Unit 1: PCL Emulation
Page 1-18 SATO D512 PCL Programming Manual
Table 1-12: Print Model
Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC
*c#G
Gray Scale Fills
0 White (default)
1-2 2% gray
3-10 10% gray
11-20 15% gray
21-35 30% gray
36-55 45% gray
56-80 70% gray
81-99 90% gray
100 100% gray (Black)
Cross-Hatch Fills
1 Horizontal line
2 Vertical line
3 Diagonal line
4 Diagonal line
5 Square grid
6 Diagonal grid
User-Defined Patterns
# = User-Defined Pattern ID
Area Fill ID
Selects pattern used to fill a rectangular area.
Note: This command is also used to set the user-defined pattern ID.
Cross-Hatch Fills are not supported.
ESC
*v#N
0 Transparent (Default)
1 Opaque
Source Transparency Mode
Affects copying of white pixels from the source onto the destination
image.
ESC
*v#O
0 Transparent (Default)
1 Opaque
Pattern Transparency Mode
Affects copying of white pixels from the pattern onto the destination
image.
ESC
*l#O Logical Operation
This command is parsed and ignored.
ESC
*l#R Pixel Placement
This command is parsed and ignored.
ESC
*v#T
0 Solid Black (Default)
1 Solid White
2 Gray Shading Pattern
3 Cross-Hatch Pattern
4 User Defined Pattern
9 True gray Level Fill
Select Current Pattern
Selects pattern used when printing text and raster images.
Note: Cross-Hatch Patterns are not supported.