Xerox 4215/MRP Reference - Introduction

Introduction

The Printer Language Reference is intended as an aid to

programmers using PostScript Page Description Language (PDL)

or Hewlett-Packard (HP) Printer Control Language (PCL) 5 to

write programs for a laser printer.

About this manual

This reference does not cover all aspects of HP PCL or PostScript

PDL.  

Before using this manual, become familiar with its contents and

conventions.

Text conventions

The following text and procedure conventions are used

throughout this guide.  

italics

Italics are used for document and library names (for example, the

Xerox MRP Family 4220/MRP, 4230/MRP Operator Guide).

CAUTION:  Cautions are associated with equipment safety.

WARNING:  Warnings are associated with the safety of people.

N

Notes:  Hints that help you perform a task or understand the

text.

MB

Megabyte.

K-byte

Kilobyte.

K-bit

Kilobit.

gsm

Grams per one square meter of paper.

menus, modes, options, and commands

These use downstyle capitalization (for example, Configuration

menu, Duplex mode, and Raster Graphics command).

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