HP 4200n HP LaserJet 4200 and 4300 series printer - User Guide - Page 179

Entering escape characters Printer commands always begin with the escape character (?). The following table shows how the escape character can be entered in various MS-DOS® programs. DOS program Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Microsoft Word for DOS WordPerfect for DOS MS-DOS Edit MS-DOS Edlin dBase Entry What appears Type \027 027 Hold down ALT and type 027 on the numeric  keypad Type Hold down CTRL+P, and press ESC  Hold down CTRL+V, and press [ ^[ ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" " Selecting PCL 6 and PCL 5e fonts The printer font list provides PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer commands for selecting fonts. (See "PS or PCL font list" on page 86 for information about how to print the list.) A sample section is shown below. There is one variable box for entering symbol sets and one for entering point size. These variables must be filled in, or the printer will use defaults. For example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common symbol set codes are listed in the table beginning on the next page. Font list 1 2 1 Symbol set 2 Point size ENWW Understanding PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer command syntax 177