HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II
EN Default Settings 18-15
Default Settings
When you enter HP-GL/2 mode, most vector graphics variables retain
their previous HP-GL/2 value. However, the following changes in the
PCL environment can affect the HP-GL/2 environment:
z Resetting the printer (
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E or control panel reset):
• Executes an IN (Initialize) command
• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame size
• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point
• Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size
• Defaults the PCL logical page orientation
z A page size, page length, or orientation command:
• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame anchor point
• Defaults the PCL Picture Frame
• Defaults the HP-GL/2 plot size
• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)
• Resets the soft-clip window to the PCL Picture Frame
boundaries (IW command)
• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)
• Updates the cursor to the lower-left corner of the picture frame
(P1).
z Redefining the PCL Picture Frame:
• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)
• Resets the soft-clip window (IW) to the PCL Picture Frame
boundaries.
• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)
• Updates the current pen position to the lower-left corner of the
picture frame (P1)
z Setting the picture frame anchor point:
• Defaults P1 and P2 (IP,IR commands)
• Resets the soft-clip window to the PCL Picture Frame
boundaries (IW command)
• Clears the polygon buffer (PM0,PM2)
• Updates the current pen position to the lower-left corner of the
picture frame (P1)
z Setting an HP-GL/2 plot size:
• Changes the picture frame scaling factor