Language Pcl LJ1830.ASC

SIMPLE DRAWING IN HP-GL/2

     
     This example will draw a box with a circle in the
     center.  For more information see the PCL 5 Printer
     Language Technical Reference Manual.

CREATING A SIMPLE DRAWING:
     
     LEGEND: Ec = [Ctrl] [P] [Esc] in DOS EDIT
     
     
     EcE                           Resets the printer.
     
     Ec&l2A                        Sets the page size to
                                   letter.
     
     Ec&l0O                        Specifies portrait
                                   orientation.
     
     Ec*c3600x3600Y                Specifies a 5" wide by 5"
                                   high PCL Picture Frame (5
                                   inches x 720
                                   decipoints/in = 3600
                                   decipoints).
     
     Ec*p450x675Y                  Moves the cursor to the
                                   point you want at the
                                   picture frame anchor
                                   point.
     
     Ec*c0T                        Sets the picture frame
                                   anchor point to the
                                   cursor position.
     
     Ec%1B                         Enters HP-GL/2 mode with
                                   the cursor (pen) at the
                                   PCL cursor position. In
                                   this example, the cursor
                                   is at the picture frame
                                   anchor point 450 dots
                                   (1.5 in.) down from the
                                   top margin and 675 dots
                                   (2.25 in.) to the right
                                   of the left logical page
                                   boundary.
     
     IN;SP1;                       (IN) Initializes HP-GL/2
                                   command values and (SP)
                                   selects pen number 1
                                   (black). The IN command
                                   moves the pen position
                                   from the anchor point to
                                   the HP-GL/2 origin, the
                                   lower-left corner of the
                                   PCL Picture Frame.
     
     SC0,100,0,100;                Sets up user scaling so
                                   that P1 is (0,0) and P2
                                   is (100,100). These
                                   points are the lower-left
                                   and upper-right corners
                                   of the PCL Picture Frame,
                                   respectively.
     
     PD100,0,100,100,0,100,0,0;    Draws a box marking the
                                   perimeter of the PCL
                                   Picture Frame. (It is
                                   important to note that
                                   this line is being drawn
                                   on the border of the
                                   Picture Frame, and any
                                   line drawn on the border
                                   of the frame will be
                                   clipped, producing a line
                                   width one-half of the
                                   defined pen width.)
     
     PU50,50;CI25;                 Lifts the pen and moves
                                   to the center of the PCL
                                   Picture Frame (50,50);
                                   draws a circle with a 25
                                   unit radius.
     
     Ec%1A                         Enters the PCL Mode with
                                   the cursor at the current
                                   HP-GL/2 pen position.
     
     EcE                           Resets the printer to end
                                   the job and eject a page.
     

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