KB140045 - Creating a PCL Separator File That Creates No Printed Output

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The PCL separator page is used to force a printer which supports multiple input formats (such as Postscript, PCL, HPGL, etc.) to switch to PCL mode. For a general PCL separator that does not generate output, start with %SystemRoot%\System32\PSCRIPT.SEP:

\ \H1B\L%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=POSTSCRIPT\0

Copy this to another file and modify it to read:

\
\H1B\L%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL\0

Then specify this as your separator page.

For more information on customizing separator pages please see section 6 page 13 of the "Windows NT Concept and Planning Guide" portion of Books Online (which is included on the Windows NT CD-ROM) or see your printer's manual.

Here is the default PCL.SEP file (; = comments added):

   \ 
   \H1B\L%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL
   \H1B\L&l1T\0
   \H34
   \B\S\N\4        ;Switch to double high/double wide and print user name
   \I\4            ;Print the job id#
   \U\D\4          ;End double high/double wide and print date
   \E              ;Eject the page

Creating a PCL Separator File That Creates No Printed Output

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