User GuideIM C2000/C2500/C3000/C3500/C4500/C5500/C6000 series

PCL Menu (Standard)

This section describes the settings in [PCL Menu] under [Printer Settings].

Introduction of Two Types of Setting Screens (Standard/Classic)

Items

Description

Orientation

You can specify the orientation of the paper.

  • Default: [Portrait]

Form Lines

You can specify the number of lines per page from 5 to 128.

  • Default:

    Region A icon (mainly Europe and Asia)

    "64" lines

    Region B icon (mainly North America)

    "60" lines

Font Source

You can set the storage location of the default font.

[RAM], and [HDD] can be selected only when fonts have been downloaded to the machine.

  • Default: [Resident]

Font Number

You can specify the font number of the font to use.

  • When [Font Source] is set to [Resident], specify from 0 to 103.

    • Default: "0"

  • When [Font Source] is set to [RAM], or [HDD], the number of fonts specified in this machine can be specified as the font number.

    • Default: "1"

Point Size

You can specify the point size of the font to use.

The point sizes can be specified from 4.00 to 999.75 in increments of 0.25. This setting is effective only for proportional fonts.

  • Default: "12.00" points

Font Pitch

You can specify the pitch (character width) for the font to use.

The font pitch can be specified from 0.44 to 99.99 in increments of 0.01. This setting is effective only for monospaced fonts.

  • Default: "10.00"

Symbol Set

You can specify the character set of the selected font.

  • Default: [PC-8]

Nimbus Mono Font

You can specify the type of the Nimbus Mono font.

  • Default: [Regular]

Extend A4 Width

When you print on the A4 paper, you can specify whether to print from edge to edge of the printable paper size.

  • Default: [Off]

Append CR to LF

You can specify the operation of the machine when the CR, LF, or FF code is received.

  • Default: [LF=LF]

Resolution

You can specify the print resolution in dots per inch. You can select [300 dpi], [600 dpi (Fast)], [600 dpi (Standard)], or [600 dpi (High Quality)].

When this setting item is specified as [300 dpi], data is printed in monochrome even if you specify color print in the printer driver. .

  • Default: [600 dpi (Standard)]

Toner Saving

You can specify whether to reduce toner consumption when printing.

  • Default: [Off]

Tray Parameters (PCL)

You can configure the settings to change the paper tray parameters used for PCL printing. You can specify this function if the machine is replaced with another manufacturer's machine for output without a printer driver in the basic system.

The tray parameter for different paper trays depends on the manufacturer. For example, if the Tray 1 parameter for the used machine is "4", specify "4" for Tray 1.