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You can set PCL parameters from this page.

Version - This field displays the Printer Control Language (PCL) version supported by the printer.

Orientation - This field allows the administrator to manually configure the paper orientation used when printing a PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and is the default when orientation is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. Supported values are:

  • Portrait
  • Landscape

Line Termination - This field allows the administrator to manually configure what line endings will be used when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and is used when line termination is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. Supported values are:

  • LF=CR/LF - The printer automatically ends lines with a carriage return and a line feed.
  • Off

Font Number - This field allows the administrator to manually configure the default Font to use when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and used when Font is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. The supported values are the Fonts supported by the printer. The number entered must correspond to a valid PCL Font within the range of 0 and 999.

Point Size - This field allows the administrator to manually configure the Point Size for the default font when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and used when Point Size is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. Supported values are floating point numbers between 4 and 999.99. The typical values are 10.00, 11.00, and 12.00. If the printer uses a Fixed Pitch Font, this value is ignored.

Font Pitch - This field allows the administrator to manually configure Font Pitch when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and used when Font Pitch is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. The supported values are floating point numbers between 0.4 and 99.99. The typical values are 10.00, 11.00, and 12.00. If the printer uses a Proportional Font, this value is ignored.

Form Length - This field allows the administrator to manually configure the maximum number of lines allowed per page when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and used when Form Length is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. The supported values are from 5 to 128.

Symbol Set - This field allows the administrator to manually configure the PCL Symbol Set to be used when printing PCL or Text files. This value is stored in the printer and used when the PCL symbol set is not specified within the print job by the printer driver. The symbol sets supported on the printer list in the pull-down menu for this field. Some of the supported values include:

  • Roman-8
  • PC-8
  • ISO Latin 1 (8859-1)
  • ISO 69 (French)
  • Legal

Edge-to-Edge Printing - Select On from the pull-down menu to print documents with no margin or Edge-to-Edge prints. The default value is Off.

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