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Parm group command default min max version description
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A 0 0 1 ... 5 Enter PCL Mode (from HPGL only!) (prevcursor=0,pencursor=1)
B 0 0 1 ... 5 Enter HP-GL/2 Mode (prevpenpos=0,pclpinpos=1)
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X 12345 5 Universal Exit Language Command
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C 0 lprb 345 Horizontal Cursor Positioning, Columns
G 0 0 2 .. 5 Duplex Page Side Selection Command (next=0,front=1,back=2)
H 0 lprb 345 Horizontal Cursor Positioning, Decipoints
L 0 0 rm 345 Left Margin Command.
M lprb lprb lm-lprb 345 Right Margin Command.
P 0 90,180,270 ...5 Print Direction Command.
R -32767 +32767 345 Vertical Cursor Positioning, Rows
V -32767 +32767 345 Vertical Cursor Positioning, Decipoints
b
F 0 0 1 c Color Finish Mode
W Configure AppleTalk
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T 0 -1 0 5 Character Text Path Direction (horizontal=0, vertical-rotated=-1)
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@ <none> 345 Disable Underline Command
D 0 0,3 345 Underline Command (fixed=0, float=3)
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S 0 0 1 .. 5 Push/Pop Cursor Position Command (Push=0, Pop=1)
X 0 10 ..45 Macro Control (define=0,stopdef=1,exec=2,Call=3,overlay=4,dontoverlay=5,delall=6,deltemp=7,dellast=8,maketemp=9,makeperm=10)
Y 0 0 32767 ..45 Macro ID
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H 0 32767 345 Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) in 1/120"
G 0 0 345 Line Termination Command (CR-LF-FF=0,CR&LF-LF-FF=1,CR-CR&LF-CR&FF=2,CR&LF-CR&LF-CR-FF=3)
W 0 2 3.. Print carrage direction. (Unidirectional left-right=0,bidirectional=1, uni right-left=2)
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A 2 1 32767 345 Page Size Command (letter=2,exec=1,legal=3,ledg=6,A4=26,A3=27,Mon=80,Com81,DL=90,C5=91,B5=100)
C 8 0 32767 345 Vertical
D 6 1 48 345 Line Spacing Command (in lines/inch,sets VMI 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48)
E 0.5" 0 lpl 345 Top Margin Command (in lines VMI).
F mtl-.5" 345 Text Length Command (in lines VMI).
G 1 1,2 .. 5 Output Bin Selection Command (upper=1, lower=2)
H 0 6 345 Paper Source Paper Source Command (prev=0,spec=1,man=2,menv=3,lower=4,opt=5,env=6
L 1 0 1 345 Perforation Skip Command (disable=0,enable=1)
M 0 0 ? 345 Media type (plain paper=0)
O 0 0 3 345 Orientation Command (port=0,land=1,revport=2,revl=3
P 60 3.. Page length, number of lines Obsolete
S 0 0 2 .. 5 Duplex/Simplex Command (none=0,long=1,short=2
T 1 .. 5 Job Seperation Command.
U 0 -32767 +32767 .. 5 Left Offset Registration Command.
X 1 +1 +32767 .. 5 Number of Copies Command.
Z 0 -32767 +32767 .. 5 Top Offset Registration Command.
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W 0 2 512 .. 5 Alphanumeric ID Command
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X 0 32767 345 Transparent print Data Command
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F 0 0 1 . 5 Flush All Pages Command (completepgs=0,allpgs=1)
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C 0 0 1 345 End of Line Character Wrap (nowrap=1, wrap=0) see: wrapping words
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D 300 75 7200 345 Unit of Measure Setting. (dots::96,100,120,144,150,160,180,200,225,240,288,300,360,400,450,480,600,720,800,900,1200,1440,1800,2400,2600,7200)
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<group> 0 65535 345 Symbol Set Command, Primary (normally 0-16)
@ 3 3 3 Select Default Font Command
X 0 0 32767 Font Selection by ID Command
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W 0 32767 . 5 Define Symbol Set (not for ")")
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B 0 -7 +7 345 Font Selection Stroke Weight Command (3=bold, -3=light)
H 10 0 65535 345 Font Selection Pitch Command (practical range 4-999.75)
P 0 0 1 345 Font Selection Spacing Command (Fixed Spacing=0, Proportional=1)
Q 3 . Print quality (Draft=1, Letter=2)
S 0 0 32767 345 Font Selection Style Command (italic=||1,cond=||4,comp=||8,expand=||24,outline=||32,shadow=||128)
T spec 0 65535 345 Font Selection Typeface Family (Courier=4099, Arial=16602, Times=4101, Univers=4148)
V 12 .25 999.75 345 Font Selection Height Command
W 0 32767 345 Character Definition Command (w/ <value> bytes of binary data)
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W 0 0 32767 345 Font Header Command (not for "(")
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B 0 0 2 3?? Grey Balance (DJ?) (default=0, enable=1, disable=2)
V 0 0 32767 345 Transfer Raster by Color Plane
Y 0 32767 345 Raster Y Offset Command
M 0 0 5 . 5 Set Compression Method Command (none=0,rl=1,tiff4=2,dr=3,adaptive=5
W 0 0 32767 345 Transfer Raster Data Command (w/ <value> bytes of binary data)
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A 0 0 32767 . 5 Horizontal Rectangle Size Command, PCL units (dots)
B 0 0 32767 . 5 Vertical Rectangle Size Command, PCL Units (dots)
D 0 0 32767 345 Font ID Command
E 0 0 65535 345 Character Code Command
F 0 6 345 Font Control Command (delallsoft=0,delalltemp=1,dellastsoft=2,delchar=3,maketemp=4,makeperm=5,copyastemp=6)
G 0 0 32767 . 5 pattern ID (Area Fill ID) Command (value is percent shade or pattern id number)
H 0 0 32767 . 5 Horizontal Rectangle Size Command, Decipoints
K pfw 0 32767 . 5 HP-GL/2 Plot Horizontal Size
L pfh 0 32767 . 5 HP-GL/2 Plot Vertical Size
P 0 0 5 . 5 Fill Rectangular Area Command (blank=0,white=1,shade=2,hatch=3,user=4,current=5)
Q 0 0 5 . 5 pattern Control Command (delall=0,deltemp=1,dellast=2,maketemp=4,makeperm=5)
R 0 0 32767 . 5 Symbol Set ID Code Command
S 0 5 . 5 Symbol Set Control Command 0,1,2,3,4,5
T 0 0 0 . 5 Set Picture Fram Anchor Point (for HPGL graphics)
V 0 0 32767 . 5 Vertical Rectangle Size Command, Decipoints
W 0 0 32767 . 5 User-Defined Pattern Command (w/ <value> bytes of binary data)
X lprb 0 32767 . 5 Horizontal Picture Frame Size, Decipoints (defines pfw for HPGL graphics)
Y dtl 0 32767 . 5 Vertical Picture Frame Size, Decipoints (defines pfh for HPGL graphics)
g W 0 0 32767? 3 Configure Raster Data^ ^ (pg75)
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W . 5 Color Set Viewing Illuminant
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O 252 0 255 . 5 RGB Logical Operation
R 0 0 1 . 5 Pixel Placement (0 = grid intersection, 1 = grid center)
W . 5 Color Modification Lookup Tables
m W . 5 Download Dither Matrix
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D 0 3.. Raster Graphics Depletion
M 0 0 ? . 5 Print Quality (Economy/Draft=0)
Q 0 3.. Raster Graphics Shingling.
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N 0 0 4 3 . Print Mode for Graphics (default=0,bidirectional=1,left-right=2,right-left=3,conditional bidirectional=4)
P 0 0 1 Push/Pop Palette (push=0,pop=1)
R 0 0 1 . 5 Set pattern Reference Point Command (rotate=0,fixed=1)
X 0 lprb 345 Horizontal Cursor Positioning, PCL units (dots)
Y -32767 +32767 345 Vertical Cursor Positioning, PCL units (dots)
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A 0 0 1 345 Start Raster Graphics Command (atdefault=0,atcursor=1)
B .4 LJ III/IIID of *rC End Raster Graphics Command. See pg 15-36 PCL5 Tech Ref (Oct 1992).
C 345 End Raster Graphics, as *rB plus: Set compression mode and left margin to 0
F 3 0,3 . 5 Raster Graphics Presentation Mode Command (logical=0,physical=3)
J . Render Raster Image method (errdif=4,
Q 1 1 2 3 . Set Graphics Quality (Draft=1,Letter=2)
S 0 lpl-y 345 Raster Height Command
T 0 lpl-lgm . 5 Raster Width Command
U 345 Simple Color Make palette (b/w=1,=-4,=-3=3
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I 0 4 . 5 Inquire Status readback Entity Command (font=0,macro=1,userpattern=2,symbolset=3fontextended=4)
M 1 1 1 . 5 Free Space Command
T 0 0,1,2,3,4,5,7 . 5 Set Status Readback Location Type Command (none=0,current=1,all=2,internal=3,download=4,cart=5,rom=7)
U 0 0 spec . 5 Set Status Readback Location Unit Command (all=0, then Highest to Lowest priority device)
X 0 -32767 +32767 . 5 Echo Command
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H 0 0 32767 . 5 Destination Raster Width
I 0 0.0 32767.0 . 5 Gamma Correction, Optimize color gamuts with white/black reference adjustment
J 3 0 19 . 5 Render Algorithm Use printer internal rendering to optimise color
R 75 75 1200 345 Raster Graphics Resolution Command (75,100,150,200,300,600,1200)
V 0 0 32767 . 5 Destination Raster Height
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A 0 0 32767 . 5 Color Component 1
B 0 0 32767 . 5 Color Component 2
C 0 0 32767 . 5 Color Component 3
I 0 0 2^n-1 . 5 Assign Color Index (n is the #bits per index)
N 0 0 1 . 5 Source Transparency Mode (trans=0,opaque=1)
O 0 0 1 . 5 Pattern transparency Mode (trans=0,opaque=1)
S 3 c Choose forground color from palette default is 0, range is modulo(palette size)
T 0 0 4 . 5 Select Current Pattern Command (black=0,white=1,shade=2,hatch=3,user=4)
W 6 18 . 5 Configure Color Image data
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= . 5 Half-Line Feed Command
9 345 Clear Margins Horizontal
E 12345 Reset the printer
Y 345 Display Functions
Z 345 Stop Display Functions
Version: The version column in the table above shows the verson of PCL where each command was first introduced, when that is known. A dot (".") shows that the command is certainly NOT available in the version indicated by the column the dot appears in. An empty space indicates that it is not known if this command was available in that version. PCL command references prior to PCL 5 would be VERY desirable.
Many thanks to the anonymous user from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau (12.157.34.254) for corrections to this list!
Questions:
Hi,
I am trying to create a prn file that contains a company logo and address to be used as a header for other documents. The problem is that there must be a formfeed in the Pcl code because it prints a blank page after printing the document. Is there a way to remove formfeeds once the prn file is created? Thanks
James Newton replies: There are several page layout commands that will also cause a page eject. Use a binary editor to remove them.
Mr. Newton,
Is there some kind of a 'comment' option that does not actually print - space I could use for other things, like passing additional information a PDF conversion program (that could be used for creating fillable forms out of PCL documents)?
James Newton replies: Position the cursor off the right edge of the page.
As i have got PCL file pasted in PDF file. so when i read it in Notepad i am not getting anything. i want to map this file from PDF to PCL characters. how can i do this??
James Newton replies: Conversion between PCL and PDF are very difficult. See GhostPCL and the good people at Aladdin software.
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