HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
7-32 Status Readback Commands EN
Parameters:
Variable Value Description
DEVICE ON Enables unsolicited device status 
for all status changes (see the 
“DEVICE Variable” description 
below)
VERBOSE Enables unsolicited device status 
for all status changes plus 
notification of all PJL parser 
warnings and errors. The 
VERBOSE value should only be 
used during application 
development.
OFF Disables unsolicited device status
JOB ON Enables unsolicited job status so 
that the printer sends a status 
message every time a job begins, 
ends, or is canceled
OFF Disables unsolicited job status
PAGE ON Enables unsolicited page status so 
that the printer sends a status 
message every time a page 
reaches the output tray
OFF Disables unsolicited page status
TIMED 5 to 300 Enables timed unsolicited status so 
that the printer automatically sends 
status at a specified time increment 
(in seconds)
0 Turns TIMED USTATUS off










