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• Lexmark™ C752
Introduction
• Lexmark E220
To determine which commands and languages your printer supports, see the
appendixes in the back of this document or refer to your printer user documentation.
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The Technical Reference is divided into the following:
Chapter 2: “PCL Emulation”
Shows how to select PCL emulation and discusses PCL emulation commands, GL/2
commands, and resident font and symbol set support.
Chapter 3: “Printer Job Language”
Contains detailed inf ormation about certain commands that cause t he printer to enter
PCL emulation, P ostScript emulation, and P ersonal Printer Data Stream (PPDS), and
many other types of commands.
Chapter 4 : “PostScript Emulation”
Provides information about PostScript emulation and explains PostScript emulation
supplemental operators.
Chapter 5: “Switching Languages”
Describes ways to switch printer languages and explains when you may want to
choose one method over another.
Chapter 6: “Flash Memory and Disk”
Provides inf ormation about using the flash memory and hard disk. It describes how to
manage printer memory, store resources (such as fonts and macros), and manage
files.
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Chapter 7: “Printer Specifications”
Lists printer specifications, including information about hardware and environmental
conditions.
Chapter 8: “Printer Interfaces”
Provides information on printer interfaces, including information about parallel and
serial interface, network support, and communication protocols.
See the tables in the three appendixes to determine if your printer supports a
particular PCL emulation, PJL, or P ostScript emulation command. The appendixes
are:
Introduction
Appendix A: “PCL Support”
Appendix B: “PJL Support”
Appendix C: “PostScript Support”
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Bibliography
For detailed information about PCL emulation printer commands, PostScr ipt
emulation printer commands and operators, and interfaces, refer to the following
documentation:
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Introduction
• Hewlett-Packard DeskJet Printer Family Technical Reference, C2121-90101
• Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 Typography and Graphics, Random House
Electronic Publishing
• Hewlett-Packard PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual, 5961-0635
• Hewlett-Packard PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual,
5961-0509
• Hewlett-P ackar d Po stScript SIMM Technical Reference, I/O De vice Operators
and Paramet ers, C2080-90921
• Hewlett-Packard Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual,
5961H0512
• IBM Personal System/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference, S68X-2330
• Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Communications
Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange, Electronic Industries
Association, publications EIA RS-232C and EIA\TIA-232-E
• Network Printing Alliance Protocol, A Printer/Host Control Specification
Developed by the NPA, Level 1, Revisio n N
• PostScript Language Reference Manual (Third Edition), Adobe Systems
Incorporated, Addison-Wesley Publishing
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CHAPTER 2: PCL Emulation
When you select PCL emulation as the printer language, the printer supports the
Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet Printer Command Language. This chapter
shows how to select PCL emulation and discusses PCL emulation commands, along
with resident PCL emulation font and symbol set support.
T o det ermine which commands your printer supports, see Appendix A: “PCL Support”
on page A-1.
PCL
Selecting PCL Emulation
Using SmartSwitch
When SmartSwitch is enabled f or both printer languages on an interf ace (f or example ,
Paral lel, USB, Serial Option 1, or Network Option 1), the printer automa tically switches
to the printer language being sent by your software program. The printer is shipped
with SmartSwitch enabled for both printer languages in all interfaces. The printer
examines all print jobs and switches dynamically betwe en PostScript emulation and
PCL emulation.
Using the Operator Panel or MarkVision Professional
If SmartSwitch is set to Off for both printer languages, you can select PCL emulation
from your printer operator panel or from MarkVision™ Professional. Refer to your
printer user documentation fo r information on changing menu settings.
Using Your Software Program
To select PCL emulation, use the Printer Job Language (PJL) Enter Language
Command. See “ENTER LANGUAGE Command” on page 3-3 for more information.
See “Printer Job Language” on page 3-1 for the syntax and use of PJL.
Warning: When you change printer languages, you may lose some or all previously
downloaded resources, unless
are stored in flash memory or on disk.
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Resource Save is set to On or the resources
PCL
Page Formatting
The printable areas and logi cal pages f or PCL emulation (both portrait and landscape
orientation) are illustrated below. See the Legend that follows for definitions of areas
A through I.
Printable Areas
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PCL
Legend:
APortrait physical page width and landscape physical page length
BPortrait physical page length and landscape physical page width
CPortrait logical page width
DLandscape logical page width
EDistance between the side edge of the physical page and the logical page in portrait
FDistance between the side edge of the physical page and the logical page in landscape
GDistance between the top and bottom edge of the physical page and logical page
HDistance between the left and right edge of the physical page and the printable area in
portrait, or distance between the top and bottom edge of the physical page and printable
area in landscape
IDistance between the top and bottom edge of the physical page and the printable area in
portrait, or distance between the left and right edge of the physical page and the
printable area in landscape
Note: The tab les begi nning on page 2-4 list the page sizes and dimensions of each
area labeled on the preceding diagram for all paper and envelope sizes your
printer supports. If information about your printer is not included in the
following tables, see page 1-1 for information on how to get a Technical Reference f or your printer.
Lexmark C752
The following table lists page sizes and print area dimensions for all paper and
envel ope sizes the Lexmark C752 printer supports. For more i nformation about the
printable areas and logical pages for PCL emulation, see “Printable Areas” on
page 2-3.
Table 2-1: Lexmark C752 Paper and Envelope Dimensions
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PCL
SelectionPaper/Envelope DimensionsDimensions by Area (pels)
Page Size
2
Parm
13, 613A5148 x 2105.83 x 8.27349649603196 47201421180100100
12, 45, 612JIS B5 Paper182 x 2577.2 x 10.1430060704000 58301501200100100
26, 626A4 (198 mm)
26, 626A4 (203 mm)
1, 601Executive184 x 2677.25 x 10.5435063004050 60601501200100100
2, 602Letter216 x 2798.5 x 11510066004800 63601501200100100
3, 603Legal216 x 3568.5 x 14510084004800 81601501200100100
4 or 10Folio216 x 3308.5 x 13510078004800 75601501200100100
15Statement139.7 x 215.95.5 x 8.5330051003000 48601501200100100
101Universal216 x 3568.5 x 14510085004800 82601501200100100
90DL220 x 1108.66 x 4.33259851962314 49601421180100100
91C5229 x 1629.02 x 6.38382654083542 51721421180100100
4
99
, 100B5 Envelope250 x 1769.84 x 6.93415659043872 56681421180100100
600Other Envelope229 x 3569.02 x 14541284004800 81601501200100412
807-3/4 Monarch191 x 987.5 x 3.875232645002024 42601501200100100
899 (Com 9)225 x 988.875 x 3.875232653242024 50841501200100100
8110 (Com 10)241 x 1059.5 x 4.125247457002174 54601501200100100
1
Pel dimensions are for 600 dpi.
2
Page Size Parameters are explained in Table 2-19 on page 2-42.
3
The width of the logical page for A4 paper can be changed from the printer operator panel or your software application.
4
Paper ID 99 will be supported for backward compatibility with other Lexmark printers. Paper ID 99 has the same logical
paper size as ID 100 (compatible with HP LaserJet 5Si/5SiMx) but is 8 pels wider than the Lexmark 4039.
NamemminchesABCDEFGHI
Paper
3
210 x 2978.3 x 11.7496070144676 677814211808080
3
210 x 2978.3 x 11.7496070144800 67788011808080
Envelope
1
Note: The e xplanat ion of the printab le area assumes the
Normal. For more information about Print Area, see page 2-6.
to
Print Area menu item is set
Lexmark E220
The following table lists page sizes and print area dimensions for all paper and
envel ope sizes the Lexmark E220 printer supports. For more information about the
printable areas and logical pages for PCL emulation, see “Printable Areas” on
page 2-3.
Table 2-2: Lexmark E220 Paper and Envelope Dimensions
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PCL
SelectionPaper/Envelope Dimensions Dimensions by Area (pels)
Page Size
2
Parm
13, 613A5148 x 2105.83 x 8.27349649603196 47 201421180100100
12, 45, 612JIS B5 Paper182 x 2577.2 x 10.1430060704000 58301501200100100
26, 626A4 (198 mm)
26, 626A4 (203 mm)
1, 601Executive184 x 2677.25 x 10.5435063004050 60 601501200100100
2, 602Letter216 x 2798.5 x 11510066004800 63601501200100100
3, 603Legal216 x 3568.5 x 14510084004800 8160 1501200100100
101Universal216 x 3568.5 x 14510084004800 81601501200100100
90DL220 x 1108.66 x 4.33259851962314 49 601421180100100
91C5229 x 1629.02 x 6.38382654083542 51 721421180100100
4
99
, 100B5 Envelope250 x 1769.84 x 6.93415659043872 5668 1421180100100
600Other Envelope216 x 3568.5 x 14510084004800 8160 1501200100100
807-3/4 Monarch191 x 987.5 x 3.875232645002024 42601501200100100
899 (Com 9)225 x 988.875 x 3.875232653242024 50 841501200100100
8110 (Com 10)241 x 1059.5 x 4.125247457002174 54 601501200100100
1
Pel dimensions are for 600 dpi.
2
Page Size Parameters are explained in Table 2-19 on page 2-42.
3
The width of the logical page for A4 paper can be changed from the printer operator panel or your software application.
4
Paper ID 99 will be supported for backward compatibility with other Lexmark printers. Paper ID 99 has the same logical
paper size as ID 100 (compatible with HP LaserJet 5Si/5SiMx) but is 8 pels wider than the Lexmark 4039.
NamemminchesABCDEFGHI
Paper
3
3
210 x 2978.3 x 11.7496070144676 6778 14211808080
210 x 2978.3 x 11.7496070144800 67788011808080
Envelope
1
Note: The e xplanat ion of the printab le area assumes the
Normal. For more information about Print Area, see page 2-6.
to
Print Areamenu item is set
Print Area Menu Item
The printable area is the area on a sheet of paper within which a pel can be printed.
Logical page is a conceptual entity that defi nes the area in which margins (top , bottom,
left, right) may be set and the area in which the PCL cursor may be positioned.
The physical page border is the actual physical boundaries of a page.
The
Print Area menu item is available from the printer operator panel or through
MarkVision Professional. For some printers , Print Area supports three values: Normal,
Whole Page, and Fit to Page. Refer to your printer user documentation for more
information.
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PCL
Normal setting
Legend:
PCL
Logical
Page
Area
The Normal setting, which is t he factory def ault, means the printable area incl udes the
entire page except the narrow border around the edge of the page. This is the
nonprintable area. The printer measures margin settings relative to the logical page.
Physical
Page
Border
PCL
Printable
Area
Only Portrait Orientation shown for all settings
Whole Page setting
For a more detailed explanation of the Normal setting, see “Printable Areas” on
page 2-3.
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PCL
The Whole Page setting only affects pages printed when using PCL emulation. If
Whole Page is selected, the PCL language sets the logical page area equal to the
physical page dimens ions. Since the logical page dimensions and the physical page
dimensions are the same, in theory, the cursor may be positioned anywhere on the
page. Howe v er, the PCL language clips the image to the printab le area. So , the Whole
Page sett ing is useful f or printing scanne d images that e xtend from edge to edg e of a
page.
Some printers offer the Fit to Page setting. When Fit to Page is selected, PCL
emulation or P o stScript emul ation formats a page using a printable area equal to the
physical page, which is from one edge of the page to the ot her edge of the page. If you
use this setting, no clipping occurs. In Fit to Page, the PCL emulation logical page
dimensions are equal to the physical page dimensions, as in the Whole Page sett ing .
The printer holds this f ormatted image in memory , but when t he page prints, the image
is compressed a small amount in both horizontal and vertical directions, and then
centered on the physical page f or lett er-siz e paper onl y. This process creates a small
margin around the image. This artificial margin pre ven ts printing from one edge to the
other, since doing so could contaminate the printer and cause printing problems.
The following illustrations show an image held in memory for printing from one edge
to the other and how the image would actually print based on the Fit to Page setting.
Notice that a small border appears at t he edges of the printed page , and t he image is
slightly compressed.
Physical
Page
Edge
Formatted Image with Fit to PagePrinted Image with Fit to Page
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PCL
Font and Symbol Set Support for the Lexmark E220
Your printer supports 19 fonts in PCL emulation, including 17 scalable fonts and two
bitmapped fonts.
Several parameters are used to select a font from the data stream. These include
symbol set, spacing, point or pitch, style, weight, and typeface number . Print the font
sample pages to view the specific par ameters for each font. For scalable fonts, you
can vary the size of a font by specifying pitch or point siz e. For bitmapped fonts, you
must choose the pitch or point size lis ted on the f ont sample pages. You can print the
font sample pages using a PJL command (see “LPRINTPCLFONTS” on page 3-83).
A symbol set defines which characters are available for a font and the code point for
each of these characters. Your printer has 83 resident symb ol sets. The tables
beginning on page 2-10 show the symbol sets available for each font in
PCL emulation. Not all fonts support all symbol sets.
You can also select fonts using PJL commands . The selection parameter is the
number portion from the font identifi er sho wn on t he font sample pages, such as 0 or
18 from font identifi ers R0 or R18. Use the PJL v a lues sho wn in the tables beginning
on page 2-10 to select a symbol set. If a symbol set does not have a PJL value, use
the symbol set ID to select the symbol set. A f ont selection can be eit her temporary or
set as the default.
Use the followi ng PJL comman ds to sel ect fonts: FONTSOURCE, FONTNUMBER,
PITCH, PTSIZE, SYMSET, SET, DEFAULT. See “Ta ble 3-5: Common Variables for
PCL Emulation” on page 3-48 for more information about these commands.
Standard PCL Emulation Fonts
The follo wing tab le lists the f ont selectio n commands f or each of the 14 st andard PCL
emulation fonts.
Table 2-3: Font Selection Commands
Standard PCL Emulation Font NameSpacingStyleWeightTypeface
Courier0004099
Courier Italic0104099
Courier Bold0034099
Courier Bold Italic0134099
Times New Roman10016901
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PCL
Times New Roman Italic11016901
Times New Roman Bold10316901
Times New Roman BoldItalic11316901
Arial10016602
Arial Italic11016602
Arial Bold10316602
Arial Bold Italic11316602
Line Printer 160000
POSTNET Barcode1000
Specialty PCL Fonts
The follow ing table lists the f ont selection commands f or each of the five special ty PCL
fonts.
Table 2-4: Font Selection Commands
Standard PCL Emulation Font Name
Forward and Backward Compatibility Mode
SpacingStyleWeightTypeface
To determine if a font or typeface supports a symbol set, see the complete listing of
PCL emulation fonts and symbol sets in the following tables: “Table 2-5: PCL
Emulation Symbol Sets - Latin 1” on page 2-10, “Table 2-6: PCL Emulation Symbol
Sets - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek” on page 2-12, and “Table 2-7: PCL
Emulation Symbol Sets - Specials” on page 2-13.
Table 2-5: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets - Latin 1
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Latin 1
PCL
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Courier✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Legal
Windows 3.0 Latin 1
Windows 98 Latin 1
ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 (ECMA-94)
ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
LEGAL
WIN30
WINL1
ISOL1
ISOL9
1U9U19U0N9N
PC-8, Code Page 437
PC8
10U
PC-8 Danish/Norwegian (437N)
PC8DN
11U
PC-850 Multilingual
PC850
12U
PC-858 Multilingual Euro
PC858
13U
PC-860 Portugal
20U
PC-861 Iceland
21U
PC-863 Can adian French
PC-865 Nordic
23U
25U9J13P
PC-1004 OS/2
ABICOMP Brazil/Portugal
ABICOMP International
14P8U4U0E10J
Roman-8
Roman-9
ROMAN8
Roman Extension
PS Text
MC Text
PSTEXT
12J7J13J
Desk Top
Ventura International
DESKTOP
VNINTL
Ventura US
VNUS
14J
Line Printer 16✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol Set.
Table 2-5: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets (Continued) - Latin 1
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol Set.
Legal
Windows 3.0 Latin 1
LEGAL
WIN30
1U9U19U
Windows 98 Latin 1
WINL1
ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 (ECMA-94)
ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
ISOL1
ISOL9
0N9N10U
PC-8, Code Page 437
PC8
PC-8 Danish/Norwegian (437N)
PC-850 Multilingual
PC8DN
PC850
11U
12U
PC-858 Multilingual Euro
PC-860 Portugal
PC-861 Iceland
PC-863 Canadian French
PC-865 Nordic
PC-1004 OS/2
ABICOMP Brazil/Portugal
ABICOMP International
Roman-8
Roman-9
Roman Extension
PS Text
MC Text
Desk Top
Ventura International
PC858
13U
20U
21U
23U
25U
9J
13P
ROMAN8
14P
8U4U0E
PSTEXT
10J
12J
DESKTOP
7J
VNINTL
13J
Ventura US
VNUS
14J
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Table 2-6: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek
Latin 2Latin 5Latin 6CyrillicGreek
PCL
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Courier✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Italic✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Bold✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol Set.
Table 2-7: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets - Specials
Specials
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Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Courier✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Courier Italic✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Courier Bold✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Courier Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Times New Roman✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Times New Roman Italic✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘ ✘
Times New Roman Bold✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Times New Roman BoldItalic✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Arial✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Arial Italic✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
Arial Bold✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘ ✘
Arial Bold Italic✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘ ✘✘✘
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol Set.
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All fonts that support the Roman-8 (8U) symbol set also support the following
19 symbol sets.
Table 2-8: ISO PCL Emulation Symbol Sets
Symbol Set IDSymbol Set / Typeface
1EISO 4: United Kingdom
0UISO 6: ASCII
0SISO 11: Swedish for Names
0IISO 15: Italian
2SISO 17: Spanish
1GISO 21: German
0DISO 60: Norwegian Version 1
1FISO 69: French
2UISO 2: IRV (International Ref Version)
0FISO 25: French
0GISO: HP Ger man
0KISO 14: JIS ASCII
2KISO 57: Chinese
3SISO 10: Swedish
1SISO: HP Spanish
6SISO 85: Spanish
4SISO 16: Portuguese
5SISO 84: Portuguese
1DISO 61: Norwegian Version 2
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Font and Symbol Set Support for the Lexmark C752
Your printer has 91 resident fonts in PCL emulation, including 89 scalable fonts and
two bitmapped fonts.
Several parameters are used to select a font from the data stream. These include
symbol set, spacing, point or pitch, styl e, weight, and typeface number. For scalable
fonts, you can vary the size of a font by specifying pitch or point size. For bitmapped
fonts , you must choose the pi tch or point size li sted on the font sample pa ges. You can
print the font sample pages using a PJL command (see “LPRINTPCLFONTS” on
page 3-83), from the printer operator panel , or through MarkVision Profes sional. Refer
to your printer user documentation for more information.
A symbol set defines which characters are available for a font and the code point for
each of these characters. Your printer supports 88 resident symbol sets. The tables
beginning on page 2-21 show the symbol sets available for each font in
PCL emulation. Not all fonts support all symbol sets.
You can select a font as the PCL emulation default from the printer operator panel or
through MarkVision Professional . Refer to your printer user documentation for more
information.
The fonts are divided int o three major groups. The fi rst 47 f onts (R0 to R46) shown on
the font sample pages are t he stand ard PCL emulation fonts. The next 39 fonts (R47
to R85) are called Type 1 fonts and were originally defined for Po stScript emulation,
but now also wo rk in the PCL emulation. The final five f onts (R86 to R90) are additional
specialty PCL fon ts. For a list of the 47 standard PCL emulation fonts, see Table 2-9
on page 2-16. For a list of the 39 Type 1 fonts, see Table 2-10 on page 2-18. For a list
of the five additional specialty PCL fonts, see Table 2-11 on page 2-20. These tables
list both the forward and backward compatibi lity font selection commands. For more
information on for ward and backward compatibility, see page 2-16. For more
information on selecting symbol sets, see page 2-21.
For compatibility purposes, you can disable Type 1 fonts with the Printer Job
Language (PJL) LTYPE1FONTS command. The factory default for these fonts is
Enabled. See LTYPE1FONTS on page 3-47 for more information.
You can also select fonts using PJL commands . The selection parameter is the
number portion from the font identifi er sho wn on t he font sample pages, such as 0 or
76 from font identifi ers R0 or R76. Use the PJL v a lues sho wn in the tables beginning
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PCL
on page 2-21 to select a symbol set. If a symbol set does not have a PJL value, use
the symbol set ID to select the symbol set. A f ont selection can be eit her temporary or
set as the default.
Use the followi ng PJL comman ds to sel ect fonts: FONTSOURCE, FONTNUMBER,
PITCH, PTSIZE, SYMSET, SET, DEFAULT. See “Ta ble 3-5: Common Variables for
PCL Emulation” on page 3-48 for more information about these commands.
Forward and Backward Compatibility Modes for the Lexmark C752
Your PCL emulation has forward and backward compatibility modes. The forward
compatibility mode is used to emulate the fonts in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s
LaserJet 4050. The backward compatibility mode is used for compatibility w i t h the
Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 5 and the Lexmark family of printers.
Standard PCL Emulation Fonts
The following table lists the font selection commands for forward and backward
compatibility mode for each of the 52 standard PCL emulation fonts. Since the font
selection commands for the forward and bac k w ard compati bilit y modes are ident ical ,
they are listed together in the table.
Table 2-9: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands
Forward and Backward Compatibility Mode
Standard PCL Emulation Font Name
Courier0004099
Courier Italic0104099
Courier Bold0034099
Courier Bold Italic0134099
CG Times1004101
CG Times Italic1104101
CG Times Bold1034101
CG Times Bold Italic1134101
SpacingStyleWeightTypeface
Univers Medium1004148
Univers Medium Italic1104148
Univers Bold1034148
Univers Bold Italic1134148
1
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
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Table 2-9: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands (Continued)
Forward and Backward Compatibility Mode
Standard PCL Emulation Font Name
Times New Roman10016901
Times New Roman Italic11016901
Times New Roman Bold10316901
Times New Roman BoldItalic11316901
Arial10016602
Arial Italic11016602
Arial Bold10316602
Arial Bold Italic11316602
Letter Gothic0004102
SpacingStyleWeightTypeface
Letter Gothic Italic0104102
Letter Gothic Bold0034102
Univers Condensed Medium1404148
Univers Condensed Medium Italic1504148
Univers Condensed Bold1434148
Univers Condensed Bold Italic1534148
Garamond Antiqua1004197
Garamond Kursiv1104197
Garamond Halbfett1034197
Garamond Kursiv Halbfett1134197
CG Omega1004113
CG Omega Italic1104113
CG Omega Bold1034113
CG Omega Bold Italic1134113
Antique Olive1004168
Antique Olive Italic1104168
Antique Olive Bold1034168
Albertus Medium1014362
Albertus Extra Bold1044362
Clarendon Condensed Bold1434140
Marigold1004297
Coronet1104116
Line Printer 160000
POSTNET Barcode
1
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
1
1000
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Table 2-9: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands (Continued)
Forward and Backward Compatibility Mode
Standard PCL Emulation Font Name
Wingdings10031402
Symbol10016686
1
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
SpacingStyleWeightTypeface
Type 1 Fonts
Thirty of the Type 1 fonts have different font selection parameters in the forward and
backward compatib ility modes and 9 of the fonts work only in the forward compat ibility
mode. With the appropriate printer driver installed and selected, your software
program selects these fonts.
The followi ng table shows the f ont selection commands for forward and backward
compatibility modes and indicates the font group for each font. All Type 1 fonts are
supported by both the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050 and the
Lexmark family of printers unless otherwise noted.
Table 2-10: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands
Forward Compatibility ModeBackward Compa t ibil ity Mode
Notice the values for forward and backward compatibility modes differ slightly for Bold.
2
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
3
This font is not implemented in the Lexmark family of printers.
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Table 2-10: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands (Continued)
Forward Compatibility ModeBackward Compa t ibil ity Mode
Type 1 Font name
ITC Bookman Light Italic11-32462311-361487
ITC Bookman Demi1022462310261487
ITC Bookman Demi Italic1122462311261487
ITC Avant Garde Book1002460710061471
ITC Avant Garde Book Oblique1102460711061471
ITC Avant Garde Demi
ITC Avant Garde Demi Oblique
Century Schoolbook Roman 1002470310061463
Century Schoolbook Italic1102470311061463
Century Schoolbook Bold1032470310361463
Century Schoolbook Bold Italic1132470311361463
ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic1104509911061483
CourierPS
CourierPS Oblique
CourierPS Bold
CourierPS Bold Oblique
Times Roman
Times Italic
Times Bold
Times Bold Italic
Helvetica Light
Helvetica Light Oblique
Helvetica Black
Helvetica Black Oblique
SymbolPS
ITC Zapf Dingbats1004510110061485
1
Notice the values for forward and backward compatibility modes differ slightly for Bold.
2
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
3
This font is not implemented in the Lexmark family of printers.
Your Lexmark printer defaults to the forward compatibility mode to enable a
Hewlett-Packard Company’s driver to select the forward compatib ility fonts . The
Lexmark PCL driver uses the bac kw ard compat ibil ity mode and tempor arily switches
the printer to this mode. The PCL (PJL) commands to s witch t he def ault compati bility
modes are:
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Forward
Backward
Specialty PCL Fonts
The following table lists the font selection commands for forward and backward
compatibility mode for each of the five specialty PCL fonts. Since the font selection
commands for the forward and backward compatibility modes are identical, they are
listed together in the table.
Table 2-11: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands
Standard PCL Emulation Font Name
C39 Narrow
C39 Regular
C39 Wide
OCR-A
OCR-B
1
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
Forward and Backward Compatibility Mode
SpacingStyleWeightTypeface
10032774
1
10032772
10032777
00023584
00023590
Selecting Symbol Sets for Lexmark C752
To determine if a font or typeface supports a symbol set, see the complete listing of
PCL emulation fonts and symbol sets in the following tables: “Table 2-12: P CL
Emulation Symbol Sets - Latin 1” on page 2-21, “T ab le 2-13: PCL Emulation Symbol
Sets - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek” on page 2-26, and “Table 2-14: PCL
Emulation Symbol Sets - Specials” on page 2-31.
Table 2-12: PCL Emulation Sy mbol Sets - Latin 1
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Latin 1
PCL
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Courier✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Medium✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Medium Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Legal
Windows 3.0 Latin 1
Windows 98 Latin 1
ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 (ECMA-94)
ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
LEGAL
WIN30
WINL1
ISOL1
ISOL9
1U9U19U0N9N
PC-8, Code Page 437
PC8
10U
PC-8 Danish/Norwegian (437N)
PC8DN
11U
PC-850 Multilingual
PC850
12U
PC-858 Multilingual Euro
PC858
13U
PC-860 Portugal
20U
PC-861 Iceland
21U
PC-863 Can adian French
PC-865 Nordic
23U
25U9J13P
PC-1004 OS/2
ABICOMP Brazil/Portugal
ABICOMP International
14P8U4U0E10J
Roman-8
Roman-9
ROMAN8
Roman Extension
PS Text
MC Text
PSTEXT
12J7J13J
Desk Top
Ventura International
DESKTOP
VNINTL
Ventura US
VNUS
14J
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Sym bol Set.
Gray-shaded cells: In the backward compatability mode,
this font is not supported or this font does not support
this symbol set.
Table 2-12: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets (Continued) - Latin 1
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Latin 1
PCL
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Times New Roman✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Arial Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Letter Gothic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Letter Gothic Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Letter Gothic Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Condensed Medium✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Sym bol Set.
Gray-shaded cells: In the backward compatability mode,
this font is not supported or this font does not support
this symbol set.
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Table 2-13: PCL Emulation Sy mbol Sets - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek
Latin 2Latin 5Latin 6CyrillicGreek
PCL
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Courier✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Courier Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
CG Times Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Medium✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Medium Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Bold✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Univers Bold Italic✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Times New Roman✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Times New Roman Italic✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Windows 98 Latin 2
ISO 8859-2 Latin 2
WINL2
ISOL2
9E2N17U
PC-852 Latin 2
PC-8 Polish Mazovia
PC-8 PC Nova
Windows 98 Latin 5
ISO 8859-9 Latin 5
PC-857 Latin 5 (Turkish)
PC-853 Latin 3 (Turkish)
PC-Turkish (437T)
Turkish-8
Windows 98 Latin 6 (Baltic)
ISO 8859-10 Latin 6
PC-775 Baltic (PC-8 Latin 6)
Windows 98 Cyrillic
ISO 8859-5 Latin/Cyrillic
PC-866 Cyrillic
PC-855 Cyrillic
Russian-GOST
PC-8 Bulgarian
Ukrainian
Windows 98 Greek
ISO 8859-7 Latin/Greek
PC-869 Greece
PC-851 Greece
PC-8 Latin/Greek
PC-8 Greek Alternate (437G)
PC852
WINL5
ISOL5
24Q
27Q
5T5N16U
18U
PC8TK
9T8T19L
6N
26U
9R
10N
3R
10R
12R
13R
14R
9G
12N
11G
10G
12G
14G
Greek-8
8G
Times New Roman Bold✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Times New Roman
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol
Set.
✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Grey-shaded cells: In the back ward compatability mo de, this fo nt
is not supported or this font does not support this symbol set.
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Table 2-13: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets (Continued) - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek
Latin 2Latin 5Latin 6CyrillicGreek
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Arial Bold Italic✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Letter Gothic✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Letter Gothic Italic✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Letter Gothic Bold✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Univers Condensed
Medium
Univers Condensed
Medium Italic
Univers Condensed Bold ✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Univers Condens ed Bold
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol
Set.
✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Grey-shaded cells: In the back ward compatability mo de, this fo nt
is not supported or this font does not support this symbol set.
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Table 2-13: PCL Emulation Symbol Sets (Continued) - Latin 2, Latin 5, Latin 6, Cyrillic, Greek
Latin 2Latin 5Latin 6CyrillicGreek
Typeface / Symbol Set
PJL Value
Symbol Set ID
Antique Olive Bold✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Albertus Medium✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Albertus Extra Bold✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✘✓✓✓✓✓✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘✘
Clarendon Condensed
✓ Indicates Typeface supports the specified Symbol Set.
✘ Indicates Typeface does not support the specified Symbol Set.
Vent ura Math
VNMATH
6M
PS Math
PSMATH
5M
Math-8
MATH8
8M
Pi font
Microsoft Pu blishing
PIFONT
MSPUBL
15U
6J
PC-911 Katakana
POSTNET Barcode
OCR-A
OCR-B
C39 Bar Code
(Upper Case)
C39 Bar Code
(plus Lower Case)
C39 Bar Code
(plus Human Readable)
Symbol
Wingdings
Ventura ITC Zapf Dingbats
579L
9L
3K
15Y
0O
1O
9Y
109Y
Grey-shaded cells : In the backw ard compatab ility mode ,
this font is not supported or this font does not support
this symbol set.
19M
209Y
✓✘✘✘✘
PS ITC Zapf Dingbats
10L
PCL ITC Zapf Dingbats
14L
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All fonts that support the Roman-8 (8U) symbol set also support the following
19 symbol sets.
Table 2-15: ISO PCL Emulation Symbol Sets
Symbol Set IDSymbol Set / Typeface
1EISO 4: United Kingdom
0UISO 6: ASCII
0SISO 11: Swedish for Names
0IISO 15: Italian
2SISO 17: Spanish
1GISO 21: German
0DISO 60: Norwegian Version 1
1FISO 69: French
2UISO 2: IRV (International Ref Version)
0FISO 25: French
0GISO: HP German
0KISO 14: JIS ASCII
2KISO 57: Chinese
3SISO 10: Swedish
1SISO: HP Spanish
6SISO 85: Spanish
4SISO 16: Portuguese
5SISO 84: Portuguese
1DISO 61: Norwegian Version 2
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Command Structure
This section introduces the different types of PCL emulation commands and their
structure, or syntax. It also demonstrates how you can link commands to abbreviate
them.
Control Codes
Control Codes are single-character instructions.
Table 2-16: Control Codes
CodeDecHexFunctionResult
BS808BackspaceMoves the cursor toward the left margin one horizontal space equal to
the last printed character
HT909Horizontal TabMoves the cursor to the next defined tab stop
LF100ALine FeedAdvances the cu rso r to the s am e horiz o ntal pos iti on on the following line
as determined by either the Vertical Motion Index (VMI) or Set Line
Spacing command
FF120CForm FeedAdvances the cursor to the same horizontal position at the top margin of
the next page
CR130DCarriage ReturnMoves the cursor to the left margin
SP3220SpaceMoves the cursor to the right one column
SI150FPrimary FontSelects the primary font
SO140ESecondary FontSelects the secondary font
Commands
PCL commands are multibyte s trings (also known as “escape sequences ”) that begi n
ESC
with the Escape control code (
code notifies the printer that the cha racters that f ol lo w are to be int erpreted as part of
a command and are not control codes or data to be printed.
, ←, decimal 27, or h ex adecimal 1B). The
ESC
control
Command Structure
Most PCL emulation commands have the following structure:
ESC
& a # C
Spaces have been added to thi s example for readability. The command parameter
variables are indicated by a number sign (#).
Table 2-17: Description of Command Structure
ElementDescription
ESC
&Parameterized character from American National Standard Code for Information
aGroup character from ASCII table (range 96 to 126 decimal) that specifies a group
#Decimal character string v al ue wi thin spe cified n umeric ra nge s; may be preceded b y
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Decimal 27 or hex 1B
Interchange (ASCII) table (range 33 to 47 decimal)
type of control
a + or – sign and contain a decimal point
PCL
CTermination character from ASCII table (range 64 to 94 decimal)
Command Parameters
A command parameter sets the value f or a c ommand. Thi s value stays const ant until
either a differ ent value resets the command or a command resets the printer to th e
default v alues . F or e x ample , after the printer re ceiv es a command that select s a right
margin beginning at column 63, the right margin of each printed page begins at
column 63. That margin sta ys constant until a right margin command with a differ ent
value resets it or until the printer is reset.
Paramet ers for each command are listed in the command tables beginning on
page 2-40. Use the Symbol Set Tables to determine the decimal or hexadecimal v alue
for each par ameter. To determine a decimal or hex value, first locate the value of the
parameter you requi re in the Symbol Set Table. The decimal v alue is th e value sh own
in the bottom of the cell or bo x wit h that par ameter. To find a hex v alue , go str aight up
the grid from the desired paramet er and read the value in the top heading . This i s the
first character of the hex value. Next, go straight across the grid to the left of the
parameter and read the v alue in the left column heading. This is the seco nd character
of the hex v alue. F or e xample,
of the three values
documentation to determine which to use.) The example on the following page sets
the pitch of the primary font to 16.66 characters per inch.
ESC
(←) is coded 1B in Hex and 27 in decimal. (Any one
←, 1B, or 27 might be used in your application. Read your
Example:
ESC
(s16.66H
• Decimal: 27 40 115 49 54 46 54 54 72
• Hex: 1B 28 73 31 36 2E 36 36 48
Use the plus symbol (+) or the minus symbol (–) to select a position relative to the
current cursor position. For examp le:
ESC
&a6CMove to horizontal cursor position, column si x
ESC
&a+6CMove six columns to the right of the current position
ESC
&a-6CMove six columns to the left of the current position
Linking Commands
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You can combine PCL emulation commands by linking them if the first 3 bytes of the
commands are identical. The combined, short form sends the first 3 bytes only once
in the string. To combine commands:
• Use the first 3 byt es (char acters) of the command onl y once at t he start of the
command string.
• Make the last letter of each command in the string lowercase.
• Capitalize the last letter of the string.
For example, notice that the first 3 bytes of these two commands are the same:
ESC
(s10HSelect 10 characters per inch
ESC
(s4099TSelect Courier typeface
To combine these two commands, use this form:
ESC
(s10h4099T
which is 3 bytes shorter than the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s4099T
You can combine more than two commands; for e x ample, you can add Select Strok e
ESC
Weight Bold (
ESC
(s10h3b4099T
(s3B) to the previous two commands:
or in the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s3B
ESC
(s4099T
PCL Emulation Commands
See the follo wing tables for a listing of the commands grouped by function.
To determine which commands your printer supports, see “Table A-1: PCL Emulation
Commands” on page A-1.
PCL Emulation Commands by Function
Table 2-18: Job Control
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
EPrinter Reset
• Prints any partial pages.
• Resets printer environment to defaults.
• Deletes all temporary downloaded resources.
ESC
&d#A
0 = Collation off
1 ... 999 (number of Copies)
ESC
&l#X
# = number of Copies (1 to 32767)
Default = 1
%–12345X Universal Exit Language (UEL) / Start of PJL
Unit of Measure
Sets the size for the PCL Unit (units per inch).
The Unit of Measure defines the unit used in the following commands:
• Horizontal Cursor Position by PCL Unit (
• Vertical Cursor Position by PCL Unit (
• Horizontal Rectangle Size by PCL Unit (
• Vertical Rectangle Size by PCL Unit (
The Unit of Measure also affects the rounding of character
escapements and the Horizontal Motion Index.
Note: This comman d doe s n ot af fect the interpretation of binary raster
data for bitmapped fonts, raster graphics, or user defined fill patterns.
This command terminates the current printer langua ge and allo w s
switching into PJL. For more information, see “UNIVERSAL EXIT
LANGUAGE Command” on page 3-2.
ESC
ESC
ESC
*p#X)
*p#Y)
ESC
*c#A)
*c#B)
PCL
Table 2-19: Page Contr ol
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&l#A
Paper
1 Executive
2 Letter
3 Legal
4, 10 F oli o
6, 11 Ledger (11 x 17)
13, 25 A5 Paper
15 Statement
26 A4 Paper
27 A3 Paper
12, 45 B5 Paper
46 B4 Paper
101 Custom Paper/Universal
0Active Source or Eject Page
1Tray 1 (Default)
2Manual Paper Feed
3Manual Envelope Feed
4Tray2
5Tray3
6Optional Envelope Feeder
7Auto Select
8Multipurpose Feeder
20Tray 4
21Tray 5
62Optional Paper Source
ESC
&f#G
# = number of Decipoints
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
ESC
&f#F
# = number of Decipoints
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Set Page Size
Selects the physical size of the paper, which also determines the
logical page dimensions. See the tables beginning on page 2-4 for the
paper and envelope dimensions your printer supports.
If the requested pa ge siz e is no t in the requested source o r if no so urce
is requested, sources are checked for the requested size in the
following order: multipurpose f eeder, tray 1, tray 2, tray 3, tray 4, tray 5,
and envelope feeder.
Notes:
• When the printer receives the page size command, any partially
formatted pages are printed, and the cursor position and margins
are reset.
• Duplex printing is not supported on any envelope.
• The size loaded in the active source is checked to see if it matches
the requested size. If the multipurpose feeder is configured as
Cassette or Manual, the same applies; however, if the multipurpose
feeder is configured as First and media is loaded in the
multipurpose feeder, then, regardless of media size, it is the source
used until it is empty.
Paper Source
Selects the paper feed source.
Note: If the paper source is changed for the back of a duplexed page,
a blank back page prints, the paper source changes, and the
information f or the b ack side of t he page i s printed on the fron t side of a
page sent from the new paper source.
Set Universal Width
Sets the width of the Universal size in decipoints.
Set Universal Height
Sets the height of the Universal size in decipoints.
Sets the feed direction of Universal size. Feed direction means which
side of the print media, either the short edge or the long edge, feeds
first through the printer first.
Set Universal Custom Name
Sets the user-specified custom name for the Universal paper size
being used.
Select Orientation
Specifies the position of the logical page with respect to the physical
page.
Note: Resets margins, number of printable lines per page, and cursor
position.
Print Direction
Rotates coordinate system counter-clockwise in 90° increments with
respect to current orientation.
Note: Margins are not rotated or cleared.
Character Text Path Direction
Vertically rotates text for use in vertical writing, such as printing
Japanese text.
Set Left Margin
Sets left margin to left edge of the designated column.
Note: The colu mn widt h i s defined b y the sp ace char a cter of the ac tiv e
font and the Horizontal Motion Index (HMI).
Set Right Margin
Sets right margin to right edge of the designated column.
Note: The colu mn widt h i s defined b y the sp ace char a cter of the ac tiv e
font and the HMI.
Clears left and right margins.
Set Top Margin
Sets the number of lines betw een the top of the physical page and firs t
line of print. Line height is determined by the current Vertical Motion
Index (VMI) and/or line spacing value.
Note: Setting a top margin of 0 results in the first line of text falling
outside of the printable area.
This command is parsed and ignored.
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Table 2-19: Page Control (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&l#F
# = number of Lines
Default = 60 or 64 (Country specific)
ESC
&l#G
0 Auto Select (uses the active bin)
1Standard Bin
2Bin 1 or Rear Bin
3Bin 1 or Rear Bin
4Bin 2
5Bin 3
6Bin 4
7Bin 5
8Bin 6
9Bin 7
10Bin 8
11Bin 9
12Bin 10
ESC
&l#L
0 Off
1 On (Default)
ESC
&k#H
# = number of 1/120 inch increments
(Valid to 4 decimal places)
ESC
&l#C
# = number of 1/48 inch increments
(Valid to 4 decimal places)
Default = 8
Set Text Length
Sets the bottom margin length in lines, measured from the first line of
the page.
Text Length equals Logical Page Length –1 inch (–1/2 inch for top and
–1/2 inch for bottom).
Set Output Bin
Sets the exit path to direct paper to one of the output bins.
Skip Perforation
Perforation area includes the area from the bottom margin of the
current page to the top margin of the next page. When skipping
perforations, a line feed past the bottom margin ejects a page and
places the cursor at the top margin of the next page.
Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)
Sets the width of all characters for fixed-space fonts. Sets only the
width of the space for proportional spaced fonts.
Set Vertical Motion Index (VMI)
Sets Vertical Motion Index in 1/48 inch increments. The VMI
determines the vertical distance between lines.
Notes:
• For some printers, you can change the default VMI from the printer
operator panel or through MarkVision Professional by using the
Lines Per Page menu item. Ref er to your printer user doc umentation
for more information.
• Use of this command alters any previous Set Line Spacing
command settings.
# = number from 0 to 14
0 = default page length is used
(1 to 14 new page length is set)
ESC
&k#W
5Turn Text Scale Mode OFF
6Turn Text Scale Mode ON
Set Line Spacing (Alternative Method)
Specifies VMI in lines per inch.
Notes:
• For some printers, you can change the default VMI from the printer
operator panel or through MarkVision Professional by using the
Lines Per Page menu item. Ref er to your printer user doc umentation
for more information.
• Unsupported values are ignored.
• Use of this command alters any earlier VMI setting.
Duplex Page Side Selection
Specifies which physical page side to print next when duplex printing.
Note: When the duplex option is not in sta ll ed, th is command causes a
conditional page eject.
Set Page Length
Sets the logical page length in number of lines.
Notes:
• This command is sent at the beginning of a page in a print job and
prior to any printable data.
• When the command is sent, the current page is closed and printed.
• Unsupported values are ignored.
Te xt Scal e Mode
Allows 66 lines of text at six lines per inch to print on an effective page
length of 10 1/2 inches.
Notes:
• Unsupported values are ignored.
• The command is ignored when the printer is in landscape mode.
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Table 2-20: Alphanumeric ID
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&n#W [operation] [string]
# = number of data bytes that make up the
operation and string
Operation
operation = 100 or 1 byte = 0x64 or
For example:
100 Media Select
String
string = See Alphanumeric String list at
right
'd' ascii
Alphanumeric ID
Selects the media type using a character string. The string ID is case
sensitive and may be up to 511 bytes long.
The string ID specifies the media type requested.
Media TypeAlphanumeric String
Plain PaperPlain
BondBond
TransparencyTransparency
Card StockCard Stock
LabelsLabels
LetterheadLetterhead
Pre-printedPreprinted
Colored PaperColor
EnvelopeEnvelope
Custom Type 1Custom Type 1 or User Type 1
Custom Type 2Custom Type 2 or User Type 2
Custom Type 3Custom Type 3 or User Type 3
Custom Type 4Custom Type 4 or User Type 4
Custom Type 5Custom Type 5 or User Type 5
Custom Type 6Custom Type 6 or User Type 6
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For example, the following shows the command and parameters used
to select bond paper:
To select letterhead paper:
ESC
&n5WdBond
ESC
&n11WdLetterhead
Table 2-21: Cursor Positioning
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&a#C
# = number of Columns
ESC
&a#H
# = number of Decipoints
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
ESC
*p#X
# = number of PCL Units
1
Param eter prece ded b y + or – sign denot es a re lative cursor mov e f rom the curren t curs or posi tion. P ar amete r without a
sign denotes an absolute cursor move from the top left margin.
1
1
1
Horizontal Cursor Position (in Columns)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
Note: The column wid t h is de termined by the space c har acter width of
the active font or the Horizontal Motion Index (HMI), if set.
Horizontal Cursor Position (in Decipoints)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
Horizontal Cursor Position (in PCL Units)
Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
Note: PCL units are set by the Unit-of-Measure Command.
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Table 2-21: Cursor Positioning (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&a#R
# = number of Row s
ESC
&a#V
# = number of Decipoints
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
See “Font and Symbol Set Support for the Lexmark E220” on page2-8,
“Font and Symbol Set Support for the Lexmark E220” on page 2-8, or
“Font and Symbol Set Support for the Lexmark C752” on page 2-15 for
more information.
Note: The line-draw characters are contained in the symbol set ID 10U,
PC-8. The non-U.S. characters are contained in symbol set ID 12U,
PC-850.
Select Spacing
Selects a font with proportional or fixed spacing.
Select Pitch
Selects the number of characters per inch (cpi) for a fixed-space
bitmapped or monospaced scalable font. Valid to 2 decimal places.
Note: Pitch is not needed for proportional spaced fonts.
Height (Select Point Size)
Sets the font height in points. Valid to 2 decimal places.
Note: Point size is not needed for monospaced fonts. For fonts larger
than 12 points, it may be necessary to change the line spacing.
Select Style
Identifies the ph ysical trai ts of a char acter and the compo sition of the f ont
symbols.
Note: You can only use this command to select fonts currently available
in the printer. It cannot alter the appearance of the available fonts.
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Table 2-22: Font Selection (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
(s#B (primary)
ESC
)s#B (secondary)
-7 Ultra Thin
-6 Extra Thin
-5 Thin
-4 Extra Light
-3 Light
-2 Demi Light
-1 Semi Light
0 Medium (Default)
1 Semi Bold
2 Demi Bold
3 Bold
4 Extra Bold
5 Black
6 Extra Black
7 Ultra Black
ESC
(s#T (primary)
ESC
)s#T (secondary)
# Typeface identifier (0 - 65535)
Note: For a list of typeface nu mbers, see
Table2-3 on page 2-9 and Table 2-9 on
page 2-16.
Note: This command will not alter the stroke weight of an available font.
Select Typeface
Selects the best fit font design.
To obtain the typeface v alues for download ed fonts, print the f ont list fro m
the printer operator panel or through MarkVision Professional. Refer to
your printer user documentation for more information.
On the printout, the typeface number is the last number on the font
selection command example line. The examp le lin e is b elow the name of
the font. In the following example, the typeface number is underlined:
RO Courier
<<ESC>>(<<symset>><<ESC>>(s0p<<pitch>>h0s0b4099T
Select Font by Font ID
Selects the font by the identification number.
Select Default Font
Sets all font selection characteristics to the Default Font.
Transparent Print Data
Prints the next number of bytes as text.
Select Underline Type (Enable)
Notes:
• Fixed underline is drawn 5 pels below cursor position.
• Floating underline position is determined by all the positions of the
characters with descenders in the fonts that are to be underlined.
• Underline thickness is 1/100 inch.
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Table 2-22: Font Selection (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&t#P
0, 1 1 byte characters
21 1 or 2 byte characters
31 1 or 2 byte characters
38 1 or 2 byte characters
1008 1, 2, or 3 byte characters (UTF-8)
ESC
&k#S
010.00 cpi
216.66 cpi
412.00 cpi
Table 2-23: User-Defined Symbol Set
Te xt Parsing Method
Communicates to the PCL parser whether character codes are
interpreted as 1-byte or 2-byte character codes.
Select Primary and Secondary Pitch
Selects the pitch for the primary and secondary font.
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Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*c#R
# = Symbol Set ID (0 - 32767)
Default = 0
ESC
(f#W[data]
# = number of data bytes
ESC
*c#S
0Delete all (temporary and permanent)
1Delete all temporary
2Delete current (ID)
4Make current temporary
5Make current permanent
Symbol Set ID Code
Sets the symbol set identification for the symbol set downloaded.
Define Symbol Set
Contains the data for the user-defined symbol sets.
Symbol Set Control
Manages user-defined symbol sets.
Table 2-24: Font Creation
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*c#D
# = Font ID # (0 - 32767)
Default = 0
ESC
)s#W[data]
# = number of data bytes
ESC
*c#F
0Delete all (temporary and permanent)
1Delete all temporary
2Delete previous font ID
3Delete previous specifi ed ch ar ac ter
4Make previous font ID temporary
5Make previous font ID permanent
6Copy current font
ESC
*c#E
# = Code Point (0 - 65536)
Default = 0
ESC
(s#W[data]
# = number of data bytes
Set Font ID
Sets the identification number for the font being downloaded.
Load Font Header
Downloads soft font header information.
Note: Set Font ID before using this command.
Caution: Font Control
Manages soft fonts.
Set Character Code
Sets the decimal code point associated with the next character
downloaded or deleted.
Load Character
Downloads character descriptor and data to the current character
code.
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Table 2-25: Macros
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&f#Y
# = Macro ID (0 - 32767)
Default = 0
ESC
&f#X
0Start definition
1End definition
2Execute macro (previous macro ID)
3Call macro (previous macro ID)
4Enable overlay (previous macro ID)
5Disable overlay
6Delete all macros
7Delete all temporary macros
8Delete current macro ID
9Make last ID temporary
10Make last ID permanent
Set Macro ID
Sets the ID for the macro you have created on flash or disk.
Macro Control
Manages use of macros.
Notes:
• GL/2 commands are supported inside macros.
• Only call and execute macro comma nds are allowed withi n a m ac ro.
• A macro may call or ex ecute another m acro . This is called nes ting. A
maximum of two nesting levels are allowed, for a total of three
levels.
See “Macros” on page 2-73 for additional information.
1Horizontal line
2Vertical line
3Diagonal line
4Diagonal line
5Square grid
6Diagonal grid
User-Defined Patterns
# = User-Defined Pattern ID
ESC
*v#N
0Transparent (Default)
1Opaque
ESC
*v#O
0Transparent (Default)
1Opaque
ESC
*l#O
# = logical operation, value (0 to 255)
Default = 252
ESC
*l#R
0Grid Intersection (Default)
1Grid Centered
ESC
*v#T
0Solid Black (Default)
1Solid White
2Gray Shading Pattern
3Cross-Hatch Pattern
4User Defined Pattern
9True gray Level Fill
Area Fill ID
Selects pattern used to fill a rectangular area.
Note: This command is also used to set the user-defined pattern ID.
Source Transparenc y Mode
Affects copying of white pixels from the source onto the destination
image.
Pattern Transparency Mode
Affects copying of white pixels from the pattern onto the destination
image.
Logical Operation
Defines boolean operations to be performed on data already printed
and data about to be printed.
Pixel Placement
Determines how pixels are placed for a rectangular area fill and GL/2
objects.
Pixel Placement does not affect text or raster images.
Select Current Pattern
Selects pattern used when printing text and raster images.
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Table 2-27: User -Defined Pattern
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*c#W[data]
# = number of data bytes
ESC
*p#R
0Rotate with print (Default)
1Fixed
ESC
*c#Q
0Delete all patterns (temporary and
permanent)
1Delete all temporary patterns
2Delete pattern (last ID specified)
4Make pat tern of la st ID # temporary
5Make pattern of last ID # permanent
User-Defined Pattern
Downloads binary pattern data.
Set Pattern Reference Point
Sets pattern reference point to the current cursor position for userdefined patterns.
Note: Default pattern reference point is the upper left corner of logical
page.
Caution: Pattern Control
Manages use of user-defined patterns.
Note: Use Area Fill ID command (
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ESC
*c#G) to set ID.
PCL
Table 2-28: Rectangular Area Fill Graphics
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*c#H
# = Number of Decipoints (0 - 32767)
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Default = 0, valid to 4 decimal places
ESC
*c#A
# = Number of PCL Units (0 - 32767)
Default = 0
ESC
*c#V
# = Number of Decipoints (0 - 32767)
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
Default = 0, valid to 4 decimal places
ESC
*c#B
# = Number of PCL Units (0 - 32767)
Default = 0
Horizontal Rectangle Size (in Decipoints)
Specifies the rectangle width in decipoints.
Horizontal Rectangle Size (in PCL Units)
Specifies the rectangle width in PCL units.
Note: Size of PCL Units is set by Unit-of-Measure command.
Vertical Rectangle Size (in Decipoints)
Specifies the rectangle height in decipoints.
Vertical Rectangle Size (in PCL Units)
Specifies the rectangle height in PCL units.
Note: Size of PCL Units is set by Unit-of-Measure command.
Table 2-28: Rectangular Area Fill Graphics (Continued)
0Left Graphics Margin at 0 (Default)
1Current Cursor Position
2At logical left page limit with scaling
On
3At current cursor position with
scaling On
ESC
*b#V[data]
# = Number of Data Bytes
ESC
*b#Y
# = Number of Raster Lines
Raster Resolution
Note: 200 dpi is only supported when the printer is operating in
600 dpi or 1200 dpi mode.
Raster Graphics Presentation
Sets the Raster Image Orientation in relation to the logical page.
Raster Width (Source)
Sets width of clip window for raster graphics.
Raster Height (Source)
Sets height of clip window for raster graphics.
Start Raster Graphics
Sets the left margin for raster graphics.
Transfer Raster Data by Plane
This command is used when the r ast er data is encod ed b y plan e as
specified by the Simple Color command or the Configure Image
Data command. The command sends each plane in the row except
the last.
Y Offset
Moves cursor position down by the specified number of raster lines.
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Table 2-29: Raster Graphics (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*b#M
0Uncoded (Default)
1Run-Length Encoded
2 Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
byte
3Delta Row
5Adaptive Compression
9Replacement Delta Row
999Zlib
1002Group 4
1003Group 3 one dimensional
1004Group 3 two dimensional K=2
1005Group 3 two dimensional K=4
1006TIFF word (16 bit)
1007TIFF double-word (32 bit)
1008Adaptive compression (includes TIFF
word and TIFF double-word)
ESC
*b#W[data]
# = Number of Data Bytes
ESC
*rBEnd Raster Graphics (Version B)
ESC
*rCEnd Raster Graphics (Version C)
ESC
*t#HRaster Width (Destination)
Set Raster Compression Mode
Identifies the co mpres sion mode the ho st uses to tr ansfer RIG data.
For instance, this command can be run-length encoding or TIFF
encoding.
Note: For further information, see “Raster Compression Mode” on
page 2-66 and “Group 3 and Group 4 Raster Compression” on
page 2-71.
Transfer Raster Data by Row/Block
Transfers RIG data.
Note: After each command, the cursor position is moved to the
beginning of the next raster row.
Signals end of raster graphics transfer. If a Raster Height is
specified, the cursor is moved to the first raster row past the Raster
Height.
Same as Version B, but:
• Resets compression mode to uncoded.
• Sets left graphics margin to 0.
Sets the width of the destination raster.
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Table 2-29: Raster Graphics (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*t#VRaster Height (Destination)
Sets the height of the destination raster.
ESC
*g#W[data]
# - 8 (K-only) or 26 (KCMY)
Data
Byte 0 - 0x02 (constant)
Byte 1 - number of colors
0x01 - K only
0x04 - CMYK
Byte 2,3 - X res for K plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 4,5 - Y res for K plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 6,7 - K plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 8,9 - X res for C plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 10,11 - Y res for C plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 12,1 3 - C plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 14,15 - X res for M plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 16,17 - Y res for M plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 18,19 - M plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 20,21 - X res for Y plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 22,23 - Y res for Y plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 24,2 5 - Y plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Set Raster Configuration
Sets the configuration of the destination raster.
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Table 2-30: Color Extensions
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&b#M
0Print in mixed render algorithm
mode
1Print using gray scale equivalent
ESC
&p#C
0Delete all palettes except those
in stack (active palette is
deleted)
1Delete all palettes in stack
(active palette not affected)
2Delete palette specified by
Palette Control ID
6Copy active palette to ID
specified by Palette Control ID
ESC
&p#I
0 to 32767Palette ID number
ESC
&p#S
0 to 32767Palette ID number
ESC
*l#W[data]
0Resets or initializes the color
lookup tables for each primary
color to the unity curve
770, Data Data for color lookup table
ESC
*m#W[data]
7 to 32767, DataData size and data of
byte-aligned binary data
that specifies a matrix or
matrices for the primary
colors
0Font
1Macro
2User-defined pattern
3Symbol set (for unbound scalable
fonts)
4Font extended
ESC
*s1MFree Space
ESC
&r#F
0Flush all complete pages
1Flush all pages
ESC
*s#X
-32767 to 32767
Default = 0
Set Status Readback Location Type
Sets the status location type to the specified value.
The 5 value for Cartridge may be specified, but since your printer
does not support font cards or cartridges, the command is ignored.
The 7 value for User-installable flash is only valid when flash
memory is installed.
The 200 value is only valid when a hard disk is installed.
Set Status Readback Location Unit
Sets the status location unit to the specified value.
The location unit is used along with the location type to identify a
location for the Inquire Status Readback Entity command.
Note: The unit value is interpreted differently, depending on the
location type specified.
Inquire Status Readback Entity
Returns the requested information set by Set Status Readback
Location Type and Set Status Readback Location Unit.
Returns the total available memory and the largest available block
of memory.
Flush All Pages
Holds print jobs in the print buffer until the current job finishes
printing.
Echo
Returns # back to host computer.
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Table 2-32: Picture Frame
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
*c#X
# of Decipoints: 0 to 32767
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
ESC
*c#Y
# of Decipoints: 0 to 32767
(1 Decipoint = 1/720 inch)
ESC
*c0T
0Set Anchor Point to Cursor Position
ESC
*c#K
Size in inches: 0 to 32767
ESC
*c#L
Size in inches: 0 to 32767
ESC
%#B
0Use Previous GL/2 Pen Position
1Use Current PCL Cursor Position
ESC
%#A
0Use Previous PCL Cursor Position
1Use Current GL/2 Pen Position
Picture Frame Horizontal Size (in Decipoints)
Specifies the horizontal dimension of the picture frame used when
printing a GL/2 plot.
Picture Frame Vertical Size (in Decipoints)
Specifies the vertical dimension of the picture frame used when
printing a GL/2 plot.
Set Picture Frame Anchor Point
Sets the position of the picture frame anchor point to the cursor
position. The picture frame anchor point defines the location of the
upper left corner of the picture frame.
GL/2 Horizontal Plot Size
Specifies the horizontal scaling factor used when importing an
image into the picture frame.
GL/2 Vertical Plot Size
Specifies the vertical scaling factor used when importing an image
into the picture frame.
Enter GL/2 Language
Exits PCL emulation and uses GL/2 commands to print.
Enter PCL Emulation
Exits GL/2 mode and uses PCL emulation commands to print.
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Table 2-33: Miscellaneous Commands
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
&s#C
0Enable
1Disable (Default)
ESC
Y Display Functions On
End-Of-Line Text Wrap
Enabling End-Of-Line Text Wrap moves portions of lines that extend
into the unprintable area to the next line. Disabling drops the portion
extending into the unprintable area.
Prints all control codes and escape sequences rather than executing
them.
Notes:
• To prevent characters from falling outside the right margin (and not
printing), enable End-Of-Line Text Wrap (
• To see the control characters and other blank codepoints in symbol
set Roman8 (8U), set the symbol set to PC-8 (10U).
ESC
&s0C).
Table 2-33: Miscellaneous Commands (Continued)
Command / ParametersFunction / Result
ESC
Z Display Functions Off
Turns off Display Functions; resumes normal command processing.
ESC
z Print Test Page
Causes a test page to print.
ESC
*o#M(b)
-1Ink Saver
0Normal
1Best
ESC
&l#M(b)
0Plain Paper
1Bond
2Coated Paper
3Glossy Paper
4Transparency
101Photo Paper
102Card Stock
103Labels
104Envelope
105Letterhead
106Preprinted
107Colored Paper
108Iron On
Print Quality
Selects the print quality setting for the page.
Paper Type
Selects the paper type setting for the page.
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GL/2 Commands
Note: GL/2 is not a stand-alone plotter emulation. It can only be entered from within
PCL emulation and cannot be used with software without a unique printer
driver written explicitly for GL/2.
The followi ng tables list the GL/2 commands by group. To determine which GL/2
commands your printer supports, see “Table A-2: GL/2 Commands” on page A-6.
Table 2-34: Configuration Group
Command / ParameterCommand Name
CO "text" Comment
DF; Default Values
IN (n); Initialize
IP (X
, YP1(, XP2, YP2)); Input P1 and P2
P1
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Table 2-34: Configuration Group (Continued)
Command / ParameterCommand Name
IR (XP1, YP1(, XP2, YP2)); Input Relative P1 and P2
IW (X
, Y1, X2, Y2); Input Window
1
MC (mode(, opcode)); Logical Operation
PP (mode); Pixel Placement
RO (angle); Rotate Coordinate System
SC (X
min, Xmax
, Y
min
, Y
(, type(, left, bottom))); Scale
max
Table 2-35: Vector Group
Command / ParameterCommand Name
AA X
AR X
AT X
BR X
BZ X
CI radius(, chord_angle); Circle
PA (X, Y(,...)); Plot Absolute
PD (X, Y(,...)); Pen Down
PE (flag(value) | coordinates (...)); Polyline Encoded
PR (X, Y(,...)); Plot Relative
PU (X, Y(,...)); Pen Up
RT X
WU (type); Pen Width Units
, Y
center
, Y
center
inter, Yinter
, X2, Y2, X3, Y3(,...); Bezier Relative
1, Y1
, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3(,...); Bezier Absolute
1
incr inter
, sweep_angl e(, ch ord_ ang le); Arc Absolute
center
, sweep_angl e(, cho rd_angle); Arc Relative
center
, X
, Y
(, chord_angle); Absolute Arc Three Point
end
, X
incr end
, Y
(, chord_angle); Arc Relativ e Three Point
incr end
, Y
end
incr inter
Table 2-36: Polygon Group
Command / ParameterCommand Name
EA X, Y; Edge Rectangle Absolute
EP; Edge Polygon
ER X, Y; Edge Rectangle Relative
EW radius, start_angle, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Edge Wedge
FP (0); Fill Polygon, Odd/Even
FP 1; Fill Polygon, Non-Zero Winding
PM (mode); Polygon Mode
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Table 2-36: Polygon Group (Continued)
Command / ParameterCommand Name
RA X, Y; Fill Rectangle Absolute
RR X, Y; Fill Rectangle Relative
WG radius, start_angle, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Fill Wedge
Table 2-37: Character Group
Command / ParameterCommand Name
AD (kind, value(,...)); Define Alternate Font
CF (mode(, pen)); Character Fill
CP (spaces, lines); Character Plot
DI (run, rise); Absolute Direction
DR (run, rise); Relative Direction
DT (label_terminator(, mode)); Define Label Terminator
DV (path(, line)); Define Variable Text Path
ES (width(, height)); Extra Space
FI font_ID; Primary Font
FN font_ID; Secondary Font
LB char...char label_terminator; Label
LM (mode,[row number]) Label Mode
LO (position); Label Origin
LO 21; Uses PCL Label Origin
SA; Select Alternate Font
SB (mode); Scalable or Bitmapped Fonts
SD (kind, value(,...)); Define Standard Font
SI (width, height); Absolute Character Size
SL (tangent); Character Slant
SR (width, height); Relative Character Size
SS; Select Standard Font
TD (mode); Transparent Data
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Table 2-38: Line and Fill Attributes Group
Command / ParameterCommand Name
AC (X, Y);Anchor Corner
CR (red
, blue
black ref
FT (fill_type(, option1(, option2)); Fill Type
FT22, (PCL User-Defined Pattern ID); Fill Type
FT 9, level; Fill Type
LA (kind, value(,...));. Line Attributes
LT (pattern_number(, pattern_length(, mode))); Line Type
NP (number) ; Number of Pens
black ref
white ref
, red
white ref
);
, green
black ref
, green
white ref
, blue
Color Range
PC (pen (, red, green, blue)); Pen Color
PW (width(, pen)); Pen Width
RF (index(, width, height(, pen, ...))); Define Raster Fill
SM (character); Symbol Mode
SP (pen); Select Pen
SV (screen_type(, option1(, option2))); Screened Vectors
SV (9, level,)Screened Vectors
TM (width, height(, number...)); Threshold Matrix
TR (mode); Transparency Mode
UL (index(, gap,...gap)); User Defined Line
WU (type); Pen Width Units
Raster Image Graphics
These commands utilize the raster area. Before sending data, set the presentation
mode, the resolution, the compression mode, the raster height and width, and start
raster graphi cs. These parameters are in ef fect until y ou overwrite them with a diff erent
command or there is a printer reset.
To ensure that the printed image appears in the expected area, set width and height
parameters.
Raster Compression Mode
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The Raster Compression Mode command determines how raster data is coded. It
affects the amount of code required to create an image, and the efficiency of image
printing.
Syntax:
ESC
*b#M
Parameters:
0Uncoded (default)
1Run-Length Encoded
2Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Byte
3Delta Row
5Adaptive Compression
9Replacement Delta Row
999Zlib
1002Group 4
1003Group 3 one dimensional
1004Group 3 two dimensional K=2
1005Group 3 two dimensional K=4
1006TIFF word (16 bit)
1007TIFF double-word (32 bit)
1008Adaptive Compression (inc ludes TIFF word and TIFF double-word)
Uncoded Data
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Descriptions and examples o f the different parameters appear on the f ollowing pages.
Each example dr aw s the same squar e outli ne 64 bits (8 b yt es) wi de b y 64 sca n lines
long.
Uncoded Data is not compressed. Only those bytes needed to form the image are
sent. Each bit represents a sing le dot. In the first byt e, bit 7 corresponds to th e first dot
in the raster row, bit 5 to the third dot, and so forth.
Example:
ESC
*p300x300Y|Move the cursor to 1" x 1" (1 in. from top margin
Run-Length Encoded Data is interpreted in pairs of bytes. The first byte:
• Acts as a counter , or control byte.
• Indicates how many times to repeat the data in the second byte.
• Can be from 0 (no repetition) to 255.
• The second byte is the data byte.
Example:
ESC
*p300x600Y|Move cursor to 1" x 2"
ESC
*b1M|Set compression to Run-Length
ESC
*r1A|Start raste r graphics at current position
ESC
*b2W '07FF'x|Run-Length: 8x'FF'x
ESC
*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x|1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
ESC
*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x|1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
...|...
ESC
*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x|1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
ESC
*b2W '07FF'x|8x'FF'x
ESC
*rB|End graphics
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Tagged Image File Format
TIFF “Packbits” contain a control byte (a signed number) that indi cates whether the
raster data bytes are to be repeated (up to 127 times) or printed as encoded data.
• For control values of 0 through 127, the next (Control+1) byte(s) is uncoded.
• For control values of -1 through -127 ('FF'x - '81'x), the next byte is repeated
(Abs(Control)+1) times.
Example:
ESC
*p300x900Y|Move cursor to 1" x 3"
ESC
*b2M|Set compression to TIFF
ESC
*r1A|Start Raster Graphics at current position
ESC
*b2W 'F9FF'x| TIFF: 8x'FF'x
ESC
*b6W '0080 FB00 0001'x|1:'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1: '01'x or
ESC
*b9W '078000000000000001'x|8: '8000000000000001'x
...|...
ESC
*b6W '0080 FB00 0001'x|1:'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1: '01'x
ESC
*b2W 'F9FF'x|8x'FF'x
ESC
*rB|End graphics
Delta Row
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Delta Row is a compressi on mode that i dentifies and transmits only those bytes
different from the ones in a preceding row. The control byte consists of two parts:
• High 3 bits: Number of bytes to replace +1 (1 to 8).
• Low 5 bits: Offset from last un modified b yte (0- 30); i f the offset i s 31, the next
byte(s) is added to the offset until the next byte is not 255.
Example:
ESC
*p300x1200Y|Move cursor to 1" x 4"
ESC
*b3M|Set compression to Delta Row
ESC
*r1A|Start raste r graphics at current position
|Num Offset
ESC
*b9W 'E0FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x|'111 00000'b=8 at 0: 'FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x
ESC
*b9W 'E08000000000000001'x|8 at 0: '8000000000000001'x
ESC
*b0W|No bytes change
...
ESC
*b0W|No bytes change
ESC
*b9W 'E0FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x|8 at 0: '8FFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x
ESC
*rB|End graphics
Adaptive Compression
Adaptive compression all ows the combined us e of compression methods 0 t hrough 3
(Uncoded, Run-Length Encoded, TIFF, and Delta Row). It also allows the printing of
empty rows (all zeros) or duplicate rows.
• The Transfer Raster Data command size includes al l rows (scan lines).
• Scan Mode and SizeH,L are three-byte primary control strings: CountH and
CountL.
Table 2-39: Adaptive Compression Contr o l Strings
Scan ModeCountH,CountLData
0Data sizeH,LUncoded raster scan data
1Data sizeH,LSize of Run-length encoded data (high,low)
2Data sizeH,LSize of Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data
(high,low)
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3Data SizeH,LSize of Delta Row data (high,low)
4NumberH,L of empty
rows
5NumberH,L of duplicate
rows
254Data SizeH,LTIFF word
255Data SizeH,LTIFF double-word
Zlib is a generic compression method. It refers to a standard f or compr ession as w el l
as the library that implements the standard.
The zlib compression method uses the deflate al gorithm. This same algorithm is used
by more widely known co mp ression utilities such as PKZIP and GZIP.
Compressed data is a series of variably-sized blocks. An encoder determines ho w to
break the data into bloc ks and finds the best compression method to use for each
block.
An encoder works based on the fol lowing principles. The encode r creates a dictionary
containing different characters in a set of data. Short strings of bits represent more
commonly occurring characters, and long strings of bits represent less frequently
used characters . A pro babi lity tr ee de termines which char acte rs are fr equent ly used.
Repeated patterns in a string of characters are identified and stored, so the string
doesn’t have to be stored multiple times.
PCL
A three-bit zlib header is added to the beginning of a block to describe the type of
compression used and indicates whether the block is a final block. Ot her information
in the header includes checksums, compression algorithm used, and the level of
compression. In compress ion all check sums are set to z ero and in decompressi on the
checksums are ignored.
The memory required for zlib compre ssi on and decompres si on is i ndependent of t he
size of the data to be compressed or decompressed.
The number 999 does not conflict with other compression types, so it is used to
represent zlib compression. See page 2-66 for more inf o rmation.
Group 3 and Group 4 Raster Compression
Since Group 4 images do not use line endings, the width of the image must be
specified using the Raster Width command (
The compressed image data is sent to the printer using the Transfer Raster Data
ESC
command (
Transfer Raster Data command is 32K bytes. Images larger than 32K bytes must be
broken up and sent using multiple commands. It does not matter where the image is
broken, or how many Transfer Raster Data commands are used. Once the image is
started (with a Transfer Raster Data command), no ot her commands are al low ed until
the entire image has been sent.
*b#W). The maximum number of bytes that can be sent using the
ESC
*r#S).
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The follo wing example prints a Group 4 image file that is 256 bi ts wide and 9,645 byte s
long:
ESC
*b1002M|Set Raster Compression to Group 4
ESC
*r256S|Define width of image in input bits
ESC
*r1A|Start Raster Graphics at current position
ESC
*b9645W|9,645 bytes of a Group 4 image
...[Group 4 image data]...
ESC
*rB|End Raster Graphics
All lines of data must be the same length. If the y are not, zeroes (0) must be added to
attain the same length.
Note: If the uncompressed image extends beyond the logical page dimensions or
beyond the raster width specified in the Raster Width command (
image is clipped at print time.
ESC
*r#S), the
Additional Compression Modes
When the compression mode is 1008 (Lexmark Adaptive), TIFF word and doubleword can be printed using compression scan modes 254 and 255 respectiv ely. This
compression method sends a raster image as a bl ock of raster data.
Macros
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When creating a macro, first assign it an ID number. If this number is identical to an
existing macro ID in RAM, the old macro is deleted when you specify the Macro
Control Start Definition. Next, start the macro definition, send the contents of the
macro, and stop the macro definition.
Note: Although a macro may be called or executed from within another macro
(nesting), a macro cannot be defined within another macro definition. Each
macro must be defined separately.
Example:
This example creates a macro to print the Wigit Corp . logo , then calls the logo macro
in the body of a letter.
ESC
&f1Y|Set the macro ID to 1
ESC
&f0X|Star t the macro definition
ESC
&a+72H|Relative move right 1/10 inch (+ 72/720th)
ESC
(8U|Select Roman-8 symbol set
ESC
(s1p18v0s3b4101T|Select CG Times 18 point bold
W|Print W
ESC
&a-21.6H|Relative move left 0.03 inch
ESC
(s12v1S|Select (CG Times) 12 point (bold) italic
igit| P rint igit
ESC
&a+72H|Relative move right 1/10 inch
ESC
(s18v0S|Select 18 point and turn off italic
C|Print C
ESC
(s12v1S|Select 12 point italic
orp.|Print orp.
ESC
&a+72H|Relative move right 1/10 inch
ESC
&f1X|End of macro definition
ESC
&f10X|Make Macro ID 1 permanent
...
...
From:
ESC
&f1y3X|Set the macro ID to 1 and call the macro
|Print the header From:
...|Print the letter
Thank you for ...|Print the closing
ESC
&f1y3X|Set the macro ID to 1 and call the macro
...
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PJL
CHAPTER 3: Printer Job Language
Your printer supports complete Printer Job Language (PJL) commands, including
certain commands that cause the printer to enter PCL emulation, PostScript
emulation, and Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS).
To determine which commands your printer supports, see Appendix B: “PJL Support”
on page B-1.
PJL Command Notation
The syntax for each supported PJL command is listed in this chapter. The following
character codes are used throughout the chapter to illustrate the syntax of each PJL
command.
•Parameters enclos ed in squar e brackets ([ ]) are opt iona l and not required
for command execution.
•The PJL interpreter requires uppercase for the
mands except the Universal Exit Language (UEL) command. The rest of t he
PJL command is not case sensitive . The UEL command is case sensitive.
•All PJL commands except UEL must be terminated with a line feed character (<LF>).
Kernel Commands
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@PJL prefix for all PJL com-
UNIVERSAL EXIT LANGUAGE Command
The Universal Exit Language (UEL) command terminates the current printer language
and allows dynamic switching into PJL.
Syntax:
<ESC>%-12345X
Notes:
• If the printer receives this command while in PCL emulation, it performs a
ESC
Printer Language Reset (
• If the printer receives this command while in PostScript emulation, it per f orms
an End-of-Job (EOJ) command before exiting PostScript emulation (Ctrl-D).
The PJL commands must immediately follow the UEL command (that is, the
UEL syntax must be immediately fol lowed by the
E) before exiting PCL emulation.
@PJL of the next PJL command).
X in the
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ENTER LANGUAGE Command
This command causes the printer to enter the specified language , such as
PCL emulation, PostScript emulation, or PPDS.
Syntax:
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = language[<CR>]<LF>
Notes:
• language is PCL, PCL3,PCLXL, PostScript, or PPDS.
• You can use uppercase, lower case, or mix ed case . (@PJL must be uppercase ;
all others can be mixed or lowercase.)
Example:
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PostScript[<CR>]<LF>
enters PostScript emulation.
COMMENT Command
This command lets you add descriptive comments to your PJL job.
Syntax:
@PJL COMMENT words[<CR>]<LF>
Notes:
• When the printer receives this command, it is ignored.
• The words parameter can be any combination of printable characters,
spaces, and horizontal tabs.
• The COMMENT command is terminated by the line feed character (<LF>).
Job Separation Commands
Your printer supports the PJL JOB and EOJ commands. When the printer receives a
JOB command, the print timeout is multipli ed by 10; when the printer receives a PJL
EOJ command, the print timeout is reset to the user default. The
appears on the printer operator panel displa y or through MarkVision Prof essional until
an EOJ command is received or until the print timeout expires.
Your printer also supports the PASSWORD parameter for the PJL JOB command.
JOB Command
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Waiting message
The host computer can use the JOB command to separate print data into various
parts or jobs. Specifically, the JOB command signifies to the printer the start of a print
job. Use the EOJ command to signify the end of a job. In addition, use the JOB/EOJ
pair to accomplish the following:
• Provide a job name (the name displa ys on the printer operator panel or
through MarkVision Professional).
• Indicate which pages of the job should be printed.
• Monitor the job status as it prints.
Syntax:
@PJL JOB [NAME = "job name"] [START = first page]
[END = last page] [PASSWORD = number][<CR>]<LF>
Notes:
• The JOB command should only be used in conjunction with the EOJ
command.
• After receiving a JOB command, the printer does not process a UEL
command as a PJL job boundary until it receives the corresponding EOJ.
Instead, UELs occurring within a JOB/EOJ pair are processed as printer
ESC
language resets (for example, PCL
E).
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Parameters:
NAME = "job name"
Use the NAME parameter to assign a character string name to a particular job.
The name may be any combination of printable char ac ters , spaces or horiz ontal
tabs up to a maximum of 80 characters, spaces, or tabs. The
enclosed in double quotes, as indicated by the command syntax.
START = first page
Use the START parameter in conjunction with the END parameter to skip the
printing of a particular portion of the job. The emulator discards pages of a job
until the page specified by this parameter is reached. The
from 1 to 2,147,483,647. Omission of the START parameter causes the printer to
start printing with page 1 of the job.
job name must be
first page range is
END = last page
Use the END parameter in conjunction with the START parameter t o skip the
printing of a particular portion of the job. The emulator discar ds all pages of a job
after the
to page 1 of the print job and its range is from 1 to 2,147,483,647. Omissi on of
the END parameter causes the printer to print all pages to the end of the job.
PASSWORD = number
A system administrator can control which jobs, and therefore which users, are
allowed to modify the printer default or NVRAM variables by declaring a PJL
password. With a PJL password declared, the PASSWORD parameter with the
correct PASSWORD number must be specified in order to modify the default
printer environment.
A PJL JOB command with the correct PASSWORD must be issued before any
PJL command can modify an NVRAM setting. The PJL EOJ command
terminates the job and disables any further modification of NVRAM. If a PJL
password is declar ed and the wrong PASSWORD number is specified on the
PJL JOB command, the printer will dela y one half of a sec ond bef ore pro cessing
the next command.
last page has been printed. The specification of last page is relative
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PJL
For detailed information on PJL password protection, see “File and Device
Protection Commands” on page 3-93.
Note: Setting a default PJL password disables the use of PJL DEFAULT and
INITIALIZE commands. (See “DEFAULT Command” on page 3-8 and
“INITIALIZE Command” on page 3-11.)
EOJ Command
The EOJ command signifies the end of a print job.
Syntax:
@PJL EOJ [NAME = "job name"][<CR>]<LF>
Note:
Only use the EOJ command in conjunction with the JOB command.
Parameter:
NAME = "job name"
Use the NAME parameter to assign a character string name to a particular job.
The name may be any combination of printable char acters, spaces, or horizont al
tabs up to a maximum of 80 characters, spaces, or tabs. The NAME string may
be different fr om the NAME st ring specifie d in the JOB command. The
must be enclosed in double quotes.
job name
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Environmen t Commands and Variables
This section describes the printer en vironment variab les and the PJL commands used
to modify or query the variables.
Note: The word common applies to those variables common to both your printer
and the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet printers.
Table 3-2: Environment Variable Categories
Beginning
Categories
Common Variables for Both Printer Languages3-12
Printer Unique Variables for Both Printer Languages3-19
Common Variables for PCL emulation3-48
on Page ...
PJL
Printer Unique Variables for PCL emulation3-49
Common Variables for PostScript emulation3-51
Printer Unique Variables for PostScript emulation3-52
Printer Unique LRESOURCE Variables3-53
The follow ing commands modify t he envir onment v ariab les, and are described in this
section:
• DEFAULT
• SET
• INITIALIZE
• RESET
The following commands query the environment variables, and are described in
“Status Readback Commands” on page 3-54.
• INQUIRE
• DINQUIRE
• INFO
• ECHO
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PJL
DEFAULT Command
This command modifies the default setti ng f or the specif ied en viro nment variab le and
stores the setting in the printer NVRAM. The new setting is act ivated with the
occurrence of the next PJL reset condition.
The [command modifier:value] parameter specifies the type of PJL variables
to be modified. The variables supported are listed in the tables beginning on
page 3-12.
• A [command modifier:value] parameter is not required f or v ariab les list ed in
the tables “Common Variables for Both Printer Languages” on page 3-12,
and “Printer Unique Variables for Both Printe r Languages” on page 3-19.
• LPARM:PCL is used with variables specific to PCL emulation. (See the tables
“Common V ariables for PCL Emulation” on page 3-48, and “Printer Unique Variables for PCL Emulation” on page 3-49.)
• LPARM:POSTSCRIPT is used f or v ariabl es specific to PostScript emulation. (See
the tables “Common Variables for PostScript Emulation” on page 3-51, and
“Printer Unique Variables fo r PostScript Emulation” on page 3-52.)
• LRESOURCE:"device:filename.filetype" is required for LRESOURCE
variables. (See the table “Printer Unique LRESOURCE Variables” on
page 3-53.)
Values for "
deviceflash, flash1, disk, or disk1 (case insensitive)
filename A unique identi fier f or a fi le , such as the macro ID f or a PCL
device:filename.filetype" are:
macro, the symbol set ID for a PCL symbol set, the f ont ID
for a PCL f ont, and so on. The
filename is case sensitive.
filetypeAn identifier that categorizes the file, such as p5macro for
PCL macros or
“Table 3-22: V ariables fo r Flash and Disk File and P ass word
Commands” on page 3-87 for a complete list of the
supported file types. The
p5symset for PCL symbol sets. See
filetype is case sensitive.
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PJL
variable=value
The supported variables and values are listed in the tables beginning on page 3-12.
Note: Variables may be modified by the DEFAULT command, except those marked
Read Only. Some variables may only be modified using the PJL SET
command. These variables cannot be modified using the DEFAULT
command. They are marked Set Only.
SET Command
This command modifies the current set ting for the specif ied environment v ariable. The
new setting is active immediately, and remains active until the next occurrence of a
PJL reset condition.
Use the SET command to modify any currently defined en vironment variable that
cannot be set using the desired printer language. For example, use the PJL SET
command to set Print Quality Enhancement Technology (PQET) or P age Prot ect,
which cannot be set within a printer language such as PCL emulation.
Syntax:
@PJL SET [command modifier:value] variable=value[<CR>]<LF>
where
[command modifier:value]
The [command modifier:value] parameter specifies the type of PJL variables
to be modified. The variables supported are listed in the tables beginning on
page 3-12.
• A [command modifier:value] is not required f or variab les list ed in the tables
“Common Variables for Both Printer Languages” on page 3-12, and “Printer Unique Variables for Both Printer Languages” on page 3-19.
• LPARM:PCL is used with variables specific to PCL emulation. (See the tables
“Common V ariables for PCL Emulation” on page 3-48, and “Printer Unique Variables for PCL Emulation” on page 3-49.)
• LPARM:POSTSCRIPT is used for variables specific for PostScript emulation.
(See the tables “Common Variables for PostScript Emulation” on page 3-51,
and “Printer Unique Variables for PostScript Emulation” on page 3-52.)
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• LRESOURCE:"device:filename.filetype" is required for LRESOURCE
variables. (See “Table 3-9: Printer Unique LRESOURCE Variab les” on
page 3-53.)
Values for "
deviceflash, flash1, disk, or disk1 (case insensitive)
filename A unique identi fier f or a fi le , such as the macro ID f or a PCL
filetypeAn identifier that categorizes the file, such as p5macro for
variable=value
The supported variables and values are listed in the tables beginning on
page 3-12.
Note: Variables may be modified by the DEFAULT command, except those marked
Read Only. Some variables may only be modified using the PJL SET
command. These variables cannot be modified using the DEFAULT
command. They are marked Set Only.
device:filename.filetype" are:
macro, the symbol set ID for a PCL symbol set, the f ont ID
for a PCL f ont, and so on. The
PCL macros or
table beginning on page 3-87 for a complete list of the
supported file types. The
p5symset for PCL symbol sets. See the
filename is case sensitive.
filetype is case sensitive.
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PJL
INITIALIZE Command
This command restores both the current and def ault environment variables to their
factory defau lt values and updates the printer NVRAM. This command affects all of
the variables listed in “Table 3-3: Common Variables for Both Printer Languages” on
page 3-12 through “Table 3-8: Printer Unique Variables for PostScript Emulation” on
page 3-52, except the following:
• All read only variables
• PASSWORD
• LANG
• LRESOURCESAVE
• LDOWNLOADTARGET
• LPPDS
• LHONORINIT
• LUSDEFAULTS
• PARALLEL
• RESOURCESAVE
Note: This command does not affect LRESOURCE variables listed in
“Table 3-9: Printer Unique LRESOURCE Variables” on page 3-53.
Syntax:
@PJL INITIALIZE[<CR>]<LF>
RESET Command
This command resets the current environment variables to the settings stored in the
printer NVRAM. Therefore, any variables modifi ed by the PJL SET command are
returned to their default value after execution of the PJL RESET command.
Syntax:
@PJL RESET[<CR>]<LF>
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Common Variables for Both Printer Languages
Note: The word common applies to those variables common to both your printer
and the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet printers.
The followi ng common variables are supported for both PCL emulation and P ostScript
emulation, unless otherwise noted. Therefore, the [
parameter should not be specified.
To determine which variables your printer supports, see “Table B-1: Common
Variables for Both Printer Languages” on page B-1.
Table 3-3: Common Variables for Both Printer Languages
A value of 0 or OFF indicates Auto Continue is
disabled. A v alu e of ON indi cates A uto Contin ue is se t
to 30.
INQUIRE or DINQUI RE on the Auto Continue variable
return s a numeric value.
Note: If a value greater than 255 is s pecif ied b y a SE T
or DEFAULT command, the value is changed to 255.
1, 2, 4, Auto
Enhancement
Technology and
Image
Enhancement
Technology Type
Auto Continue
from operator
panel non-fatal
warning messages
A value of 1 indicates the Image Enhancement
Technology setting is set to Off. A value of 2 or 4
indicates the Image Enhanc em ent Technology setti ng
is set to On.
INQUIRE or DINQUIRE returns the value of Image
Enhancement Technology as follows:
• If Image Enhancement Technology is s et to Off , 1 is
returned.
• If Image Enhancement Technology is set to On, 2 or
4 is returned depending on the Image
Enhancement Technology Type setting. If Image
Enhancement Technology Type is set to On, the
numerical value of BITSPERPIXEL is returned. If
Image Enhancement Technology Type is set to
Auto , a v alu e of 2 or 4 is returned depe nding o n the
amount of total memory installed.
JOB, ON
If Auto Continue is set to On, JOB is returned.
If Auto Continue is set to Off, ON is returned.
0
1
ON
COPIESNumber of copies
of each page
1 to 999
Note: If a value greater than 999 is s pecif ied b y a SE T
or DEFAULT command, the value is changed to 999.
1
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Table 3-3: Common Variables for Both Printer Languages (Continued)
VariableFunctionSelectionsFactory Default
CPLOCK
(DEFAULT only)
Disables menusON, OFF
ON disables the printer operator panel menus.
OFF enables menu s.
OFF
DENSITYPrint Darkness1 to 5
• 1 = Lightest
• 2 = Lighter
• 3 = Normal
• 4 = Darker
• 5 = Darkest
To determine the default value of your printer, see
“Table B-1: Common Variables for Both Printer
Languages” on pageB-1.
DUPLEXDuplexON, OFFOFF
ECONOMODEToner SaverON, OFFO FF
FORMATTERNUMBER
(READ only)
FORMLINESLines per page1 to 255
Unique printer
identifier
The value of the NVRAM serial number field is
returned.
The NVRAM serial number field is set to the printer
serial number. In order to guarantee that a unique
identifier ex ists in this field, th e printer writes a ra ndom
alphanumeric string into this fi eld whene v er the critical
byte area in NVRAM is re-initialized.
Note: If a value greater than 255 is s pecif ied b y a SE T
or DEFAULT command, the value is changed to 255.
2, 3, 4
(Model specific)
Set by printer
manufacturer
60, 64
(Country specific)
HOLD
(SET only)
HOLDKEY
(SET only)
Print and HoldON, OFF, STORE, PROOF
The HOLD variable interacts with the HOLDKEY and
HOLDTYPE variables. For more information, see
HOLDTYPE on page 3-14.
Print and Hold PIN “PIN”
PIN is a text string c onsis ting of e xac tly f ou r n umer als .
Only the numerals 1 through 6 are valid.
Note: A null (“ “) string is an acceptable value and
indicates no PIN is specified.
The HOLDKEY variable interacts with the HOLD and
HOLDTYPE variables. For more information, see
HOLDTYPE as follows.
OFF
NULL
(no PIN)
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Table 3-3: Common Variables for Both Printer Languages (Continued)
VariableFunctionSelectionsFactory Default
HOLDTYPE
(SET only)
Print and Hold
Type
PUBLIC, PRIVATE
The HOLD, HOLDKEY, and HOLDTYPE variables
interact with each other as follows:
• When HOLD is set to On, HOLDKEY is set to a
valid PIN, and HOLDTYPE is set to Private,
Confidential Print capabili ty is a vailable.
• When HOLD is set to On, HOLDKEY is set to “”,
and HOLDTYPE is set to Public, Repeat Print
capability is available.
• When HOLD is set to Store, HOLDKEY is set to “”,
and HOLDTYPE is set to Public, Reserve Print
capability is available.
• When HOLD is set to Proof, HOLDKEY is set to “”,
and HOLDTYPE is set to Public, Verify Print
capability is available.
• Print and Hold capabilities are not available with
any other possible combination of HOLD,
HOLDKEY, and HOLDTYPE settings.