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Frequently Used PCL Printer Commands

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Table A-3 Frequently Used PCL Printer Commands Printer Command ? L F F F C R ?E ?&l0H ?&l#X ?&l#H ?&l#A ?&l#O ?&a#L ?&a#M ?&l#E ?&l#F ?&l#D ?&d#D ?&d@ ?&k#H ?&l#C ?&a#R ?*p#Y ?&a#V ?&a#C ?*p#X ?&a#H Function # Refers To Escape character (see Table A-1 or your software manual.) Line feed n/a Form feed n/a Carriage return n/a Resets the printer n/a Eject page n/a Indicates number of copies 1 to 32,767 Selects paper source 0 = prints/ejects current page 1 = Paper Cassette 2 = manual feed - paper 3 = manual feed - envelope 4 = MP Tray 5 = optional 500-sheet universal lower cassette Sets paper size or envelope size 1= Executive 2 = Letter 3 = Legal 11 = 11x17 26 = A4 27 = A3 45 = JIS B5 46 = JIS B4 71 = JPOST 72 = JPOSTD 80 = Monarch 81 = Commercial 10 90 = DL 91 = International C5 100 = Commercial B5 101 = Custom Selects orientation 0 = portrait 1 = landscape 2 = reverse portrait 3 = reverse landscape Sets left margin Column number Sets right margin Column number Sets top margin Number of lines Sets text length (bottom margin) Number of lines from top margin Sets line spacing Lines per inch: (1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16, 24, or 48) Begins underline 0 = fixed 3 = floating Ends underline n/a Sets horizontal motion index 1/120 inch increments (compresses print horizontally) Sets vertical motion index 1/48 inch increments (compresses print vertically) Sets # of vertical position, rows Sets current vertical print position to specified row number (#) Sets # of vertical position, dots Sets current vertical print position to specified dot number (#) Sets # of vertical position, decipoints Sets current vertical print position to specified decipoint number (#) Sets # of horizontal position, rows Sets current horizontal print position to specified row number (#) Sets # of horizontal position, dots Sets current horizontal print position to specified dot number (#) Sets # of horizontal position, decipoints Sets current horizontal print position to specified decipoint number (#) A-4 Common PCL Printer Commands

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Printer
Command
Function
# Refers To
?
Escape character
(see Table A-1 or your software manual.)
L
F
Line feed
n/a
F
F
Form feed
n/a
C
R
Carriage return
n/a
?
E
Resets the printer
n/a
?
&
l0
H
Eject page
n/a
?
&
l#X
Indicates number of copies
1 to 32,767
?
&
l
#H
Selects paper source
0
= prints/ejects current page
1 = Paper Cassette
2 = manual feed - paper
3 = manual feed - envelope
4
= MP Tray
5 = optional 500-sheet universal
lower cassette
?&l
#A
Sets paper size or envelope size
1= Executive
2 = Letter
3 = Legal
11 = 11x17
26 = A4
27 = A3
45 = JIS B5
46 = JIS B4
71 = JPOST
72 = JPOSTD
8
0
= Monarch
81 = Commercial 10
9
0
= DL
91 = International C5
1
00
= Commercial B5
101 = Custom
?&l
#O
Selects orientation
0
= portrait
1 = landscape
2 = reverse portrait
3 = reverse landscape
?
&a#L
Sets left margin
Column number
?
&a#M
Sets right margin
Column number
?&l
#E
Sets top margin
Number of lines
?&l#F
Sets text length (bottom margin)
Number of lines from top margin
?&l
#D
Sets line spacing
Lines per inch: (1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16, 24, or 48)
?
&d#D
Begins underline
0
= fixed
3 = floating
?
&d@
Ends underline
n/a
?
&k#H
Sets horizontal motion index
1/120 inch increments (compresses print horizontally)
?&l
#C
Sets vertical motion index
1/48 inch increments (compresses print vertically)
?&a
#R
Sets # of vertical position, rows
Sets current vertical print position to specified row number (#)
?*p
#Y
Sets # of vertical position, dots
Sets current vertical print position to specified dot number (#)
?&a
#V
Sets # of vertical position, decipoints
Sets current vertical print position to specified decipoint number (#)
?&a
#C
Sets # of horizontal position, rows
Sets current horizontal print position to specified row number (#)
?*p
#X
Sets # of horizontal position, dots
Sets current horizontal print position to specified dot number (#)
?&a
#H
Sets # of horizontal position,
decipoints
Sets current horizontal print position to specified decipoint number
(#)
Table A-3
Frequently Used PCL Printer Commands
A-4 Common PCL Printer Commands