PRINTING LABELS
When printing labels in HP-GL/2, use the Label ( LB )
command. 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 1,
(black). Even though
there is no physical pen,
the SP command must be
used to enable printing.
PA1500,2500; Specifies absolute
plotting and moves to
(1500,2500).
SD1,21,2,1,4,25,5,1,6,0,7,52; Designates the 25 point
Universe Italic font as
the standard font.
DT*,1; Defines the asterisk (*),
as the label terminator
(the 1 indicates the
terminator should not be
printed).
SA; Selects the alternate
font for printing; since
an alternate font hasn't
been designated, the
default 11.5 point stick
font is selected.
LBThis is the Stick Font
(Default)CR-LF CR-LF*; Prints the first line of
text, followed by two
Carriage Return (CR) and
two Line Feed (LF)
control codes. Notice how
the asterisk terminates
the label.
SS; Selects the standard
font, defined with the SD
command above, as a 25
point Universe Italic
font.
LBThis is Universe Italic*; Prints the next line of
text in the newly
specified font.
Ec%0A Enters PCL mode.
EcE Sends a reset to end the
job and eject the page.
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