Questions tagged [pcl]
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Why do printers have resident fonts, and how do I use them?
Many printers specify that they have resident fonts--often dozens of them. I could understand why this was necessary years ago, when perhaps the choice was to use a resident font or to print the whole page in raster form (assuming even that was…
massysett
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Fast way to print into a Dot Matrix printer
I have an EPSON FX printer, I generate PDF reports, 500-600 pages, when I send to print is too slow, because is printed as image.
Searching in web I foud many options:
-PostScript
-PCL
-ESC/P
Reports only have letters and spaces, What would be the…
Vrian7
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Building using CMake within Conda environment
I have a resource constrained lab machine (thats not controlled by me), which basically only allows me to write to an external hdd.
I need to compile my class project using boost and pcl. My procedure has been to create a conda environment inside…
Misguided
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Intermitent high latency caused by Cablemodem
I have 2 computers conected to my Thompson model TCW770. I have been experimenting connection problems while playing online in different games. I have some seconds every 2-5 minutes that the game is freeze and latency go until 800 ms.
I have a…
vgonisanz
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Generating a High Resolution Print Job
I have a document that I need to print in as high a resolution as possible (I'll be printing to a file, so hardware limitations are irrelevant), but the existing PCL drivers that I'm using only appear to go up to 300 DPI.
How can I configure a…
Eric Martindale
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Permanently install PCL font to printer
After loading a software font (.SFP) into an HP M506 printer (e.g. E13B for printing checks), it appears in the "HP PCL5e Permanent Soft Fonts" list and is available for use. However, after the printer loses power, the so-called "permanent" font is…
SQLFox
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Errors on installing PCL 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04
I got the executable PCL 1.8 from HERE and installed it. But when tried to run an example demo, it complaints: How to fix it?
CMake Error at /usr/share/pcl-1.8/PCLConfig.cmake:45 (message):
PCL can not be found on this machine
Call Stack (most…
user608414
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Using PCL3e escape sequences on an HP Officejet Pro 8630 to duplex on the long edge
I'm trying to print raw, plain ASCII text (e.g. IETF RFCs, which contain form-feed characters for automatic pagination) by sending it directly to port 9100 on my HP Officejet Pro 8630. The specifications state that the printer supports PCL3e and…
bwDraco
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Differences between PCL 5/6 printers?
What reasons exist to favor a PCL6 printer model over a non-PCL (or "PCL 3 GUI") printer?
E.g. the printers HP Officejet Pro 8600 and HP Officejet Pro 276dw which seems to differ only in this feature (beside a better display) with a price difference…
MRalwasser
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Printing issue (OFFENDING COMMAND: @PJL) with CUPS to Lexmark MX622ade that is set to PCL language
A Lexmark MX622 printer configured to use PCL as default language does not print using CUPS (that seems to prefer PostScript):
I could print a test page (openSUSE Leap 15.4 using YaST2) successfully, but when I print from Firefox, nothing is…
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Printer Features Do not appear in Printer Properties in Advanced tab in windows 7
I am using windows 7 with PCL5 driver for printer. My printer model is HP LaserJet 4100. I am using PCL 5 driver and i have a problem my printing preferences do not appear Printer Features and other options in different tab. I have uninstall and…
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Converting PJL/PCL to pdf
I have a non-readable PJL file, which I try to convert into something human-readable (e.g. pdf). The PJL commands are as follows (followed by the actual print-job):
%-12345X@PJL JOB NAME = "{**censored-filename**}.PDF"
@PJL COMMENT NOTIFICATION =…
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