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USING ARC RELATIVE TO DRAW ARCS
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.
PA1500,1500;PD; Specifies the starting
position as (1500,1500)
and puts the pen down.
AR0,2000,80,25; Draws an arc with a
center point 0 Plotter
Units (PLU) in the X
direction and 2000 PLU in
the Y direction from
(1500,1500). Then it
specifies an arc section
to be 80 degrees
(positive angle), with a
chord angle of 25
degrees.
AR2000,0,80; Draws an arc with a
center point 2000 PLU in
the X direction and 0 PLU
in the Y direction from
the current pen position.
Then specifies the arc
section to be 80 degrees
(positive angle), with a
default chord angle of 5
degrees.
Ec%0A Enters PCL mode.
EcE Send a reset to end the
job and eject the page.
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