How would I upload a font to a HP printer using unix?
My company has custom signature fonts we need to upload each time certain documents are printed. We have a way to do it using Windows but we must get it to work for unix too.
Also is there any special format the font file must be in?
This is more of a Unix question then PCL but is there a command to upload a font to a HP printer using unix at the command line? Or is there a way to do it in PCL?
We have custom signature fonts we need to upload each time certain documents are printed. We have a way to do it using Windows but...
Or you can use this pcl code I use to center text.
ESC&f1000Y -- Define the Text Macro's number
ESCf0X -- Start of Macro
Text you want to print goes here
ESC&f1X --...
If you need the PCL 5 command to select the trays it is:
Ec&l#H
Replace the # with 1 to 9 to select diffrent trays. The default common tray numbers for HP printers are...
Tray 1: 8
Tray 2/Paper Cassette: 1
Tray 3: 4
Manual Paper Feed: 2
Optional 2000/5000 Tray: 5
Now these numbers might not...
If that command is working on other printers then Id say its the Lexmark thats causing the problem.
Is the Lexmark PCL compatible? Not all printers are. Might need drivers for it if its not. Also some printers use PCL Emulation which isnt always perfect.
Also might watch to check your shift...
Thanks, but people should be giving jlasman more stars, he knows much more about PCL then I do. He replies to almost every thread and no one ever gives him a star. All I did was spend a few minutes looking up PCL books online using Goggle, hehe.
HP PCL5 Book:
http://www.ettl.co.at/heiligenblut/mike/pcl5/ctechref.pdf
HP PJL Book
http://www.ettl.co.at/heiligenblut/mike/pcl5/pjltkref.pdf
HP PCL5 COLOR Book
http://www.lprng.com/DISTRIB/RESOURCES/DOCS/5colrtef.pdf
These are the old books, the newest ones should of just been released as...
There is no PCL command to change the dpi of the printer. But there is a PJL command for it. PJL is part of PLC but is a little diffrent.
Here is the PJL command for changing the dpi from the HP site:
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Resolution
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT RESOLUTION=300, 600 or 1200 ( depending on...
I am having trouble getting the right sides of paragraphs to line up perfectly. All ends of sentances need to stop at the same point.
I know how to do this with the HMI (Horizontal Motion Index EC&k#H) but I have to adjust the # every line to get get the sentances to line up. And that takes...
Yes thanks you were correct. I use Octal numbers in my program to access the escape sequence <033>, just had to convert the decimal value of 171 into octal which is 253 and it worked! Never thought of that, but its so simple I should of known...
I need to make a 5 point star for a document in PCL but the wingding character doesnt have a key on the keyboard so I need to use a decimal code to print it, its Hex code is AB and its deci code is 171. I tried using ESC*c171E but it didnt seem to do anything. What do I need to do to get it to...
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