Command Reference Guide for Software Developers

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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