HP Pcl 5 Manual

ENIntroduction  5-1
5
Page Control 
Commands 
Introduction 
Page control commands and data are associated with each 
printed page of a job. These commands determine such features 
as page source, size, orientation, margins, and text spacing. This 
chapter describes the commands providing page format control.
NoteIf a number of consecutive pages within a job have the same 
format, the associated page control commands should be sent 
only once for that group of pages. Remember, once a PCL 
command is set,...

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Page Size Command 
The Page Size command designates the size of the paper which in 
turn defines the size of the logical page. 
? & l # A 
PA P E R :
#  = 1 - Executive (7¼ x 10½ in.)
  2 - Letter (8½ x 11 in.)
  3 - Legal (8½ x 14 in.)
  6 - Ledger (11 x 17 in.)
26 - A4 (210mm x 297mm)
27 - A3 (297mm x 420mm)
ENVELOPES:
#  = 80 - Monarch (Letter - 3 7/8 x 7½ in.)
 81 - Com-10 (Business - 4 1/8 x 9½ in.)
 90 - International DL (110mm x 220mm)
 91 - International C5 (162mm x...

ENPage Size Command 5-3 If the Page Size command selection differs from that of the installed 
paper tray size and the requested page size is not currently available 
in another non-secure source, then a message is displayed on the 
control panel requesting installation of a paper tray of the specified 
size.
NoteThe Page Size command is not supported on the HP LaserJet,, 
LaserJet+, or the LaserJet 500+ printers.
Example 
To select a legal size page, send:
? & l3A
If the current source paper tray is...

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PAPER SOURCE COMMAND 
The Paper Source command designates the location to feed paper, or 
it prints the current page.
? & l # H
#  =   0 - Print the current page
    (paper source remains unchanged).
   1 - Feed paper from the a printer-specific tray.
   2 - Feed paper from manual input.
   3 - Feed envelope from manual input.
   4 - Feed paper from lower tray.
   5 - Feed from optional paper source.
   6 - Feed envelope from optional envelope. feeder
1
1 Must be used in...

ENLogical Page Orientation Command 5-5
Logical Page Orientation Command 
Orientation defines the position of the logical page and the default 
direction of print with respect to the physical page as shown in 
Figure 5-1.
? & l # O
#  =   0 - Portrait
   1 - Landscape
   2 - Reverse Portrait
   3 - Reverse Landscape
Default =0
Range =0-3 (Other values ignored)
NotesThis command can be used only once per page. To print multiple 
directions per page use the Print Direction command.
This command affects the...

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Table 5-1 HP-GL/2 State Variables
?E
or
Control Panel Reset:zexecutes “IN” command 
zdefaults picture frame 
zdefaults picture frame anchor 
point 
zdefaults HP-GL/2 plot size
Changing Orientation
or
Sending a Page Size 
Command:
zDefaults picture frame anchor 
point. 
zDefaults picture frame. 
zDefaults HP-GL/2 plot size. 
zDefaults P1 and P2 (“IP;”). 
zDefaults soft-clip window 
(“IW;’”).
zClears the polygon buffer 
(“PM0;PM2”). 
zUpdates the current position to 
the...

ENLogical Page Orientation Command 5-7 Figure 5-1 Page Orientation With Default Print Direction
The orientation of the HP-GL/2 picture is also affected by the logical 
page orientation. Figure 5-2 illustrates the effect of logical page 
orientation on the HP-GL/2 picture orientation. It is possible to alter 
the HP-GL/2 picture orientation within the logical page using the 
HP-GL/2 RO command (refer to Chapter 21, for additional 
information).
Most HP-GL/2 state variables retain their previous HP-GL/2...

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Figure 5-2 HP-GL/2 Picture Orientation with Respect to 
Logical Page Orientation 

ENPrint Direction Command 5-9
Print Direction Command 
The Print Direction command rotates the logical page coordinate 
system with respect to the current orientation without performing a 
page eject. This rotation is performed in 90° increments in a 
counterclockwise direction. This allows printing in four directions on 
the same page.
? & a # P
#  =   0 - 0° rotation.
    90 - 90°  ccw rotation.
    180 - 180°  ccw rotation.
     270 -  270°  ccw rotation.
Default =0
Range =0, 90, 180, 270 (Other...

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Figure 5-3 Changing Print Direction on a Page