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Point size (or pitch) is another variable. In the following example,
“12U” has been filled in for the PC-850 symbol set and “12v” for the
point size. This printer command would select a 12 point Univers
Medium font.
?(12U?(s1p12v0s0b4148T
Setup Strings
Some software applications, like older versions of Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS,
require setup strings with PCL printer commands. In the following
example, the Lotus escape charter (\027) is shown. This setup string
would be used to change the orientation to landscape, select the PC-8
symbol set with line draw characters, select the small Line Printer font,
and change the line spacing to 8 lines-per-inch.
\027&l1O\027(10U\027(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T\027&l8D
Several frequently used PCL printer commands are shown below:
Function Command Decimal Value
Job Control Commands
Reset
?E 027 069
Number of Copies (1-999)
?&l#X 027 038 108 # 088
2 sided/1 sided printing
?&l#S 027 038 108 # 083
Page Control Commands
Page Length and Size
Paper Source
?&l#H 027 038 108 # 072
Paper size
?&l#A 027 038 108 # 065
Orientation
?&l#O 027 038 108 # 079
Paper Source: 1=Tray 2, 2=manual feed Tray 1, 4=Tray 1, 5=optional Tray 3.
Paper Size: 1=executive, 2=letter, 3=legal, 25=A5, 26=A4, 81=Com10, 80=monarch, 91=C5, 90=DL,
100=B5.
Orientation: 0 =portrait, 1=landscape.
Code Symbol Set Code Symbol Set
8U HP Roman-8 Symbol Set 19U Windows 3.1 Latin 1
10U IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) Default
Symbol Set
9E Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in Eastern
Europe)
12U IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code page
850)
5T Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in Turkey)
8M Math-8 579L Wingdings Font
Table B-2 Common Symbol Sets Values
B-4 Common PCL Printer Commands EN