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Technical Reference Guide
Technical Reference Guide
Technical Reference Guide
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Trademark acknowledgments Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Incorporated. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-850 a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett Packard, HP, LaserJet and PCL are registered trademarks and LaserJet, HP-GL, and HP-GL/2 are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company. IBM is a registered trademark and Proprinter XL is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Mi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. AREAS OF USE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CHAPTER 2 PCL 1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 2. INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CHAPTER 6 EPSON FX-850 1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 2. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 3. EMULATION DETAILS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 4. TERMINOLOGY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER-----------
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GLOSSARY Absolute plotting A method of plotting in the HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphics language where coordinates are specified relative to the origin of the coordinate system currently in use. Anchor point The top left-hand corner of the PCL picture frame. You can position this on the page using a PCL command. Anisotropic scaling A form of image scaling using the SC command in HP-GL and HP-GL/2 mode in which the user units can be of different sizes. Hence the entire graphics window c
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Control panel reset A reset or factory reset performed using the printer control panel. Cross-hatching A method of shading using perpendicular diagonal lines that cross one another. Current units The current unit type in use in HP-GL and HP-GL/2 mode. Current units are either user units or graphics units depending on whether an SC command has been used. Cursor Although the printer does not have a cursor, it is sometimes easier to visualize the printer's operation in terms of a curs
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Font A collection of characters that are designed to work in harmony together. A font has several characteristics that identify it uniquely: character or symbol set, spacing, pitch, height or point size, style, stroke weight and typeface. Fonts can either be resident in the printer's ROM, installed on cartridge or downloaded from your computer. You can either buy downloadable fonts commercially or create your own. The word "font" is often wrongly used to mean "typeface". A font
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Logical page The area of the physical page on which the cursor can be positioned in LaserJet mode. You can use PCL commands to specify the position of the logical page on the physical page. Also known as the PCL addressable area. LSB i) The least significant byte of a set of data bytes. ii) The least significant bit of a single byte of data. Macro A sequence of PCL commands that can be stored in the printer memory. To run the sequence you need only use a single PCL command. Ma
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Physical page The paper or envelope on which the printer prints. Picture frame The area of the physical page in which HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphic images can be printed. Pitch The number of characters in one inch of text. Only applicable to monospaced (fixed pitch fonts.) Plot A drawing produced using the HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphics language. So called because the language was originally invented for use with plotters. Plotter units See graphics units. Point The standard unit o
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Reset When you reset the printer you restore a base set of conditions. A reset can either be performed using the control panel or by sending the printer a reset command. There are two types of reset, the normal reset and factory reset. A normal reset simply restores the current emulation mode with the most recent control panel settings -- it does not change the emulation mode itself. A factory reset makes LaserJet mode the current emulation mode and restores the factory default envir
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Stick font The default HP-GL and HP-GL/2 font consisting of thin lined characters. Stroke weight The thickness of the lines that comprise the characters in a particular font. Medium, bold and light stroke weights are commonly used. Sub-polygon A shape consisting of a closed group of points connected by lines. Several sub- polygons can form one polygon. Symbol set See character set. Tab channel A set of up to sixteen vertical tab stops. Up to eight vertical tab channels can be s
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10/10/03 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON - 1
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10/10/03 CONTENTS1. .............................................................................................ABOUT THE MANUAL 3 2. AREAS OF USE ........................................................................................................4 2.1 Using Word Processing Packages and Spreadsheets........................................................4 2.2 Graphics.........................................................................................................................
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10/10/03 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL This technical reference manual is intended to help you get the most out of each of the emulation modes supported by your HL-Series laser printer. It is divided into nine sections - this introductory section and one section for each of the emulation modes. Each emulation mode section describes the software commands (the escape sequences and control codes) that you can use to make the printer perform each of its available functions. Some example programs are inc
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10/10/03 2. AREAS OF USE There are several different applications for which you may want to use your HL-Series laser printer. Four general areas are outlined in the following sections. 2.1 Using Word Processing Packages and Spreadsheets You may simply wish to use the printer with your software application packages, such as word-processors or spreadsheets. Many software packages automatically send commands to the printer requesting particular type styles, character sizes and specifying pag
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10/10/03 2.4 Font Development In LaserJet mode you can send your own character designs to an HL-Series laser printer and print text using them. To do this you need first to design your characters on paper. Having done this you can then either input and download your characters using a commercial software package, or encode your designs numerically and write your own program to download them. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON - 5
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10/10/03 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON - 6
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10/10/03 CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 1
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10/10/03 CONTENTS 1. COMMAND LIST..................................................................................................................7 2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................10 3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER.........................................................................................11 3.1. Control Codes...............................................................................
