VARYING THE CHORD ANGLE
The chord angle refers to the angle used to draw an arc
in a curve. The smaller the chord angle the smoother
the curve. The default is a chord angle of 5 degrees.
For more information see the PCL 5 Printer Language
Technical Reference Manual.
LEGEND: Ec = [Ctrl] [P] [Esc] in DOS EDIT
EcE Resets the printer.
Ec%0B Enters HP-GL/2 mode.
IN; Initializes HP-GL/2 mode.
SP1; Selects pen number one
(black). Even though
there is no physical pen,
the SP command must be
used to enable printing.
PA2000,0; Specifies (2000,0) as the
starting point, to plot
absolute.
PD;AA0,0,45,25; With the pen down, draws
a 45 degree arc (positive
angle) with center
coordinates of (0,0) and
a chord angle of 25
degrees.
PU1050,1060; Lifts the pen and moves
to coordinates
(1050,1060) Plotter Units
(PLU).
PD;AA0,0,-45,10; With the pen down, draws
a 45 degree arc (negative
angle) using the same
center point as the first
arc, but with a 10 degree
chord angle.
PU;1000,0; Lifts the pen and moves
to coordinates (1000,0),
PLU.
PD;AA0,0,45; With the pen down, draws
another 45 degree arc
(positive angle) with the
same center point, but
with the default chord
angle of 5 degrees.
Ec%0A Enters PCL mode.
EcE Sends a reset to end the
job and eject the page.
Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 1993
The information contained herein is subject to change
without notice.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the use of this
material.
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