HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
EN Environment Commands 6-33
Variable Description
Sample Value 
Range
CARRIAGE-
RETURN
Controls how ESC/P interprets the carriage 
return (CR) control character. The valid values for 
CARRIAGERETURN are: CR–CR maps to 
carriage return;CRLF–CR maps to carriage 
return and linefeed.
(CR), CRLF
CHARACTER-
SET
Default character set used for 1-byte printing. 
Valid values for CHARACTERSET are: KANA–
Use katakana character set; EG–Use extended 
graphics character set.
(KANA), EG
TOPMARGIN Valid values for TOPMARGIN are: TM19MM–
sets top margin to 19 mm; TM6MM–sets top 
margin to 6 mm.
(TM19MM), 
TM6MM
ANKCONDENSE Enables or disables whether alphanumeric/kana 
(ANK) characters are printed in condensed mode 
by default.
ON, (OFF)
FONT Default font used when printing in Kanji mode. (MSMINCHO) 
MSGOTHIC










