HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide Addendum
64 Chapter 2 PCL 5 feature support ENWW
Picture frame (for vector graphics)
Picture Frame Horiz. Size ?*c#X
✓✓✓
Picture Frame Vert. Size ?*c#Y ✓✓✓
Set Picture Frame Anchor 
Point 
?*c0T ✓✓✓
HP-GL/2 Horiz. Plot Size ?*c#K ✓✓✓
HP-GL/2 Vert. Plot Size ?*c#L ✓✓✓
Enter HP-GL/2 ?%#B
Standalone plotter [-1] ns ns ns
Previous HP-GL [0]
✓✓✓
Current PCL CAP [1] ✓✓✓
Current PCL coordinates
and old HP-GL/2 [2]
ns ns ns
Current PCL coordinates
and current CAP [3]
ns ns ns
Enter PCL Mode ?%#A
✓✓✓
Programming hints
Display Functions
On ?Y
✓✓✓
Off ?Z ✓✓✓
End-of-line Wrap ?&s#C ✓✓✓
PCL 5 color commands
Assign Color Index ?*v#I
✓✓✓
Color Component 1 ?*v#A ✓✓✓
Color Component 2 ?*v#B ✓✓✓
Color Component 3 ?*v#C ✓✓✓
Color Lookup Tables ?*l#W[data] ✓✓✓
Configure Image Data ?*v#W[data] ✓✓✓
Download Dither Matrix ?*m#W ✓✓✓
Driver Function 
Configuration
?*o3W643 ns ns ns
?*o3W646 ns ns ns
?*o3W647 ns ns ns
Foreground Color ?*v#S
✓✓✓
Gamma Correction ?*t#I ✓✓✓
Monochrome Print Mode ?&b#M ✓✓✓
Palette Control ID ?&p#I ✓✓✓
Palette Control ?&p#C ✓✓✓
Push/Pop Palette ?*p#P ✓✓✓
✓ - Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.
The information contained in this table is subject to change without notice. To ensure that 
the specific support information is correct, test these functions and commands on your 
product.
Table 7. PCL 5 feature support for color LaserJet products (continued)
Functions Commands color 
LaserJet 
5500 
series
color 
LaserJet 
8550 
series
color 
LaserJet 
8550mfp 
series










