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... Introduction 1-1 PCL Feature Support 1-3 PCL 5 Technical Reference Manual Corrections 1-5 Printable Area 1-36 2 Printer-Specific Differences Introduction 2-1 HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers 2-1 HP LaserJet IIISi Printer 2-2 HP LaserJet IIIP Printer 2-2 Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (IIIP 2-4 HP LaserJet 4 Printer 2-4 Configuration Command (AppleTalk 2-7 HP LaserJet 4Si Printer 2-10 HP LaserJet 4L Printer 2-11 HP LaserJet 4ML Printer 2-12 Logical Operations 2-13 Logical Operations and Transparency Interactions 2-15 Logical Operation Command 2-16 Pixel Placement...
... Introduction 1-1 PCL Feature Support 1-3 PCL 5 Technical Reference Manual Corrections 1-5 Printable Area 1-36 2 Printer-Specific Differences Introduction 2-1 HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers 2-1 HP LaserJet IIISi Printer 2-2 HP LaserJet IIIP Printer 2-2 Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (IIIP 2-4 HP LaserJet 4 Printer 2-4 Configuration Command (AppleTalk 2-7 HP LaserJet 4Si Printer 2-10 HP LaserJet 4L Printer 2-11 HP LaserJet 4ML Printer 2-12 Logical Operations 2-13 Logical Operations and Transparency Interactions 2-15 Logical Operation Command 2-16 Pixel Placement...
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...; ✓ ✓ ✓ Indicates a command is not supported. 1 The LaserJet 4500 series printers support any Alphanumeric ID command that does not reference anything stored on a hard disk. 2 For these printers, see the printer-specific sections in Chapter 2. 3 The LaserJet 4000 series printers support HCI trays 2 - 41 (20 - 59) 1-28 Printer Features ENWW Indicates a command is supported. Table 1-1C.
...; ✓ ✓ ✓ Indicates a command is not supported. 1 The LaserJet 4500 series printers support any Alphanumeric ID command that does not reference anything stored on a hard disk. 2 For these printers, see the printer-specific sections in Chapter 2. 3 The LaserJet 4000 series printers support HCI trays 2 - 41 (20 - 59) 1-28 Printer Features ENWW Indicates a command is supported. Table 1-1C.
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ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-1 HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers With the introduction of PCL 5 in order to best suit its intended use. This chapter describes specific differences that printer. The HP LaserJet IIID printer language support is basically identical to support these newer products. The sections in PCL operation particular to that are important when developing applications for the ...
ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-1 HP LaserJet III and IIID Printers With the introduction of PCL 5 in order to best suit its intended use. This chapter describes specific differences that printer. The HP LaserJet IIID printer language support is basically identical to support these newer products. The sections in PCL operation particular to that are important when developing applications for the ...
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... to shift positions to offset the output paper stack. These new features are discussed following Table 2-2. 2-2 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW HP LaserJet IIISi Printer Several new PCL features were added to the PCL 5 language with the release of the HP LaserJet IIIP printer. Table 2-1. Modified C5 Envelopes not supported. ITC Zapf Dingbats in five symbol sets. One new...
... to shift positions to offset the output paper stack. These new features are discussed following Table 2-2. 2-2 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW HP LaserJet IIISi Printer Several new PCL features were added to the PCL 5 language with the release of the HP LaserJet IIIP printer. Table 2-1. Modified C5 Envelopes not supported. ITC Zapf Dingbats in five symbol sets. One new...
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... (bound fonts) to be downloaded to build a symbol set . Sets pattern reference point. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-3 Modified version of a new header used to assign an ID to a user-defined pattern as well as to delete them . HP LaserJet IIIP PCL Feature Additions Feature/Command Set Compression Method End Raster Graphics Command Status Modified...
... (bound fonts) to be downloaded to build a symbol set . Sets pattern reference point. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-3 Modified version of a new header used to assign an ID to a user-defined pattern as well as to delete them . HP LaserJet IIIP PCL Feature Additions Feature/Command Set Compression Method End Raster Graphics Command Status Modified...
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... operation and the PCL internal fonts for this document, "Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (Method 5)" for printing in addition to the HP LaserJet 4 printer features. 2-4 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW Thus, for PCL information for the HP LaserJet 4M printer, refer to PCL, contains PostScript and a LocalTalk I/O for additional information. Most of these features are described in the revised PCL...
... operation and the PCL internal fonts for this document, "Raster Graphics Adaptive Compression (Method 5)" for printing in addition to the HP LaserJet 4 printer features. 2-4 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW Thus, for PCL information for the HP LaserJet 4M printer, refer to PCL, contains PostScript and a LocalTalk I/O for additional information. Most of these features are described in the revised PCL...
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...support any other new scaling technologies HP may add in the printer. Supports 1-32,767 copies as does the HP LaserJet IIISi printer. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-5 Allows selection of the units of measure for cursor moves, drawing rules, and for HP LaserJet 4 Feature/Command Support Adaptive Compression...Font Support New Header TrueType Internal Typefaces New New Raster Resolution Command Modified User-defined Pattern New Header Continued on the HP LaserJet 4 printer. (This header will expand 300 dpi bitmap fonts to Chapter 5 for B5 envelope size; A new 300/600 ...
...support any other new scaling technologies HP may add in the printer. Supports 1-32,767 copies as does the HP LaserJet IIISi printer. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-5 Allows selection of the units of measure for cursor moves, drawing rules, and for HP LaserJet 4 Feature/Command Support Adaptive Compression...Font Support New Header TrueType Internal Typefaces New New Raster Resolution Command Modified User-defined Pattern New Header Continued on the HP LaserJet 4 printer. (This header will expand 300 dpi bitmap fonts to Chapter 5 for B5 envelope size; A new 300/600 ...
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... than that allow the user to clear page data from the printer about fonts, symbol sets, macros, user-defined patterns, and available memory. HP-GL/2 commands (relative and absolute) that required for HP LaserJet 4 (continued) Feature/Command Support Status Readback New Feature Location...as a "place holder." Label position LO 21 is now supported in the printer. 2-6 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW PCL Feature Additions for arcs. This command returns the current available memory. Previously, the HP-GL/2 Fill Polygon command filled polygons using the odd/even fill technique. A ...
... than that allow the user to clear page data from the printer about fonts, symbol sets, macros, user-defined patterns, and available memory. HP-GL/2 commands (relative and absolute) that required for HP LaserJet 4 (continued) Feature/Command Support Status Readback New Feature Location...as a "place holder." Label position LO 21 is now supported in the printer. 2-6 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW PCL Feature Additions for arcs. This command returns the current available memory. Previously, the HP-GL/2 Fill Polygon command filled polygons using the odd/even fill technique. A ...
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ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-7 The HP LaserJet 4 MIO AppleTalk interfaces support three key values: RENAME, JOB, and TYPE. These keys are used for more information). ?&b#W [key][value] # = Number of "key/value" data ... EtherTalk MIO card to allow PCL print jobs generated by a Macintosh host to be configured to receive PCL print jobs over AppleTalk. AppleTalk Configuration The HP LaserJet 4 printer can be 1 character through 32765 characters. [value] can be printed. This data is sent in the form of data bytes that follow command Default = 0 Range...
ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-7 The HP LaserJet 4 MIO AppleTalk interfaces support three key values: RENAME, JOB, and TYPE. These keys are used for more information). ?&b#W [key][value] # = Number of "key/value" data ... EtherTalk MIO card to allow PCL print jobs generated by a Macintosh host to be configured to receive PCL print jobs over AppleTalk. AppleTalk Configuration The HP LaserJet 4 printer can be 1 character through 32765 characters. [value] can be printed. This data is sent in the form of data bytes that follow command Default = 0 Range...
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... that information across the MIO interface to the installed MIO card which indicated support for example, "HP LaserJet 4"). 2-8 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW The MIO sub-system will be used . If an invalid character ($00 is not treated as...Inside AppleTalk published by Addison Wesley Company, Inc. The default printername is the printer model (for the MIO AppleTalk extensions. RENAME RENAME changes the printer name portion of the printer name. Note PostScript in the HP LaserJet 4 printer supports the PostScript level 1 operators setprintername, AppleTalktype, and jobname, and the...
... that information across the MIO interface to the installed MIO card which indicated support for example, "HP LaserJet 4"). 2-8 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW The MIO sub-system will be used . If an invalid character ($00 is not treated as...Inside AppleTalk published by Addison Wesley Company, Inc. The default printername is the printer model (for the MIO AppleTalk extensions. RENAME RENAME changes the printer name portion of the printer name. Note PostScript in the HP LaserJet 4 printer supports the PostScript level 1 operators setprintername, AppleTalktype, and jobname, and the...
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... Name Binding Protocol type field. ?&b#WTYPEdevicetype Valid characters for the device type include 0-255 except for PostScript is "HP LaserJet 4" and for characters $00, "@" ($40), ":" ($3A), "*" ($2A), "=" ($3D), and $C5. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-9 The devicetype must contain at least one character, and only the first 31 characters are used as an invalid character...
... Name Binding Protocol type field. ?&b#WTYPEdevicetype Valid characters for the device type include 0-255 except for PostScript is "HP LaserJet 4" and for characters $00, "@" ($40), ":" ($3A), "*" ($2A), "=" ($3D), and $C5. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-9 The devicetype must contain at least one character, and only the first 31 characters are used as an invalid character...
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...Printer-Specific Differences ENWW Like the HP LaserJet IIISi printer, the HP LaserJet 4Si supports the HP LaserJet IIISi features listed in the HP LaserJet 4Si printer, allows saving information for additional information. When the language is the follow-on to Chapter 3, "Internal Typefaces/Fonts and Symbol Sets," for the HP LaserJet 4Si is that the HP LaserJet... 4Si does not support ITC Zapf Dingbats. First, is identical to the HP LaserJet 4 printer (refer to the HP LaserJet IIISi printer. Font support for ...
...Printer-Specific Differences ENWW Like the HP LaserJet IIISi printer, the HP LaserJet 4Si supports the HP LaserJet IIISi features listed in the HP LaserJet 4Si printer, allows saving information for additional information. When the language is the follow-on to Chapter 3, "Internal Typefaces/Fonts and Symbol Sets," for the HP LaserJet 4Si is that the HP LaserJet... 4Si does not support ITC Zapf Dingbats. First, is identical to the HP LaserJet 4 printer (refer to the HP LaserJet IIISi printer. Font support for ...
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... printer is a smaller, low-cost HP LaserJet printer. Typefaces in the printer as for detailed PJL information). The HP LaserJet 4 printer contains both Intellifont and TrueType scaling technologies, but the 4L contains only Intellifont scaling technology. The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with four indicators. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 EconoMode causes the printer...
... printer is a smaller, low-cost HP LaserJet printer. Typefaces in the printer as for detailed PJL information). The HP LaserJet 4 printer contains both Intellifont and TrueType scaling technologies, but the 4L contains only Intellifont scaling technology. The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with four indicators. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 EconoMode causes the printer...
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... HP-GL/2. 2-12 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW PCL Feature Additions for HP LaserJet 4ML Feature Status Comments Paper (Job) Size Command Modified An additional parameter (101) has been added to select either grid intersection or grid centered placement of pixels when rendering an image in PCL. HP LaserJet 4ML Printer The HP LaserJet 4ML printer is not present on the HP LaserJet 4L printer...
... HP-GL/2. 2-12 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW PCL Feature Additions for HP LaserJet 4ML Feature Status Comments Paper (Job) Size Command Modified An additional parameter (101) has been added to select either grid intersection or grid centered placement of pixels when rendering an image in PCL. HP LaserJet 4ML Printer The HP LaserJet 4ML printer is not present on the HP LaserJet 4L printer...
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... Definitions Source: The source image may be specified first. Printer-Specific Differences 2-13 The print model process consists of the source and/or pattern may be one of the HP LaserJet 4ML printer the print model was expanded to any images placed through... destination image contains whatever is defined by the Source Transparency (?*v#N) and Pattern Transparency (?*v#O) commands (refer to the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual for detailed information about the basic print model operation). The destination shows through previous operations. The Logical...
... Definitions Source: The source image may be specified first. Printer-Specific Differences 2-13 The print model process consists of the source and/or pattern may be one of the HP LaserJet 4ML printer the print model was expanded to any images placed through... destination image contains whatever is defined by the Source Transparency (?*v#N) and Pattern Transparency (?*v#O) commands (refer to the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual for detailed information about the basic print model operation). The destination shows through previous operations. The Logical...
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..., HP-GL/2 vectors and polygons • Texture: pattern mask • Destination: current page definition Assuming three bits per pixel, the following diagram shows the print model process. Transparency modes and Logical Operation must be performed on source, texture, and destination images. default is transparent) • Logical Operators (default is black). 2-14 Printer-Specific...
..., HP-GL/2 vectors and polygons • Texture: pattern mask • Destination: current page definition Assuming three bits per pixel, the following diagram shows the print model process. Transparency modes and Logical Operation must be performed on source, texture, and destination images. default is transparent) • Logical Operators (default is black). 2-14 Printer-Specific...
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... operations shown on the following page must be performed to logical operations. Image_A = Temporary_ROP3 & Src & Pattern. Image_B = Dest & Not Src. Image_C = Dest & Not Pattern. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-15 If source and/or pattern transparency modes are opaque. Image_C = Not Pattern & Src & Dest. Temporary_ROP3 = ROP3 (Dest, Src, Texture). Return Image_A | Image_B | Image_C...
... operations shown on the following page must be performed to logical operations. Image_A = Temporary_ROP3 & Src & Pattern. Image_B = Dest & Not Src. Image_C = Dest & Not Pattern. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-15 If source and/or pattern transparency modes are opaque. Image_C = Not Pattern & Src & Dest. Temporary_ROP3 = ROP3 (Dest, Src, Texture). Return Image_A | Image_B | Image_C...
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..., the additional operations shown on the following page. This command sets the ROP value which affects not only PCL operation but also the HP-GL/2 ROP value. 2-16 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW For example, the value 225 corresponds to achieve the final result. Logical operations in the table are shown in RGB color... logical operation to be performed to TDSoxn, the logical function of NOT (texture XOR (source OR destination)) This command is the PCL Version of the HP-GL/2 MC command.
..., the additional operations shown on the following page. This command sets the ROP value which affects not only PCL operation but also the HP-GL/2 ROP value. 2-16 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW For example, the value 225 corresponds to achieve the final result. Logical operations in the table are shown in RGB color... logical operation to be performed to TDSoxn, the logical function of NOT (texture XOR (source OR destination)) This command is the PCL Version of the HP-GL/2 MC command.
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... transparent) on the previous page. The result, 252, is computed below for both source and pattern transparency modes are set to the logical function. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-17 Example: The Logical Operation default value is 252 (TSo), corresponding to a logical function of: (texture | source) The result is the value that the...
... transparent) on the previous page. The result, 252, is computed below for both source and pattern transparency modes are set to the logical function. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-17 Example: The Logical Operation default value is 252 (TSo), corresponding to a logical function of: (texture | source) The result is the value that the...
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...in RGB space yields a white object. This is a key to a CMY space and inverts the bits and reverses the order. 2-18 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW It must be intuitive. For example, ORing a white object with a black object in CMY space. Here is the same as ... equations. Note Table of Logical Operations Table 2-6, Logical Operations (ROP3), shows the mapping between input values and their logical operations. Note that the printer operates in CMY space (white = 0 and black = 1), the results may not be remembered that the logical operations are interpreted in RGB space...
...in RGB space yields a white object. This is a key to a CMY space and inverts the bits and reverses the order. 2-18 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW It must be intuitive. For example, ORing a white object with a black object in CMY space. Here is the same as ... equations. Note Table of Logical Operations Table 2-6, Logical Operations (ROP3), shows the mapping between input values and their logical operations. Note that the printer operates in CMY space (white = 0 and black = 1), the results may not be remembered that the logical operations are interpreted in RGB space...