Storing graphic images in a laser printer.

I want to store small graphic images (.gif, .jpeg, etc.) in the laser printer's memory and use PLC to pull the image onto a sheet to print. Has anyone done this? Need some direction.
Thanks

You can't store images in the original source format (.gif, .jpg, etc.), but (assuming that the printer model in question supports the PCL5 Page Description Language) you can (using suitable software) convert these images to appropriate PCL-format raster or vector images, and embed these within PCL macros, which can be stored in the printer's RAM (or more permanently on a hard disk or other attached storage on more expensive models).

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