HP deskjet 600 User Manual
Banner Printing
HP DeskJet 600, 700, 800, 900 & HP 2000 Series PCL Developer’s Guide
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13.0
Banner Printing
The following information concerns the printing of continuous forms (banners, z-fold media) on
the HP DeskJet 680 and 690 Series printers. This is the only information made available by
the VCD R&D lab. There are no new HP PCL commands for banner printing. The only HP
PCL command that has actually been modified in association with printing on continuous
media is the command. Only media sizes (as selected with the Media Size command) US Let-
ter and ISO/JIS A4 can be used for continuous form printing.
the HP DeskJet 680 and 690 Series printers. This is the only information made available by
the VCD R&D lab. There are no new HP PCL commands for banner printing. The only HP
PCL command that has actually been modified in association with printing on continuous
media is the command. Only media sizes (as selected with the Media Size command) US Let-
ter and ISO/JIS A4 can be used for continuous form printing.
13.0.1
Media Source
Esc &
l # H
The HP DeskJet 680 and 690 Series printers add support for sources -1 (z-fold) and 1 (Tray 1,
cut sheet).
cut sheet).
Default media source is Tray 1.
Note that the value used for the variable parameter in the command (“#”), like the rest of the
command, is an ASCII character string. Therefore, a value of “-1” would actually be sent to
the printer as a hex equivalent of “2E 31”.
command, is an ASCII character string. Therefore, a value of “-1” would actually be sent to
the printer as a hex equivalent of “2E 31”.
The HP DeskJet 680 and 690 Series printers support values -1, 0, and 1. When the media
source is z-fold, a value of ”0” will eject one blank page. If media remains in the mecha-
nism, the printer will enter a paper-unloading state (see Unloading Continuous Media,
below). In this state, the top LED on the face of the printer will flash, and pressing the
RESUME button will advance one page.
source is z-fold, a value of ”0” will eject one blank page. If media remains in the mecha-
nism, the printer will enter a paper-unloading state (see Unloading Continuous Media,
below). In this state, the top LED on the face of the printer will flash, and pressing the
RESUME button will advance one page.
The banner source is only supported for media sizes (see Esc &
l # A) of US-Letter (11 inches)
and ISO/JIS A4 (11 2/3 inches). All other media sizes will only load from the cut sheet media
source (Tray 1). This is to ensure that only banners of lengths HP has tested will be printed.
source (Tray 1). This is to ensure that only banners of lengths HP has tested will be printed.
If the printer runs out of paper in the middle of a banner, the rest of the banner data (until the
Esc &
Esc &
l 0 L) will be discarded. There will be no front panel indication when this data is dis-
carded.
In the absence of bidirectional communication, if Tray 1 is selected while continuous media is
loaded at the paper sensor, the mechanism will print the cut sheet job on the continuous
media, as if it were a cut sheet job.
loaded at the paper sensor, the mechanism will print the cut sheet job on the continuous
media, as if it were a cut sheet job.
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