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Command
Function # Refers To
? Escape character (see Table A-1 or your software manual.)
L
F
Line feed n/a
F
F
Form feed n/a
C
R
Carriage return n/a
?E Resets the printer n/a
?&l0
H
Eject page n/a
?&l#X Indicates number of copies 1 to 32,767
?&l
#H
Selects paper source 0 = prints/ejects current page
1 = Paper Cassette
2 = manual feed - paper
3 = manual feed - envelope
4 = MP Tray
5 = optional 500-sheet universal
lower cassette
?&l
#A
Sets paper size or envelope size 1= Executive
2 = Letter
3 = Legal
11 = 11x17
26 = A4
27 = A3
45 = JIS B5
46 = JIS B4
71 = JPOST
72 = JPOSTD
80 = Monarch
81 = Commercial 10
90 = DL
91 = International C5
100 = Commercial B5
101 = Custom
?&l
#O
Selects orientation 0 = portrait
1 = landscape
2 = reverse portrait
3 = reverse landscape
?&a#L Sets left margin Column number
?&a#M Sets right margin Column number
?&l
#E
Sets top margin Number of lines
?&l#F Sets text length (bottom margin) Number of lines from top margin
?&l
#D
Sets line spacing Lines per inch: (1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16, 24, or 48)
?&d#D Begins underline 0 = fixed 3 = floating
?&d@ Ends underline n/a
?&k#H Sets horizontal motion index 1/120 inch increments (compresses print horizontally)
?&l
#C
Sets vertical motion index 1/48 inch increments (compresses print vertically)
?&a
#R
Sets # of vertical position, rows Sets current vertical print position to specified row number (#)
?*p
#Y
Sets # of vertical position, dots Sets current vertical print position to specified dot number (#)
?&a
#V
Sets # of vertical position, decipoints Sets current vertical print position to specified decipoint number (#)
?&a
#C
Sets # of horizontal position, rows Sets current horizontal print position to specified row number (#)
?*p
#X
Sets # of horizontal position, dots Sets current horizontal print position to specified dot number (#)
?&a
#H
Sets # of horizontal position,
decipoints
Sets current horizontal print position to specified decipoint number
(#)
Table A-3 Frequently Used PCL Printer Commands
A-4 Common PCL Printer Commands