Command Reference Guide for Software Developers
Table Of Contents
- Technical Reference Guide
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- GLOSSARY
- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 2 PCL PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE
- 1. COMMAND LIST
- 2. INTRODUCTION
- 3. CONTROLLING THE PRINTER
- 4. JOB CONTROL
- 4.1 . Commands
- 4.1.1. Page size
- 4.1.2. Media type selection
- 4.1.3. Output tray
- 4.1.4. Paper source
- 4.1.5. Left long-edge offset registration
- 4.1.6. Top offset registration
- 4.1.7. Simplex/duplex printing
- 4.1.8. Paper side selection
- 4.1.9. Job separation command
- 4.1.10. Reset
- 4.1.11. Reset to factory default settings
- 4.1.12. Reset to user settings
- 4.1.13. Printer self test
- 4.1.14. Exit current emulation mode
- 4.1.15. Change emulation mode
- 4.2. The Page
- 4.2.1. Physical page
- 4.2.2. Printable area
- 4.2.3. Logical page
- 4.2.4. Text area
- 4.2.5. HP-GL/2 graphics window
- 4.2.6. Portrait page dimensions
- 4.2.7. Landscape page dimensions
- 4.2.8. Coordinates
- 4.2.9. Units
- 4.2.10. Unit of measure
- 4.2.11. Setting the left and right margins
- 4.2.12. Resetting the horizontal margins
- 4.2.13. Setting the top margin
- 4.2.14. Setting the vertical motion index (VMI)
- 4.2.15. Setting the horizontal motion index (HMI)
- 4.2.16. Setting line spacing
- 4.2.17. Text length
- 4.2.18. Page length
- 4.2.19. Perforation skip
- 4.2.20. Positioning the cursor
- 4.2.21. Vertical positioning
- 4.2.22. Horizontal position
- 4.2.23. Positioning the cursor using control codes
- 4.2.24. Using the cursor position stack
- 4.2.25. Half line feed
- 4.2.26. Logical page orientation
- 4.2.27. Text direction
- 4.1 . Commands
- 5. USING FONTS
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.1.1. Font types
- 5.1.2. Bitmap fonts
- 5.1.3. Scalable fonts
- 5.1.4. Bound fonts
- 5.1.5. Unbound fonts
- 5.1.6. Font sources
- 5.1.7. Internal fonts
- 5.1.8. Card/cartridge fonts
- 5.1.9. Downloadable fonts
- 5.1.10. Primary and secondary fonts
- 5.1.11. Specifying the primary font
- 5.1.12. Specifying the secondary font
- 5.1.13. Selecting the default fonts
- 5.1.14. Switching between the primary and secondary fonts
- 5.1.15. Criteria for font selection
- 5.1.16. Symbol set
- 5.1.17. Symbol collections
- 5.1.18. Type of character spacing
- 5.1.19. Pitch
- 5.1.20. Height
- 5.1.21. Style
- 5.1.22. Stroke weight
- 5.1.23. Typeface
- 5.2. Font Selection Commands
- 5.2.1. User-defined symbol sets
- 5.2.2. Symbol set ID code command
- 5.2.3. Define symbol set
- 5.2.4. Symbol set control command
- 5.2.5. Selecting the symbol set
- 5.2.6. Selecting the type of character spacing
- 5.2.7. Selecting the pitch
- 5.2.8. Selecting the height
- 5.2.9. Scaling the scalable fonts vertically or horizontally
- 5.2.10. Selecting the style
- 5.2.11. Selecting the stroke weight
- 5.2.12. Selecting the typeface
- 5.2.13. Font orientation
- 5.2.14. Transparent print data
- 5.2.15. Esc&d#D (27)(38)(100)#(68) <1Bh><26h><64h>#<44h>
- 5.3. Downloadable font manipulation
- 5.4. Creating Downloadable Fonts
- 5.1. Introduction
- 6. USING GRAPHICS
- 6.1. Source, Pattern and Destination
- 6.2. Plotting Rectangles
- 6.3. Raster Graphics
- 6.3.1. Positioning the cursor
- 6.3.2. Set raster resolution
- 6.3.3. Set high resolution control
- 6.3.4. Set raster image orientation
- 6.3.5. Set raster area height
- 6.3.6. Set raster area width
- 6.3.7. Set raster y-offset
- 6.3.8. Set compression mode
- 6.3.9. Start raster transfer
- 6.3.10. Send raster data
- 6.3.11. Compress transfer graphics
- 6.3.12. End raster transfer
- 6.3.13. Horizontal 1200-dpi image format mode (Raster Graphic Mode 1027)
- 6.4. Vector Graphics
- 6.5. The Picture Frame
- 7. MACROS
- 7.1. The Purpose of a Macro
- 7.2. Defining a Macro
- 7.3. Running a Macro
- 7.4. Handling Macros
- 7.4.1. Delete all macros
- 7.4.2. Delete all temporary macros
- 7.4.3. Delete macro
- 7.4.4. Make macro temporary
- 7.4.5. Make macro permanent
- 7.4.6. Delete all macros from the storage device
- 7.4.7. Delete macro from the storage device
- 7.4.8. Save macro into the storage device
- 7.4.9. Execute data
- 7.4.10. AppleTalk configuration
- 7.4.11. MIO video I/O port control
- 8. STATUS READBACK
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Memory Status request
- 8.3. Entity Status
- 8.4. Status Response
- 8.5. Status Response Syntax
- 8.5.1. Set status readback location type
- 8.5.2. Set status readback location unit
- 8.5.3. Inquire status readback entity
- 8.5.4. Entity status response
- 8.5.5. Font response
- 8.5.6. Bitmap fonts
- 8.5.7. Bound scalable fonts
- 8.5.8. Unbound scalable fonts
- 8.5.9. Download fonts
- 8.5.10. Location type 1 (currently selected) font
- 8.5.11. Font extended response
- 8.5.12. Macro response
- 8.5.13. Use-defined pattern response
- 8.5.14. Symbol set response
- 8.5.15. Entity error codes
- 8.5.16. Free space command
- 8.5.17. Font cache
- 8.5.18. Memory status response
- 8.5.19. Memory error response
- 8.5.20. Flush all pages command
- 8.5.21. Echo command
- 9. INDEX
- CHAPTER 3 PCL5C
- CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
- CHAPTER 5 PJL PRINTER JOB LANGUAGE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. HOW TO USE PJL
- 3. COMMAND GROUP
- 4. KERNEL COMMANDS
- 5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS
- 6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS
- 7. STATUS READBACK COMMANDS
- 8. DEVICE ATTENDANCE COMMANDS
- 9. INDEX
- CHAPTER 6 EPSON FX-850
- CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER XL
- CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. PRINT BAR CODES OR EXPANDED CHARACTERS
- 3. DEFINITION OF PARAMETERS
- 3.1. Bar Code Mode
- 3.2. Bar Code Style, Expanded Character Shading, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Shading
- 3.3. Bar Code Scaling (Width only)
- 3.4. Bar Code Human Readable Line On or Off
- 3.5. Quiet Zone
- 3.6. Bar Code, Expanded Character Unit, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Units
- 3.7. Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in the X-axis
- 3.8. Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in the Y-axis
- 3.9. Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Height
- 3.10. Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Width
- 3.11. Expanded Character Rotation
- 3.12. Bar Code Data Start
- 3.13. Box Drawing
- 3.14. Line Block Drawing
- 3.15. Expanded Character Data Start
- 3.16. Table of Code(EAN) 128 set C
- 4. EXAMPLE PROGRAM LISTINGS
- CHAPTER 9 HP-GL GRAPHICS LANGUAGE
- CHAPTER 10 CARBON COPY FUNCTION
- APPENDIX A COMPARISON LIST
- APPENDIX B FLASH/PCMCIA CARD COMMANDS
- APPENDIX C HBP MODE COMMANDS
- APPENDIX D REFERENCE LIST OF MX-2000/4000/5000/7000 SERIES UNIQUE COMMANDS
- APPENDIX E REFERENCE LIST OF FS-5050 UNIQUE COMMANDS
- APPENDIX F REFERENCE LIST OF SF- 4000 SERIES UNIQUE COMMANDS
CHAPTER 5 PJL - 13
5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS
5.1. Introduction
This section explains two PJL command, JOB and EOJ. These commands are used to determine the
boundaries of a job. When these commands are used with status readback, the printer also can send status
information at the beginning and end of each job.
5.2. JOB Command
The JOB Command sends information at the start of a PJL job to the printer and aligns the job with the page
status information. It also specifies which pages of a job are to be printed.
Note:
JOB and EOJ command are always used in pairs. You must not use one without the other.
Syntax
@PJL JOB [NAME = "job name"][START = first page] [END = last page]
[PASSWORD = "password"][<CR>]<LF>
NAME = "job name"
This option NAME describes the print job as a job name. Printable characters (ASCII 33-255) and spaces or
horizontal tab characters can be used for the job name. It can contain 80 characters max. and must be
enclosed in double quotes. If the NAME option is set, the job name is included in the unsolicited job.
START = first page
This option START is used to provide a non-printing mode. You can specify from which page printing is to
start. If the START option is not set, the printer starts printing at the beginning of the job.
first page = 1 to 2,147,483,647 Default value = 1
END = last page
The END option indicates the page number of the last page to be printed. If the END option is not set, the
printer prints to the end of the job. If the end of job is encountered before the START page, no pages are
printed. If the end of job is encountered before the END page, printing terminates.
last page = 1 to 2,147,483,647 Default value = prints entire job
PASSWORD = password ( HL-1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN/1650/1670N/3260N/2460/7050/
1850/1870N/5040/5050/5070N/5140/5150D/5170DN/2600CN/2700CN/3450CN/6050/6050D/6050DN/80
50N/2070N/5240/5250DN/5270DN/5280DW/4040CN/4050CDN/4070CDW/2140/2150N/2170W/5340D/
5350DN/5370DW/5380DN/3040CN/3045CN/3070CW/3075CW/2130/2240D/2250DN/2270DW/4140CN
/4150CDN/4570CDW/5440D/5450DN/5470DW/6180DW/S7000DN/3140CW/3150CDW/3150CDN/317
0CDW/L8250CDN/L8350CDW(T)/L9200CDW(T)/L9300CDW(T)/L8260CDN/L8260CDW/L8360CDW
(T)/L9310CDW/L2300/L2300D/L2320D/L2321D/2260/2260D/L2305W/L2340DW/L2360DN/L2361DN/
2560DN/L2360DW/L2365DW/L2366DW/2569DW/ HL-1212W, 1210W, 1210WR, 1212WR, 1210WE,
1211W,
1218W/L3270CDW/3190CDW/L3230CDW/3160CDW/L3230CDW/L3230CDN/L3210CWonly )
When the password is set by the DEFAULT command, modifying the NVRAM by using the DEFAULT
or INITIALIZE commands is locked with the password. Sending the correct password with this command
can unlock this until the EOJ command is executed.
password = 0 to 65,535 Default value = 0
When the printer receives the JOB command, the UEL command is not recognized as a job boundary until
an EOJ command is received.
If the UEL command is placed between the PJL JOB and EOJ commands, it is handled as a printer
language reset. In this case, UEL resets the printer environment to the PJL Current environment, not to the
User Default Environment.
If your application supports status readback capabilities, you can monitor the job status by the USTATUS
command with the JOB option.
If job status is available and a JOB command is received, the printer returns a job status message.
Note:
Resetting the page count according to unsolicited page status information does not affect the current page.