HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part I

EN Introduction 4-1
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PCL Job Control
Commands
Introduction
A job typically consists of three parts:
z Commands providing job control.
z Commands providing page control.
z Print data.
Table 4-1 Structure of a Typical Job
?%–12345X UEL Command (exit language)
?E Printer Reset Command.
Preamble Job Control Commands.
Page 1 Page Control Commands.
Data
Page 2 Page Control Commands.
1
Data.
1. If a number of consecutive pages within a job have the same format (such as
margins, VMI, HMI, etc.), the associated page control commands only need to
be sent once for that group of pages.
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Page n Page Control Commands.
Data.
?E Printer Reset Command.
?%–12345X UEL Command (exit language).