Page layout
The page layout selection MUST ALWAYS be indicated in
the following order:
1. Line feed value
2. Page length
3. Top of form value
4. Print area.
Bear these priorities in mind when you send the ESCape
sequences for the various parameters, to avoid any
surprises.
PCL III + Command Codes
BASIC OPERATIONS
BS
HT
LF
FF
CR
SO
SI
SP
DEL
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
32
127
08
09
0A
0C
0D
0E
0F
20
7F
Backspace
Horizontal Tabulation
Line Feed
Form Feed
Carriage Return
Activates Secondary Font
Activates Primary Font
Space
Delete (ignored)
FONTS AND CHARACTER SETS
ESC (
n
@
ESC ( 0 @
ESC ( 1 @
ESC ( 2 @
ESC ( 3 @
27 40
n
64
27 40 48 64
27 40 49 64
27 40 50 64
27 40 51 64
1B 28
n
40
1B 28 30 40
1B 28 31 40
1B 28 32 40
1B 28 33 40
Primary Font Definition
Designates default primary
character set as primary font
Same as for ESC ( 0 @
Designates current primary
character set as primary font
Selects the default primary font
ESC )
n
@
ESC ) 0 @
ESC ) 1 @
ESC ) 2 @
ESC ) 3 @
ESC & l 0 O
ESC & l 1 O
27 41
n
64
27 41 48 64
27 41 49 64
27 41 50 64
27 41 51 64
27 38 108 48 79
27 38 108 49 79
1B 29
n
40
1B 29 30 40
1B 29 31 40
1B 29 32 40
1B 29 33 40
1B 26 6C 30 4F
1B 26 6C 31 4F
Secondary Font Definition
Designates the default charac-
ter set as the secondary font
Designates the default primary
font as the secondary font
Designates the current primary
font as the secondary font
Selects the default secondary
font
PORTRAIT Print Orientation
LANDSCAPE Print Orientation
(continued)
A-2 Command Codes - PCL III + Command Codes