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- HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 1
HP PCL/PJL Reference Set PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Quick Reference Guide - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 2
- HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 3
CODE = 0 • SYMBOL SET ID = 0 MACRO • MACRO ID = 0 Note: Feature support varies with each printer. See the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for specific feature support information. * For these items, select User Default values using the printer driver or control panel (or remote control panel for LaserJet - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 4
GRAPHICS MARGIN = 0 • RASTER WIDTH = Logical Page • RASTER HEIGHT = N/A TROUBLESHOOTING COMMANDS • END-OF-LINE WRAP = OFF • DISPLAY FUNCTIONS = OFF STATUS READBACK • CURRENT LOCATION TYPE = 0 • CURRENT LOCATION UNIT = 0 Factory Default Print Environment Feature Settings (HP-GL/2) LINE AND FILL GROUP - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 5
Factory Default Print Environment Feature Settings (HP-GL/2) (continued) CONFIGURATION AND STATUS GROUP • SCALE MODE = Off • WINDOW = PCL default picture frame (PCL default logical page, less 1/2 inch at the top and bottom) • COORDINATE SYSTEM ORIENTATION = Same as PCL default logical page • P1,P2 - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 6
32,767 for IIISi, 4 family and 5 family) Simplex/Duplex Print Prints front side of a page or both sides (front and back - in either of two binding modes). ? & l # S # = 0 - Single side (Simplex) 1 - Duplex, long-edge binding 2 - Duplex, short-edge binding Left (Long-Edge) Offset Registration Adjusts - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 7
Control (continued) Duplex Page Side Selection Prints the logical page on the specified physical page side. ? & a # G # = 0 - Select next side 1 - Select front side 2 - Select back side If a non-duplex printer receives this command, it performs a page eject. Job Separation Toggles the printer's job - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 8
Designates one of four paper sources for paper feed. ? & l # H # = 0 - Print current page (paper source remains unchanged) 1 - Feed paper from main paper source 2 - Feed paper from manual input 3 - Feed envelope from manual input 4 - Feed paper from alternate paper source 5 - Feed from optional - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 9
processed as two-byte characters (see PCL 5 Comparison Guide) = 31 - Character codes processed as two-byte characters (see PCL 5 Comparison Guide) = 38 - Characters codes processed as two-byte characters (see PCL 5 Comparison Guide) Left Margin Sets the left margin to the left edge of the specified - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 10
page to top of text area. ? & l # E # = Number of lines Clear Horizontal Margins Resets left and right margins to their default settings l # C # = Number of 1/48 inch increments between rows Line Spacing Sets the number of lines printed per inch (an alternate method for designating VMI). ? & l # D # - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 11
logical page and the current line (column width determined by current HMI setting). ? & a # C # = Column number Number of PCL units Horizontal Cursor Positioning Control Codes CR - Carriage-Return Moves the cursor to the printed character. Subsequent BS command moves the width of the last printed - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 12
a new row in the same column (row distances are determined by the VMI setting). ? & a # R # = Row number Vertical Cursor Positioning (Decipoints) moved depends on current VMI). ? = Vertical Cursor Positioning Control Codes LF - Line Feed Moves the cursor to the same horizontal position - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 13
may be printed per page, limited only by memory. Symbol Set Designates the set of symbols or characters contained in a font. ? ( ID Primary ? ) ID Secondary ID = Symbol Set identifier Common examples: ID = 8M - HP Math-8 0N - ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 8U - HP Roman-8 0O - OCR A 10U - PC-8 1E - ISO - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 14
- Line Printer 8 - Prestige 3 - Courier 4099 - Courier (Scalable) 4 - Helvetica 4101 - CG Times 6 - Gothic 4148 - Univers 7 - Script 16602 - Arial See Table C-2 and C-3 in the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for more typeface values. Font Selection by ID # Selects a soft font using its specific ID - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 15
Font Selection (continued) Select Default Font Sets all font characteristics (except orientation) to those of the default font. ? ( 3 @ Default primary font characteristics ? ) 3 @ Default secondary font characteristics Transparent Print Data Provides printing access to all characters in a font - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 16
of media and supports enhancements for the printer disk drive. ? & n # W [operation][string] # = Number of bytes of string data Operations 0 - Set the current - Media select Note: See the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual for additional information about the Font Descriptor command - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 17
-Defined Symbol Set Symbol Set ID Code Assigns an identification code to a user-defined symbol set. ? * c # R # = Symbol set ID code. Define Symbol Set Downloads symbol set definition data for a user-defined symbol set. ? ( f # W [symbol set definition data] # = Number of symbol set definition bytes - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 18
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 - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 19
4 - User-Defined Pattern Logical Operation Specifies the logical operation (ROP3) to be performed. ? * l # O # = 0 - 255 (for specific operations refer to the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for the logical operation values) Pixel Placement Determines how pixels are rendered in images. ? * l # R # = 0 - Grid - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 20
= Number of dots (see Unit of Measure Command) Set Pattern Reference Point Sets pattern reference point to cursor position and will either keep pattern fixed or rotate with print direction changes. ? * p # R # = 0 - Rotate patterns with print direction 1 - Keep patterns fixed Pattern (Area Fill - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 21
fill 1 - Solid white area fill 2 - Shading fill 3 - Cross-hatch pattern fill 4 - User-defined pattern 5 - Current pattern User Defined Pattern Downloads binary data that defines a user-defined pattern. ? * c # W [pattern data] # = 0 - Number of pattern data bytes Pattern Control Provides a means for - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 22
logical page. ? * r # F # = 0 - image printed in the current print direction. 3 - image printed along the width of physical page. Source down-scaling color images having light or dark backgrounds. ? * t # K # = 0 Enhances color source image having a light background # = 1 Enhances color source image - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 23
sets left graphics margin at X-position 0. 1 - sets left graphics margin to the current column (current X-position). 2 - Turn on scale mode (start raster at logical page plane of raster data to the printer. ? * b # V [ Transfers a row of raster graphics to the printer. ? * b # W [binary data bytes - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 24
Creates a fixed-size palette whose color specifications cannot be modified. ? * r # U # = -3 - 3 planes, device CMY palette 1 - Single plane black and white palette 3 - 3 planes, device RGB palette Configure Image Data (CID) The CID command provides configuration information for palette creation and - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 25
Color (continued) Push / Pop Palette Pushes or pops the palette from the palette stack. The last item pushed is the active palette to the ID specified by the Palette Control ID Foreground Color Sets the foreground color to the specified index of the curent palette. ? * v # S # = Palette - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 26
page. ? * t # J #= 0 = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = 6 = 7 = 8 = 9 = 10 = 11 = 12 = 13 = 14 = 15 = 16 = 17 = 18 = 19 Continuous tone detail 300 lpi (device-best dither) Snap to primaries Snap black to white, color to black Device-best dither Error tone basic 100 lpi Download Dither Matrix Specifies a - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 27
mode Print everything in gray equivalent Status Readback Set Status Readback Location Type Sets the location type for an inquire entity status request. ? * s # T # = 0 - Invalid Location 1 - Currently Selected 2 - All Locations 3 - Internal 4 - Download entity 5 - Cartridge 7 - SIMMs Set Status - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 28
3 - Symbol set 4 - Font extended Free Space Returns the amount of total available user memory and the largest block available. ? * s 1 M Flush All Pages Suspends accepting I/O data until all pages currently in printer are printed. ? &r # F # = 0 - Flush all complete pages 1 - Flush all pages Echo - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 29
the vertical dimension of the area to be allocated for rendering an HP-GL/2 plot. ? * c # Y # = Vertical size in decipoints Set Picture Frame Anchor Point Sets the picture frame anchor point to current PCL cursor position. ? * c 0 T HP-GL/2 Plot Horizontal Size Specifies the horizontal size of the - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 30
HP-GL/2 Configuration and Status Group Default Values Sets most programmable HP-GL/2 features to default conditions. DF [;] Initialize Sets all programmable HP XP2, YP2 = P2 location as percentage of PCL Picture Frame Input Window Sets up a window (soft-clip limits). IW [ XLL, YLL, XUR, YUR] [;] - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 31
HP-GL/2 Vector Group Arc Absolute Draws an arc using absolute coordinates. 0,0]). PA [ X, Y... [,X,Y ] ] [;] Pen Down Lowers the logical "pen" to the page. PD [ X, Y... [,X,Y ] ] [;] Polyline Encoded Encodes common HP-GL/2 commands to increase throughput. PE [flag] [val] | coord pair... [flag] [val - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 32
HP-GL-2 Vector Group (continued) Plot Relative Enables movement relative to the current pen location. PR [ X,Y... [,X,Y ] ] [;] Pen Up Lifts the logical "pen" from the page. PU [ X,Y...[ ,X,Y ] ] [;] Relative Arc Three Point Draws an arc from the current pen location through two relative points. RT - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 33
HP-GL/2 Polygon Group (continued) Polygon Mode Allows creation of user-defined polygons in the polygon buffer. PM polygon definition [;] polygon definition = 0 (Clears polygon buffer and - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 34
HP-GL/2 Line and Fill Attributes Group (continued) Line Attributes Specifies how line ends and joins are shaped. LA [ kind, value...[,kind, value ] ] [;] Attribute = Line Ends = = = = - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 35
HP-GL/2 Line and Fill Attributes Group (continued) Screened Vectors Selects type of area fill for vectors (lines, hatch lines, arcs, circles, edges of polygons, rectangles, - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 36
] ] [;] Kind 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Attribute Symbol Set Font spacing Pitch Height Posture Stroke Weight Typeface Value * 0 (fixed); 1 (prop.) characters per inch font point size 0 (upright); 1 (italic) 0 (medium); 3 (bold)* * * See tables in Appendix C of the PCL 5 Comparison Guide. Character Fill Mode - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 37
HP-GL/2 Character Group (continued) Relative Label Direction Specifies the slope of DT [ lblterm [,mode ] ]; lblterm = character to be used as terminator mode = 0 (print label terminator) 1 (do not print terminator) Define Variable Text Path Specifies the label path as right, left, up, or down. - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 38
HP-GL/2 Character Group (continued) Label Prints Manual). Label Mode Determines how LB (Label) and SM (Symbol Mode) interpret characters. Most often used for printing a 2-byte character set LB or SM instruction supplys the second byte. Used only in mode 0 when a 16-bit character set is selected. - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 39
HP-GL/2 Character Group (continued) Standard Font Definition Specifies the standard font for printing labels. SD [ kind, value...[,kind, value ] ] [;] Kind 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Attribute Symbol Set Font spacing Pitch Height Posture Stroke Weight Typeface Value * 0 (fixed); 1 (prop.) characters per inch - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 40
HP-GL/2 Technical Drawing Extensions Group Merge Control Specifies the logical operation (ROP3) to be performed. MC[mode[,opcode]]; mode = 0 - opcode value ignored (ROP set Display Functions Causes all escape sequences and control codes to be printed instead of executed. ? Y - Enables Display Functions - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 41
allows naming of the job; supports non-printing mode. Also, used for providing the password for PJL security. [NAME= "job name"] @PJL JOB [START= first page ] [CR] [END= last page ] [PASSWORD = number ] End-Of-Job Tells printer the job has completed, resets - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 42
| IPARM : port] ~ variable = value [] Set Sets the environment variable for the duration of a PJL job. @PJL SET [LPARM : personality | IPARM : port] ~ variable = value [< : port] ~ variable value ~ - Indicates that the following data is part of the preceding line. 40 - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 43
of the command to the host computer. @PJL ECHO [] [] Response @PJL ECHO [] Ustatus Allows printer to send unsolicited status messages. @PJL USTATUS variable = value [] Response @PJL USTATUS variable [1 or more lines of printable characters or - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 44
offline. @PJL OPMSG DISPLAY = "message" [] Ready Message Specifies a message that replaces the READY message on the printer control panel. Doesn't affect on-line state. @PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = "message" [] Status Message Displays specified message on printer control panel and takes - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 45
PCL C O M M A N D S U M M A R Y Job Control Universal Exit Language Configuration (I/O) Printer Reset Number of Copies Simplex/Duplex Long-edge Offset Registration Short-edge Offset Registration Duplex Page Side Selection Job Separation Output Bin (Media Bin) Unit-of-Measure ? % - 1 2 3 4 5 X ? & - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 46
# G ? & f # S Symbol Set† Spacing† Pitch† Height† Style† Stroke Weight† Typeface† Font Selection by ID #† Select Default Font† Transparent Print Data Underline - Enable - Disable Font Selection ? Set Symbol Set ID Code Define Symbol Set Symbol Set Management ? * c # R ? ( f # W [symbol set - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 47
Code Character Descriptor/Data ?) s # W [descriptor data ] ? * c # E ? ( s # W[binary data ] Macro ID # (specify) Macro Control Macros ? & f # Y ? & f # X Print * t # V ? * t # H ? * t # K ? * r # A Y Offset Set Compression Mode Transfer Raster Data End Raster Graphics ? * b # Y ? * b # M ? * b - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 48
Configure Image Data Color Component One Color Component Two Color Component Three Assign Color Index Push/Pop Palette Select Palette Palette Control ID Palette Control Foreground Color Render Algorithm Download Dither Matrix Color Lookup Tables Gamma Correction Viewing Illuminant Monochrome Print - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 49
Relative P1 and P2 Input Window Rotate Coordinate System Scale DF[;] IN[;] IP[XP1, YP1[,XP2,YP2 ] ] [;] IR[XP1, YP1[,XP2,YP2] ] [;] IW[ XLL,YLL,XUR,YUR] [;] RO[ angle] [;] SC[ X1,X2,Y1,Y2 [,type[,left bottom ]]] [;] or SC XMIN,XFCTR,YMIN,YFCTR, type[;] Vector Group (HP-GL/2) Arc Absolute Arc - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 50
[;] FP fill method[;] PM polygon definition[;] RA X,Y[;] RR X,Y[;] WG radius, start angle, sweep angle [,chord angle] [;] Line and Fill Attributes Group (HP-GL/2) Anchor Corner Fill Type Line Attributes Line Type Pen Width Raster Fill Definition Symbol Mode Select Pen Screened Vectors Transparency - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 51
Technical Drawing Extensions Group (HP-GL/2) Merge Control Pixel Placement MC[mode[,opcode]]; PP[mode]; Programming Hints End-Of-Line Wrap Display Functions - Enable - Disable ? & s # C ? Y ? Z 49 - HP Color LaserJet 2550 | HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technic - Page 52
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