HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
6-18 Environment Commands EN
JOBNAME Assigns a job name to a “Proof and 
Hold” job. This is different than the 
NAME variable associated with the JOB 
command.
“jobname string”
JOBOFFSET Sets the default job offset state. ON, OFF
LANG Sets the default display language for the 
display panel and unsolicited status 
feedback display panel messages.
ENGLISH, 
FRENCH, 
GERMAN, 
ITALIAN, 
SPANISH, 
SWEDISH, 
CHINESE, 
JAPANESE, 
TURKISH, 
POLISH, 
NORWEGIAN, 
and others (see 
Appendix A)
LOWTONER Returns configuration for low-toner 
messages. If ON or CONTINUE, printer 
remains online when the LOW TONER 
message is displayed; if OFF or STOP, 
printer goes offline and waits until On 
Line or Continue key is pressed.
ON, OFF, STOP, 
CONTINUE
MANUALFEED Manual feed mode. ON, OFF
MARGINS Sets the margins for the plot. The 
SMALLER and EXTENDED values are 
used only with roll-feed plotters to 
reduce the amount of waste media 
between plots.
NORMAL, 
SMALLER, 
EXTENDED
MEDIASOURCE Specifies the media source to be used 
for the next job for devices that allow a 
sheet of paper to be used without 
removing the loaded roll of paper.
TRAY1, TRAY2, 
TRAY3
MEDIATYPE Sets the default media type for the 
current PJL job.
PAPER, SPECIAL, 
TRANSPARENCY, 
GLOSSY
MIRROR Horizontal reflection of plots. ON, OFF
General PJL Environment Variables (continued)
Variable Description
Sample Value 
Range










