HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide

2-108 Printer-Specific Differences ENWW
Selecting Media Type
Besides using the Media Type command (?&l#M) to select a print
media, with the LaserJet 5000 series printers you can also use the
Paper Type command as follows:
(This command is actually a variation of the Alphanumeric ID
command. For information on this command, see page 2-79.)
Paper Type Command
Bond
?&n5WdBond
Plain
?&n6WdPlain
Color
?&n6WdColor
Labels
?&n7WdLabels
Recycled
?&n9WdRecycled
Letterhead
?&n11WdLetterhead
Cardstock
?&n10WdCardstock
Prepunched
?&n11WdPrepunched
Preprinted
?&n11WdPreprinted
Transparency
?&n13WdTransparency
Custom
?&n#WdCustomType
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For custom paper, replace “CustomType” with the name of the paper, and replace
the “#” with the number of characters in the name, plus 1.