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Initialize a printer after printing a page
I would suggest your using one of two methods: 1. If your dot matrix printer offers a 'tear off' feature, enable it. This will advance the paper so that it can be torn off. When printing resumes, the printer will automatically roll the paper backwards before beginning the new page; or, 2...- Hugh Hood
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Sharp MX-M266N administrator password reset
Probably not helpful, but here goes ... 1. try it blank 2. try '1 2 3 4' 3. try 'password' Otherwise, you may need to determine the procedure to set it all back to factory defaults, and I'm afraid I'm not any help there.- Hugh Hood
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- Forum: Printers General Discussion
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Updated Link - Adding and Using Flash and Hard Drive PJL Resident TrueType Fonts on HP PCL 5 Printers
With the recent Tek-Tips Forum reorganization, it seems the FAQ I posted about Adding and Using Flash and Hard Drive PJL Resident TrueType Fonts on HP PCL 5 Printers is no longer available at the link posted in the previous message. So, here is a link to an off-site .pdf copy of that note... -
Adding and Using Flash and Hard Drive PJL Resident TrueType Fonts on HP PCL 5 Printers
I went ahead and created this short note as an FAQ in the PCL Forum. How to add and use Flash and Hard Drive PJL Resident TrueType Fonts on HP PCL 5 Printers? I realize that not many of us still are directly coding and using PCL 5 with our apps, but for those of us who do, I think this is... -
Issues with M806X and PCL printing of uploaded fonts
For completeness, I corresponded with Elijah off-list and by his making changes to the pclresourcefile referencing the USPS IMB barcode font as detailed in my white paper entitled USING FLASH AND HARD DRIVE PJL RESIDENT TRUETYPE FONTS ON HP PCL 5 PRINTERS, Link, he was able to display the font... -
Change Tray in PCL and print PDF afterwards in same job
Pat, I downloaded and took a look at the PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file for your Canon LPD 325x to see what the PostScript command was for selecting Tray 2. While I realize that PDF is NOT PostScript, it is at least derived from PostScript. Thus, it might be worth a try to see... -
Change Tray in PCL and print PDF afterwards in same job
Pat, I'm surprised that if the printer accepts PJL commands at all, that it won't also accept tray commands. Those are pretty fundamental. For most HP models: <Esc>%-12345X@PJL JOB @PJL SET MEDIASOURCE=TRAY2 @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PDF Which brand and model of printer are you using? If not HP... -
Aligning Pointcloud To Mesh
Alek, Well, this IS a PCL Forum, but I'm afraid we deal with HP's Printer Control Language (PCL), rather than the Point Cloud Library (PCL). I don't really know where to direct you, but I have found stackoverflow to be wonderfully helpful for certain projects. Good luck. Hugh Hood -
need PCLParaphernalia
Sure, Try this direct link: Setup.exe for PCLParphernalia I used to struggle with Github, until I figured out that the 'releases' link near the top was where the executables were. I'm glad we still have access to this wonderful utility. Hugh Hood -
including barcodes in PCL datastream - what are the means?
Yuliana, HP's PCL 5 Comparison Guide lists the following Symbol Sets for Barcodes: 3 of 9 Barcode 0Y Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode 1Y Matrix 2 of 5 Barcode 2Y Interleaved 2 of 5 Barcode 4Y CODABAR Barcode 5Y MSI/Plessey Barcode 6Y Code 11 Barcode 7Y UPC/EAN Barcode 8Y MICR (CMC-7) 14Y USPS ZIP 15Y... -
including barcodes in PCL datastream - what are the means?
Yuliana, As Jim mentioned, I suppose you could use the PCL rectangle commands, or I suppose go into HP/GL and draw them graphically, but that could get to be a lot of work. Jim also makes a good point about check digits. In my initial reply to you I forgot to mention one other method of... -
including barcodes in PCL datastream - what are the means?
Yuliana, Yes, referencing the bar codes as you would a regular font is the most direct method. You can: (i) Purchase PCL Soft Fonts that have bar codes. For example, Morovia sells some: Link You would use these soft fonts like you would any other soft font, in that you would download them... -
Beginner - Macros and Overlays?
Just to add to the excellent information that Jim offered ... If you purchase a printer with some type of non-volatile storage (Flash DIMM/SIM or hard drive), you can store your most commonly-used macros in the "0:\pcl\macros\" directory on its PJL/FSA file system and call them from there... -
Where to find dumppcl.exe
Hi, Having looked at the thread you referenced, I believe this tool evolved into (or heavily influenced) the PRN File Analyse Tool from the late Chris Hutchinson's PCL Paraphernalia suite of PCL utilities, now maintained on github by Michael Knigge. Link I think you will find that PCL... -
PCL Printing on new HP 404 printer
Nathan, Is there a chance on the 404 model that the default language is port-specific? In other words, while the Ethernet/network connection may be set to auto-detect (or PCL) among postscript/pdf/pcl, perhaps the USB connection is not set that way? If port-specific language defaults are not... -
Odd compression method for Raster Graphics
Jeroen, I most certainly give you credit for pushing this are far as you have. Unfortunately, I have found that "no" is often the easiest answer for some of the larger companies. Even when I'm willing to pay for information. Obviously RedTitan either obtained the information, or reversed it... -
Odd compression method for Raster Graphics
Jeroen, I've got one more possibility for you to consider - you may be seeing ThinPrint. Highest printing speeds thanks to perfect compression of print data streams If in fact you are seeing Thinprint's 'Advanced Adaptive Compression', which apparently is lossy, you may have to obtain some... -
Odd compression method for Raster Graphics
Jim's suggestion to run your file through a viewer prompted me to take a look through the source code of GhostPCL. I did find this: * Types: * * 0 - compression mode 0 (no compression), param is size in bytes * 1 - compression mode 1 (run length compression), param is size in bytes... -
Odd compression method for Raster Graphics
Jeroen, Other than suggest you prepare an uncompressed image (with the normal PCL driver) in order to run it through every known common graphics compression program, and then compare its output for a match to your '131' compression from the special PCL driver, I'll mention that some of the... -
Odd compression method for Raster Graphics
Jeroen, I suspect you are seeing an OKI extension to the standard HP PCL language. It may be undocumented. For example, Brother adds quite a few extensions in their implementation of PCL. Concerning their raster graphics compression, they offer...
