Command

Parameters

Description

UEL (\x1b%-12345X)

Causes an exit from the active printer language and returns control to PJL.

ENTER

LANGUAGE PCL
LANGUAGE POSTSCRIPT

Select the printer language for subsequent print data.

COMMENT

remarks

Allows addition of information/explanations as comments.

Command

Parameters

Description

JOB

NAME=”job name”
START=first page
END=last page

Assigns a name to the job and allows specification which page to start printing and to end printing.

EOJ

[NAME=”job name”]

Informs the printer that the job has completed.

Command

Parameters

Description

OPMSG

DISPLAY = “message”

Causes the printer to display “message” and go offline until the operator presses a key.

Command

Parameters

Description

INQUIRE

Variable

Requests the default value for a specified environment variable.

ECHO

comment

Returns a comment.

INFO

ID
CONFIG
MEMORY
PAGECOUNT
STATUS
VARIABLES
USTATUS

Requests a specified category of printer information.

USTATUS

DEVICE
JOB
PAGE
TIMED

Enables the printer to send unsolicited status messages.

USTATUSOFF

Disables unsolicited status messages from the printer.

Command

Parameters

Description

DEFAULT

Variable=value

Sets the default value for the specified variable.

INITIALIZE

Resets current and default settings to the factory default values.

RESET

Resets current values to the default values.

SET

Variable=value

Sets the current value for the specified variable..

Command

Parameters

Description

PRINTJOBFILE

GUSERNAME, GJOBNAME, and GJOBPIN (Private mode only) must be defined

Prints JobLibrary file

PRINTSUMMARY

Prints Summary Page.

PRINTGRID

Prints Diagnostic Grid Page.

PRINTPCLFONTS

Prints PCL Font Summary.

PRINTPSFONTS

Prints PS Font Summary.

PRINTFLASHSUMMARY

Prints User Flash Summary.

PRINTDISKSUMMARY

Prints Hard Disk Summary.

REBOOT

Causes the printer to perform a warm-boot.

BINDING

LONGEDGE
SHORTEDGE

Duplex binding.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

CLEARABLEWARNINGS

JOB
ON

Clearable-warnings should be displayed only until end-of-job (JOB), or whenever they occur (ON).

COPIES

1 to 999

Number of uncollated copies for each page of the job.

CPLOCK

ON
OFF

If ON, users cannot modify control panel settings.

DENSITY

0 to 5

Toner Density setting.

DUPLEX

ON
OFF

Default for enable/disable printing on both sides of paper.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

FINISH

OFF
STAPLE
STAPLEREAR
STAPLEDUAL

Sets the mode for the stapler. Stapled sets are defined by the JOB/EOJ commands.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

FORMLINES

5 to 128

Number of lines per page.

INTRAY1

LOCKED
UNLOCKED

Auto-selection lock status for tray.  Only supported for trays that are installed in the printer.

Read-only

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

INTRAY1SIZE

LETTER
LEGAL
LEDGER
FOLIO
EXECUTIVE
STATEMENT
A3
A4
A5
A6
JISB4
JISB5
MONARCH
COM10
C5
DL

The size of the paper currently installed in the respective tray.  Only supported for trays that are installed in the printer.

(Read-only)

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

JAMRECOVERY

ON
OFF

Enables/Disables re-printing of jammed pages.

JOBOFFSET

ON
OFF

Enable/Disable state of output jogging. Oofset sets are defined by the JOB/EOJ commands.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

MANUALFEED

ON
OFF

Manual Feed mode.

ORIENTATION

PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE

Page orientation.

OUTBIN

LOWER
UPPER
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN1
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN2
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN3
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN4
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN5
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN6
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN7
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN8
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN9
OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN10

Default output bin.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

PAPER

LETTER
LEGAL
LEDGER
FOLIO
EXECUTIVE
STATEMENT
A3
A4
A5
A6
JISB4
JISB5
MONARCH
COM10
C5
DL

Paper sizes supported by the printer.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

PASSWORD

0 to 65535

Default password for PJL security.

PERSONALITY

AUTO
PCL
POSTSCRIPT

Interpreter selection.

PITCH

0.44 to 99.99

Default font pitch for PCL.

PRTPSERRS

ON
OFF

Enables/Disables printing of PostScript error pages.

PTSIZE

4.00 to 999.75

Default font point size for PCL.

RESOLUTION

300
600
1200

Print resolution in dots per inch.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

RET

OFF
ON
EDGE
PHOTO
EDGEPHOTO

Resolution enhancement technology.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

SYMSET

ROMAN8
ISOL1
ISOL2
ISOL5
PC8
PC8D
PC850
PC852
PC8TK
WINL1
WINL2
WINL5
DESKTOP
PSTEXT
VNINTL
VNUS
MSPUBL
MATH8
PSMATH
VNMATH
PIFONT
LEGAL
ISO4
ISO6
ISO11
ISO15
ISO17
ISO21
ISO60
ISO69
WIN30

Default Symbol Set for PCL.

TIMEOUT

5 to 300

Duration of I/O timeout in seconds

QTY

1 to 999

Specifies number of collated copies

Hard Disk required

GPRINTAREA

NORMAL
EXPANDED

In PCL emulation, NORMAL causes standard page margins to be used.  EXPANDED causes “edge-to-edge” printing

GTONERSAVE

OFF
ON
LIGHT
LIGHTER
LIGHTEST

Selects the level of toner saving.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

GTRAYSWITCH

OFF
ON

Disable/enable “Tray Linking” feature.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

GPUNCH

OFF
ON

Disable/enable hole-punching when printing to finisher.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

BINARYPS

OFF
ON

Disable/Enable “binary PostScript” mode (all data is treated as binary print data).

GJOBTYPE

NORMAL
SAVE
PRIVATE

Specifies Job Type.

“SAVE” and “PRIVATE” require Hard Disk.

GJOBNAME

“name”

Specifies Job name.

Used in conjunction with Job Library and Job Accounting features.

GUSERNAME

“name”

Specifies User name.

Used in conjunction with Job Library and Job Accounting features.

GJOBPIN

“xxxx”

4-character numeric PIN for “PRIVATE” jobs.

PAPERLENGTH

PAPERWIDTH

Value in millimeters.
Range depends on printer model and source.

Selects Custom Paper Length and/or Custom Paper Width.

Dependent upon the printer model and installed options.

FACTORYDFLTS

1 or 2

Resets the printer to Factory Defaults
1 sets US Factory Defaults
2 sets Non-US Factory Defaults

NETWORKDFLTS

1 or 2

Resets Network Defaults
1 resets defaults for Network 1 interface
2 resets defaults for Network 2 interface
If DHCP changes, printer will reboot

POWERSAVER

1 to 999

Sets the amount of time in minutes that the printer will wait while idle before going into Power Saver mode.