HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
EN Environment Commands 6-19
MPTRAY Returns the configuration value of the 
multi-purpose tray.
CASSETTE, 
MANUAL, FIRST
ORIENTATION Page orientation. PORTRAIT, 
LANDSCAPE
OUTBIN Sets the default output bin. (For 
HP LaserJet 4Si, 4SiMx, 4000 series, 
5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier printers, the 
UPPER output bin is a face-down, 
correct-order bin. The LOWER output 
bin is a face-up reverse-order bin.)
UPPER, LOWER, 
OPTIONALOUT-
PUTBIN1, . . . 
OPTIONALOUT-
PUTBIN62
OUTBINPROCESS Supplies external finishing devices with 
the type of finishing requested for the 
current job. The value is unused by the 
printer and is simply passed to the 
device. The actual values are 
device-specific and therefore are not 
documented here (the device 
manufacturer must assign values for the 
specific processes handled by that 
device). 
0 to 255
OUTLINEPOINTSIZE Sets the point size used by PCL-XL to 
switch from printing characters as 
bitmaps to printing them as outlines.
0 to 999
OUTTONER Determines how the printer processes a 
toner- out event. If this variable is set to 
STOP, printing will stop when a 
toner-out event occurs. If this variable is 
set to CONTINUE, a toner-out message 
will be generated but printing will 
continue. The default value for this 
variable is STOP.
STOP, CONTINUE
PAGELENG TH-
ACCURACY
Specifies whether the absolute 
accuracy of the image length can be 
sacrificed in situations when image 
banding may occur. For CAD and GIS 
drawings, the recommended setting is 
MAXIMUM; for photographic images it 
is OPTIMIZED (DesignJet 1000 
Series).
EXACT, 
OPTIMIZED, 
CONSTANT, 
MAXIMUM
General PJL Environment Variables (continued)
Variable Description
Sample Value 
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