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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.
ABOUT THE MANUAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2.
AREAS OF USE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
CHAPTER 2
PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE
1.
COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
2.
INTRODUCTION -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3.
CONTROLLING THE PRINTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------11
4.
JOB CONTROL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
5.
USING FONTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------47
6.
USING GRAPHICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------81
7.
MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102
8.
STATUS READBACK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108
9.
INDEX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 116
CHAPTER 3
PCL5C
1.
INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.
COLOR MODES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
3.
COLOR PALLETS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
4.
COLOR GRAPHICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
5.
ENHANCE OUTPUT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
6.
HP-GL/2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16
7.
INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
CHAPTER 4
HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
1.
COMMOAND LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
2.
INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
3.
TERMINOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
4.
COMMAND SYNTAX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
5.
THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW ------------------------------------------------------------------10
6.
PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES -----------------------------------------------------11
7.
COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
8.
INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
CHAPTER 5
PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE
1.
INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
2.
HOW TO USE PJL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3.
COMMAND GROUP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
4.
KERNEL COMMANDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5.
JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS --------------------------------------------------------------------13
6.
ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------15
7.
STATUS READBACK COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------61
8.
DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------78
9.
INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------81