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CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 11
3.
CONTROLLING THE PRINTER
3.1. Control
Codes
Control codes are ASCII codes that tell the printer to perform a given function, such as a carriage return. You
can send these codes to the printer as part of a program.
3.1.1. Backspace
(08)
<08h>
ASCII code 8. This code moves the cursor one column to the left.
3.1.2. Line
feed
(10)
<0Ah>
ASCII code 10. This code performs a line feed.
3.1.3. Form
feed
(12)
<0Ch>
ASCII code 12. This code ejects the most recently printed page from the printer.
3.1.4. Carriage
return
(13)
<0Dh>
ASCII code 13. This code performs a carriage return.
3.1.5. Select primary font
(14)
<0Eh>
ASCII code 15. When you send this code to the printer subsequent characters will be printed in the current
primary font. This is explained further in the sub-section entitled “Using fonts”.
3.1.6. Select secondary font (15)
<0Fh>
ASCII code 14. When you send this code to the printer subsequent characters will be printed in the current
secondary font. This is explained further in the sub-section entitled “Using fonts”.
3.1.7. Escape
(27)
<1Bh>
ASCII code 27. You must use this character code to start every instruction sequence that you send to the printer.
3.1.8. Horizontal
tab
(09) <09h>
ASCII code 9. This code moves the cursor one tab position to the right. The tab positions are at the left margin
and at the left edge of every 8th column as defined by the horizontal motion index (HMI) described in the next
section, entitled “The Page”.
3.1.9. Space
(32)
<20h>
ASCII code 32. This code moves the cursor one column to the right.
Summary of Contents for HL-2600CN Series
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Page 15: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 20: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 6 ...
Page 21: ...7 17 2009 CHAPTER 2 PCL 1 CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE ...
Page 129: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 3 PCL5C 1 CHAPTER 3 PCL5C ...
Page 147: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 4 HP GL 2 1 CHAPTER 4 HP GL 2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE ...
Page 200: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 4 HP GL 2 54 ...
Page 201: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 5 PJL 1 CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE ...
Page 276: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 6 EPSON 1 CHAPTER 6 EPSON FX 850 ...
Page 304: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER 1 CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER XL ...
Page 325: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER 22 ...
Page 326: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL 1 CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL ...
Page 337: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 9 HP GL 1 CHAPTER 9 HP GL GRAPHICS LANGUAGE ...
Page 364: ...2009 06 29 CHAPTER 9 HP GL 28 ...
Page 365: ...2009 06 29 CARBON COPY FUNCTION 1 CHAPTER 10 CARBON COPY FUNCTION ...
Page 373: ...2009 06 29 APPENDIX A COMPARISON LIST 1 APPENDIX A COMPARISON LIST ...
Page 475: ...2009 06 29 APPENDIX C HBP MODE COMMANDS 14 ...
Page 485: ...2009 06 29 APPENDIX D REFERENCE LIST OF MX 2000 4000 5000 7000 SERIES UNIQUE COMMANDS 10 ...