PJL commands

Kernel commands

UEL (Universal Exit Language)

<ESC>%-12345X

Exits current printer language and returns control to PJL.

Yes

COMMENT

@PJL COMMENT remarks [<CR>] <LF>

Causes PJL to accept the command line as a comment

Yes

ENTER

@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = personality [<CR>]<LF>

Selects a printer language for processing the current job (not PostScript).

No

Environment commands

DEFAULT

@PJL DEFAULT [LPARM: PCL] variable = value [<CR>] <LF>

Sets default value for environment variables. Will be used as current after next PJL Reset.

Yes

SET

@PJL SET [LPARM: PCL] variable = value [<CR>] <LF>

Sets an environment variable to a specified value for the duration of a PJL job.

Yes

INITIALIZE

@PJL INITIALIZE [<CR>] <LF>

Resets current and default PJL variables to factory default values.

Partial, see note below

RESET

@PJL RESET [<CR>] <LF>

Resets current PJL variables to default values.

Yes

Job Separation commands

JOB

@PJL JOB [NAME="name"] [start=#] [end=#] [offset="word"]

Defines the start of a PJL job, specifies a name (optional) used for unsolicited messages, supports page range printing

Partial; password option not supported

EOJ

@PJL EOJ [NAME="name"]

Defines the end of a PJL job (optionally specifying (another) name

Yes

Status Readback commands

ECHO

@PJL ECHO "words"

If a bidirectional socket is specified, then messages will be sent back to the host

No

INFO STATUS

@PJL INFO STATUS

Returns printer state message on/offline and idle/processing

No

INFO USTATUS

@PJL INFO USTATUS

Returns which unsolicited status messages are supported

No

USTATUS DEVICE

@PJL USTATUS DEVICE=ON|OFF

Turns on/off the sending back of printer state changes.

No

USTATUS JOB

@PJL USTATUS JOB=ON|OFF

Turns on/off the sending back of start/end of PJL jobs.

No

USTATUS PAGE

@PJL USTATUS PAGE=ON|OFF

Turns on/off the sending back of page deliveries

No

USTATUSOFF

@PJL USTATUSOFF

Turns of all unsolicited status messages

No

Device Attendance commands

RDYMSG

@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY="message"

Displays message (<16 chars) on printer console, remains online

No

OPMSG

@PJL OPMSG DISPLAY="message"

Displays an operator message (e.g. load paper) on printer console. Goes offline

No

STMSG

@PJL STMSG DISPLAY="message"

Displays an operator message on printer console, goes offline and returns the key pressed

No

PJL File System commands

FSDELETE

@PJL FSDELETE NAME="pathname"

Delete a file from printer disk

No

FSDOWNLOAD

@PJL FSDOWNLOAD FORMAT: BINARY [SIZE = #][NAME = "pathname"] <binary data> <ESC>%-12345X

Downloads a binary file to the printer disk (possible replacing an existing file with same name).

No

FSINIT

@PJL FSINIT VOLUME="0:"

Initialise the printer disk file system

No

FSMKDIR

@PJL FSMKDIR NAME="pathname"

Create a directory on the printer disk file system.

No

BINDING

LEFT | RIGHT | TOP | BOTTOM

LONGEDGE | SHORTEDGE

For the first 4 values, binding gives the position used for margins, staple and punch.

NOTE

BINDING is not the Océ binding edge (for tumble back sides.

The last 2 values are supported for backward compatibility with HP specification. For these values, this does correspond to the Océ binding edge.

COLLATE

ON | OFF

Collate ON means sort by set

Collate OFF means sort by page

COPIES

QTY

1

Number of copies. Depending on the job setup, COPIES or QTY can be used for selecting the number of copies. The last definition of any of these two variables sets the number of copies.

DUPLEX

OFF | ON

FINISH

STAPLE | NONE | LEFT1POINT | RIGHT1POINT | ANY2POINT | CENTER

Enables stapling at PJL JOB and EOJ.

See the description for staple below this table.

FOLDING

NONE | HALFFOLD | Z-FOLD

Folding methods

See the description for fold below this table.

FONTNUMBER

0 to n (maximum depends on the number of installed fonts) (24)

See PCL fonts and the Configuration Report

HOLD

OFF

When OFF is selected the Job destination is Scheduled jobs.

JOBNAME

"" (Roman-8)

The jobname is enclosed in quotation marks. The string consists of any combination of characters from Roman-8 character 32 through 255, plus character 9 (horizontal tab), excluding character 34 (quotation mark).

Depending on the PJL programming, the PJL JOB command and PJL SET JOBNAME can be used. The last definition of any of these two sets the job name:

@PJL JOB NAME = "job name"

@PJL SET JOBNAME = "job name"

JOBOFFSET

OFF | ON

Enables jogging at the end of a job (at PJL JOB and EOJ).

OCEBIN

(1) - maxbin

OUTBIN

DEFAULT | BIN1 | BIN2 | BIN3 | ...

Output bin, see Output bin

ORIENTATION

PORTRAIT | LANDSCAPE | RPORTRAIT | RLANDSCAPE

PAPER

LETTER | LEGAL_LARGE | A4 | A3 | A5 | LEDGER | US_STANDARD | LEGAL_SMALL | KWARTO | FOLIO | FOOLSCAP | COMMERCIAL

PITCH

0.44 to 99.99 (10.00)

PTSIZE

4.00 to 999.75 (12.00)

PUNCH

OFF | ON | <unknown value>

Any unknown value is interpreted as ON. When only PUNCH is defined and no PUNCHNUM is defined, then the number of punch holes is set to fixed (1 hole).

PUNCHNUM

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | <unknown value>

Number of punch holes. For any other value of PUNCHNUM, punch holes is set to fixed (1 hole).

Punch position is given relative to the orientation.

RESOLUTION

600

No other resolutions are supported.

STAPLEOPTION

TOPLEFT | BOTTOMLEFT | EDGELEFT

Determines where the staple is placed. This variable is only taken into account if FINISH = STAPLE. Topleft and bottomleft staple leads to one staple but the location can be overridden by the actual orientation.

SYMSET

DESKTOP | ISO11 | … | WIN31J

symbolsetnumber = RO number on Status Report

FINISH = STAPLE

STAPLEOPTION = TOPLEFT | BOTTOMLEFT | EDGELEFT

Legacy staple: portrait, landscape, double

FINISH = LEFT1POINT | RIGHT1POINT | ANY2POINT | CENTER

BINDING = LEFT | RIGHT | TOP | BOTTOM

ORIENTATION = PORTRAIT | LANDSCAPE

Corner staples and edge staples description based on the orientation

FINISH = CENTER

Saddle stitching

PUNCH = OFF | ON | <unknown value>

Any unknown value is interpreted as ON.

PUNCH = ON

When only PUNCH is defined and no PUNCHNUM is defined, then the number of punch holes is set to fixed (1 hole).

PUNCH = ON

PUNCHNUM = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | <unknown value>

BINDING = LEFT | RIGHT | TOP | BOTTOM

ORIENTATION = PORTRAIT | LANDSCAPE

For any other value of PUNCHNUM, punch holes is set to fixed (1 hole).

Punch position is given relative to the orientation.