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Appendix A: Printer Commands ❖ A-17
PJL Commands
Table A.3 PJL Commands
Command Command Description Parameters Example
COMMENT Causes PJL to accept the command
line as a comment.
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL COMMENT(CR/LF)
* * Beginning of JOB * * (CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
DEFAULT Sets default value for environment
variables.
PAPER,
ORIENTATION,
MANUALFEED,
SYMSET,
PITCH,
POINTSIZE,
COPIES,
FORMLINES,
AUTOCONT,
TONERSAVE,
POWERSAVE,
BAUDRATE,
ROBUS,
TYPEFACE
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL DEFAULT=A4(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
INFO Requests a specified category of
printer information, such as printer
model number, printer memory
available, configuration, status,
environment variables, and
unsolicited status variables.
ID,
MEMORY,
VARIABLES,
ENGINE,
CONFIG
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL INFO ID(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
ECHO Returns the <words> portion of
the command to the host
computer.
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL ECHO(CR/LF)
This is Echo Test(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
INITIALIZE Resets current variables to factory
default values.
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
OPJL INITIALIZE(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
RESET Resets current variables to user
defined values.
ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL RESET(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X
UEL/SPJL Exits current printer language and
returns control to PJL.
ESC% - 12345X
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