HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide Addendum
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Table 7. PCL 5 feature support for color LaserJet products
Functions Commands color 
LaserJet 
5500 
series
color 
LaserJet 
8550 
series
color 
LaserJet 
8550mfp 
series
Miscellaneous
Configuration (AppleTalk)  ?&b#W[data] ns ns ns
Job control
Universal Exit/Start of PJL 
(UEL) 
?%–12345X 
✓✓✓
Reset  ?E  ✓✓✓
Number of Copies  ?&l#X  ✓✓✓
Simplex/Duplex Print  ?&l#S  ✓✓✓
Left (Long-edge) Offset 
Registration 
?&l#U  ✓✓✓
Top (Short-edge) Offset 
Registration 
?&l#Z  ✓✓✓
Unit Of Measure  ?&u#D  ✓✓✓
Mechanical Print Quality ?*o#Q ns ns ns
Media Type ?&l#M
✓✓✓
Negative Motion ?&a#N ns ns ns
Self-Test ?z
✓✓✓
Paper Type ?&n5WdBond ✓✓✓
?&n6WdPlain ✓✓✓
?&n6WdColor ✓✓✓
?&n6WdRough ns ns ns
?&n6WdHeavy
✓✓✓
?&n6WdGloss ✓✓✓
?&n7WdLabels ✓✓✓
?&n7WdVellum ns ns ns
?&n8WdDefault
✓✓✓
?&n9WdRecycled ✓✓✓
?&n11WdLetterhead ✓✓✓
?&n11WdCard Stock ✓✓✓
?&n10WdCardstock ✓✓✓
?&n11WdPrepunched ✓✓✓
?&n11WdPreprinted ✓✓✓
?&n13WdTransparency ✓✓✓
?&n#WdCustomType
1
ns ns ns
✓ - Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.
The information contained in this table is subject to change without notice. To ensure that 
the specific support information is correct, test these functions and commands on your 
product.
1
For custom paper, replace “CustomType” with the name of the paper, and replace “#” with 
the number of characters in the name plus 1.










