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This manual describes the PCL 5 commands used to
print color on the HP Color LaserJet and DeskJet 1200C
printers. Some of the main topics include an overview of
the color printing process, using palettes, choosing color
modes, adjusting output color to meet your requirements,
printing color raster graphics, and HP-GL/2 vector
graphics. Examples are provided which demonstrate
the use of the PCL 5 color commands.
Note All commands described in this manual are not necessarily
supported by both printers. See the PCL 5 Comparison
Guide for feature support information for each printer.
This manual is written primarily for users that are already
familiar with PCL 5 printer features. For information on
using PCL 5, see the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical
Reference Manual.
Manual
Organization
This manual contains seven chapters. A brief description of
each chapter is provided below.
Chapter 1. Color Printing Overview
This chapter explains background information about print-
ing color documents using PCL 5. Topics include palettes,
device-dependent vs. device-independent color, color selec-
tion, pixel encoding, color modes, and color matching.
Chapter 2. Using Color Modes
Chapter 2 defines the four color modes and describes how to
use them, including descriptions of sending color raster
data using different pixel encoding modes and color spaces.
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