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CAUTION
HP LaserJet printers are not designed to work with mechanical switch-box products without
proper surge protection. These devices generate high transient voltages that cause
permanent damage to the formatter PCB. This circumstance is not covered by the Hewlett-
Packard warranty.
Figure 7-5.
Configuration page
AUTOEXEC.BAT standard configurations
This section contains information about programming the printer.
Parallel DOS commands
Ensure that the AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains the following statements for parallel interface
communications:
MODE LPT1: ,,P
For MS-DOS version 4.0 and above:
MODE LPT1: ,,B
NOTE
This example assumes that you are using parallel printer port LPT1. If you are using LPT2 or
LPT3, replace LPT1 in the example with the appropriate printer port.
Printer Job Language (PJL) commands
See the HP Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual for a complete description of
PJL commands. This manual is available with the HP PCL/PJL Reference Set on CD-ROM,
part number 5021-0337.
@PJL [Enter]
This command enables the specified printer language. If the printer does not receive this
command it enables the default language. This ensures the correct operation applications
that do not support PJL. The command syntax is:
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