HP Color LaserJet 8500 HP Color LaserJet 8500/8500N/8500DN user guide - Page 169

B PCL Commands Combining Escape Sequences Escape sequences can be combined into one escape sequence string. There are three important rules to follow when combining code: 1 The first two characters after each character must be the same. 2 When combining, change the uppercase (termination) character in each individual escape sequence to lowercase. 3 The final character of the escape sequence must be uppercase. The following escape sequence would be sent to the printer to select legal media, landscape orientation, and eight lines per inch: &l3A&l1O&l8D The following escape sequence sends the same printer commands by combining them into a shorter sequence: &l3a1o8D Entering Escape Characters Printer commands always begin with the escape character (). The following table shows how the escape character can be entered in various applications. MS-DOS Application Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Microsoft Word for MS-DOS WordPerfect for MS-DOS MS-DOS Editor MS-DOS Edlin dBase Entry What Appears Type \027 027 Hold down [Alt] and type 027