HP PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual ENWW PCL/PJL (PCL Language) Part I Bpl13210

• Notice
• Printing History
• Trademark Credits
• Inside This Manual
  • What You Can Learn From This Manual
• Related Documentation
  • PCL 5 Comparison Guide
  • Intellifont Scalable Typeface Format
  • TrueType Font Files
• Contents
• Introduction to HPPCL
  • PCL Printer Language Architecture
  • What are Printer Commands?
    • Control Codes
    • PCL Commands
    • HP-GL/2 Commands
    • PJL Commands
  • Syntax of Escape Sequences
    • Two-Character Escape Sequences
    • Parameterized Escape Sequences
• The Page
  • Logical Page
  • Printed Dots
  • PCL Coordinate System
  • Units of the PCL Coordinate System
    • PCL Units
    • Decipoints
    • Columns & Rows
    • Printer Internal Units
  • HP-GL/2 Picture Frame
  • Printable Area
• The Print Environment
  • Factory Default Environment
  • User Default Environment
  • Modified Print Environment
  • Resetting the Print Environment
    • Printer Reset
    • Cold Reset
• PCL Job Control Commands
  • Printer Reset Command
  • Universal Exit Language Command
  • Number of Copies Command
  • Simplex/Duplex Print Command
  • Left Offset Registration Command
  • Top Offset Registration Command
  • Duplex Page Side Selection Command
  • Job Separation Command
  • Output Bin Selection Command
  • Unit of Measure Command
• Page Control Commands
  • Page Size Command
  • PAPER SOURCE COMMAND
  • Logical Page Orientation Command
  • Print Direction Command
  • Text Area
  • Left Margin Command
  • Right Margin Command
  • Clear Horizontal Margins Command
  • Top Margin Command
  • Text Length Command
  • Perforation Skip Command
  • Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) Command
  • Vertical Motion Index (VMI) Command
    • Common VMI Settings
  • Line Spacing Command
• Cursor Positioning
  • Absolute vs. Relative Cursor Positioning
  • Cursor Positioning Units
    • PCL Units
    • Decipoints
    • Columns & Rows
  • Horizontal Cursor Positioning (Columns) Command
  • Horizontal Cursor Positioning (Decipoints) Command
  • Horizontal Cursor Positioning (PCL Units) Command
  • Horizontal Cursor Positioning Control Codes
    • CR - Carriage Return
    • SP - Space
    • BS - Backspace
    • HT - Horizontal Tab
  • Vertical Cursor Positioning (Rows) Command
  • Vertical Cursor Positioning (Decipoints) Command
  • Vertical Cursor Positioning (PCL Units) Command
  • Half-Line Feed Command
  • Vertical Cursor Positioning Control Codes
    • LF - Line Feed
    • FF - Form Feed
  • Line Termination Command
  • Push/Pop Cursor Position Command
• Fonts
  • Font Sources
  • Symbol Set
  • Spacing
  • Pitch
  • Height
  • Style
  • Stroke Weight
  • Typeface Family
  • Orientation
  • Bitmap Fonts and Scalable Typefaces
  • Internal Fonts
  • Special Effects
• PCL Font Selection
  • Primary and Secondary Fonts
  • Font Resolution
  • Symbol Set Command
    • Example
    • 7-bit ISO Symbol Sets
  • Spacing Command
    • Example
  • Pitch Command
    • Example
  • Height Command
    • Example
  • Style Command
    • Example
  • Stroke Weight Command
    • Example
  • Typeface Family Command
    • Example
  • Orientation
  • Font Selection Examples
    • Bitmap, Fixed-Spaced Font
    • Scalable, Proportional-Spaced Font
  • Summary of Font Selection by Characteristic
  • Font Selectionby ID Command
    • Examples
  • Select Default Font Command
  • HP-GL/2 Font Selection
  • Transparent Print Data Command
    • Example
  • Underline Command
• Font Management
  • Downloading Soft Fonts
  • Temporary vs. Permanent Fonts
  • Deleting Fonts
  • Font ID Command
    • Example
  • Font Control Command
    • Examples
  • Font Management Example
  • Unbound Scalable Fonts
    • Bound and Unbound Fonts
    • Font Selection and Unbound Fonts
• User-Defined Symbol Sets
  • Symbol Set ID Code Command
  • Define Symbol Set
    • Header Size (UI)
    • Encoded Symbol Set Designator (UI)
    • Format (UB)
    • Symbol Set Type (UB)
    • First Code (UI)
    • Last Code (UI)
    • Character Requirements (Array of UB) and character requirement
    • Symbol Map (Array of UI)
  • Symbol Set Control Command
  • User-Defined Symbol Set Examples
    • Unicode Symbol Index Example
    • MSL Symbol Index Example
• Soft Font Creation
  • Font Classifications
  • Coordinate System
    • Bitmap Fonts
    • Intellifont Scalable Fonts
    • TrueType Scalable Fonts
  • Font Header Command
  • Font Header Format
    • Data Types
    • Font Descriptor Size (UI)
    • Header Format (UB)
    • Font Type (UB)
    • Style MSB (UI)
    • Baseline Position (UI)
    • Cell Width (UI)
    • Cell Height (UI)
    • Orientation (UB)
    • Spacing (B)
    • Symbol Set (UI)
    • Pitch (UI)
    • Height (UI)
    • xHeight (UI)
    • Width Type (SB)
    • Style LSB (UB)
    • Stroke Weight (SB)
    • Typeface (UB)
    • Serif Style (UB)
    • Quality (UB)
    • Placement (SB)
    • Underline Position (Distance) (SB)
    • Underline Thickness (UB)
    • Text Height (UI)
    • Text Width (UI)
    • First Code (UI)
    • Last Code / Number of Characters (UI)
    • Pitch Extended (UB)
    • Height Extended (UB)
    • Cap Height (UI)
    • Font Number (ULI)
    • Font Name (ASC16)
    • X Resolution (UI)
    • Y Resolution (UI)
    • Scale Factor (UI)
    • Master Underline Position (SI)
    • Master Underline Thickness (Height) (UI)
    • Font Scaling Technology (UB)
    • Variety (UB)
    • OR Threshold (UI)
    • Global Italic Angle (SI)
    • Global Intellifont Data Size (UI)
    • Global Intellifont Data
    • Character Complement (Array of UB)
    • Checksum
    • Copyright
    • Segmented Font Data (Format 15)
  • Font Header Examples
  • Character Definitions
  • Character Code Command
  • Character Definition Command
  • Character Descriptor Formats
    • Character Descriptor and Data Format for PCL Bitmap Fonts
    • Character Descriptor and Data Format for Intellifont Scalable Fonts
    • Character Descriptor and Data Format for TrueType Fonts
  • Character Definition Examples
• Macros
  • Macro Creation
  • Macro Invocation
  • Temporary / Permanent Macros
  • Deleting Macros
  • Macro ID
    • Example
  • Macro Control
    • Example
  • Macro Control Example
• The PCL Print Model
  • Command Sequence
  • Source Transparency Mode Command
  • Pattern Transparency Mode Command
  • Pattern ID (Area Fill ID) Command
  • Select Current Pattern Command
  • User-Defined Pattern Graphics
    • User-Defined Pattern Implementation
  • User-Defined Pattern Command
    • Format (Byte 0)
    • Continuation (Byte 1)
    • Pixel Encoding (Byte 2)
    • Reserved (Byte 3)
    • Height in Pixels (Bytes 4 and 5)
    • Width in Pixels (Bytes 6 and 7)
    • Pattern Image
    • Master X Resolution (UI)
    • Master Y Resolution (UI)
    • User-defined Pattern Example
  • Set Pattern Reference Point Command
  • Pattern Control Command
• PCL Rectangular Area Fill Graphics
  • Rectangular Area Fill Procedure
  • Horizontal Rectangle Size (Decipoints) Command
  • Horizontal Rectangle Size (PCL Units) Command
  • Vertical Rectangle Size (Decipoints) Command
  • Vertical Rectangle Size (PCL Units) Command
  • Pattern ID (Area Fill ID) Command
  • Fill Rectangular Area Command
  • Pattern Transparency for Rectangular Area Fill
  • Rectangular Area Fill Examples
    • Pre-defined Pattern Examples
    • User-defined Pattern Example
• Raster Graphics
  • Raster Graphics Command Sequence
  • Raster Graphics Resolution Command
  • Raster Graphics Presentation Mode Command
  • Raster Height Command
  • Raster Width Command
  • Start Raster Graphics Command
  • Raster Y Offset Command
  • Set Compression Method Command
    • Unencoded (Method 0)
    • Run-length Encoding (Method 1)
    • Tagged Image File Format Encoding (Method 2)
    • Delta Row Compression (Method 3)
    • Example: Delta Row Compression
    • Adaptive Compression (Method 5)
  • Transfer Raster Data Command
  • End Raster Graphics Command
  • Raster Graphics Example
• Status Readback
  • Memory Status Request
  • Entity Status
  • Status Response
  • Status Response Syntax
  • Set Status Readback Location Type Command
  • Set Status Readback Location Unit Command
  • Inquire Status Readback Entity Command
  • Entity Status Responses
    • Font Response
    • Font Extended Response
    • Macro Response
    • User-Defined Pattern Response
    • Symbol Set Response
  • Entity Error Codes
  • Free Space Command
    • Memory Status Response
    • Memory Error Response
  • Flush All Pages Command
  • Echo Command
    • Echo Response
  • Status Readback Programming Hints
• An Introduction to HP-GL/2 Vector Graphics
• The Picture Frame
• The Configuration and Status Group
• The Vector Group
• The Polygon Group
• The Line and Fill Attributes Group
• The Character Group
• Programming Hints