32 Line Matrix Printer PCL II Programmer's Reference Manual

Printer Feature Set Compatibility

NOTE: The SFCC is the Special Function Control Code. From the P-Series

protocol, this code is selectable from the front panel. The default

value is hex 01. For the Proprinter and Epson emulations, the SFCC

is always the ESC (hex 1B) character.

Configuring the PCL-II Emulation with Control Codes

The remainder of this chapter describes the PCL-II printer control language

codes that may be sent from a host computer attached to the printer.

The escape (ESC) control code is used to select most of the programmable

features.

Commands and control codes sent from a host system override settings in the

configuration menus. However, any configuration settings from host control

codes will be gone once the printer is powered off (or reset to the default

values). Host control codes are

never

reflected in the PCL-II configuration

menu. In order to save a configuration, it is necessary to select the desired

options from the front panel and save the options to one of the printers eight

user-selectable configurations. The

User’s Manual

describes the menu option

for saving changes to the printer memory.

Printer Feature Set Compatibility

PCL-II standardizes printer features and user access of these features,

providing compatibility between HP printers. PCL-II is structured in five

feature levels:

• Level I Print and Space

• Level II EDP

• Level III Word Processing

• Level IV Page Formatting

• Level V Enhanced Page Formatting

Each PCL level supersedes features of the levels below it. The 5525B/31/32

printers are Level II printers, meaning that all applications for Level I and II

printers will operate correctly on your printer with no modifications.

In addition to supporting Level I and Level II features, the printer supports a

limited set of additional features that may not be supported by other HP

products. Applications written using these additional features may not operate

as intended on other Hewlett-Packard printers which do not have these

capabilities.