Color Modes; Using Simple Color Mode - Set Simple Color - Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual

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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.
maximum of 16,000,000 colors logically.
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.
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)
# = -4
# = -3
# =
*
# =
* Default value = 1
• The # value specifies the palette and the colors for the palette.
• This command specifies each color corresponding to the index number.
unchangeable.
• The colors which were specified in the palette by the PCL or HP-GL/2 command are cancelled.
Index No
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
* = default
CMYK mode
CMY mode
1 B/W mode
3 RGB mode
-4 (CMYK)
White
Cyan
Magenta
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
Black
CHAPTER 3 "PCL5C" - 4
PCL Color Mode allows you to use a
HP-GL/2 Mode allows you to use vector graphics in color.
For details on palette, refer to Section 3 'Color Palettes' of
<1Bh><2Ah><72h>#<55h>
For specific colors, refer to the table below;
-3(CMY)
White
Cyan
Magenta
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
Black
The color is fixed and
1(B/W) * 3(RGB)
White Black
Black Red
- Green
- Yellow
- Blue
- Magenta
- Cyan
- White