Unit 1: PCL Emulation
Page 1-8 SATO D512 PCL Programming Manual
Use the plus symbol (+) or the minus symbol (-) to select a position relative to the current cursor
position. For example:
ESC
&a6C Move to horizontal cursor position, column six
ESC
&a+6C Move six columns to the right of the current position
ESC
&a-6C Move six columns to the left of the current position
L
INKING COMMANDS
You can combine PCL emulation commands by linking them if the first 3 bytes of the commands
are identical. The combined, short form sends the first 3 bytes only once in the string. To
combine commands:
• Use the first 3 bytes (characters) of the command only once at the
start of the command string.
• Make the last letter of each command in the string lowercase.
• Capitalize the last letter of the string.
For example, notice that the first 3 bytes of these two commands are the same:
ESC
(s10H Select 10 characters per inch
ESC
(s4099T Select Courier typeface
To combine these two commands, use this form:
ESC
(s10h4099T
which is 3 bytes shorter than the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s4099T
You can combine more than two commands; for example, you can add Select Stroke Weight
Bold (
ESC
(s3B) to the previous two commands:
ESC
(s10h3b4099T
or in the long form:
ESC
(s10H
ESC
(s3B
ESC
(s4099T
