HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II

19-16 The Configuration and Status Group EN

IN;SP1; Initialize HP-GL/2 command values and

select pen number 1 (black). (The IN

command moves the pen position from

the anchor point to the HP-GL/2 origin,

the lower-left corner of the PCL Picture

Frame.)

SC0,3.3867,0,-3.3867,2 Set-up a user scale with a user-unit

equal to 1/300 inch. Scale command

type 2, the scale is the ratio of plotter

units/user-units (1016 plotter

units-per-inch/300 dots-per-inch =

3.3867). The minus 2 Y-value changes

the HP-GL/2 Y direction to match that of

the PCL coordinate system.

IR0,100,0,100 Place P1 (point 0,0) at the top of the

PCL picture frame.

PU0,0; Lift the pen and move to (0,0) (upper left

corner — since HP-GL/2 coordinate

system now matches PCL coordinate

system). Every subsequent pen move

can be specified using the same

coordinate numbers in either mode. The

following commands demonstrate that

the grids are synchronized.

PU300,300;PD600,600; Lift the pen and move it to (300,300);

then draw a line to (600,600). This

draws a line at a 45° angle down from

the starting point.

%1A Enter the PCL mode with HP-GL/2’s

pen position being inherited as PCL’s.

CAP=(600,600).

*c300a4b0P Draw a horizontal line (rule) that is 300

PCL units wide by 4 PCL units. (Note

that the cursor position after a rule is

printed is at the beginning of the rule —

in this case, (600,600).)

Table 19-5 Example: Adapting the HP-GL/2 Coordinate System

to Match the PCL System in Portrait Orientation