HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
6-30 Environment Commands EN
LINETERMINATION Sets the default PCL line termination 
value:
0: CR = CR, LF = LF, FF = FF (no 
change)
1: CR replaced by CR-LF, LF = LF, FF = 
FF
2: CR = CR, LF replaced by CR-LF, 
FF replaced by CR-FF
3: CR replaced by CR-LF, LF replaced 
by CR-LF, FF replaced by -->CR-FF
0, 1, 2, 3
PITCH Pitch of the default font in units of 
characters per inch (the default font 
must be a fixed-pitch scalable font). The 
pitch value can be specified to two 
decimal places.
0.44, 0.45, . . . 
99.99
PTSIZE  Height of the default font in units of 
points (the default font must be a 
proportional scalable font). The point 
size is significant to a quarter of a point.
4.00, 4.25, . . . 
999.75 
SYMSET Symbol set. (If the currently selected 
SYMSET is WIN3.1J, then the default 
PCL text parsing method is set to 
Shift-JIS compatible parsing [WIN3.1J 
is only available in the HP LaserJet 4PJ, 
the HP LaserJet 4LJ Pro, and the HP 
LaserJet 4V/4MV when ESC/P is 
installed].)
On the HP LaserJet 4LC printer, if the 
SYMSET is GB2312 the default PCL 
text parsing method is set to 
GB-compatible parsing. [GB2312 is 
only available in the HP LaserJet 4LC 
printer.]
 ROMAN8, ISOL1, 
ISOL2, ISOL5, 
ISOL6, PC775, 
PC8, PC8DN, 
PC850, PC852, 
PC8TK, PC1004, 
WINL1, WINL2, 
WINL5, DESKTOP, 
PSTEXT, 
MSPUBL, MATH8, 
PSMATH, PIFONT, 
LEGAL, ISO4, 
ISO6, ISO11, 
ISO15, ISO17, 
ISO21, ISO60, 
ISO69, WIN30, 
WIN31J, WINBALT, 
GB2312, MCTEXT
PCL-Specific Variables (continued)
Variables Description
Sample Value 
Range










