P C L P r i n t e r C o m m a n d s
A p p e n d i x B : P r i n t e r C o m m a n d s ( E s c a p e S e q u e n c e s )
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B-3
PCL printer commands—also called
escape sequences
—are
used by software applications to
control how fonts and
graphics are printed on the page
. Figure B.1 lists the PCL
printer commands for the 4520/4520mp printers.
Figure B.1
PCL printer commands
Function
Parameter
Command
Decimal Value
Hexadecimal Value
JOB CONTROL COMMANDS
Reset
Universal Exit
Language (ULE)
—
E
C
%-12345X
027 037 045 049 050
051 052 053 088
1B 25 2D 31 32 33 34 35
58
Reset
—
E
C
E
027 069
1B 45
Number Of
Copies
# of Copies
E
C
&l#X
027 038 108 # ... # 088
1B 26 6C # ... # 58
Long Edge (Left)
Offset
Registration
# of Decipoints
(1/720”)
E
C
&l#U
027 038 108 # ... # 085
1B 26 6C # ... # 55
Short Edge
(Top) Offset
Registration
# of Decipoints
(1/720”)
E
C
&l#Z
027 038 108 # ... # 090
1B 26 6C # ... # 5A
Unit Of
Measure
# = Number of
units per inch
E
C
&u#D
027 038 117 # ... # 068
1B 26 75 # ... # 44
PCL Printer
Commands
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