LaserJet Printer Operator's
Reference
Manual (part no.
02686-90914)
or
the LaserJet 500+ Operator's Reference Manual
(part no. 02686-90911). (Earlier printers were supplied with only
one
manual, the LaserJet Printer Owner's Manual,
part
no.
02686-9090l.)
For
more
information
concerning installation,
operation, maintenance, specifications, and general feature access,
consult the operator's manual
for
your
printer.
Since this manual contains
information
common to all LaserJet
family printers, as well
as
specific information for each printer,
please read the "How
to
Use This Manual" discussion on page
1-5
before
trying
to
program any
printer
features.
This
chapter
contains the following information:
Introduction
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:
.............
1-1
Program Compatibility
...........................
1-2
The
LaserJet Printer
vs.
the LaserJet+ Printer
............
1-3
LaserJet 500+ Printer
Features..
.
..................
1-5
How
to
Use This
Manual.
. .
..
.
..................
1-5
How
to
Use Escape Sequences.. .
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1-6
Useful Information. . . . . . . . . .
.................
1-9
Combining Escape Sequences.
..
.
.................
1-10
Program Compatibility
Hewlett-Packard has developed a "Printer Command Language"
which
standardizes printer features
and
user access
of
those
features, providing compatibility between
HP
printers. The
structure
of
the "Printer Command Language" consists
of
four
levels
of
features:
• Level
I
Print and Space
• Level
II
EDP (Electronic
Data
Processing)
• Level
III
Word Processing
• Level
IV
Page Formatting
1-2