How to print with inverse printing on HP8150

Hi, we have an HP 8150 lazerjet and require the ability to print a white number within a black square. The printer is connected to an HP9000 running HP-UX.
The final image would have to be approximately 3/4" square.
Control of the printer has been accomplished by using PCL control commands/sequences.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
thanks
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This pseudo-PCL (with analysis) shows you how to print:
White text on black and white backgounds
Shaded fill text on black and white backgrounds
Black text on shaded and white backgrounds
<Esc>&l0O Orientation: Portrait
<Esc>&u600D Unit-of-Measure (600 PCL units per inch)
<Esc>&a0L Left Margin (column 0)
<Esc>&l0E Top Margin (0 lines)
<Esc>(19U Primary Font: Symbol Set (19U = Windows Latin 1 (CP 1252))
<Esc>(s1p Primary Font: Spacing: Proportional
40v Primary Font: Height (40 points)
0s Primary Font: Style (Upright, solid)
0b Primary Font: Stroke Weight: Medium
16602T Primary Font: Typeface (16602 = Arial)
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
600Y Cursor Position Vertical (600 PCL units)
<Esc>*v0o Pattern Transparency Mode: Transparent
0T Select Current Pattern: Solid Black
<Esc>*c1800a Rectangle Size Horizontal (1800 PCL units)
200b Rectangle Size Vertical (200 PCL units)
0P Fill Rectangular Area: Solid Area
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
800Y Cursor Position Vertical (800 PCL units)
<Esc>*v1o Pattern Transparency Mode: Opaque
1T Select Current Pattern: Solid White
White text
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
1200Y Cursor Position Vertical (1200 PCL units)
<Esc>*v0o Pattern Transparency Mode: Transparent
0T Select Current Pattern: Solid Black
<Esc>*c1800a Rectangle Size Horizontal (1800 PCL units)
200b Rectangle Size Vertical (200 PCL units)
0P Fill Rectangular Area: Solid Area
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
1400Y Cursor Position Vertical (1400 PCL units)
<Esc>*c20G Assign Pattern ID (identifier = 20)
<Esc>*v1o Pattern Transparency Mode: Opaque
2T Select Current Pattern: Shading
Patterned text
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
1800Y Cursor Position Vertical (1800 PCL units)
<Esc>*v0o Pattern Transparency Mode: Transparent
0T Select Current Pattern: Solid Black
<Esc>*c20G Assign Pattern ID (identifier = 20)
<Esc>*c1800a Rectangle Size Horizontal (1800 PCL units)
200b Rectangle Size Vertical (200 PCL units)
2P Fill Rectangular Area: Shading
<Esc>*p600x Cursor Position Horizontal (600 PCL units)
2000Y Cursor Position Vertical (2000 PCL units)
<Esc>*v1o Pattern Transparency Mode: Opaque
0T Select Current Pattern: Solid Black
Black text
<Esc>E Printer Reset

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UT<RS><EOT>
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