HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II

EN Default Settings 18-15

Default Settings

When you enter HP-GL/2 mode, most vector graphics variables retain

their previous HP-GL/2 value. However, the following changes in the

PCL environment can affect the HP-GL/2 environment:

z Resetting the printer (

E or control panel reset):

• Executes an IN (Initialize) command

• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame size

• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point

• Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size

• Defaults the PCL logical page orientation

z A page size, page length, or orientation command:

• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point

• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame

• Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size

• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)

• Resets the soft-clip window to the PCL Picture Frame

boundaries (IW command)

• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)

• Updates the cursor to the lower-left corner of the picture frame

(P1).

z Redefining the PCL Picture Frame:

• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)

• Resets the soft-clip window (IW) to the PCL Picture Frame

boundaries.

• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)

• Updates the current pen position to the lower-left corner of the

picture frame (P1)

z Setting the picture frame anchor point:

• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)

• Resets the soft-clip window to the PCL Picture Frame

boundaries (IW command)

• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)

• Updates the current pen position to the lower-left corner of the

picture frame (P1)

z Setting an HP-GL/2 plot size:

• Changes the picture frame scaling factor