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PCL 5 Comparison Guide

for the

HP LaserJet III / IIID / IIIP / IIISi

HP LaserJet 4 / 5 / 6 Families HP LaserJet 1100 series

HP LaserJet 2100 series HP LaserJet 4000 series HP LaserJet 5000 series HP LaserJet 8000 series HP LaserJet 8100 series HP Color LaserJet

HP Color LaserJet 5 / 5M

HP Color LaserJet 4500 series HP Color LaserJet 8500 series

HP DeskJet 1200C / HP DeskJet 1600C Printers

License

Hewlett-Packard Company, LP

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Publication Number: 5021-0378

Edition 2, 6/2003

Trademarks

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/regions. 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.

Manual 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.

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PCL 5 Comparison Guide

Manual Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

1 Printer Features

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

PCL Feature Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

PCL 5 Technical Reference Manual Corrections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-36

2 Printer-Specific Differences

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16

Pixel Placement Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24

Pixel Placement Command (HP-GL/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27

Merge Control Command (HP-GL/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28

HP LaserJet 4P and 4MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-30

HP LaserJet 4PJ Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-31

Text Parsing Method Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-32

Character Text Path Direction Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-33

Font Header Format 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-34

New Font Format Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-35

Description of Font Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-36

HP LaserJet 4PJ Programming Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-48

Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-59

HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-60

HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-61

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Font Header Format 16 Bitmap Font Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-62 Font Header Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-62 Character Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-67 Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-68 HP Color LaserJet Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-69 AppleTalk Configuration Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-70 HP LaserJet 4LJ Pro Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-71 HP LaserJet 4LC Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-71 HP LaserJet 5P and 5MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-72 HP LaserJet 5L Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-73 HP LaserJet 5Si and 5SiMx Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-74 Paper (Media) Source Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-75 Output Bin Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-77 Alphanumeric ID Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-78 HP DeskJet 1200C Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-84 Updated Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-85 Enter HP-GL/2 Mode Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-86 Media Type Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-87 Print Quality Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-88 Negative Motion Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-89 HP DeskJet 1600C Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-90 HP LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-96 Text Parsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-96 Two-Byte HP-GL/2 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-97 Label Mode Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-97 Vertical Writing with Proportional Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-100 HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-102 HP LaserJet 6P/ 6MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-104 HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-104 HP LaserJet 6L and LaserJet 6L Gold Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-105 HP LaserJet 4000 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-105 HP LaserJet 5000 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-107 HP LaserJet 8000 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-109 HP LaserJet 8100 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-110 HP Color LaserJet 4500 Series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-111 Simplified Color Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-111 Color Raster Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-112 Asian Font Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-112 Media Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-112 Alphanumeric ID Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-114 Color Space Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-114 Changes to PCL 5 Color Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-114 New PCL 5 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-117 Differences with the HP LaserJet 4000 Series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-118 HP Color LaserJet 8500 Series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-119 HP LaserJet 1100 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-120 HP LaserJet 2100 Series Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-120

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3 Internal Typefaces / Fonts and Symbol Sets

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Bitmap Fonts and Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Scalable Typefaces and Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Typeface Selection Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13

4 Print Environment

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1

5 Memory Usage

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1 Operation of ADC and MEt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 Image Adapt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 Additional MEt Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3 ADC and MEt Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3 Recommendations For Sending Data to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4 Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (Method 5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7

Appendix A Printer Commands

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Appendix B Internal Symbol Set Charts

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

ISO Substitution Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-34

Conversion Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35

Appendix C Symbol Set and Typeface Codes

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Appendix D MSL/Unicode Symbol Indexes

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

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1 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 the features
	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.

Note	For information about products newer than those included in this
	book, see the PCL5 Comparison Guide Addendum, which includes
	product-specific information about newer products, as well as
	commands and variables added to support these newer products.

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This guide covers the following HP LaserJet printers:

		Introduction Date
z	LaserJet III	March 1990
z	LaserJet IIID	September 1990
z	LaserJet IIISi	February 1991
z	LaserJet IIIP	May 1991
z	LaserJet 4, 4M	October 1992
z	LaserJet 4Si, 4SiMx	April 1993
z	LaserJet 4L, 4ML	May 1993
z	LaserJet 4P, 4MP	September 1993
z LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4PJ		May 1994
z	LaserJet 4V, 4MV	September 1994
z	DeskJet 1200C, 1200/PS	May 1993
z	Color LaserJet	September 1994
z	LaserJet 4LC	March 1995
z	DeskJet 1600C	March 1995
z	LaserJet 4LJ Pro	May 1995
z	LaserJet 5P, 5MP	May 1995
z	LaserJet 5L	September 1995
z	LaserJet 5Si, 5SiMx	November 1995
z Color LaserJet 5, 5M		March 1996
z	LaserJet 5, 5M	April 1996
z	LaserJet 5Si Mopier	October 1996
z	LaserJet 6P, 6MP	October 1996
z	LaserJet 6L	September 1997
z	LaserJet 4000 series	November 1997
z	LaserJet 5000 series	February 1998
z	LaserJet 8000 series	May 1998
z	LaserJet 8100 series	October 1998
z Color LaserJet 4500 series		October 1998
z Color LaserJet 8500 series		October 1998
z	LaserJet 1100 series	October 1998
z	LaserJet 2100 series	February 1999
This guide also covers the HP 1200C and 1600C DeskJet printers.
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PCL Feature Support

Tables 1-1A through 1-1C, 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. The table below describes the printers covered in each table. (More detailed PCL information for each PCL 5 printer is provided in Chapter 2.)

	Table	Pages	Features for these Printers

	1-1A	1-6 to 15	HP LaserJet III, IIID, IIISi, IIIP, 4, 4M, 4Si,
			4SiMx, 4L, 4ML, 4P, 4MP, 4PJ, 4 Plus,
			4M Plus, 4V, 4MV

	1-1B	1-16 to 25	HP Color LaserJet, Color LaserJet 5/5M,
			LaserJet 4LJ Pro, 4LC, 5L, 6L, 6L Gold, 5P,
			5MP, 6P, 6MP, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, 5,
			5M, DeskJet 1200C, DeskJet 1600C

	1-1C	1-26 to 35	HP LaserJet 1100 Series, 2100 Series,
			4000 Series, 5000 Series, 8000 Series,
			8100 Series,
			HP Color LaserJet 4500 Series,
			HP Color LaserJet 8500 Series


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. Subsequent commands are covered in this

PCL 5 Comparison Guide and the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual.

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Note	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 (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 Printer Features

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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

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).”

Chapter 8 PCL Font Selection

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.

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Table 1-1A. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4 MP

4PJ

4M Plus

4 MV

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

Self-Test

Paper Type

?&n5WdBond

?&n6WdPlain

?&n6WdColor

?&n7WdLabels

?&n9WdRecycled

?&n11WdLetterhead

?&n10WdCardstock

?&n11WdPrepunched

?&n11WdPreprinted

?&n13WdTransparency

?&n#WdCustomType2

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

1 Supported if duplex option is installed.

2 For custom paper, replace “CustomType” with the name of the paper, and replace “#” with the number of characters in the name,plus 1.

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4SiMx

4MP

4PJ

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

Finish Mode

?&b#F

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

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

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

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4SiMx

4MP

4PJ

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[operation] [string]

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

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

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

?(3@

(Primary)

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.

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

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.

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

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.

1 Supported if printer resolution is 600 dpi.

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

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

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.

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4SiMx

4MP

4PJ

4M Plus

4MV

PICTURE FRAME (for Vector Graphics)

Picture Frame Horiz. Size

?*c#X

Picture Frame Vert. Size

?*c#Y

Set Picture Frame Anchor Point

?*c0T

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 coordinates and

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.

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

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

4ML

4Si

4 Plus

FUNCTION

COMMAND

III

IIID

IIISi

IIIP

4Si Mx

4MP

4PJ

4M Plus

4MV

HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS

HP-GL/2—Commands listed

in Table A-2 except as

shown below

Advance Full Page

Bezier

BR, BZ

Begin Plot

Chord Tolerance Mode

(Relative) Color Range

Download Character

Fill Type

Odd/Even

Non-Zero Winding

Frame Advance

Label origin

1-9 / 11-19

Media Type

Merge Control

Number of Pens

Output Error

Output Hardcopy Limits

Output Identification

Output P1 and P2

Output Status

Pen Color Assignment

Pixel Placement

Plot Size

Quality Level

Replot

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

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Table 1-1B. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix

Color

5Si

Desk

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

5Si Mx

Jet

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Pro

4LC

6L Gold

5 MP

6 MP

Mopier

1200C

1600C

MISCELLANEOUS

Configuration

?&b#W[data]

(AppleTalk)

JOB CONTROL

Universal Exit/Start of

?%–12 45X

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

Self-Test

Paper Type

?&n5WdBond

?&n6WdPlain

?&n6WdColor

?&n7WdLabels

?&n9WdRecycled

?&n11WdLetterhead

?&n10WdCardstock

?&n11WdPrepunched

?&n11WdPreprinted

?&n13WdTransparency

?&n#WdCustomType1

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

1 For custom paper, replace “CustomType” with the name of the paper, and replace “#” with the number of characters in the name,plus 1.

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

Color

5Si

Desk

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

5SiMx

Jet

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Pro

4LC

6L Gold

5MP

6MP

Mopier

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

Finish Mode

?&b#F

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

1 Black & White only

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

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

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

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

Color

5Si

Desk

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

5Si Mx

Jet

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Pro

4LC

6L Gold

5MP

6MP

Mopier

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[operation]

[string]

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

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

Color

5Si

Desk

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

5SiMx

Jet

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Pro

4LC

6L Gold

5 MP

6 MP

Mopier

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 aright 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 #

?(#X

(Pri.)

Select Default Font

?(3@

(Primary)

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 (seeethDeskJet 1200C section near the end of this chapter).

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

Color

5Si

Desk

Color

LJ 5,

4LJ

5SiMx

Jet

FUNCTION

COMMAND

Pro

4LC

6L Gold

5 MP

6 MP

Mopier

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)

?*c#W[data]

Pattern

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.

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