HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II
23-52 The Character Group EN
PA2500,3200; 
SI.187,.269;
Specify absolute plotting and move to 
(2500,3200); specify a relative character 
size of .187 cm wide by .269 cm high.
DT#;ES;  Define the “#” character as the label 
terminator and set the extra space setting 
to default (no extra space).
LBES; CAUSES#;  Print “ES; CAUSES”.
CP;LBTHIS 
SPACING.#; 
Send a CP command as a CR-LF and print 
“THIS SPACING.”
PA2500,2500; Move to (2500,2500).
ES-.1,-.25; 
LBES-.1,-.25;
CAUSES#; 
Decrease the inter-character spacing by .1 
and the inter-line spacing by .25; print 
“ES-.1,-.25; CAUSES”.
CP;LBTHIS 
SPACING.#;
Send CP in place of CR-LF and print “THIS 
SPACING.”
PA2500,1800; Move to (2500,1800).
ES.2,.25;LBES.2,.25; 
CAUSES#;
Increase the inter-character spacing by .2 
and the inter-line spacing by .25 of the 
Space control code; print “ES.2,.25; 
CAUSES”.
CP;LBTHIS 
SPACING.#;
Send CP in place of CR-LF and print “THIS 
SPACING.”
E
C
%0A  Enter the PCL mode.
E
C
E  Send a reset to end the job and eject the 
page.
Table 23-26 Example: Using the ES Command (continued)










