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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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------11
4. JOB CONTROL-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
5. USING FONTS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33
6. USING GRAPHICS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------65
7. MACROS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------85
8. STATUS READBACK----------------------------------------------------------------------------------91
9. INDEX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------99
CHAPTER 3 PCL5C
1. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. COLOR MODES----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
3. COLOR PALLETS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
4. COLOR GRAPHICS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
5. ENHANCE OUTPUT------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
6. HP-GL/2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
7. INDEX-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19
CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
1. COMMAND LIST------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
2. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3. TERMINOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
4. COMMAND SYNTAX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
5. THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW -----------------------------------------------------------------10
6. PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES------------------------------------------------------11
7. COMMANDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
8. INDEX-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE
1. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
2. HOW TO USE PJL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3. COMMAND GROUP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
4. KERNEL COMMANDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------------13
6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------15
7. STATUS READBACK COMMANDS ----------------------------------------------------------------30
8. DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS -------------------------------------------------------------45
9. INDEX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48