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A-2.1.3
List of Supported PJL Commands
PJL COMMAND
Description
@PJL COMMENT [”text”]
The COMMENT command is used for adding a
line of information or a comment within a set of
PJL commands.
@PJL JOB [NAME= ”text”]
[START= #] [END = #]
Defines the name and pages of a PCL print job.
NAME = file name (ASCII text)
START = first page, range 1 to 214783647
END = last page, range 1 to 214783647
@PJL EOJ [NAME=”job
name”]
The EOJ command marks the end of the job
which was started with the previous JOB
command. It resets the PJL Current
Environment to the User Default Environment.
The JOB and EOJ commands should always
be used in pairs. Do not use one without the
other.
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE
= personality
Supported personality options are
PCL , HEXDUMP
@PJL RESET
The RESET command resets the PJL Current
Environment variables to their User Default
Environment values (see Figure on page before
for a description of PJL Environments).
@PJL INITIALIZE
The INITIALIZE command resets the PJL
Current Environment and the User Default
Environment variables to their Factory Default
Environment values.
@PJL DEFAULT
[LPARM : personality]
Variable = value
The DEFAULT command sets the User Default
Environment value for a specified variable.
Personality : PCL, HEXDUMP
For supported variables and values see table:
A-2.1.4 PJL Variables and Values
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PJL COMMAND
(cont.)
Description
@PJL SET
[LPARM : personality]
Variable = value
The SET command allows the user to change
the value of PJL Current variables for the
length of a PJL job, or until a PJL reset
condition returns the value to is default.
Personality : PCL, HEXDUMP
For supported variables and values see table:
A-2.1.4 PJL Variables and Values
@PJL RDYMSG ["text of
message”]
Displays a message in the 1
st
line of the
printer´s operator panel
The message length is at max. 16 characters
The printer remains online
@PJL RDYMSG ["”]
Clear the message on the printer´s operator
panel
@PJL OPMSG ["text of
message”]
Displays the message in the 1
st
line of the
printer´s operator panel
The message length is at max. 16 characters
The printer gets off line
After prompting of this status by pushing the
offline/online button, the printer goes ONLINE
again
@PJL INQUIRE
[ LPARM : personality ]
Variable
Requests the current value for an environment
variable.
personality = PCL, HEXDUMP
port =
For supported variables and values see table:
PJL Variables and Values
@PJL DINQUIRE
[ LPARM : personality ]
Variable
Requests the default value for an environment
variable.
personality = PCL, HEXDUMP
port =
For supported variables and values see table:
PJL Variables and Values
