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Publication number: 5851-1651 Edition 1, 6/2003 Contents Tables 1 Introduction Introduction to PJL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the PJL reference books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Job Finishing Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job finishing for HP LaserJet 9000 series products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL commands for the 3,000-sheet stacker/stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL commands for the 3,000-sheet stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job Finishing for HP LaserJet 9000mfp series products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL commands for the HP multifunction finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 11 14 15 15 3 Product-specific features Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PJL feature support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PJL environment variable support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4 PJL status codes Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status code groupings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informational messages (10xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Background paper-loading messages (11xyy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Background paper-tray status messages (12xyy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output-bin status messages (15xxy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL parser errors (20xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL parser warnings (25xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL semantic errors (27xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto-continuable conditions (30xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJL file system errors (32xxx). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potential operator intervention conditions (35xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operator intervention conditions (40xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreground paper-loading messages (41xyy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jam messages (LaserJet 5Si/5SiMx only) (42xyy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional (external) paper-handling device messages (43xyy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaserJet 4000 / 5000 series jam messages (44xyy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardware errors (50xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personality errors (55xxx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 117 118 121 123 124 125 127 128 129 131 133 135 141 143 144 146 147 150 Index ENWW Contents 3 4 ENWW Tables Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Table 7. Table 8. Table 9. Table 10. Table 11. Table 12. Table 13. Table 14. Table 15. Table 16. Table 17. Table 18. Table 19. Table 20. Table 21. Table 22. Table 23. Table 24. Table 25. Table 26. Table 27. Table 28. Table 29. Table 30. Table 31. Table 32. Table 33. Table 34. Table 35. Table 36. Table 37. Contents of PJL feature-support tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PJL feature support for HP color LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 PJL feature support for HP color LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Table contents for PJL environment variable support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PJL environmental variables for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PJL environmental variables for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 PJL environmental variables for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 PJL environmental variables for HP LaserJet products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 PJL environmental variables for HP color LaserJet products . . . . . . . . 86 PJL environmental variables for HP color LaserJet products . . . . . . . 101 Informational messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Tray codes for background paper-loading messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Media codes for background paper-loading messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Tray codes for background paper-tray status messages . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Status codes for background paper-tray status messages . . . . . . . . . . 123 Output-bin status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Status codes for output-bin status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 PJL parser errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 PJL parser warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 PJL semantic errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Auto-continuable conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 PJL file system errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Potential operator intervention conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Operator intervention conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Tray codes for foreground paper-loading messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Media codes for foreground paper-loading messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Jam messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Optional (external) paper-handling device messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Optional (external) paper-handling device messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Jam location codes for HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Hardware errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Personality errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 ENWW Contents 5 6 ENWW 1 Introduction Introduction to PJL The Hewlett-Packard Printer Job Language (PJL) was developed to provide more job-level printer control within software programs. PJL provides for the special needs of networks and other multi-user systems.It also simulates control-panel functions that previously could only be controlled by pressing control-panel buttons. In the HP printers that support it (HP LaserJet, HP Deskjet, HP Business Inkjet, and HP Designjet), PJL provides job-level control that cannot be accomplished with PCL, PostScript® (PS), or other printer languages. To establish this control, PJL functions "above" the level of PCL and other printer languages, and provides four major functions: printer-language switching between jobs job separation printer configuration status readback from the printer to the host computer Hewlett-Packard developed PJL to provide a method for switching printer languages at the job level, and to offer status readback between the printer and the host computer. Software programs can use PJL to control HP printers remotely. By using PJL, software developers can build software that can programmatically switch printer languages, monitor printer status, request the printer model and configuration, change controlpanel default settings, modify control-panel messages, and more. ENWW Introduction to PJL 7 Using the PJL reference books The Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum was written to complement the contents of the Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual. For general information about PJL, see the Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual. For product-specific information about PJL as it applies to newer printers, see the Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum. These manuals are for experienced users such as software developers and technical support personnel. Before using PJL commands, developers should be familiar with the introductory information in chapters 1, 2, and 3 and with the programming tips in chapter 11 of the PJL Technical Reference Manual. In addition, users should be acquainted with the HP LaserJet Printer Command Language (PCL) and with HP LaserJet printer features. Application developers The Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual and Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum provide developers with all of the information that is required to add PJL to software programs. Examples that are used throughout the manual help developers write efficient and correctly functioning code. Technical support personnel The Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual and Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum provide reference information for network administrators and other technical support personnel who manage multi-user systems. The use of PJL can significantly enhance network printer operation. Non-technical users Non-technical users can use the features of PJL by using software that supports PJL. Because improperly used PJL commands can cause problems in a network situation, inexperienced users are advised against using PJL commands on any system other than a dedicated workstation. Related documents The following documents provide related information about Hewlett-Packard products that support PJL and PCL. PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual The PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual provides a description of the printer command language that controls PCL 5 products. The document provides explanations of each PCL command, and examples that demonstrate how the commands are used to control the product. A large portion of the document is devoted to HP-GL/2, the vector-based graphics language that is part of all PCL 5 printers. PCL 5 Comparison Guide This document provides printer-specific information about paper handling, internal fonts, PCL command support, and control-panel information. It identifies differences between features that are available in the PCL 5 products, and explain how the products implement the commands that are described in the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual. 8 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW PCL 5 Comparison Guide Addendum This document complements the PCL 5 Comparison Guide by providing updated productspecific information. This document should be used along with the PCL 5 Comparison Guide. PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual This document describes the PCL 5 commands that are used to print color on the HP color LaserJet products and the other Hewlett-Packard PCL 5 color products. Some of the main topics include an overview of the color printing process, using palettes, choosing color modes, ...