HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Color) - Technical Reference Manual
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Inside This Manual
What You Can Learn From This Manual
This manual describes the PCL 5 commands used to print color on 
the HP Color LaserJet printer family and the other Hewlett-Packard 
PCL 5 color printers. Some of the main topics include an overview of 
the color printing process, using palettes, choosing color modes, 
adjusting output color to meet your requirements, printing color raster 
graphics, and HP-GL/2 vector graphics. Examples are provided which 
demonstrate the use of the PCL 5 color commands.
Note All commands described in this manual are not necessarily supported 
by all printers. See the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for feature support 
information for each printer.
This manual is written primarily for users that are already familiar with 
PCL 5 printer features. For information on using PCL 5, see the 
PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual.










