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Q2431-90912 Chapter 3 Printer operation 45
PCL sub-submenu (a submenu in the printing submenu)
The following section lists the settings and their possible values in the PCL submenu. The
default value for each setting is the one that has an asterisk (*) next to it.
OVERRIDE A4/
LETTER
*NO
YES
Use this item to instruct the printer to print an A4-size job on
letter-size media if A4-size paper is not loaded in the printer
(or vice versa).
MANUAL FEED *OFF
ON
Use this item to instruct the printer to feed the media
manually from tray 1, rather than automatically from a tray. If
MANUAL FEED=ON and tray 1 is empty, the printer goes offline
when it receives a print job. MANUALLY FEED [PAPER SIZE]
appears on the printer control-panel display.
COURIER FONT *REGULAR
DARK
Specify the version of Courier font to use:
REGULAR: The internal Courier font available on the
HP LaserJet 4 series printers.
DARK: The internal Courier font available on the
HP LaserJet 4200/4300 series printers.
WIDE A4 *NO
YES
Changes the number of characters that can be printed on a
single line of A4-size paper.
NO: Up to 78 10-pitch characters can be printed on one line.
YES: Up to 80 10-pitch characters can be printed on one line.
PRINT PS ERRORS *OFF
ON
Use this item to tell the printer whether or not to print a
postscript (PS; an object orientated computer language used
to describe the layout of documents to be printed) error page
prints.
OFF: PS error page never prints.
ON: PS error page prints when PS errors occur.
Table 22. PCL submenu
Item Values Explanation
FORM LENGTH 5 to 128 (*60) Use this item to set vertical spacing from 5 to 128 lines
for the default paper size.
ORIENTATION *PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE
Use this item to select default page orientation.
Note
It is best to set the page orientation in the software
program or printer driver. (Program and printer-driver
settings override control-panel settings.)
FONT SOURCE *INTERNAL
SOFT
SLOT 1, 2, or 3
INTERNAL: Internal fonts.
SOFT: Permanent soft fonts. This option is available
only if it is installed.
SLOT 1, 2, or 3: Fonts stored in one of the three DIMM
slots. This option is available only if it is installed.
FONT NUMBER *0 to 999 The printer assigns a number to each font and lists the
numbers on the PCL Font List. The font number
appears in the Font # column of the printout.
FONT PITCH 0.44 to 99.99 (*10.00) Use this item to select the font pitch. This item might
not appear, depending on the selected font.
Table 21. Printing submenu (continued)
Item Values Explanation