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Brother Laser Printer
Brother Laser Printer
Technical Reference Guide
Technical Reference Guide
Technical Reference Guide
HL-1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500/
HL-1050/1070/1250/1270N/1450/1470N/P2500/
1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN/1650/
1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN/1650/
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First version August, 1999 Created for HL-1050/1070/1250/1270N/ 1450/1470N/P2500/1660e/2060/2400C Ver. A March, 2000 Revised for Addition of HL-2400Ce/3400CN Ver. B March, 2001 Revised for Addition of HL-1650/1670N/3260N/2460 Ver. C October, 2001 Revised for Addition of HL-1450/1470N Ver. D June, 2003 Revised for Addition of HL-7050/1850/1870N/5050/ 5070N Ver. E September, 2003 Revised for Addition of HL-2600CN/3450CN. Ver. F October, 2003 Revised for Addition of HL-5040. Ver. G Janua
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Trademark acknowledgments Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Incorporated. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-850 a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett Packard, HP, LaserJet and PCL are registered trademarks and LaserJet, HP-GL, and HP-GL/2 are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company. IBM is a registered trademark and Proprinter XL is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Mi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. AREAS OF USE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CHAPTER 2 PCL 1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 2. INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CHAPTER 6 EPSON FX-850 1. COMMAND LIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 2. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 3. EMULATION DETAILS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 4. TERMINOLOGY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER-----------
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GLOSSARY Absolute plotting A method of plotting in the HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphics language where coordinates are specified relative to the origin of the coordinate system currently in use. Anchor point The top left-hand corner of the PCL picture frame. You can position this on the page using a PCL command. Anisotropic scaling A form of image scaling using the SC command in HP-GL and HP-GL/2 mode in which the user units can be of different sizes. Hence the entire graphics window c
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Control panel reset A reset or factory reset performed using the printer control panel. Cross-hatching A method of shading using perpendicular diagonal lines that cross one another. Current units The current unit type in use in HP-GL and HP-GL/2 mode. Current units are either user units or graphics units depending on whether an SC command has been used. Cursor Although the printer does not have a cursor, it is sometimes easier to visualize the printer's operation in terms of a curs
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Fixed spacing See monospacing. Font A collection of characters that are designed to work in harmony together. A font has several characteristics that identify it uniquely: character or symbol set, spacing, pitch, height or point size, style, stroke weight and typeface. Fonts can either be resident in the printer's ROM, installed on cartridge or downloaded from your computer. You can either buy downloadable fonts commercially or create your own. The word "font" is often wrongl
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Justification The way in which text is aligned. For example, left justification involves aligning the left end of every line of text. Label A text string that forms part of an HP-GL and HP-GL/2 plot. Landscape The orientation in which the top edge of the page is longer than the side edges. Logical page The area of the physical page on which the cursor can be positioned in LaserJet mode. You can use PCL commands to specify the position of the logical page on the physical page. Also
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Perforation skip A feature whereby the printer automatically compensates for a page break and resumes printing from the top of the text area on the next page. Permanent font A downloaded font that is retained when a printer reset is performed. Permanent macro A macro stored in the printer that will not be erased if the printer is reset. Physical page The paper or envelope on which the printer prints. Picture frame The area of the physical page in which HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphic im
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RAM Random Access Memory. The printer's memory in which fonts and macros can be stored and where pages that are to be printed are composed. Raster graphics A method of representing a graphic image as a series of zeroes and ones that correspond to white and black dots respectively. Relative plotting A method of plotting in the HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphics language where coordinates are specified relative to the point at which the last graphics command terminated. Reset When you res
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Soft clip limits See graphics window. The soft limits are determined by the IW command. Source image The graphic image that is applied to the destination image in the LaserJet print model. The interaction of the two images is determined by the current source and pattern transparency settings. Source transparency The source image is either transparent, in which case the destination image is visible throughout the white parts of the source image, or opaque, in which case the destin
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VMI Vertical motion index. The vertical distance that the print position moves down the page when a line feed is performed. This can be set using printer commands or with the printer's control panel by adjusting the "Lines" menu option in PAGE FORMAT MODE. x
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2006/05/31 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 1
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2006/05/31 CONTENTS 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL .................................................................................................3 2. AREAS OF USE............................................................................................................4 2.1 Using Word Processing Packages and Spreadsheets........................................................4 2.2 Graphics..............................................................................................................
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2006/05/31 1. ABOUT THE MANUAL This technical reference manual is intended to help you get the most out of each of the emulation modes supported by your HL-Series laser printer. It is divided into nine sections - this introductory section and one section for each of the emulation modes. Each emulation mode section describes the software commands (the escape sequences and control codes) that you can use to make the printer perform each of its available functions. Some example programs are i
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2006/05/31 2. AREAS OF USE There are several different applications for which you may want to use your HL-Series laser printer. Four general areas are outlined in the following sections. 2.1 Using Word Processing Packages and Spreadsheets You may simply wish to use the printer with your software application packages, such as word-processors or spreadsheets. Many software packages automatically send commands to the printer requesting particular type styles, character sizes and specifying p
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2006/05/31 2.4 Font Development In LaserJet mode you can send your own character designs to an HL-Series laser printer and print text using them. To do this you need first to design your characters on paper. Having done this you can then either input and download your characters using a commercial software package, or encode your designs numerically and write your own program to download them. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 5
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2006/05/31 CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 1
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2006/05/31 CONTENTS 1. COMMAND LIST..................................................................................................................7 2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................10 3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER.........................................................................................11 3.1. Control Codes.............................................................................
