HP LaserJet 5200 user guide - ENWW

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Using escape characters
Printer commands always begin with the escape character (E c ).
The following table shows how the escape character can be inserted in various MS-DOS programs.
DOS program Entry What appears
Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Type \027 027
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS
Hold down Alt and type 027 on the
numeric keypad
WordPerfect for MS-DOS Type
MS-DOS Edit
Hold down Ctrl+P, and press Esc
MS-DOS Edlin Hold down Ctrl+V, and press [ ^[
dBase ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" "
Selecting PCL 6 and PCL 5 fonts
The printer font list provides PCL 6 and PCL 5 printer commands for selecting fonts. See Using
printer information pages for information about how to print the list. A sample section is shown in the
following illustration.
One variable box is available for specifying symbol sets and one for specifying point size. These
variables must be filled in, or the printer will use defaults. For example, if you want a symbol set that
contains line-draw characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common
symbol set codes are listed in the section Common PCL 6 and PCL 5 printer commands.
1 2
1 Symbol set
2 Point size
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