CHANGING THE ANCHOR CORNER
The AC command positions the starting point of any fill
pattern. By using this command you ensure that the
selected fill pattern is positioned as expected within
the figure. For more information see the PCL 5 Printer
Language Technical Reference Manual.
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.
PA3000,3000; Specifies absolute
plotting and moves to
location (3000,3000).
FT3,400,45;RR1000,1000;
ER1000,1000; Specifies a fill type of
number 3 (parallel
lines), with each line
400 plotter units (plu)
apart and set at a 45
degree angle. RR fills a
rectangle using the
current pen location as
the lower left corner,
and a point 1000 plu to
the right and 1000 plu up
as the upper right
corner. The ER edges the
same rectangle just
filled.
PR1000,0;FT4,400,45;RR1000,
1000;ER1000,1000; Moves 1000 plu to the
right, andselects fill
type 4 (cross-hatch);
then draws a rectangle
the same size as the
first one, and fills it
with the cross-hatch
pattern just specified,
then edges it with the ER
command.
PR1000,0;FT3,400,45;
RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000; Moves to the right
another 1000 plu, and
creates another rectangle
of the same size, then
fills this one with the
number 3 fill pattern
again. Then edges the
rectangle just specified.
PA3000,1500;AC3000,1500;
RR1000,1000;ER1000,1000; Moves the pen to absolute
position (3000,1500), and
moves the anchor corner
to location (3000,1500).
Fills a rectangle with
the fill pattern selected
(number 3 from the
command above), and edges
it.
PA4000,1500;AC4000,1500;
FT4,400,45;RR1000,1000,
ER1000,1000; Moves to location
(4000,1500) andspecifies
the location as the
anchor corner. Selects
fill type number 4 again,
then fills, and edges a
rectangle.
PA5000,1500;AC5000,1500;
FT3,400,45;RR1000,1000;
ER1000,1000; Moves to absolute
location (5000,1500)and
specifies that location
as the anchor corner,
then selects fill type 3
again, and fills and
edges another rectangle.
Ec%0A Enters PCL mode.
EcE Sends a reset to end the
job and eject the page.
NOTE: Due to space limitations these
lines of code appear on more
than one line. When entered into
the DOS editor they should
appear on one line.
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