Those ELP_Commands with their detailed explanations can be found and easy selected in the PPAdmin Control Center in the ELP Command Generator under the button Examples:
The description of each ELP Command character can be found after the first listing
C1F500; | Print the same form on every page |
C1:1O500; | Print the same form on every page |
C1I1F500; | Print the same form on every page, feed out of PLAIN paper tray |
C1:1I1O500; | Print the same form on every page, feed out of PLAIN paper tray |
C1:1F500;C1F502; | Put on first page form A (Letter head) on all remaining pages form B (logo) |
K2;C1I9;C2I1; | Copies ever copy drawn form a different paper tray |
C1:1I9;C1I1F502; | The first and remaining pages form different tray with logo on it. |
C1:1I6;C1I1F500; | Draw first page from the letter head tray, all remaining pages on PLAIN paper with a form |
C1:1I9;C1I1F502; | The first page is printed from the preprinted tray, all following pages id drawn out of the PLAIN paper tray and form 502 (Logo) is added |
C1:1I6;C1:2I1O500; | Generates the exact same output as the last example, However, the form is only activated on page 2 but as an overlay. |
C1:1I6;C1I1F500;T102; | Staple the whole job, rest, see 2 lines above |
C1:1S1; | Prints the whole job duplex, if certain PCL page oriented commands are only appearing in the data stream on the first page, otherwise see here |
C1:1-#PREPARSEPAGECOUNT#G1000; | Prints the colored watermark on top of each page. See here. |
C1:1S1;C1:#PREPARSEPAGECOUNT#B2; | Job is printed in duplex and the last page is always printed on the back page. |
C1:1S1F500FF;C1:2F501;C1S0F502; | First page in duplex with letter head and terms & conditions, rest in simplex and logo |
C1S0;C1:#PREPARSEPAGECOUNT#S1FFF501; | Prints all pages except the last one in simplex, the last page is duplex and the terms and conditions are added on the back side. See here |
C1F500;C1:#PREPARSEPAGECOUNT#I9; | Prints on all pages except the last one, the full letter head, the last page is printed out of the paper tray preprinted. See here |
C1:1S1;C1S0X2; | First 2 pages are printed duplex, all remaining pages simplex, See here |
C1:1S1;C1:2F999;C1S0; | Generates exact the same result as the last example. |
C1:RS1F500; | All pages in duplex on the front page with letter head form |
C1:RS1FF;C1:LF501; | All pages in duplex nothing changed on the front pages and on all back sides with terms & conditions inserted |
C1:RS1FFF501; | Same example as above. |
C1:RS1F500FF;C1:LF501; | All pages in duplex on the front page with letter head form on all back back sides with terms & conditions inserted |
C1:RS1F500FF;C1:LF501;C1:1I9;C1:3I1; | Same as last example, only the first page is drawn from another paper tray See here |
C1:1S1F1003FF;C1:LF1004;C1:RX1F1002FF; | For complete description see here. |
K2;C2C2; | 2 Copies, but second copy in gray / black and white. |
K2;C1F500;C2F500F101; | 2 copies, on all pages the letter head form, on the second copy an addition Copy watermark |
R2;C1F500;C2F500F101; | The same command as the last one, but each page directly reprinted |
K3;C1F500;C2F500F102;D2; | Generate 3 copies, second and third copy are exactly the same |
K2;C1F500M1;C2F500F101M3; | Generate 2 copies, but print them to different out bins |
K3;C1:1S1F500I1FF;C1:2F501;C1S0I1F502; C2:1F500F102I9;C2F502F102I1;D2; |
First printed page with T&Cs. Copy 2 and 3 are the same with watermark and Logo and on the first page the letter head. |
C1:1N; | Do not print the first page of the data stream. |
C1:1G500; | Print a colored letter head or watermark on the first page below the text. |
C1A26; | Selects for all pages the A4 letter size. |
T102; | Staple the job on newer HP printers with one staple top left. |
S; | Exchanges the front and back page in a job. |
C1PL360; | Moves the left print margin by 360 units (half an inch) to the right. |
EB22000; | Example of an additional front page. |
C1F25000; | The form 25000 is printed on every page. Maybe with an own page counter. |
C1:1A27S1D1;C1:RPS0FS;C1:LPS-6000; | Print a two A4 pages on A3 |
C1F500;C1:#PREPARSEPAGECOUNT#I9; | Prints on all pages except the last one, the full letter head, the last page is printed out of the paper tray preprinted. See here. |
EE501; | Adds at the end of the data stream a new page with the terms and conditions, example form 501. |
EXF501FFF501; | Adds twice the terms and conditions forms 501 at the end of the job. |
The short description of each single ELP Command character: (full detailed description)
Primary | C-cmd. | Long- | Short-Description |
C#; | descr | What to do on a specific copy if no additional page number is provided | |
C#:# | descr | What to do on a specific copy and on a specific page number | |
C#:#-# | descr | What to do on a specific copy and for a specific range of page numbers | |
C#:L | R | X | descr | What to do on the left | right pages of a specific copy | |
A[-]# | descr | Select a specific page size, like A4 or Legal etc. | |
B# | descr | Select a specific page while duplex printing | |
C# | descr | Print a color page in gray only or change back to color printing | |
D[-]# | descr | Select print direction, portrait, landscape, reverse. | |
E# | descr | E Erase all Out_searches | |
F# | descr | F[RL|RP|L|P] # [,x[,y[,d]]] Print macro/form number # optionally at X and Y position and print direction d in 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees |
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Ffilename | descr | prints macro/form via its file name | |
FF | descr | FF Insert Form Feed | |
FN | descr | FN Go to the next sheet, see link for differences to FF command | |
FS | descr | FS Do not print next Form Feed, so the next page can be repositioned on the page | |
G# | descr | G#[,x[,y[,d]]] Print macro/form number # on page/copy, but on beginning of the page, for colored watermarks Options same as F Command |
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Gfilename | descr | prints macro/form via its file name also on beginning of the page | |
H[-]# | descr | Draw paper from tray using PCL Sequence Esc&l#H for page/copy | |
I[-]# | descr | Draw paper from tray using PCL Sequence paper type for page/copy | |
J | descr | Use Job offset in out tray | |
L | descr | Put the report lines on the paper | |
M[-]# | descr | Send paper to out tray # | |
N | descr | Do not print page, only used with C#:#..; command | |
N1 | descr | Ignore Form Feed on this page | |
O# | descr | Print macro/form number # on this and following pages as overlay | |
PL# | descr | Long edge margin, maybe after the G#,x,y command to print the data stream at 0,0 | |
PS# | descr | Sort edge margin, maybe after the G#,x,y command to print the data stream at 0,0 | |
PM | descr | Offsets found in the data stream are matched to the provided PL/PS offsets | |
PX | descr | Set page margins to 0 at page end, right before the F commands are called | |
Q# | descr | Q# Single page copy factor | |
R[#] | descr | R[#] Resets page number to page number # to enable recursive ELP_commands # must be one page less then next page has to be. So if next page is treated like page 2 then enter R1; |
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S# | descr | Simplex, Duplex long and short side | |
T# | descr | Set top margin, values from 0 to 70 lines, Command has to be behind the A command | |
X# | descr | This command is not used on Page # | |
Y | descr | Disable Perforation Skip. Text can be positioned until end of the page | |
D[+]#; | descr | Default copy definition if no copy definition for actual copy is defined. The optional + indicates the definition is for odd copy numbers. | |
EA$$$; | descr | Inserts a full C#-Commands right in front of the first printing data | |
EB#; | descr | Send form/data at beginning of job, start with PCL UEL command | |
EE#; | descr | Send form/data at end of job | |
EI#$$$; | descr | Inserts a full C#-Commands right in front of the # copy, only executed with K copy command. The default D#; copy command is respected. | |
EJ#$$$; | descr | Inserts a full C#-Commands right after the # copy, only executed with K copy command. The default D#; copy command is respected. | |
ET[J]; | descr | Wraps around the output job UEL statements, an optional J in conjunction with the K#; command wraps each copy. | |
ET3|6; | descr | Set print data to 300 or 600 dpi, EB command is also required! | |
EX$$$; | descr | Inserts a full C#-Commands right at in front of every Reset Sequence, so normally at the end of the job | |
F[-]#; | descr | Generates on the fly a new mac file | |
K#; | descr | Print # copies, order 123, 123 . | |
N1; | descr | Pass through data, no changes are made | |
N2; | descr | No data is printed, but archiving and print to port functions still work | |
Q#; | descr | Print # copies, order 111, 222 . C#.. ELP commands are NOT used | |
R#; | descr | Print # copies, order 111, 222 . C#.. ELP commands are used | |
S; | descr | Switches front and back side of the job, Page selection commands are respected. See link for further details. | |
T#[:#]; | descr | Staple job | |
X, | descr | Print ELP command error on console |
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