CHAPTER 2 PCL - 2 
CONTENTS 
 
1.  COMMAND LIST .................................................................................................................. 7  
2.  INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 10 
3.  CONTROLLING THE PRINTER .........................................................................................  11 
3.1.  Control Codes ........................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1.1.  Backspace (08) <08h> .......................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1.2.  Line feed (10) <0Ah> ............................................................................................................................ 11 
3.1.3.  Form feed (12) <0Ch> .......................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1.4.  Carriage return (13) <0Dh> .................................................................................................................. 11 
3.1.5.  Select primary font (14) <0Eh> ............................................................................................................. 11 
3.1.6.  Select secondary font (15) <0Fh> ........................................................................................................ 11 
3.1.7.  Escape (27) <1Bh> ............................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1.8.  Horizontal tab  (09) <09h> .................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1.9.  Space (32) <20h> ................................................................................................................................. 11 
3.2.  Escape Sequences ................................................................................................................... 12 
3.2.1.  Line termination ..................................................................................................................................... 12 
3.2.2.  End-of-line wrap .................................................................................................................................... 13 
3.2.3.  Display functions mode ......................................................................................................................... 13 
3.3.  Environments ............................................................................................................................ 14 
3.3.1.  Factory default environment ................................................................................................................. 14 
3.3.2.  User default environment ...................................................................................................................... 14 
3.3.3.  Modified print environment .................................................................................................................... 14 
3.3.4.  Macro overlay environment................................................................................................................... 14 
4.  JOB CONTROL ..................................................................................................................  15 
4.1.  Commands ................................................................................................................................ 15 
4.1.1.  Page size .............................................................................................................................................. 15 
4.1.2.  Media type selection ............................................................................................................................. 20 
4.1.3.  Output tray ............................................................................................................................................ 21 
4.1.4.  Paper source ......................................................................................................................................... 22 
4.1.5.  Left long-edge offset registration .......................................................................................................... 26 
4.1.6.  Top offset registration ........................................................................................................................... 26 
4.1.7.  Simplex/duplex printing ......................................................................................................................... 27 
4.1.8.  Paper side selection .............................................................................................................................. 27 
4.1.9.  Job separation command ...................................................................................................................... 27 
4.1.10.  Reset ..................................................................................................................................................... 27 
4.1.11.  Reset to factory default settings............................................................................................................ 29 
4.1.12.  Reset to user settings ........................................................................................................................... 29 
4.1.13.  Printer self test ...................................................................................................................................... 29 
4.1.14.  Exit current emulation mode ................................................................................................................. 29 
4.1.15.  Change emulation mode ....................................................................................................................... 29 
4.2.  The Page .................................................................................................................................. 31 
4.2.1.  Physical page ........................................................................................................................................ 31 
4.2.2.  Printable area ........................................................................................................................................ 31 
4.2.3.  Logical page .......................................................................................................................................... 31 
4.2.4.  Text area ............................................................................................................................................... 31