HP DeskJet 1200C Printer
The DeskJet 1200C is a 300-dpi LaserJet-compatible thermal inkjet
color printer. It uses PCL 5 and is very compatible with the LaserJet 4
family of printers. The main differences between the DeskJet 1200C
and the LaserJet 4 printer are summarized in the table below (for a
complete listing, see Table 1-1).
Table 2-12. PCL Feature Additions for HP DeskJet 1200C Printer
The DeskJet 1200C printer does not support the following LaserJet 4
features:
• Unit of Measure (
?
&u#D)
• Status Readback (
?
*s#X,
?
*s#U,
?
*s#M,
?
*s#T,
?
*s#I)
• Raster resolutions of 200 dpi and 600 dpi
• Page sizes: Executive, A4, JIS B5 paper, International B5
envelope, Monarch envelope
• HP-GL/2 in macros
Feature
Status
Comments
Enter HP-GL/2 Mode
Modified
Three additional parameters (-1, 2, 3) have been added to
provide support for Standalone HP-GL/2 Mode
(
?
%-1B), for using the current PCL coordinate
system/previous HP-GL/2 pen position (
?
%2B), and for
using the current PCL coordinate system/current PCL
CAP (
?
%3B).
Media Type
New
Sets the print mode required for printing on various media
types.
Mechanical Print Quality
New
Determines the graphics print quality.
Negative Motion
New
Specifies whether negative motion will be used.
Raster Scaling
New/Modified
Several commands are added for raster scaling:
Destination Raster Width (
?
*t#H), Destination Raster
Height (
?
*t#V), Scale Algorithm (
?
*t#K); also, two
parameters are added to the Start Raster Graphics
command to initiate scaling (
?
*r2A and
?
*r3A). (See
the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual for more
information.)
Color Commands
New
See Table 1-1 for a complete list of color commands
supported by the printer. See the PCL 5 Color Technical
Reference Manual for descriptions of the color
commands.
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