How to customize default printer settings?

RNTH · Sep 28, 2005

Hi all,

Can we specify the default printing settings of a printer using PCL commands?

For example, I would like to make my printer's default settings as,

Font - Letter gothic 17 chars/inch and 8 lines/inch.
Margin - 2 columns left(&a2L) and 2 lines top(&l2E).
Orientation - Landscape

My requirement is, if I am not specifying anything in my program, the printer should take these settings, and if I am giving some commands explicitly, they should over ride these defaults. Could anyone of you please help me to achieve this?

Thanks in advance,
RNTH.

Buff1 · Oct 2, 2005

I would think the easiest way would be to set the defaults
with the printers LCD or whatever method it uses.
Secondarily, always use the font/size that you want when
printing. That is, always program it in.

popalu · Oct 5, 2005

These commands depend on the font availability in the printer and the emulation of PCL, but should help you a little in working out what to do to get what you want. Hope these commands help.

e$=chr$(27$) ' <esc>

'Letter Gothic
e$;"(8U";e$;"s0p???h0s0b4102T"; ' ??? is pitch size

' Landscape Orientation
e$;"E";e$;"&l1O"; ' reset/landscape

'Set top margin (change 0 to set new margin)
e$;"&l0E"; ' set top margin to 0

' Feed from manual tray
lprint e$;"&l2H";

' Set different page sizes
lprint e$;"&l3A";

' set top offset to move page down
e$;"&l200Z";

' Number of duplicate copies of page to print
lprint e$;"&l1X";

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How to customize default printer settings?

RNTH

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