Lexmark C762 Range User Manual


 
PCL
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Example:
ESC
(s16.66H
Decimal: 27 40 115 49 54 46 54 54 72
Hex: 1B 28 73 31 36 2E 36 36 48
Use the plus symbol (+) or the minus symbol (-) to select a position relative to the
current cursor position. For example:
ESC
&a6C Move to horizontal cursor position, column six
ESC
&a+6C Move six columns to the right of the current position
ESC
&a-6C Move six columns to the left of the current position
Linking Commands
You can combine PCL emulation commands by linking them if the first 3 bytes of the
commands are identical. The combined, short form sends the first 3 bytes only once
in the string. To combine commands:
Use the first 3 bytes (characters) of the command only once at the start of the
command string.
Make the last letter of each command in the string lowercase.
Capitalize the last letter of the string.
For example, notice that the first 3 bytes of these two commands are the same:
ESC
(s10H Select 10 characters per inch
ESC
(s4099T Select Courier typeface
To combine these two commands, use this form:
ESC
(s10h4099T
which is 3 bytes shorter than the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s4099T
You can combine more than two commands; for example, you can add Select Stroke
Weight Bold (
ESC
(s3B) to the previous two commands:
ESC
(s10h3b4099T
or in the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s3B
ESC
(s4099T