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PCL 5 Comparison Guide
for the
HP LaserJet III
HP LaserJet IIID
HP LaserJet IIISi
HP LaserJet IIIP
HP LaserJet 4 Family
HP LaserJet 4000 series
HP Color LaserJet
HP Color LaserJet 5/5M
HP LaserJet 5 Family
HP LaserJet 6 Family
HP DeskJet 1200C
HP DeskJet 1600C
Printers
Edition 1
E1097
HP Part No. 5021-0378
Printed in U.S.A. 10/97
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All Rights Reserved. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitn
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Printing This manual was created using text formatting software on a personal computer. The camera-ready copy was printed Information direct to film and reproduced using standard offset printing. Trademark Credits Intellifont is a U.S. registered trademark of Agfa Division, Miles Incorporated. CG Times is a product of Agfa Corporation, AGFA Compugraphic Division. LaserJet, PCL, DeskJet, Vectra, and Resolution Enhancement are U.S. registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM is a registe
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Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Bold indicates a term defined in the glossary. Italic refers to a related document, or is used for emphasis. The cursive letter l is used in some examples to distinguish the letter “l” from the numeral “1” (one). A slash zero 0 is used in some examples and escape sequences to distinguish the letter “O” from the number “0”. 0x XX represents a hexadecimal number (XX). The ~ character indicates that the current line of code is a continuation o
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Contents 1 Printer Features PCL Feature Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 PCL 5 Technical Reference Manual Corrections . . . . . . . 1-5 PCL Feature Support Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 2 Printer-Specific Differences HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 HP LaserJet IIISi Printer . .
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New Font Format Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36 Description of Font Header Segments . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37 HP LaserJet 4PJ Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49 Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60 HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus Printers . . . . . . . . . . 2-60 HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 Font Header Format 16 Bitmap Font Sup
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Vertical Writing with Proportional Fonts . . . . . . . . . 2-101 HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-103 HP LaserJet 6P/ 6MP Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-105 HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-105 HP LaserJet 6L Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106 HP LaserJet 4000 series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-106 3 Intern
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1 Printer Features Introduction Hewlett-Packard printers which support the PCL 5 printer language contain slightly different feature sets, each suitable for that printer’s intended use. Each printer implements minor variations of PCL 5 as a result of those differences. With new printer releases, new features may be added with new commands and/or PCL operations which require documentation. The purpose of this guide is to identify the differences in the implementation of the PCL 5 Printer Language
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This guide covers the following HP LaserJet printers: Introduction Date LaserJet III March 1990 LaserJet IIID September 1990 LaserJet IIISi February 1991 LaserJet IIIP May 1991 LaserJet 4, 4M October 1992 LaserJet 4Si, 4SiMx April 1993 LaserJet 4L, 4ML May 1993 LaserJet 4P, 4MP September 1993 LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus May 1994 LaserJet 4PJ May 1994 LaserJet 4V, 4MV September 1994 DeskJet 1200C May 1993 DeskJet 1200/PS May 1993 Color LaserJet September 1994 LaserJet 4LC March 1995 DeskJet 1600C Ma
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PCL Feature Table 1-1, the PCL Feature Support Matrix, lists all the printer commands from the PCL 5 Printer Language Support Technical Reference Manual and identifies which of these commands are supported by the various printers. More detailed PCL information for each PCL 5 printer is provided in Chapter 2. Note The PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual (part number 5961-0509) was revised for the release of the HP LaserJet 4 printer and contains all PCL language features up to the
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Notes In Table 1-1, if the command value field parameters are not listed, then all parameters are supported by printers that support that command. The value in parentheses following a command parameter identifies the parameter value field value (for example, the parameter “Letter (2)” indicates that the value field to select letter size in the Page Size command is “2” ). Commands which are not supported (“ns”) by a printer are ignored. 1-4 Feature Set
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PCL 5 Technical This section describes updates to the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual (5961-0509). Reference Manual Because this manual will not be updated, any changes to it Corrections are documented in this guide. Some errors have been identified in the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual since its printing. Those errors are identified and corrections are provided on this page. Chapter 4 Unit of Measure Command In Figure 4-6 on page 4-18, the two escape sequenc
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix 4ML FUNCTION COMMANDIIIIIIDIIISiIIIP44Si4L4P 4PJ 4 Plus 4V 4M4SiMx4MP 4M Plus 4MV MISCELLANEOUS ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ Configuration (AppleTalk) ?&b#W[data] ns ns ns ns ns ns JOB CONTROL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Universal Exit/Start of PJL ?%–12345X ns ns ns (UEL) ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Reset ?E ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Number of Copies ?&l#X 1 ✓✓ ✓ Simplex/Duplex Print ?&l#S ns nsns nsnsns ✓ ns ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Left (Long-Edge) Offset ?&l#U Registration ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Top (Short-Edg
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Table 1-1. PCL Feature Support Matrix (continued) Color 5Si Desk- Desk- FUNCTION COMMANDColor LJ 5, 4LJ 4LC 5L 5P 6P 5SiMx 5 4000 Jet Jet LJ 5M Pro 6L 5MP 6MP Mopier 5M series 1200C 1600C MISCELLANEOUS ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ Configuration (AppleTalk) ?&b#W[data] ns ns JOB CONTROL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ Universal Exit/Start of ?%–12345X PJL (UEL) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ Reset ?E ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ Number of Copies ?&l#X ✓✓✓ Simplex/Duplex Print ?&l#S nsnsnsnsnsnsns nsns ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ Left (Long-Edge)
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued) 4ML FUNCTION COMMANDIIIIIIDIIISiIIIP44Si4L4P 4PJ 4 Plus 4V 4M4SiMx 4MP 4M Plus 4MV PAGE CONTROL Page (Job) Size ?&l#A ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Executive (1) ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Letter (2) ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Legal (3) ✓ Ledger (6) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns A5 (25) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ A4 (26) ✓ A3 (27) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓ ✓ JIS B5 Paper (45) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓ JIS B4 Paper (46) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns n
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued) Color 5Si Desk- Desk- FUNCTION COMMANDColor LJ 5, 4LJ 4LC 5L 5P 6P 5SiMx 5 4000 Jet Jet LJ 5M Pro 6L 5MP 6MP Mopier 5M series 1200C 1600C PAGE CONTROL Page (Job) Size ?&l#A ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Executive (1) ns ns ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Letter (2) 1 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Legal (3) ✓ 4 1 ✓ Ledger (6) ✓ ✓ ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓ ✓✓ A5 (25) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A4 (26) 1 ✓ ✓ A3 (27) ✓ ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓✓ ✓✓
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued) 4ML FUNCTION COMMANDIIIIIIDIIISiIIIP44Si4L4P 4PJ 4 Plus 4V 4M4SiMx 4MP 4M Plus 4MV PAGE CONTROL (continued) Paper (Media) Source ?&l#H ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Eject Page (0) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Main (Front) Paper Source (1) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Manual (Top/Rear) Feed (2) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Manual Env. Feed (3) ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ Alt. Paper Source (4) ns ns ns ns ✓✓ ✓✓ Opt. Large Source (5) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ Envelope Feeder (6) ns ns ns ns ns ns Auto Selec
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued) Color 5Si Desk- Desk- FUNCTION COMMANDColor LJ 5, 4LJ 4LC 5L 5P 6P 5SiMx 5 4000 Jet Jet LJ 5M Pro 6L 5MP 6MP Mopier 5M series 1200C 1600C PAGE CONTROL (continued) Paper (Media) Source ?&l#H ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Eject Page (0) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Main (Front) Paper Source (1) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Manual (Top/Rear) Feed (2) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ Manual Env. Feed (3) ns ns ns ns ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ Alt. Paper Source (4) ns ns ns ns ns ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ Optional Sour
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Table 1-1. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix (continued) 4ML FUNCTION COMMANDIIIIIIDIIISiIIIP44Si4L4P 4PJ 4 Plus 4V 4M4SiMx4MP 4M Plus 4MV CURSOR POSITIONING ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Horizontal Position ?&a#C ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ?*p#X ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ?&a#H ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Vertical Position ?&a#R ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ?*p#Y ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ?&a#V ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Half Line Feed ?= ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Line Termination ?&k#G ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ Push/Pop Position ?&f#S FONT SELECTION The Primary font printer comma
