- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Owner's Manual

172 Appendix D Printer commands ENWW
Common PCL 5e printer commands
Function Command Options (#)
Job control commands
Reset ?En/a
Number of Copies
?&l #X 1 to 999
Page control commands
Paper Source ?&l #H 0 = prints or ejects current page
1 = tray 2
2 = manual feed, paper
3 = manual feed, envelope
4 = tray 1
5 = tray 3
7 = auto select
Paper Size
?&l #A 1 = Executive
2 = Letter
3 = Legal
4 = A5
5 = A4
6 = B5-JIS
8 = 8.5 X 13
9 = B5 (ISO)
71 = Postcard (single size)
72 = Postcard (round trip)
80 = Monarch
81 = Commercial 10
90 = DL
91 = International C5
100 = B5
101 = Custom
Orientation
?&l #O 0 = Portrait
1 = Landscape
2 = Reverse Portrait
3 = Reverse Landscape
Top Margin
?&l #E # = number of lines
Text Length (bottom margin)
?&l #F # = number of lines from top margin
Left Margin
?&a #L # = column number
Right Margin
?&a #M # = column number from left margin
Horizontal Motion Index
?&k#H 1/120-inch increments (compresses print horizontally)
Vertical Motion Index
?&l #C 1/48-inch increments (compresses print vertically)
Line Spacing
?&l #D # = lines per inch (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16, 24, 48)
Perforation Skip
?&l #L 0 = disable
1 = enable
Cursor positioning
Vertical Position (Rows) ?&a#R # = row number
Vertical Position (Dots)
?*p#Y # = dot number (300 dots = 1 inch)
Vertical Position (Decipoints)
?&a#V # = decipoint number (720 decipoints = 1 inch)