONT MANAGEMENT

Assign Font ID #

?*c#D

Font Control

?*c#F

USER-DEFINED SYMBOL SET

Symbol Set ID Code

?*c#R

Define Symbol Set

?(f#W[data]

Symbol Set Control

?*c#S

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1 Available in code versions “B” and “C” only (see the DeskJet 1200C section near the end of this chapter).

Feature Set 1-13

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

SOFT FONT CREATION

Font Descriptor

?)s#W[data]

Range: 0 - 32767

Range: 0 - 65535

Character Code

?*c#E

Download Character

?(s#W[data]

MACROS

Macro ID

?&f#Y

Macro Control

?&f#X

PRINT MODEL IMAGING

Source Transparency Mode

?*v#N

Pattern Transparency Mode

?*v#O

Area Fill (Pattern) ID

?*c#G

Select Current Pattern

?*v#T

Solid Black (0)

Solid White (1)

HP Shading Pattern (2)

Cross-hatch Pattern (3)

(HP-hatch Pattern)

User-defined Pattern (4)

Logical Operation

?*l#O

Pixel Placement

?*l#R

USER-DEFINED PATTERN

Define (Download) Pattern

?*c#W[data]

Range: 0 - 32767

Range: 0 - 65535

Set Pattern Reference Point

?*p#R

User-defined Pattern Control

?*c#Q

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1-14 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

SOFT FONT CREATION

Font Descriptor

?)s#W[data]

Range: 0 - 32767

Range: 0 - 65535

Character Code

?*c#E

Download Character

?(s#W[data]

MACROS

Macro ID

?&f#Y

Macro Control

?&f#X

PRINT MODEL IMAGING

Source Transparency

?*v#N

Mode

Pattern Transparency

?*v#O

Mode

Area Fill (Pattern) ID

?*c#G

Select Current Pattern

?*v#T

Solid Black (0)

Solid White (1)

HP Shading Pattern (2)

Cross-hatch Pattern (3)

(HP-hatch Pattern)

User-defined Pattern (4)

Logical Operation

?*l#O

Pixel Placement

?*l#R

USER-DEFINED PATTERN

Define (Download) Pattern

?*c#W[data]

Range: 0 - 32767

Range: 0 - 65535

Set Pattern Reference

?*p#R

Point

User-defined Pattern

?*c#Q

Control

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

Feature Set 1-15

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

RASTER GRAPHICS

Raster Resolution

?*t#R

75 Dots/Inch (75)

100 Dots/Inch (100)

150 Dots/Inch (150)

200 Dots/Inch (200) 1

300 Dots/Inch (300)

600 Dots/Inch (600) 1

Graphics Presentation

?*r#F

Raster Height (Source)

?*r#T

Raster Height (Destination)

?*t#V

Raster Width (Source)

?*r#S

Raster Width (Destination)

?*t#H

Scale Algorithm

?*t#K

Start Raster Graphics

?*r#A

At logical page left limit(0)

At CAP (1)

At logic. page left limit,

scaling ON (2)

At CAP, scaling ON (3)

Y Offset

?*b#Y

Set Compression Mode

?*b#M

Unencoded (0)

Run-Length Encoded (1)

TIFF Encoded (2)

Delta Row Encoded (3)

Mode 5 Adaptive (5)

Replacement Delta Row (9)

Transfer Raster (Row/Block)

?*b#W[data]

Transfer Raster (Plane)

?*b#V[data]

End Graphics

Version B

?*rB

Version C (Preferred)

?*rC

- Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

Supported if printer resolution is 600 dpi.

The 4ML printer does not support 200 or 600 dpi operation.

1-16 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

RASTER GRAPHICS

Raster Resolution

?*t#R

75 Dots/Inch (75)

100 Dots/Inch (100)

150 Dots/Inch (150)

200 Dots/Inch (200) 1

300 Dots/Inch (300)

600 Dots/Inch (600) 1

Graphics Presentation

?*r#F

Raster Height (Source)

?*r#T

Raster Height (Destination)

?*t#V

Raster Width (Source)

?*r#S

Raster Width (Destination)

?*t#H

Scale Algorithm

?*t#K

Start Raster Graphics

?*r#A

At logical page left limit(0)

At CAP (1)

At logic. page left limit,

scaling ON (2)

At CAP, scaling ON (3)

Y Offset

?*b#Y

Set Compression Mode

?*b#M

Unencoded (0)

Run-Length Encoded (1)

TIFF Encoded (2)

Delta Row Encoded (3)

Mode 5 Adaptive (5)

Replacement Delta Row (9)

Transfer Raster (Row/Block)

?*b#W[data]

Transfer Raster (Plane)

?*b#V[data]

End Graphics

Version B

?*rB

Version C (Preferred)

?*rC

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1 Supported if printer resolution is 600 dpi.

Feature Set 1-17

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

RECTANGULAR AREA FILL

Horizontal Rectangle Size

?*c#A

?*c#H

Vertical Rectangle Size

?*c#B

?*c#V

Pattern ID (Area Fill ID)

?*c#G

1-100 for Shading

1-6 for Cross-hatch

0-32767 for User-defined

Fill Rectangle Area

?*c#P

Black (solid) (0)

(Solid) White (erase) (1)

Shaded (gray) (2)

Cross-hatch Pattern (3)

User-defined Pattern (4)

Current Pattern (5)

STATUS READBACK

Set Status Readback

?*s#T

Location Type

Set Status Readback

?*s#U

Location Unit

Inquire Status Readback

?*s#I

Entity

Free Space

?*s1M

Flush All Pages

?&r#F

Echo

?*s#X

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1-18 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

RECTANGULAR AREA FILL

Horizontal Rectangle Size

?*c#A

?*c#H

Vertical Rectangle Size

?*c#B

?*c#V

Pattern ID (Area Fill ID)

?*c#G

1-100 for Shading

1-6 for Cross-hatch

0-32767 for User-defined

Fill Rectangle Area

?*c#P

Black (solid) (0)

(Solid) White (erase) (1)

Shaded (gray) (2)

Cross-hatch Pattern (3)

User-defined Pattern (4)

Current Pattern (5)

STATUS READBACK

Set Status Readback

?*s#T

Location Type

Set Status Readback

?*s#U

Location Unit

Inquire Status Readback

?*s#I

Entity

Free Space

?*s1M

Flush All Pages

?&r#F

Echo

?*s#X

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

Feature Set 1-19

Table 1-1. PCL Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

PICTURE FRAME (for Vector Graphics)

Picture Frame Horiz. Size

?*c#X

Picture Frame Vert. Size

?*c#Y

Set Picture Frame Anchor

?*c0T

Point

HP-GL/2 Horiz. Plot Size

?*c#K

HP-GL/2 Vert. Plot Size

?*c#L

Enter HP-GL/2

?%#B

_Stand-alone plotter (-1)

_Previous HP-GL (0)

_Current PCL CAP (1)

_Current PCL coordinates

and old HP-GL/2 (2)

_Current PCL coordi-

nates & current CAP (3)

Enter PCL Mode

?%#A

PROGRAMMING HINTS

Display Functions

Off

End-Of-Line Wrap

?&s#C

- Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

1-20 Feature Set

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

Color

5Si

Desk-

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

4LC

5SiMx

4000

Jet

Pro

5MP

6MP

Mopier

series

1200C

1600C

PICTURE FRAME (for Vector Graphics)

Picture Frame Horiz. Size

?*c#X

Picture Frame Vert. Size

?*c#Y

Set Picture Frame Anchor

?*c0T

Point

HP-GL/2 Horiz. Plot Size

?*c#K

HP-GL/2 Vert. Plot Size

?*c#L

Enter HP-GL/2

?%#B

_Stand-alone plotter (-1)

_Previous HP-GL (0)

_Current PCL CAP (1)

_Current PCL coordinates

and old HP-GL/2 (2)

_Current PCL coordi-

nates & current CAP (3)

Enter PCL Mode

?%#A

PROGRAMMING HINTS

Display Functions

Off

End-Of-Line Wrap

?&s#C

- Indicates a command is supported.

ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

Feature Set 1-21

Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued)

4ML

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si

4PJ

4 Plus

4SiMx

4MP

4M Plus

4MV

PCL 5 COLOR COMMANDS

Assign Color Index

?*v#I

Color Component 1

?*v#A

Color Component 2

?*v#B

Color Component 3

?*v#C

Color Lookup Tables

?*l#W[data]

Configure Image Data

?*v#W[data]

Download Dither Matrix

?*m#W

Foreground Color

?*v#S

Gamma Correction

?*t#I

Monochrome Print Mode

?&b#M

Palette Control ID

?&p#I

Palette Control

?&p#C

Push/Pop Palette

?*p#P

Render Algorithm

?*t#J

Range: 0 - 8

Range: 9 - 10

Range: 11 - 14

Range: 15 - 19

Select Palette

?&p#S

Set Viewing Illuminant

?*i#W[data]

Simple Color

?*r#U

- Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.

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