HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II
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Glossary
Auto-Continue 
Auto-Continue mode can be configured using the printer’s control 
panel (refer to the printer User’s Manual).
Aspect Ratio 
The ratio of the width to height of an image.
Baud Rate 
Baud rate is the rate at which information is transferred between 
the computer and the printer. To communicate properly, the 
computer and printer must both be configured to the same 
baud rate.
Bound and Unbound Fonts 
A bound font is a font which contains a pre-specified set of 
symbols, such as Roman-8, PC-8, etc. An unbound font (or 
more accurately, unbound typeface) has the capacity to be 
bound to a set of symbols selected from a complementary 
Symbol Index (such as HP’s Master Symbol List - MSL, or the 
Unicode symbol list). See Chapter 10, “User-Defined Symbol 
Set” for more information.
CAP (Current Active Position) 
The PCL cursor position refers to the Current Active Position 
(CAP), like the blinking underline character (cursor) used on 
most computers. This “cursor” identifies the current position on 
the page; the pointer, where a printing command begins laying 
out page data. The cursor can be moved anywhere within the 
logical page using a combination of horizontal and vertical 
cursor positioning commands and control codes (see Chapter 6, 
Cursor Positioning).










