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Appendixes
Appendix 3 HP-RTL Command List
Command name Command Command Meaning and function Limit
Enter HPGL/2 Mode ESC % # B
Starts processing the following data as
an HP-GL2 command.
Transfer color
palette ignored
Enter PCL Mode ESC % # A
Starts processing the following data as
an HP-RTL command.
Transfer color
palette ignored
Reset ESC E 1. Outputs the data received so far.
2. Executes the HP-GL2 IN command.
3. Returns HP-RTL CAP to (0,0).
4. Sets the controller to the HP RTL
parsing mode.
5. Terminates the raster mode.
Parameters not
changed
Universal Exit
Language/Start of
PCL
ESC % #x|X 1. Outputs all data input before this
command.
2. Returns the controller to the HP-GL2
or HP RTL parsing mode.
Apple Talk Config ESC & B #
W[binary data]
Sets communication with the Apple Talk
driver.
Not supported
Configure Image
Data
ESC * v #
W[data]
Sets up the controller as a color controller
as follows.
1. Determine each index bit and creates a
color palette.
2. Set a color model.
3. Set the pixel encoding mode.
4. Determines each RGB bit.
5. Sets a white/black value corresponding
to RGB.
Other commands
ignored,
excluding the
pixel encoding
command
Set Red Parameter ESC * v # a|A Defines the red color configuration of the
color palette.
Only
concatenation
command valid
Set Green Parameter ESC * v # b|B Defines the green color configuration of
the color palette.
Only
concatenation
command valid
Set Blue Parameter ESC * v # c|C Defines the blue color configuration of
the color palette.
Only
concatenation
command valid