Color modes, Using simple color mode - set simple color – Brother Laser Printer HL1660e User Manual

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2001/10/02

CHAPTER 3 "PCL5C" - 4

2.

COLOR MODES

The PCL5C emulation provides a B/W mode, which is the default, and three color modes as follows;

1) Simple Color Mode

2) PCL Color Mode

3) HP-GL/2 Color Mode

Simple Color Mode allows you to use a maximum of 8 colors easily. PCL Color Mode allows you to use a
maximum of 16,000,000 colors logically. HP-GL/2 Mode allows you to use vector graphics in color.

It is possible to switch between these modes in a single page, which enables you to use each of them for your
purpose.

When handling colors in those modes, use palette. For details on palette, refer to Section 3 ‘Color Palettes’ of
this chapter.

This section describes the details about each color mode.

2.1.

Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color

Command

ESC*r#U (27)(42)(114)#(85) <1Bh><2Ah><72h>#<55h>

# = -4

CMYK mode

# = -3

CMY mode

# = 1
*

B/W mode

# = 3

RGB mode

* Default value = 1

The # value specifies the palette and the colors for the palette. For specific colors, refer to the table below;

This command specifies each color corresponding to the index number. The color is fixed and
unchangeable.

The colors which were specified in the palette by the PCL or HP-GL/2 command are cancelled.

Index No

-4 (CMYK)

-3(CMY)

1(B/W) *

3(RGB)

0

White

White

White

Black

1

Cyan

Cyan

Black

Red

2

Magenta

Magenta

-

Green

3

Blue

Blue

-

Yellow

4

Yellow

Yellow

-

Blue

5

Green

Green

-

Magenta

6

Red

Red

-

Cyan

7

Black

Black

-

White

* = default

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