HP 8753D - Page 186

Outputting Plot
Files from
aPC
to an
HPGL Compatible
Printer
T
o
output
the
plot les
to an
HPGL compatible
printer,
you can
use the
HPGL initialization
sequence
linked
in
a
series
as
follows:
Step
1.
Store
the
HPGL
initialization
sequence in
a le
named hpglinit
.
Step
2.
Store
the
exit HPGL
mode and
form feed
sequence in
a
le
named
exithpgl
.
Step
3.
Send
the
HPGL
initialization
sequence to
the printer
.
Step
4.
Send
the
plot
le
to the
printer.
Step
5.
Send
the
exit
HPGL
mode and
form feed
sequence to
the
printer
.
Step
1.
Store
the
HPGL
initialization
sequence
.
1.
Create
a
test
le
,
by
typing
in
each character
as shown
in the
left hand
column
of
T
able
4-6
.
Do
not
insert
spaces
or
linefeeds
.
Most
editors
allow the
inclusion of
escape sequences
.
F
or
example
,
in
the
MS-DOS
editor (DOS
5.0 or
greater),
press
CNTRL-P
(hold
down
the
CTRL
key
and
press
P)
followed
by
the
ESCape
key
to
create
the
escape character
.
2.
Name
the
le
hpglinit
.
T
able
4-6.
HPGL
Initialization
Commands
Command
Remark
<
esc
>
E
conditional
page
eject
<
esc
>
&12A
page
size
8.5
x
11
<
esc
>
&l1O
landscape
orientation
(lower
case
l
,
one
,
capital
O
)
<
esc
>
&a0L no
left margin
(
a
,
zero,
capitol L
)
< esc
>
&a400M
no
right
margin
( a
,
4,
zero
,
zero
,
capitol
M
)
<
esc
>
&l0E
no
top
margin
(lower
case
l
,
zero
,
capitol E
)
<
esc
>
*c7680x5650Y
frame
size
10.66\x
7.847"
(720
decipoints/inch)
< esc > *p50x50Y move cursor to anchor
point
< esc > *c0T
set picture frame anchor point
< esc > *r-3U set CMY palette
< esc > %1B
enter HPGL mode; cursor at PCL
Note
As shown in T
able 4-6 , the
< esc > is the symbol used for the
escape character
,
decimal value 27.
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