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Macros Macro ID # Specifies an ID # for a macro for use in subsequent macro commands. ? & f # Y # = Macro ID # (0 through 32767) Macro Control Provides the mechanism for definition, invocation, and deletion of macros. ? & f # X # = 0 - Start macro definition (for last ID specified) 1 - Stop macro definition 2 - Execute macro (for last ID specified) 3 - Call macro (for last ID specified) 4 - Enable macro for automatic overlay (for last ID specified) 5 - Disable automatic overlay 6 - Delete all macros 7 - Delete all temporary macros 8 - Delete macro (for last ID specified) 9 - Make macro temporary (for last ID specified) 10 - Make macro permanent (for last ID specified) 16

Section	Page
Main Menu	3
JOB CONTROL	3
PAGE CONTROL	3
FONT SELECTION**	3
FONT MANAGEMENT	3
MACRO	3
Note: Feature support varies with each printer. See the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for specific featu...	3
PRINT MODEL	4
RECTANGULAR AREA FILL	4
RASTER GRAPHICS	4
TROUBLESHOOTING COMMANDS	4
STATUS READBACK	4
LINE AND FILL GROUP	4
CONFIGURATION AND STATUS GROUP	5
CHARACTER GROUP	5
VECTOR GROUP	5
POLYGON GROUP	5
Job Control	6
Universal Exit Language	6
Configuration (AppleTalk)	6
Printer Reset	6
Number of Copies	6
Simplex/Duplex Print	6
Left (Long-Edge) Offset Registration	6
Top (Short-Edge) Offset Registration	6
Note: The printer ignores any commands sent to it that it does not support.	6
Duplex Page Side Selection	7
Job Separation	7
Output Bin	7
Unit of Measure	7
Page Control	8
Page Size	8
Page Length (Obsolete—see Paper Size)	8
Paper (Media) Source	8
Page Orientation	9
Print Direction	9
Character Text Path Direction	9
Text Parsing Method	9
Left Margin	9
Right Margin	9
Top Margin	10
Clear Horizontal Margins	10
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)	10
Vertical Motion Index (VMI)	10
Line Spacing	10
Text Length	10
Perforation Skip	10
Cursor Positioning	11
Cursor positioning can be either absolute or relative. Absolute positioning specifies the cursor ...	11
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (in Columns)	11
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (in Decipoints)	11
Horizontal Cursor Positioning (PCL units)	11
Horizontal Cursor Positioning Control Codes	11
Vertical Cursor Positioning (Rows)	12
Vertical Cursor Positioning (Decipoints)	12
Vertical Cursor Positioning (PCL units)	12
Half Line-Feed	12
Vertical Cursor Positioning Control Codes	12
Line Termination	12
0 - CR = CR,	12
LF = LF,	12
FF = FF	12
1 - CR = CR+LF,	12
LF = LF,	12
FF = FF	12
2 - CR = CR,	12
LF = CR+LF,	12
FF = CR+FF	12
3 - CR = CR+LF,	12
LF = CR+LF,	12
FF = CR+FF	12
Push/Pop Cursor Position	12
Font Selection	13
Any number of fonts may be printed per page, limited only by memory.	13
Symbol Set	13
8M	13
- HP Math-8	13
0N	13
- ISO 8859-1 Latin 1	13
8U	13
- HP Roman-8	13
0O	13
- OCR A	13
10U	13
- PC-8	13
1E	13
- ISO 4: United Kingdom	13
1G	13
- ISO 21: German	13
1U	13
- HP US Legal	13
0U	13
- ASCII	13
19U	13
- Windows ANSI	13
Spacing	13
Pitch	13
Height (Point Size)	13
Style	14
Stroke Weight	14
-7	14
- Ultra thin	14
1	14
- Semi Bold	14
-6	14
- Extra Thin	14
2	14
- Demi Bold	14
-5	14
- Thin	14
3	14
- Bold	14
-4	14
- Extra Light	14
4	14
- Extra Bold	14
-3	14
- Light	14
5	14
- Black	14
-2	14
- Demi Light	14
6	14
- Extra Black	14
-1	14
- Semi Light	14
7	14
- Ultra Black	14
0	14
- Medium	14
Typeface Selection	14
0	14
- Line Printer	14
8	14
- Prestige	14
3	14
- Courier	14
4099	14
- Courier (Scalable)	14
4	14
- Helvetica	14
4101	14
- CG Times	14
6	14
- Gothic	14
4148	14
- Univers	14
7	14
- Script	14
16602	14
- Arial	14
Font Selection by ID #	14
Select Default Font	15
Transparent Print Data	15
Underline	15
Font Management	16
Font ID #	16
Font Control	16
Alphanumeric ID	16
Note: See the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual for additional information about ...	16
User-Defined Symbol Set	17
Symbol Set ID Code	17
Define Symbol Set	17
Symbol Set Control	17
Soft Font Creation	17
Font Descriptor	17
Character Code	17
Character Descriptor/Data	17
Macros	18
Macro ID #	18
Macro Control	18
Print Model	19
Source Transparency Mode	19
Pattern Transparency Mode	19
Pattern (Area Fill) ID	19
Select Current Pattern	19
Logical Operation	19
Pixel Placement	19
Rectangular Area Fill Graphics	20
Horizontal Rectangle Size (Decipoints or Dots)	20
Vertical Rectangle Size (Decipoints or Dots)	20
Set Pattern Reference Point	20
Pattern (Area Fill) ID (Pattern ID)	20
Fill Rectangular Area	21
User Defined Pattern	21
Pattern Control	21
Raster Graphics	22
Start Raster Graphics	23
Y Offset	23
Compression Method	23
Transfer Raster Data by Plane	23
Transfer Raster Data by Row/Block	23
End Raster Graphics	23
Color	24
Simple Color	24
Configure Image Data (CID)	24
Color Component One	24
Color Component Two	24
Color Component Three	24
Assign Color Index	24
Push / Pop Palette	25
Select Palette	25
Palette Control ID	25
Palette Control	25
Foreground Color	25
Render Algorithm	26
Download Dither Matrix	26
Color Lookup Tables	26
Gamma Correction	26
Viewing Illuminant	26
Monochrome Print Mode	27
Status Readback	27
Set Status Readback Location Type	27
Set Status Readback Location Unit	27
Location Type	27
Location Unit	27
0	27
#	27
=	27
*	27
Invalid location	27
1	27
=	27
*	27
Currently selected	27
2	27
=	27
*	27
All Locations	27
3	27
=	27
0	27
All internal	27
4	27
=	27
0	27
All downloaded	27
=	27
1	27
Temporary downloaded	27
=	27
2	27
Permanent downloaded	27
5	27
=	27
0	27
All cartridge	27
=	27
1	27
Highest priority cartridge	27
:	27
:	27
n	27
Lowest priority cartridge	27
7	27
=	27
0	27
All SIMMs	27
=	27
1	27
Highest priority SIMM	27
:	27
:	27
n	27
Lowest priority SIMM	27
Inquire Status Readback Entity	28
Free Space	28
Flush All Pages	28
Echo	28
Picture Frame	29
Picture Frame Horizontal Size in Decipoints	29
Picture Frame Vertical Size in Decipoints	29
Set Picture Frame Anchor Point	29
HP-GL/2 Plot Horizontal Size	29
HP-GL/2 Plot Vertical Size	29
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode	29
Enter PCL Mode	29
HP-GL/2	30
Configuration and Status Group	30
Default Values	30
Initialize	30
Input P1 and P2	30
Input Relative P1 and P2	30
Input Window	30
Rotate Coordinate System	30
Scale	30
Vector Group	31
Arc Absolute	31
Arc Relative	31
Absolute Arc Three Point	31
Bezier Absolute	31
Bezier Relative	31
Circle	31
Plot Absolute	31
Pen Down	31
Polyline Encoded	31
Vector Group (continued)	32
Plot Relative	32
Pen Up	32
Relative Arc Three Point	32
Polygon Group	32
Edge Rectangle Absolute	32
Edge Rectangle Relative	32
Edge Wedge	32
Edge Polygon	32
Fill Polygon	32
Polygon Group (continued)	33
Polygon Mode	33
Fill Rectangle Absolute	33
Fill Rectangle Relative	33
Fill Wedge	33
Line and Fill Attributes Group	33
Anchor Corner	33
Fill Type	33
Fill Type =	33
description	33
option1	33
option2	33
1 and 2 =	33
Solid black	33
ignored	33
ignored	33
3 =	33
Hatched	33
line spacing	33
angle	33
4 =	33
Cross-hatched	33
line spacing	33
angle	33
10 =	33
Shading	33
% shading	33
ignored	33
11 =	33
User-defined	33
raster-fill index	33
ignored	33
21 =	33
PCL Patterns	33
pattern type	33
ignored	33
22 =	33
PCL User- defined	33
pattern ID	33
ignored	33
Line and Fill Attributes Group (continued)	34
Line Attributes	34
Attribute	34
=	34
Kind,	34
Value	34
- Description	34
Line Ends	34
=	34
1,	34
1	34
- Butt (default)	34
=	34
2	34
- Square	34
=	34
3	34
- Triangular	34
=	34
4	34
- Round	34
Line Joins	34
=	34
2,	34
1	34
- Mitered (default)	34
=	34
2	34
- Mitered/beveled	34
=	34
3	34
- Triangular	34
=	34
4	34
- Round	34
=	34
5	34
- Beveled	34
=	34
6	34
- No join applied	34
Miter Limit	34
=	34
3,	34
1 to 32,767 - Max. length of miter (miter length/pen width ratio) (default = 5)	34
Line Type	34
Pen Width	34
Raster Fill Definition	34
Symbol Mode	34
Select Pen	34
Line and Fill Attributes Group (continued)	35
Screened Vectors	35
screen type =	35
description	35
option 1	35
option 2	35
0 =	35
No screening	35
ignored	35
ignored	35
1 =	35
Shaded fill	35
% shading	35
ignored	35
2 =	35
User defined	35
index no.	35
pen flag	35
21 =	35
PCL Patterns	35
pattern type	35
ignored	35
22 =	35
PCL User-defined Patterns	35
pattern ID	35
ignored	35
Transparency Mode	35
User Defined Line Type	35
Pen Width Unit Selection	35
Character Group	36
Alternate Font Definition	36
Kind	36
Attribute	36
Value	36
1	36
Symbol Set	36
*	36
2	36
Font spacing	36
0 (fixed); 1 (prop.)	36
3	36
Pitch	36
characters per inch	36
4	36
Height	36
font point size	36
5	36
Posture	36
0 (upright); 1 (italic)	36
6	36
Stroke Weight	36
0 (medium); 3 (bold)*	36
7	36
Typeface	36
*	36
Character Fill Mode	36
Character Plot	36
Absolute Label Direction	36
Character Group (continued)	37
Relative Label Direction	37
Define Label Terminator	37
Define Variable Text Path	37
Extra Space	37
Select Primary Font ID	37
Select Secondary Font ID	37
Character Group (continued)	38
Label	38
Label Origin	38
Label Mode	38
Select Alternate Font	38
Scalable or Bitmap Fonts	38
Character Group (continued)	39
Standard Font Definition	39
Kind	39
Attribute	39
Value	39
1	39
Symbol Set	39
*	39
2	39
Font spacing	39
0 (fixed); 1 (prop.)	39
3	39
Pitch	39
characters per inch	39
4	39
Height	39
font point size	39
5	39
Posture	39
0 (upright); 1 (italic)	39
6	39
Stroke Weight	39
0 (medium); 3 (bold)*	39
7	39
Typeface	39
*	39
Absolute Character Size	39
Character Slant	39
Relative Character Size	39
Select Standard Font	39
Transparent Data	39
Technical Drawing Extensions Group	40
Merge Control	40