Océ PJL for SRA Controller User's Guide December 2000 Edition All hardware and software names are trade names of their respective manufacturers. PJL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company Copyright Océ Printing Systems GmbH 2000 All rights reserved, including those of translation into other languages. No part of this manual may be reproduced by photocopying, reprinting or any other method. Offenders will be liable for damages. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model, are reserved. Delivery subject to availability, subject to change for technical reasons. Contents 1 Introduction to PJL....................................................................................................... 7 1.1 What is PJL? ............................................................................................................... 7 1.2 What is PJL For ?........................................................................................................8 1.3 The Benefits of PJL ..................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Who Should Use PJL? .............................................................................................. 10 2 PJL Command Syntax and Format ........................................................................... 11 2.1 Document Conventions ............................................................................................. 11 2.2 Formats of PJL Commands....................................................................................... 13 2.3 PJL Syntax Rules ...................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Types of Variables ..................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Processing Invalid Commands .................................................................................. 17 3 Using PJL .................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Overview of How Commands are Used .................................................................... 19 3.2 PJL Job Requirements .............................................................................................. 20 3.3 Example of a PJL Job................................................................................................ 21 3.4 Command Groupings by Functionality....................................................................... 22 4 Kernel Commands...................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Universal Exit Language (UEL) Command................................................................ 26 4.2 ENTER....................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 COMMENT Command .............................................................................................. 29 4.4 Methods of Printer Language Switching .................................................................... 31 5 Job Separation Commands ....................................................................................... 33 5.1 JOB Command .......................................................................................................... 33 5.2 EOJ Command .......................................................................................................... 39 5.3 PJL Job Security........................................................................................................ 41 5.3.1 Password Protection of Default Feature Settings................................................ 41 5.3.2 Control Panel Lock .............................................................................................. 41 5.3.3 Example: Using PJL Security .............................................................................. 42 5.4 PJL Job Offset ...........................................................................................................43 U24398-J-Z247-2-7600 Contents 6 Environment Commands........................................................................................... 47 6.1 Print Environments.................................................................................................... 48 6.2 Changing Environment Settings................................................................................ 51 6.2.1 Environment Summary........................................................................................ 52 6.3 PJL Reset Conditions................................................................................................ 54 6.4 Key Points to Remember About Environments......................................................... 54 6.5 PJL Environment Variables....................................................................................... 55 6.6 General PJL Environment Variables ......................................................................... 56 6.7 Setting the Printer to a Desired State........................................................................ 64 6.8 DEFAULT Command ................................................................................................ 66 6.9 INITIALIZE Command............................................................................................... 68 6.10 RESET Command................................................................................................... 70 6.11 SET Command........................................................................................................ 72 7 Status Readback Commands.................................................................................... 75 7.1 Printer Status Requirements ..................................................................................... 76 7.2 Synchronising Status Readback Responses ............................................................ 76 7.3 Format of Status Readback Responses ................................................................... 76 7.4 INQUIRE ...................................................................................................................77 7.5 DINQUIRE Command............................................................................................... 81 7.6 ECHO Command ...................................................................................................... 85 7.7 INFO Command........................................................................................................ 87 7.7.1 ID Category ......................................................................................................... 88 7.7.2 CONFIG Category............................................................................................... 89 7.7.3 MEMORY Category............................................................................................. 92 7.7.4 PAGECOUNT Category...................................................................................... 92 7.7.5 STATUS Category............................................................................................... 93 7.7.6 VARIABLES Category......................................................................................... 94 INTRAYS Category ...................................................................................................... 100 7.7.7 USTATUS Category.......................................................................................... 100 7.8 USTATUS ............................................................................................................... 102 7.8.1 DEVICE Variable............................................................................................... 104 7.8.2 JOB Variable ..................................................................................................... 106 7.8.3 PAGE Variable .................................................................................................... 109 7.8.4 TIMED Variable................................................................................................. 110 7.9 USTATUSOFF ........................................................................................................ 112 7.10 Job Recovery ........................................................................................................ 113 8 Device Attendance Commands .............................................................................. 115 8.1 RDYMSG Command............................................................................................... 116 8.2 OPMSG Command ................................................................................................. 118 9 Programming Tips for Using PJL........................................................................... 119 U24398-J-Z247-2-7600 Contents 9.1 PJL Services............................................................................................................ 120 9.2 Print Data Generators.............................................................................................. 120 9.3 Printer Utilities.......................................................................................................... 122 9.4 Spoolers................................................................................................................... 126 9.5 Requesting Printer Status.......................................................................................