Send ESC:"E" to reset the printer to its default environment (PCL).
The info comes from my PCL 5 Programmers Guide. You can get the most common commands at http://www.nefec.org/UPM/ccPCLfrm.htm. You can also go to the HP web site and search on PLC codes for your printer model. Ron White ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl L Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "u2-users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [U2] [OT]Postscript to a Laser on Dumb Term Aux Port > Nice information, but, how would one switch back to PCL? For that > matter, where did you get that information and is it on the internet > somwhere? > > TIA, > > Karl > > On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 14:21, Ron White wrote: > > I don't have any specific knowledge of Epson printers > > but on HP you can cause the printer to shift to postscript > > personality by sending then following: > > > > PRINT CHAR(27):'%-12345X': > > PRINT '@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PostScript' > > > > This turns off the default PCL processing and enables > > postscript. > > > > Ron White > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Anthony Dzikiewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:53 PM > > Subject: [U2] [OT]Postscript to a Laser on Dumb Term Aux Port > > > > > > > I know there must be a way to do this. I thought Id ask so it would save > > a > > > lot of aggravation. We have a bunch of dumb terminals (vt100 emulation) > > > with printers attached to the printer port. Currently, we have Epson > > > printers attached and are printing ascii text to a pre-printed form. I > > > would like to use laser printers with postscript. So, I am experimenting > > > with a postscript file that I would like to print via the aux port. What > > > Ive done is to write a test program to open the aux port via control > > codes, > > > then cat the postscript file, then close the aux port. What prints out is > > > the postscript verbatim. I suppose 'cat' is not the way to go, but some > > > kind of 'binary' method that says to the printer to not interpret as > > ascii. > > > Does anyone know the magic word for this ? We are using Universe on Red > > Hat > > > Linux. > > > Thanks > > > Anthony > > > ------- > > > u2-users mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > --- > > > [ Eckel certifies this E-mail to be virus free. ] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > [ Eckel certifies this E-mail to be virus free. ] > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > -- > Karl L. Pearson > Director of IT, > ATS Industrial Supply > Direct: 801-978-4429 > Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 > Fax: 801-972-3888 > http://www.atsindustrial.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > --- > [ Eckel certifies this E-mail to be virus free. ] > > --- [ Eckel certifies this E-mail to be virus free. ] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
