Printer User Manual

HP-GL/2 COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE
Table B-5. HP-GL/2 Character Group commands (continued)
Syntax Name # value
DT [lblterm
[,mode]][;]
Define Label Terminator
lblterm Any character except: NULL, LF, Esc, and ;
(semicolon)
mode 0 Print Label Terminator
1 Do not print Label Terminator
DV
[path[,line]]
[;]
Define Variable Text Path
path is:
0 0° right
1 -90° down
2 -180° left
3 -270° up
line is:
0 -90° normal line feed
1 +90° reverse line feed
ES [width
[,height]][;]
Extra Space
width Number (or fractional number) of spaces
between characters
height Number (or fractional number) of spaces
between lines
FI font ID[;] Select Primary Font ID
Font ID number assigned in PCL mode
FN font ID[;] Select Secondary Font ID Font ID number assigned in PCL mode
LB text...text
lblterm[;]
Label text is any character
lblterm is Label Terminator (default Ext or defined with
the DT command)
LO
[position][;]
Label Origin
Position is a number indicating the label position
relative to the current cursor position
SA [;] Select Alternate Font
Selects the font designated by AD
SB [n] [;] Scalable or Bitmap Fonts
n is:
0 Scalable fonts
1 Bitmap and scalable fonts
SD [kind,
value...
[,kind,
value]][;]
Standard Font Definition
Kind Attribute Value
1 Symbol Set
2 Font Spacing (fixed); 1 (prop.)
3 Pitch characters per inch
4 Height font point size
5 Posture 0 (upright); 1 (italic)
6 Stroke Weight 0 (medium); 3 (bold)
7 Font
SI [width,
height][;]
Absolute Character Size
width -32768 to +32767
height -32768 to +32767
SL [tangent
of angle][;]
Character Slant
Tangent of angle is -32768 to +32767
SR [width,
height][;]
Relative Character Size
width -32768 to +32767
height -32768 to +32767
SS [;] Select Standard Font
TD [mode][;] Transparent Data
mode is:
0 Normal
1 Transparent
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