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pub:knowledgebase [2017/08/29 13:50] kenpub:knowledgebase [2021/06/29 10:00] – [PCL] kkramer
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 The Table of Contents at the right may assist the reader in navigating this section. The Table of Contents at the right may assist the reader in navigating this section.
 +[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InFORM_Decisions|inFORM Decisions]]
  
 The Search function at the top right may be used to search the content of this site. The Search function at the top right may be used to search the content of this site.
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 ==== PCL ==== ==== PCL ====
  
-The PCL acronym stands for **Printer Command Language**. It is an intermediate langauge used to communicate between computers and certain printers. You can read the general overview of PCL in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_Command_Language | Wikipedia]]. +The PCL acronym stands for **Printer Command Language**. It is an intermediate language used to communicate between computers and certain printers. You can read the general overview of PCL in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_Command_Language | Wikipedia]]. 
  
  
-=== PCL 5e Black / White ===+=== PCL 5, PCL 5e Black / White PCL 5c Color ===
  
-inFORM Decisions products work with PCL 5e, which is the language originally used by the Laserjet 4 printer. 5e does not support color.+inFORM Decisions products work with PCL 5 (PCL 5e, PCL 5c) which is the language originally used by the Laserjet 4 printer. 
  
 This search of Hewlitt Packard's website: This search of Hewlitt Packard's website:
  
 <html> <html>
-<a href="http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&hpvc=sitewide&la=en&qt=pcl+5e&qs=&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&uf=1" target="_blank">http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&hpvc=sitewide&la=en&qt=pcl+5e&qs=&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&uf=1</a> +<a href="https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04324001" target="_blank">https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04324001</a>
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-will approximately **show printers that support PCL 5e**. +
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-=== PCL 5c Color === +
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-Per HP website in April of 2008, these printers are PCL 5c capable: +
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-PCL 5C (Color) - Released with the following printers: HP Color LaserJet, HP Color LaserJet 5, HP Color LaserJet 5M, HP Color LaserJet 2500, HP Color LaserJet 4500, HP Color LaserJet 4550, HP Color LaserJet 4600, HP Color LaserJet 5500, HP Color LaserJet 8500 and HP Color LaserJet 8550 series printers. +
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-=== PCL General === +
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-This URL: +
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-<a href="http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=236252&h_client=z-A-R1002-3&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us&jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN" target="_blank">http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=236252&h_client=z-A-R1002-3&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us&jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN</a>+
 </html> </html>
  
-will display a summary **list of all of HP's printers**. Note that all are not PCL compatible. 
  
-Hewlett Packard's History of PCL Page: 
  
-<html><a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568"> 
-http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568</a></html> 
  
 ==== Configuring a Network Printer With a JetDirect Card ==== ==== Configuring a Network Printer With a JetDirect Card ====
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