PJL
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To determine which variables your printer supports, see “Table B-7: Printer Unique
LRESOURCE Variables” on page B-12.
Table 3-9: Printer Unique LRESOURCE Variables
Variable
Function
Selections
Factory
Default
LDESCRIPTION
(DEFAULT
only)
Macro or Symbol
Set Description
1
"alphanumeric string"
The description is limited to 16 characters and must be enclosed in
double quotes. If more than 16 characters are specified by the
DEFAULT command, the first 16 characters are used and a PJL
parser warning is issued.
The DINQUIRE command can be used to query the file description.
The description is returned in the response.
NULL
(no
description)
LRWLOCK
(DEFAULT
only)
Read/Write Lock
(password) for an
entire device or a
particular file on
the device
2
"alphanumeric string"
This variable can be used with other PJL commands:
• DEFAULT command
The Read/Write password is limited to eight characters. If more
than eight characters are specified by the PJL DEFAULT
command, the password is truncated and a PJL warning is issued.
If a null (" ") password is given, password protection is removed
from the specified device or file.
• DINQUIRE or INQUIRE commands
Use these commands to determine if a password has been
specified for a device or specific file. The response is one of the
following:
NOTSET
The password has not been set or has been reset to
zero.
SET
The password is defined and active.
EXPIRED
The password is reset to zero (flash memory only).
The LDECLARE command can be used to temporarily unlock access
to a device or particular file. See “File and Device Protection
Commands” on page 3-93 for additional information about using
passwords on these devices.
NULL
(no
password)
NOTSET
LWLOCK
(DEFAULT
only)
Write Lock
(password) for an
entire device or
particular file on
the device
2
"alphanumeric string"
Same as LRWLOCK, except the password limits write-only access
instead of read-write access.
NULL
(no
password)
1
The macro or symbol set description is printed in the Description field of the Print Directory listing.
2
To password protect a device, the
command modifier:value
should be
LRESOURCE :"device:"
. The colon (:) and
double quotes (" ") must be specified.