TABLE OF CONTENTS 
GLOSSARY 
CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION 
1.  ABOUT THE MANUAL----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 
2.  AREAS OF USE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 
CHAPTER 2  PCL 
1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 
2. INTRODUCTION -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 
3.  CONTROLLING THE PRINTER----------------------------------------------------------------------11 
4. JOB CONTROL-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 
5. USHING FONT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36 
6. USING GRAPHICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69 
7. MACROS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------90 
8. STATUS READBACK -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------96 
9. INDEX -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------104 
CHAPTER 3  PCL5C 
1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 
2. COLOR MODES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 
3. COLOR PALLETS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 
4. COLOR GRAPHICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 
5. ENHANCE OUTPUT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 
6. HP-GL/2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 
7. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 
CHAPTER 4  HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE 
1. COMMOAND LIST---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 
2. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 
3. TERMINOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 
4. COMMAND SYNTAX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 
5.  THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW------------------------------------------------------------------10 
6.  PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES-----------------------------------------------------11 
7. COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 
8. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 
CHAPTER 5  PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE 
1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 
2.  HOW TO USE PJL---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 
3. COMMAND GROUP-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 
4. KERNEL COMMANDS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 
5.  JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS--------------------------------------------------------------------13 
6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------15 
7.  STATUS READBACK COMMANDS-----------------------------------------------------------------47 
8.  DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMAND ---------------------------------------------------------------63 
9. INDEX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------66