Benutzerhandbuch für Brother PCL

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  4
• GLOSSARY

  6
• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

  14
  • 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL

    16
  • 2. AREAS OF USE

    17
    • 2.1 Using Word Processing Packages and Spreadsheets

      17
    • 2.2 Graphics

      17
    • 2.3 Programming

      17
    • 2.4 Font Development

      18
• CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE

  19
  • 1. COMMAND LIST

    25
  • 2. INTRODUCTION

    28
  • 3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER

    29
    • 3.1. Control Codes

      29
    • 3.2. Escape Sequences

      30
    • 3.3. Environments

      32
  • 4. JOB CONTROL

    33
    • 4.2. The Page

      43
  • 5. USING FONTS

    56
    • 5.1. Introduction

      56
    • 5.2. Font Selection Commands

      62
    • 5.3. Downloadable font manipulation

      71
    • 5.4. Creating Downloadable Fonts

      72
  • 6. USING GRAPHICS

    90
    • 6.1. Source, Pattern and Destination

      90
    • 6.2. Plotting Rectangles

      96
    • 6.3. Raster Graphics

      98
    • 6.4. Vector Graphics

      109
    • 6.5. The Picture Frame

      110
  • 7. MACROS

    111
    • 7.1. The Purpose of a Macro

      111
    • 7.2. Defining a Macro

      112
    • 7.3. Running a Macro

      113
    • 7.4. Handling Macros

      114
  • 8. STATUS READBACK

    117
    • 8.1. Introduction

      117
    • 8.2. Memory Status request

      117
    • 8.3. Entity Status

      117
    • 8.4. Status Response

      117
    • 8.5. Status Response Syntax

      118
  • 9. INDEX

    125
• CHAPTER 3 PCL5C

  128
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    130
  • 2. COLOR MODES

    131
    • 2.1. Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color

      131
    • 2.2. Using PCL Color Mode - Set PCL Color Setting

      132
    • 2.3. Using HP-GL/2 Color Mode

      136
  • 3. COLOR PALETTES

    137
    • 3.1. Set Color #1

      137
    • 3.2. Set Color #2

      137
    • 3.3. Set Color #3

      137
    • 3.4. Set Color to Palette

      137
    • 3.5. Select Color

      138
    • 3.6. Push/Pop Palette

      138
  • 4. COLOR GRAPHICS

    139
    • 4.1. Start Raster Transfer

      139
    • 4.2. Set Destination Raster Width

      139
    • 4.3. Set Destination Raster Height

      139
    • 4.4. Set Scale Algorithm

      140
    • 4.5. Send Raster Data by Plane

      140
    • 4.6. Enter HP-GL/2 Mode

      140
  • 5. ENHANCE OUTPUT

    141
    • 5.1. Set Render Algorithm

      141
    • 5.2. Set Monochrome Mode

      141
    • 5.3. Set Gamma Correction

      142
    • 5.4. Download Dither Matrix

      142
    • 5.5. User-defined Pattern Command

      142
  • 6. HP-GL/2

    143
    • 6.1. IN (Initialize Set Instruction) Command

      143
    • 6.2. PC (Pen Color) Command

      143
    • 6.3. NP (Number of Pens) Command

      144
    • 6.4. CR (Color Range) Command

      144
  • 7. INDEX

    145
• CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE

  146
  • 1. COMMAND LIST

    149
  • 2. INTRODUCTION

    151
  • 3. TERMINOLOGY

    152
    • 3.1. Picture Frame

      152
    • 3.2. Anchor Point

      152
    • 3.3. Graphics Window

      152
    • 3.4. Hard Clip Limits

      152
    • 3.5. Soft Clip Limits

      152
    • 3.6. Graphics Units

      152
    • 3.7. User Units

      152
    • 3.8. Current Units

      152
    • 3.9. Pens

      152
    • 3.10. Absolute and Relative Plotting

      153
    • 3.11. Fills

      153
  • 4. COMMAND SYNTAX

    154
    • 4.1. Mnemonic

      154
    • 4.2. Parameters

      154
    • 4.3. Separators

      154
    • 4.4. Terminator

      154
  • 5. THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW

    155
    • 5.1. Units

      155
    • 5.2. The Scaling Points P1 and P2

      155
    • 5.3. Scaling

      155
    • 5.4. Transformation

      155
  • 6. PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES

    156
    • 6.1. Setting Up the Graphics Window

      156
    • 6.2. Using Existing Image Plots

      156
    • 6.3. Printing an Image

      156
    • 6.4. Entering HP-GL/2 Mode

      156
    • 6.5. Quitting HP-GL/2 Mode

      156
  • 7. COMMANDS

    157
    • 7.1. Initialize Commands

      157
    • 7.2. Plot Area and Unit Setting Instructions

      159
    • 7.3. Pen Control and Plot Instructions

      163
    • 7.4. The polygon group

      170
    • 7.5. Plot Function Instructions

      175
    • 7.6. Character Plot Instructions

      183
  • 8. INDEX

    197
• CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE

  199
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    202
    • 1.1. About PJL

      202
    • 1.2. In Case of Using PJL with a Non-PJL Printer

      203
    • 1.3. PJL Syntax and Format

      204
    • 1.4. Variables

      205
    • 1.5. Invalid Commands

      205
  • 2. HOW TO USE PJL

    206
    • 2.1. Overview

      206
    • 2.2. PJL Job Requirement

      206
  • 3. COMMAND GROUP

    207
  • 4. KERNEL COMMANDS

    208
    • 4.1. Introduction

      208
    • 4.2. UEL Command

      208
    • 4.3. EXECUTE Command

      208
    • 4.4. ENTER Command

      209
    • 4.5. COMMENT Command

      209
    • 4.6. Printer Language Switching

      210
  • 5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS

    211
    • 5.1. Introduction

      211
    • 5.2. JOB Command

      211
    • 5.3. EOJ Command

      212
  • 6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS

    213
    • 6.1. Introduction

      213
    • 6.2. Variables

      216
    • 6.3. Default Command

      245
    • 6.4. Initialize Command

      245
    • 6.5. Reset Command

      246
    • 6.6. Set Command

      246
  • 7. STATUS READBACK COMMANDS

    248
    • 7.1. Introduction

      248
    • 7.2. Inquire Command

      249
    • 7.3. DINQUIRE Command

      250
    • 7.4. ECHO Command

      251
    • 7.5. INFO Command

      252
    • 7.6. USTATUS Command

      259
    • 7.7. USTATUSOFF Command

      263
    • 7.8. JOB Recovery

      263
  • 8. DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS

    264
    • 8.1. Introduction

      264
    • 8.2. RDYMSG Command

      264
    • 8.3. OPMSG Command

      265
    • 8.4. STMSG Command

      265
  • 9. INDEX

    267
• CHAPTER 6 EPSON FX-850

  268
  • 1. COMMAND LIST

    270
  • 2. INTRODUCTION

    272
  • 3. EMULATION DETAILS

    273
    • 3.1. Ignored Commands

      273
    • 3.2. Resolution

      273
  • 4. TERMINOLOGY

    274
    • 4.1. Syntax

      274
    • 4.2. Conventions

      274
  • 5. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER

    275
    • 5.1. The Control Panel

      275
    • 5.2. Control codes

      275
    • 5.3. Escape sequence

      275
  • 6. COMMANDS

    276
    • 6.1. Basic printer operations

      276
    • 6.2. Page set up

      280
    • 6.3. Line Spacing

      282
    • 6.4. Using Tabs

      283
    • 6.5. Using Standard Characters

      284
    • 6.6. Using customized characters

      290
    • 6.7. Graphics

      291
  • 7. INDEX

    295
• CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER XL

  296
  • 1. COMMAND LIST

    298
  • 2. INTRODUCTION

    300
  • 3. EMULATION DETAILS

    301
    • 3.1. Ignored Commands

      301
    • 3.2. Resolution

      301
    • 3.3. Character Set selection

      301
    • 3.4. Controlling the Printer

      301
    • 3.5. Control Codes

      301
    • 3.6. Escape sequences

      301
  • 4. NOTATION USED IN THIS EMULATION DESCRIPTION

    302
    • 4.1. Syntax

      302
    • 4.2. Data Conventions

      302
  • 5. COMMANDS

    303
    • 5.1. Basic Printer Operation

      303
    • 5.2. Page Format

      306
    • 5.3. Using Characters

      309
    • 5.4. Graphics

      313
  • 6. INDEX

    316
• CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL

  317
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    319
  • 2. PRINT BAR CODES OR EXPANDED CHARACTERS

    320
  • 3. DEFINITION OF PARAMETERS

    321
    • 3.1. Bar Code Mode

      321
    • 3.2. Bar Code Style, Expanded Character Shading, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Shading

      321
    • 3.3. Bar Code Scaling (Width only)

      322
    • 3.4. Bar Code Human Readable Line On or Off

      322
    • 3.5. Quiet Zone

      322
    • 3.6. Bar Code, Expanded Character Unit, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Units

      322
    • 3.7. Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in the X-axis

      323
    • 3.8. Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in the Y-axis

      323
    • 3.9. Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Height

      323
    • 3.10. Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Width

      323
    • 3.11. Expanded Character Rotation

      323
    • 3.12. Bar Code Data Start

      324
    • 3.13. Box Drawing

      325
    • 3.14. Line Block Drawing

      325
    • 3.15. Expanded Character Data Start

      325
    • 3.15. Expanded Character Data Start

      326
  • 4. EXAMPLE PROGRAM LISTINGS

    327
• CHAPTER 9 HP-GL GRAPHICS LANGUAGE

  328
  • 1. COMMAND LIST

    330
  • 2. INTRODUCTION

    331
    • 2.1. HP-GL Syntax

      331
    • 2.2. Font Selection

      331
    • 2.3. Coordinate System and Printing Area

      331
  • 3. COMMANDS

    333
    • 3.1. Initialization and Default Setting Instructions

      333
    • 3.2. Plot Area and Unit Setting Instructions

      334
    • 3.3. Pen Control and Plot Instructions

      335
    • 3.4. The polygon Group

      340
    • 3.5. Plot Function Instructions

      345
    • 3.7. Dual Context Extensions

      353
    • 3.6. Character Plot Instructions

      347
  • 4. INDEX

    354
• CHAPTER 10 CARBON COPY FUNCTION

  355
  • 1. OUTLINE

    357
    • 1.1. Outline of the function

      357
  • 2. SPECIFICATIONS

    358
    • 2.1. Explanation of each function

      358
    • 2.2. How to set each function

      359
    • 2.3. Example

      361
  • 3. DETAILED INFORMATION

    362
    • 3.1. Details on the specifications

      362
    • 3.2. Limited items

      362
• APPENDIX A COMPARISON LIST

  363
  • PCL5/5e (Paper Size)

    365
  • PCL5/5e (Tray: If PJL TRAYCOMMAND is NORMAL.)

    367
  • PCL5/5e (Tray: If PJL TRAYCOMMAND is SPECIAL.)

    368
  • PCL5/5e (Others)

    370
  • Typeface Selection (PCL)

    379
  • HP-GL/2

    381
  • Epson FX-850

    383
  • IBM ProPrinter XL

    386
  • BAR CODE

    388
  • HP-GL

    389
  • PJL

    391
  • General PJL Environment Variables

    394
  • PCL Specific Variables

    400
  • PostScript Specific Variables

    402
  • EPSON Specific Variables

    403
  • IBM Specific Variables

    404
• APPENDIX B FLASH/PCMCIA CARD COMMANDS

  405
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    407
  • 2. HOW TO READ THE CARD COMMANDS SPECIFICATION

    408
    • 2.1 Commands

      408
    • 2.2 Available Devices

      408
    • 2.3 Description

      408
    • 2.4 Error

      408
  • 3. COMMANDS

    409
    • 3.1 Select Storage Device Command

      409
    • 3.2 Format Command

      410
    • 3.3 Save Data Command

      411
    • 3.4 Data

      412
    • 3.5 Font

      413
    • 3.6 Macro

      416
    • 3.7 Copy Card (For HL-1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN/2460/3260N/7050 /2600CN/3450CN Only)

      419
  • 4. USE CARD COMMANDS FROM PCL

    420
    • 4.1 Execute Macros

      420
    • 4.2 Use Download Fonts

      421
  • 5. USE CARD COMMANDS FROM POSTSCRIPT

    422
• APPENDIX C HBP MODE COMMANDS

  423
  • 1. DESCRIPTIONS

    425
  • 2. COMMAND TO ENTER HBP MODE

    426
  • 3. HBP COMMANDS

    427
    • 3.1 Command List

      427
    • 3.2 Commands (Detailed Explanation)

      428
    • 3.3 Graphic Data Format

      433
  • 4. RECOMMENDED COMMAND STRING

    435
• APPENDIX D REFERENCE LIST OF MX-2000/4000/5000/ 7000 SERIES UNIQUE COMMANDS

  436
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    438
  • 2. GENERAL SPECIFICATION

    439
  • 3. COMMAND REFERENCE LIST

    440
    • 3.1. Commands Descriptions

      440
• APPENDIX E REFERENCE LIST OF FS-5050 UNIQUE COMMANDS

  445
  • 1. INTRODUCTION

    447
  • 2. GENERAL SPECIFICATION

    447
  • 3. COMMAND REFERENCE LIST

    447
    • 3.1. Commands Descriptions

      448