USING THE CHARACTER SLANT ( SL ) COMMAND


     The Character Slant command ( SL ) specifies the slant
     at which labels are drawn.  For more information see
     the Updated PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference
     Manual. The syntax for the command is as follows:

     SL tangent of angle; or SL;

     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.

     SD1,21,2,1,4,25,5,0,6,0,7,4101;    Designates a 25
                                   point CG times font as
                                   the standard (primary)
                                   font.

     SI.7,1;PA1000,1000;           Sets the absolute
                                   character size to .7 cm
                                   wide by 1 cm high; moves
                                   to (1000,1000).

     DT#,1;                        Defines the label
                                   terminator as the "#"
                                   character, and the 1
                                   designates it as non-
                                   printing.

     SL.36;LBSlant#;               Sets the slant angle for
                                   20 degrees from the
                                   vertical (forward slant),
                                   and prints "Slant."

     PA1000,300;SL-.36;LBSlant#;   Moves to (1000,300);
                                   changes the slant angle
                                   to -20 degrees from
                                   upright and prints
                                   "Slant".

     Ec%0A                         Enters PCL mode.

     EcE                           Sends a reset to end the
                                   job and eject the page.


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