PCL 5 Comparison Guide

This document provides printer-specific information on paper handling, internal fonts, PCL command support, and control panel information. It identifies feature differences between the PCL 5 printers, and how the printers implement the commands described in the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual.
PCL/PJL Technical Quick Reference Guide
This booklet is designed to provide quick access to the syntax of each PCL and PJL command. The commands are grouped by their function so that those familiar with PCL and/or PJL can find the syntax of a specific command without opening the manual.

Manual Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions: Items in italics indicate names of variables. Items in UPPERCASE letters indicate PJL command names and words you type verbatim. PJL command names referred to in text are also in uppercase. Items in square brackets [ ] indicate optional parameters. The brackets themselves are not typed. Items in brackets < > indicate a control code character (for example, <CR> for carriage return) or a special defined identifier. A vertical bar (|) indicates there is more than one optional parameter. Note Throughout this manual, the term printer also includes any relevant DesignJet plotters and printers.

Contents

Inside This Manual. 1-iii Manual Organization. 1-iv Related Documents.1-vii Manual Conventions. 1-viii
Contents 1 Introduction to PJL
The Benefits of PJL. 1-3 Who Should Use PJL?. 1-3 Compatibility With Non-PJL Printers. 1-4
2 PJL Command Syntax and Format
Syntax Conventions. Format of PJL Commands. PJL Syntax Rules. Types of Variables. Processing Invalid Commands. 2-2 2-4 2-5 2-7 2-9

3 Using PJL

Overview of How Commands are Used. PJL Job Requirements. Some Sample PJL Jobs. What's Next?. Command Groupings by Functionality. 3-1 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6

4 Kernel Commands

Universal Exit Language (UEL) Command. ENTER Command. COMMENT Command. Methods of Printer Language Switching.

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5 Job Separation Commands

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2-2 PJL Command Syntax and Format
The following illustration is an example of a PJL command line containing the ENTER command:
The table below lists the control codes and special identifiers used in this manual: <HT> <LF> <CR> <SP> <ESC> <FF> <WS> <words> Horizontal tab character (ASCII 9). Line feed character (ASCII 10). Carriage return character (ASCII 13). Space character (ASCII 32). Escape character (ASCII 27). Form feed character (ASCII 12). White space, a result of one or more <SP> or <HT>. Printable characters (Roman-8 characters 33 through 255) and <WS>, starting with a printable character. PostScript end-of-file indication. It is not part of PJL, but is used to end PostScript examples.
PJL Command Syntax and Format 2-3

Format of PJL Commands

All PJL command lines follow one of the following four formats. Each format defines how commands using that format are structured.

Format #1

<ESC>%12345X The only command that uses this format is the Universal Exit Language (UEL) command.

Format #2

@PJL [<CR>]<LF> This format allows a PJL line with no command, and is used to add clarity to PJL command listings. You can use one or more of these commands to visually break up several lines of PJL commands.

Format #3

@PJL command [<words>] [<CR>]<LF> The COMMENT and ECHO commands currently are the only PJL commands using format number 3.

Format #4

@PJL command [command modifier : value] ~ [option name [= value]] [<CR>]<LF> This format is used for all of the other PJL commands and is described in more detail below. command command is one of the assigned PJL command names, such as ENTER, RDYMSG, or RESET. [command modifier : value] The command modifier enables the user to specify what is effected by the command. For example, with the command modifier LPARM you can specify language-specific variables. A PJL command with a command modifier of LPARM : PCL only affects PCL-specific settings. A PJL command can contain only one command modifier. For example, in the command: @PJL SET

PJL Command Syntax and Format 2-7
Strings. Enclosed in quotation marks, strings consist of any combination of characters from Roman-8 character 32 through 255, plus character 9 (horizontal tab), excluding character 34 (quotation marks). Examples of valid strings include: "<HT>This is a valid string." (Tabs are allowed in strings) "Print job #4655" Examples of invalid strings include: "This is not a valid" string." (Strings cannot contain quotation marks) "This is also not<CR>valid." (<CR> is not within the valid range of characters for a string.) Note Strings displayed on the printer control panel are generally displayed using the Roman-8 symbol set. On HP LaserJet 4PJ, 4V, and 4MV printers, when the language is set to Japanese, strings which correspond to a control panel message are displayed on the control panel using the JIS X0201-76 character set. This is also true for some other printers/languages. See the note on page 8-3.
2-8 PJL Command Syntax and Format
Processing Invalid Commands
There are two general types of invalid commands: those commands with syntax errors, and those that have syntax or semantic warnings. Each type is handled differently. Syntax errors cause the printer to ignore the entire PJL command, and include errors such as unrecognized commands and command modifiers, strings missing closing double-quotes, numeric values missing digits before the decimal point, and numeric values encountered when alphanumeric values are expected. When the printer receives commands with syntax errors, it ignores the entire command. For example, the value portion of the JOB command's NAME option is a string and requires double quotes around the value (as shown below). In the second example below, the JOB command is ignored since the string (April Paychecks) contains the opening but not the required closing quotes. Valid command: @PJL JOB NAME = "April Paychecks" <LF> Invalid command: @PJL JOB NAME = "April Paychecks <LF> Syntax warnings and semantic warnings are issued for commands such as those having unsupported options, values that are out of range, values that are the wrong type or missing, or values that are included when none are allowed. When the printer receives commands with syntax or semantic warnings, it executes as much of the command as possible, but the portion of the command containing the warning is ignored. For example, in the following two sample PJL commands, START is a valid option for the JOB command, but FINISH is not a valid option (the END option should be used). The START option is executed, but the FINISH option is ignored. Valid command: @PJL JOB START = 1 <LF> Invalid command: @PJL JOB START = 1 FINISH = HOME <LF>

Using the previous example, if the printer receives the following command containing the same job name as in the JOB command: @PJL EOJ NAME = "job name" If unsolicited job status and job ID reporting are enabled, the printer would use the ID number associated with that job name and respond with: @PJL USTATUS JOB<CR><LF> END<CR><LF> NAME="job name"<CR><LF> PAGES=123<CR><LF> ID=346<CR><LF> RESULT=OK <FF> If the job had been cancelled instead of completed, the printer would respond with the same message except the RESULT value would be different.
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Job Cancellation Unsolicited Status
As soon as the printer receives notification that a job is cancelled, the printer provides the @PJL USTATUS JOB CANCELED message to the driver/spooler if unsolicited job status is enabled. Using the same job name and ID number as the previous example, the printer's response would be: @PJL USTATUS JOB<CR><LF> CANCELED<CR><LF> NAME="job name"<CR><LF> ID=346<CR><LF> RESULT=USER_CANCELED <FF> The job name provided in the NAME option of the PJL USTATUS JOB CANCELED response is the current job name if a current job name is available. The current job name is the job name retained in the printer at the time the last PJL JOB command was processed. The current job name could also have been supplied and/or modified using PostScript. If a job name is supplied in the EOJ command and if unsolicited job status is enabled at the time the EOJ command is parsed, the NAME option of the PJL USTATUS JOB CANCELED response will contain the job name assigned in the EOJ command. Otherwise, the NAME line is eliminated from the response.
Job Separation Commands 5-15
5-16 Job Separation Commands

Environment Commands

Hewlett-Packard printers have many features you can set using printer commands or by pressing control panel keys. Since previous jobs can change feature settings to unwanted values, applications should set printer features affecting the print job to a desired state at the beginning of the job. Setting features to a desired state is easily accomplished using a combination of PJL and printer language commands. This chapter describes sets of printer features known as print environments, and the PJL commands you use to set printer features to a desired state, such as: DEFAULT sets the default value for environment variables, storing these values in non-volatile RAM. INITIALIZE resets the current and default PJL variables to the factory default values. RESET resets the current PJL variables to the default values. SET sets an environment variable to a specified value until the next PJL reset condition.
For a list of default feature settings, see Appendix A.

Environment Commands 6-1

Use the ECHO command to synchronize status so that you know the status you are receiving is the requested status. To do this, send an ECHO command to the printer, and then discard the incoming status messages until your message is echoed back. Eliminate all data received from the printer up to the echoed response string. For the remainder of your print job, you can be sure that all status messages you receive after your echoed message were requested by your application. If you turned on USTATUS, you may receive unsolicited status information at any time.
Example: Using the ECHO Command
This example sends the Testing 68394 10:57:06.4 message using the ECHO command. After the application receives the Testing 68394 response, all succeeding solicited messages received during the current job are those requested by the current application. <ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF> @PJL COMMENT Using the ECHO command <CR><LF> @PJL ECHO Testing 68394 10:57:06.4 <CR><LF> <ESC>%-12345X A sample HP LaserJet 4 printer response for this example is shown below. Other PJL printers may have different responses. @PJL ECHO Testing 68394 10:57:06.4<CR><LF> <FF>
INQUIRE, DINQUIRE, INFO, SET, DEFAULT, USTATUS
Status Readback Commands 7-15

INFO Command

The INFO command requests a specified category of information (see table below). Use this command to find the printer model, configuration, memory available, page count, status information, PJL file system information, and a list of the printer variables, including environmental, printer language-dependent, and unsolicited status variables.
@PJL INFO category [<CR>]<LF>
@PJL INFO category<CR><LF> [1 or more lines of printable characters or <WS> followed by <CR><LF>] <FF>
Category ID CONFIG Description Provides the printer model number, such as LaserJet 4. Provides configuration information, such as how many and which paper sizes are available in this printer. Returns PJL file system information. Identifies amount of memory available. Returns the number of pages printed by the print engine. Provides the current printer status. Lists environmental and printer language-dependent variables, the possible variable values, and the current variable settings. Lists the unsolicited status variables provided by the printer, the possible variable values, and the current variable settings.

Handling Unexpected Printer Responses
Printer sharing devices, like the external printer sharing box or the MIO card inserted into the printer as shown in Figure 11-1, do not have sufficient information to allow the printer sharing device to properly route printer status readback responses to the host computer (the one running the application that queried the printer). In particular, unsolicited PJL status is difficult for the printer sharing
Programming Tips for Using PJL 11-25
device to properly route since the unsolicited status response may be received by the printer sharing box hours after sending the data from the host computer to the printer that enabled unsolicited status. Manufacturers of printer sharing devices can choose from the following options to solve this printer-to-host data routing problem. 1 A printer sharing device that is a uni-directional device and does not support printer-to-host data transfer. Applications need to be designed to work with uni-directional printer sharing devices. A printer sharing device that examines the data received from the printer and only forwards solicited responses to the host computer. A printer sharing device can track which of its I/O interfaces is currently sending data to the printer, and thus know which I/O interface to use when sending solicited printer responses. When the printer sharing device sends data to the printer from a different I/O interface, the printer sharing device must know to the exact byte boundary what printer response data should be sent to the previous I/O interface and what data should be sent to the current I/O interface. Before the printer sharing device sends the printer data from a different I/O interface than the source of the current print job, the printer sharing device can inject a PJL ECHO command. All solicited printer responses received before the PJL ECHO response should be sent to the previously active I/O interface. All solicited printer responses received after the PJL ECHO response should be sent to the currently active I/O interface. The printer sharing device should consume the PJL ECHO response which was a result of the PJL ECHO command injected by the printer sharing device. Applications that use unsolicited PJL device, job, page, or timed status need to work properly with printer sharing devices that do not support unsolicited printer-to-host responses. 3 A printer sharing device that can route solicited responses as described in 2 above, plus send all unsolicited responses to all attached host computers. Applications must be designed to properly ignore unexpected printer status readback responses. Ideas on how to design an application to ignore unexpected printer status readback responses are described in the next section.
11-26 Programming Tips for Using PJL

The DeskJet 1600C printer does not support any options for the JOB and EOJ commands. Supports only these USTATUS categories: DEVICE and JOB.
Product-Specific Feature Support A-3
LaserJet 1100 Series Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns Y
LaserJet 2100 Series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y Y Y
LaserJet 4500 Series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
LaserJet 8000/8100 Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
LaserJet 8500 Series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y3 Y ns ns Y ns Y Y ns Y Y
LaserJet 1100 Series printers support all INFO categories except PAGECOUNT. Sending the INFO VARIABLES command also returns COPYPAGECOUNT and SCANPAGECOUNT as well as PRINTPAGECOUNT.
The LaserJet 1100 Series printers support only the TIMED and DEVICE categories. The USTATUS default is off. The LaserJet 1100 Series printers do not set default and current PJL variable values to factory defaults for SYMSET and PAPER.
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Table A-1. PJL Feature Support for HP DesignJet Printers/Plotters PJL Command Name 200, 220 230, 250C, 330, 350C, 430, 450C, 455CA, 488CA 600 650C 700, 750C Plus, 750C, 755CM, 2000CP, 2500CP, 1050C, 1055CM, 3000CP, 3500CP Y ns ns Y Y1 ns ns ns ns ns Y2 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y Y
COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE ECHO ENTER EOJ FSDELETE FSDOWNLOAD FSINIT FSMKDIR INFO INITIALIZE INQUIRE JOB OPMSG PJL RDYMSG RESET SET STMSG UEL USTATUS USTATUSOFF
Y ns ns Y Y1 ns ns ns ns ns Y2 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y Y
Y ns ns Y Y1 Y ns ns ns ns Y2 ns ns Y ns ns ns Y Y
Y ns ns Y Y1 Y ns ns ns ns Y2 ns ns Y ns ns ns Y Y3 ns Y Y4 Y

ns Y Y

All HP DesignJets support HPGL2. All HP DesignJets except 2000CP, 2500CP, 3000CP and 3500CP support HPGL. HP DesignJets 650C, 700, 750C, 750C Plus, 755CM, 1050C, 1055CM, 2500CP and 3500CP also support PostScript when it is installed. All DesignJets except the 600 and 650C support only the CONFIG, ID, STATUS, and USTATUS categories. DesignJet 600 and 650C support only the USTATUS configuration. See the following section for environment variables supported by DesignJets. All DesignJets support the TIMED and DEVICE categories.
Product-Specific Feature Support A-5
PJL Environment Variable Support
The following tables list all of the current environment variables for PJL, PCL 5 and PostScript, and show the features supported by each printer. Features for the HP LaserJet, DesignJet, and DeskJet 1600C printers are shown in Tables A-2 through A-5. The table below describes the printers covered in each table. Table A-2 Pages A-7 to 17 Features for these Printers HP LaserJet 4, 4M, 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4000 Series, 4L, 4ML, 4P, 4MP HP LaserJet 4PJ, 4LJ Pro, 4LC, 5L, 6L, 5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, HP DeskJet 1600C HP LaserJet 1100 Series, 2100 Series, 5000 Series, 8000 Series, 8100 Series, Color LaserJet 4500 Series, 8500 Series HP DesignJet printers

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Table A-3. PJL Environment Variables for HP LaserJet and DeskJet Printers Environment Variable SYMSET (continued on the following pages) Variable Values DESKTOP ISO4 ISO6 ISO11 ISO15 ISO17 ISO21 ISO60 ISO69 ISOL1 ISOL2 ISOL5 ISOL6 LEGAL MATH8 MCTEXT MSPUBL PC775 PC8 PC850 PC852 PC8DN PC8TK PC1004 PIFONT PSMATH PSTEXT ROMAN8
4PJ 4 LC 5L 4LJ Pro 6L Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns (Y) Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y
5P 5MP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y (Y)
6P 5Si 5 6MP 5SiMx, 5M Mopier Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns (Y) Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y Y
Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 ns Y1 Y1 Y Y1 ns Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1 ns Y1 Y1 Y1 Y1
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Table A-3. PJL Environment Variables for HP LaserJet and DeskJet Printers Environment Variable SYMSET (continued) Variable Values VNINTL VNMATH VNUS WIN30 WINBALT WINL1 WINL2 WINL5 WIN31J GB2312 4PJ 4 LC 5L 4LJ Pro 6L Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y (Y) ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y ns (Y) Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y ns ns 5P 5MP Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y ns ns 6P 5Si 5 6MP 5SiMx, 5M Mopier ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y ns ns 1600C
Y2 Y2 Y2 Y2 ns Y2 Y2 Y2 ns ns
Port-Specific Variables PERSONALITY

ESCP PCL

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3
PERSONALITY is only a port-specific variable for the LaserJet 4PJ printer. For all other printers, it is a general variable. For all other printers, see the PERSONALITY variable in the tables on pages B-12, B-23, and B-35. DeskJet 1600C these variables are only available using the DEFAULT and DINQUIRE commands. Only present when the optional ESC/P personality is installed.
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Table A-3. PJL Environment Variables for HP LaserJet and DeskJet Printers Environment Variable Variable Values 4PJ 4 LC 5L 4LJ Pro 6L PostScript-Specific Variables1 ADOBEMBT OFF ON (AUTO) JAMRECOVERY (OFF) ON PRTPSERRS (OFF) ON RESOURCESAVESIZE 2

ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y

0max. available memory (100 Kb increments)
Provided PostScript is installed. PostScript is an option in some printers. These variables can only be used with the DEFAULT, DINQUIRE, and INQUIRE commands. RESOURCESAVESIZE is a personality-specific variable.

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Commands That Affect Printer Memory
Printers that reconfigure memory due to PJL commands: HP LaserJet 4, 4M, 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4ML, 4P, 4MP, 4PJ, 4LJ Pro, 4LC, 4000 series, 5, 5M, 5P, 5MP, 6L, 6P, 6MP, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, HP Color LaserJet, HP Color LaserJet 5, 5M, LaserJet 1100 series, 2100 series, 4500 series, 5000 series, 8000 series, 8100 series, 8500 series Four conditions may cause the printer to reconfigure user memory: When the printer language changes, either implicitly or explicitly by using the ENTER LANGUAGE command (except when resource saving is enabled). When the page protection setting changes, using the SET or DEFAULT commands, or when the printer is reset using the RESET or INITIALIZE commands or by using the control panel. When the resolution is changed using either the SET or DEFAULT commands, or by using the control panel. When changing the I/O buffering or resource saving settings. Reconfiguring printer memory erases all volatile personality-specific resource information, including downloaded fonts, PCL macros, and PostScript dictionaries (however no I/O data is lost). Memory can be reconfigured only when these conditions actually change the page protection, resolution, or printer language status. For example, if the resolution is at 600 dpi and an application sends the @PJL SET RESOLUTION = 600 command, memory is not reconfigured. If resource saving is enabled, memory is reconfigured, but all volatile personality-specific resource information (such as fonts, macros, and PostScript dictionaries) are not lost (see Resource Saving below). If resource saving is disabled, these resources are erased.
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Resource Saving

Printers that support resource saving: HP LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4000 series, 5, 5M, 5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, 2100 series, 5000 series, 8000 series, 8100 series Resource saving is a feature that allows you to prevent loss of permanent resources (such as fonts, macros, and PostScript dictionaries) when the printer language, page protection, or resolution status changes. You can use either PJL or the control panel to configure resource saving on HP LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, and 4MV printers. For HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMx and 5Si/5SiMx printers, resource saving is only configurable from the control panel.
Printer-Specific Job Boundaries
Printers that support PJL job boundaries: HP LaserJet 4, 4M, 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4ML, 4P, 4MP, 4PJ, 4LJ Pro, 4LC, 4000 series, 5, 5M, 5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, HP Color LaserJet, HP Color LaserJet 5, 5M, 4500 series, 8500 series, LaserJet 2100 series, 5000 series, 8000 series, 8100 series The printers listed above handle the following conditions as PJL job boundaries. When any of these conditions occur, the User Default Environment values are loaded into the PJL Current Environment, which then are loaded into the Modified Print Environment. Control panel reset Printer language-specific exit command, such as ^D for PostScript. (Printer language-specific exit commands are not job boundaries when within a PJL JOB/EOJ command pair.) Data stream idle timeout (this occurs when a PJL job is in progress and there is no data received over the I/O for a specified length of time). To avoid a timeout, use the PJL JOB or ENTER commands, since using the JOB or ENTER commands increases the time the printer waits for I/O data. This increase is because the printer is processing a job with clearly indicated start-of-job and end-of-job data stream commands. See the following Timeouts section.

Product-Specific Feature Support A-49
Printers that support PJL job security: HP LaserJet 4/4M Plus, 4V, 4MV, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4000 series, 5, 5M, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier, 2100 series, 4500 series, 5000 series, 8000 series, 8100 series, 8500 series (5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP, 2100: password only), The printers listed above provide two PJL security features: password protection and control panel lockout. HP LaserJet 4V/4MV and 5Si/5SiMx printers also provide disk lock protection. As discussed in Chapter 5, the DEFAULT command can be used to set a PJL password. Once the password is set, all succeeding jobs must issue the correct password in order to enable the DEFAULT and INITIALIZE commands. The password can only be changed from within a secure PJL job. On printers with a control panel, the control panel can be locked out so that users cannot modify settings using the control panel keys. This is accomplished using the DEFAULT command to set the CPLOCK variable to ON. The LaserJet 4V/4MV and 5Si/5SiMx printer's disk can be locked so that it cannot be formatted, fonts cannot be written to it, and disk fonts cannot be erased. For more information on CPLOCK, DISKLOCK and other security issues, see PJL Job Security in Chapter 5.
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LaserJet Printers with Reduced-Function Control Panels
HP LaserJet 4L, 4LJ Pro, 4ML, 4LC, 5P, 6P, 6MP, 5L, 6L and 1100 series printers have no control panel to specify printer settings. These printers have several features that are different than those of other PJL printers. This section describes those differences and how they affect the use of PJL. No device attendance commands are supportedthese printers rely on unsolicited status to inform the user. No NVRAM (HP LaserJet 4L/5L/6L only)because these printers are designed to conserve energy and do not have a power switch, they are never turned off. Therefore, they do not need NVRAM to store feature settings. To simulate a power cycle, use the RESET command to initialize all PJL variables except PAPERSIZE. For the LaserJet 1100 series printers, the RESET command does not initialize the PAGECOUNT, SYMSET, and PAPER variables. Instead, it sets the current value equal to the stored default value. For the LaserJet 1100 series printers, the INITIALIZE command does not reset the PJL variables stored in NVRAM back to the factory values. It sets their current values to the stored default values. No multiple I/Os or job boundaries supported (LaserJet 4L/5L/6L/1100 series only)these printers are designed for single-user environments. They do not support I/O switching or the concept of job boundaries. Therefore, the JOB and EOJ commands are not supported. No multiple language support (LaserJet 4L/5L/6L only)there is no support for multiple printer languages. PCL 5 is the sole printer language. Even though there is only one language, use the PJL ENTER LANGUAGE command to specify PCL. EconoModea toner-saving feature that produces draft-like pages when top-quality printing is not necessary.

Product-Specific Feature Support A-51
Color LaserJet Printer Comments
The Color LaserJet printer supports context-sensitive language switching, true end-of-job notification, job boundary recognition, and automatic I/O switching. See the PJL Feature Support table in the beginning of this chapter for a list of the PJL features supported. Note that the SET and INQUIRE commands are limited to only being used with the RET variable.
HP DeskJet 1200C and 1600C Printer Family Comments
This sections explains some important points that should be considered when using PJL with the DeskJet 1200C and 1600C family printers. Support for the features described in this section varies. The HP DeskJet 1200C and 1600C family printers that support a particular feature are listed at the beginning of each feature description.
Printers that support printer language switching: HP DeskJet 1200C, 1200CM, 1600C, 1600CM Printers that perform context switching automatically switch printer languages when both of the following conditions are met: For the DeskJet 1200C and 1200CM: when the rear panel DIP switch is set in the Context On position. For the DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM: when the PJL CONTEXTSWITCH environment variable is set to ON. The print job contains printable data but does not contain a PJL ENTER LANGUAGE command immediately before the printable data. Under these conditions, the printer samples the incoming printable data and looks for indications of a particular printer language. Once it recognizes the printer language, the printer backs up to the beginning of the sampled print data and switches to the printer language determined to be most appropriate. Then the printer begins to parse the data in the newly selected printer language.
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Although the printer can accurately select printer languages this way, we recommend that every job containing printable data include an ENTER LANGUAGE command to explicitly switch to the correct printer language. This method improves performance and eliminates errors in printer language switching. It also guarantees that the correct language is always selected.
The value of the PARALLEL feature as shipped from the factory is FAST. When a front panel reset is performed, the value is defaulted to SLOW.

Printer Environment

Printers that support printer environment variables: HP DeskJet 1600C, 1600M Unlike most PJL variables, the following environment variable defaults are not stored in the printer's NVRAM. The primary use is to set job-specific parameters like those available through the DeskJet 1200C family front panel. This means that they will be reset to the factory default values after a power cycle.
Product-Specific Feature Support A-53
Variables Not Stored in NVRAM COPIES FORMLINES MEDIASOURCE MEDIATYPE ORIENTATION PAGEPROTECT PAPER PRINTQUALITY RENDERMODE RESOLUTION
Printers that support printer status readback: HP DeskJet 1600C, 1600M Because the DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM do not support USTATUS or INFO, only the requested status information will come back from the printer.
Printers affected by memory reconfiguration: HP DeskJet 1600C, 1600M Three conditions may cause the printer to reconfigure user memory: When the printer language changes, either explicitly by using the ENTER command, or implicitly. When the page protection setting changes, either using the SET, DEFAULT, or RESET commands. When the resolution is changed using either the SET or DEFAULT commands. Reconfiguring printer memory may erase all volatile personality-specific resource information, including downloaded fonts, PCL macros, and PostScript dictionaries (however no I/O data is lost). Memory can be reconfigured only when these conditions actually change the page protection, resolution, or printer language status. For example, if the resolution is at 600 dpi and an application sends the @PJL SET RESOLUTION = 600 command, memory is not reconfigured.
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None of the DeskJet 1200C or 1600C printer families support resource saving.
Printer Specific Job Boundaries
Printers that support printer specific job boundaries: HP DeskJet 1200C, 1200CM, 1600C, 1600CM Unlike the LaserJet 4 family of printers, no implicit PJL job boundaries are recognized. There are no additional conditions which will cause the User Default Environment values to be loaded into the PJL Current Environment, or (subsequently) to be loaded into the Modified Print Environment.
Printers that support printer timeouts: HP DeskJet 1600C, 1600CM These printers have a timeout capability which is used to recover when jobs are interrupted by situations such as host failures. The timeout duration varies depending on the data received by the printer. The TIMEOUT variable set using PJL establishes the I/O timeout durations to wait before switching to another pending I/O. If the printer has not received printable data, it will wait for the TIMEOUT duration before closing the current job and switching to another pending I/O. If the printer has received printable data and is waiting for more data, the printer uses an extended timeout duration, which is equal to five minutes or ten times the TIMEOUT value, whichever is greatest.

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Status Code 50024 50025
Display String or Code Meaning 57.1 FAN FAILURE CALL SERVICE or FAN MOTOR 1 FAILURE 57.2 FAN FAILURE CALL SERVICE or FAN MOTOR 2 FAILURE 57.2 FAN FAILURE CALL SERVICE or FAN MOTOR 3 FAILURE 57.4 FAN FAILURE CALL SERVICE or FAN MOTOR 4 FAILURE UPPER INPUT TRAY LIFTER MALFUNCTION LOWER INPUT TRAY LIFTER MALFUNCTION 58.3 PRINTER ERROR CYCLE POWER or MULTIPURPOSE TRAY LIFTER MALFUNCTION 59.1 PRINTER ERROR CYCLE POWER or MAIN MOTOR STARTUP FAILURE 59.2 PRINTER ERROR CYCLE POWER or MAIN MOTOR ROTATION FAILURE FINISHER MALFUNCTION [BIN NAME] or EXTERNAL BINDING DEVICE HAS A MALFUNCTION DEVICE ERROR X.YY CYCLE POWER or AN EXTERNAL DEVICE HAS REPORTED A MALFUNCTION DUPLEX ERROR CHECK DUPLEX UNIT or DUPLEX UNIT GUIDE FAILED AND REQUIRES SERVICE 55.XX ERROR PRESS SELECT KEY or COMMUNICATION FAILURE BETWEEN FORMATTER AND ENGINE

PJL Status Codes D-25

Status Code 50033 505xx 50599
Display String or Code Meaning 64 PRINTER ERROR CYCLE POWER or VIDEO DMA TRANSFER TIMED OUT FAN MOTOR 5 FAILURE FAN MOTOR 6 FAILURE FAN MOTOR 7 FAILURE FAN MOTOR 8 FAILURE Firmware Error, Power Cycle Processor Error, Power Cycle

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Glossary
This character indicates that the current command line is a continuation of the previous line. For example, These ~words are all part of the same line.
The vertical bar, when shown in a command, indicates that either one or the other options may be selected, but not both.

Active I/O Port

The I/O port which is providing the data for the current print job. For LaserJet printers with automatic I/O switching, if there is no current print job, then automatic I/O switching is enabled and all I/O ports are active.

Auto-Continue

If the auto-continue mode is configured to ON, the printer continues printing during certain non-fatal error conditions. If auto-continue is OFF and these same conditions occur, the printer goes off-line until the Continue or On Line key is pressed. Auto-continue mode can be configured using the printer's control panel or using PJL commands (refer to the user's manual for the specific PCL 5 printer).

Automatic I/O Switching

Automatic I/O switching allows data to be sent to any of the printer's I/O ports without reconfiguring the active I/O port from the control panel. When the printer is turned on, all I/O ports are enabled to accept data. The first port to receive data is called the active I/O port. The active I/O port is the source for the current print job. All other I/O ports temporarily are disabled until the next job boundary.

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Table 2. PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products
PJL command name COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE ECHO ENTER EOJ FSAPPEND, FSDIRLIST, FSQUERY, FSUPLOAD FSDELETE FSDOWNLOAD FSINIT FSMKDIR INFO INITIALIZE INQUIRE JOB OPMSG PJL RDYMSG RESET SET STMSG UEL USTATUS USTATUSOFF LaserJet 1150 series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 1200 series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 1300 series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 2200 series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 2300 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
The information contained in this table is subject to change without notice. To ensure that the specific support information is correct, test these functions and commands on your product.
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Table 3. PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products
PJL command name LaserJet 4100 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 4100mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 4200 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 4300 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE ECHO ENTER EOJ FSAPPEND, FSDIRLIST, FSQUERY, FSUPLOAD FSDELETE FSDOWNLOAD FSINIT FSMKDIR INFO INITIALIZE INQUIRE JOB OPMSG PJL RDYMSG RESET SET STMSG UEL USTATUS USTATUSOFF

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Table 4. PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products
PJL command name LaserJet 5100 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 8150 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 9000 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 9000mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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Table 5. PJL feature support for HP LaserJet products
PJL command name LaserJet 3200mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y LaserJet 3300mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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Table 6. PJL feature support for HP color LaserJet products
PJL command name color LaserJet 2500 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y color LaserJet 4550 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y color LaserJet 4600 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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Table 7. PJL feature support for HP color LaserJet products
PJL command name color LaserJet 5500 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y color LaserJet 8550 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y color LaserJet 8550mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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PJL environment variable support
Table 8 describes the contents of the subsequent environmental-variable support tables for the HP LaserJet and HP color LaserJet products. These tables list all of the current environment variables for PJL, PCL 5, and PostScript (PS), and show the features that each printer supports. Table 8. Table contents for PJL environment variable support Table and location Table 9 on page 25 Table 10 on page 41 Table 11 on page 55 Table 12 on page 71 Table 13 on page 86 Table 14 on page 101 Features for these products HP LaserJet 1150 series, 1200 series, 1300 series, 2200 series, 2300 series HP LaserJet 4100 series, 4100mfp series, 4200 series, 4300 series HP LaserJet 5100 series, 8150 series, 9000 series, 9000mfp series HP LaserJet 3200mfp series, 3300mfp series HP color LaserJet 2500 series, 4550 series, 4600 series HP color LaserJet 5500 series, 8550 series, 8550mfp series

1300 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns 72 ns ns
2200 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y) (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns 72 ns ns
2300 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y Y ns ns ns
ANY PLAIN PREPRINTED LETTERHEAD TRANSPARENCY PREPUNCHED LABELS BOND RECYCLED COLOR LIGHT HEAVY CARDSTOCK ROUGH VELLUM ENVELOPE GLOSSY HEAVYGLOSSY TOUGHPAPER USERTYPE1 USERTYPE2 USERTYPE3 USERTYPE4 USERTYPE5 MPTRAY MANUAL CASSETTE FIRST ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE OUTBIN UPPER LOWER OUTBINPROCESS MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT OUTLINEPOINTSIZE MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT OUTTONER STOP CONTINUE
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Environment variable PAGEPROTECT Variable values AUTO ON PAPER (Letter, Legal, Ledger, A3, A4, Executive, JISB4, and JISB5 are paper sizes; Com10, C5, DL, Monarch, and B5 are envelope sizes; JPOST and JPOSTD are Japanese postcard sizes; CUSTOM is for feeding other sizes, such as 3 x 5 cards and labels) A3 A41 A5 B5 CUSTOM COM10 C5 DL1 EXECUTIVE ISOB5 JISB4 JISB5 JISEXEC JPOST JPOSTD LEDGER LEGAL LETTER1 MONARCH ROC8K ROC16K EIGHTPOINT5X13 FOOLSCAP PASSWORD2 MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT PERSONALITY AUTO PCL POSTSCRIPT PDF PLANESINUSE POWERSAVE ON OFF POWERSAVEMODE ENERGYSTAR BLUEANGEL 1150 series ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y (Y) Y ns Y ns Y 0 65535
1200 series (Y) Y ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y (Y) Y ns Y ns Y 0 65535
1300 series ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y (Y) Y ns Y ns Y 0 65535
2200 series (Y) Y ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y (Y) Y ns Y ns Y 0 65535
2300 series ns ns ns Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y ns Y ns Y (Y) Y ns Y Y ns 0 (Y) Y Y ns ns (Y) (Y) Y ns ns
(Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
(Y) Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable POWERSAVETIME Variable values 240 PRINTONBACKSIDE ON OFF

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Environment variable INTRAY5SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5X13 INTRAY6SIZE INTRAY7SIZE INTRAY8SIZE IOBUFFER Tray-dependent Tray-dependent Tray-dependent AUTO OFF ON IOSIZE MINIMUM MAXIMUM memory-dependent DEFAULT JOBATTR "attribute string" MAXIMUM LENGTH JOBID OFF ON JOBMFQBEGIN MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT 5100 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y Y 100 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 8150 series (Y) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y Y 10 "" 80 (Y) Y series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns "" 80 (Y) Y ns ns ns 9000mfp series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns "" 80 (Y) Y ns ns ns
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Environment variable JOBMFQEND Variable values MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT JOBNAME "jobname string" MAXIMUM LENGTH JOBOFFSET OFF ON JOBSOURCE PRINT COPY LANG DANISH GERMAN ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH ITALIAN DUTCH NORWEGIAN POLISH PORTUGUESE FINNISH SWEDISH TURKISH JAPANESE CZECH HUNGARIAN RUSSIAN
5100 series ns ns ns "" 80 (Y) Y (Y) Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y)
8150 series 0 "" 80 (Y) Y (Y)1 Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns (Y) Y ns ns ns ns Y (Y)
9000 series ns ns ns "" 80 (Y) Y ns ns Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
9000mfp series ns ns ns "" 80 (Y) Y ns ns Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y) ns ns ns ns
SIMPLIFIEDCHINESE KOREAN LANGPROMPT OFF ON LOWCARTRIDGE STOP CONTINUE LOWSUPPLIES STOP CONTINUE LOWTONER STOP CONTINUE
The information contained in this table is subject to change without notice. To ensure that the specific support information is correct, test these variable settings on your product. 1 The default is COPY if the job is a copy job from the scanner on the HP LaserJet 8150 series.

DATASTORE PSTYPEFACELIST TIMEOUT MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT TRAY1TEMP LOW MEDIUM HIGH HIGH2 USERNAME WIDEA4 MAXIMUM LENGTH NO YES
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Table 13. PJL environmental variables for HP color LaserJet products
Environment variable AUTOCONT1 Variable values OFF ON BINDING LONGEDGE SHORTEDGE BITSPERPIXEL MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT/
2500 series (Y) Y (Y) Y 8 (Y) Y 32000 (Y) Y (Y) Y Y Y Y ns ns ns (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns
4550 series (Y) Y (Y) Y 8 (Y) Y 1 (Y) Y (Y) Y Y Y Y ns ns ns (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns
4600 series (Y) Y (Y) Y 8 (Y) Y 32000 (Y) Y (Y) Y Y Y Y ns ns ns (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable FINISH Variable values NONE STAPLE ON FINISHEROPTION MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT FINISHERTYPE MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT FORMLINES MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT HELDJOBTIMEOUT DISABLED ONEHOUR FOURHOURS ONEDAY ONEWEEK HOLD OFF ON PROOF STORE HOLDKEY DEFAULT MAXIMUM LENGTH HOLDTYPE PUBLIC PRIVATE
2500 series (Y) Y Y 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y "" 4 (Y) Y (Y) Y
4550 series (Y) Y Y 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y "" 4 (Y) Y ns ns
4600 series (Y) Y Y 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y "" 4 (Y) Y ns ns
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Environment variable INTRAY1SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5Xseries (Y) Y Y Y ns ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns 4550 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y ns Y ns Y Y ns ns ns Y ns ns 4600 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable INTRAY2SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K R0C16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5Xseries (Y) Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns ns Y ns ns Y ns ns ns Y ns ns 4550 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns 4600 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable INTRAY3SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5Xseries (Y) ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 4550 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns 4600 series (Y) Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns Y ns Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns

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Environment variable INTRAY4SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5Xseries ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 4550 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 4600 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable INTRAY5SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERR0TATED ANTCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 INTRAY6SIZE INTRAY7SIZE INTRAY8SIZE JOBATTR Tray-dependent Tray-dependent Tray-dependent "attribute string" MAXIMUM LENGTH JOBID OFF ON JOBNAME "jobname string" MAXIMUM LENGTH JOBOFFSET OFF ON 2500 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns "" 80 Y (Y) "" 80 (Y) Y 4550 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns "" 80 Y (Y) "" 80 (Y) Y 4600 series ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns "" 80 Y (Y) "" 80 (Y) Y
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Environment variable LANG Variable values ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH DANISH NORWEGIAN DUTCH FINNISH PORTUGUESE TURKISH POLISH JAPANESE RUSSIAN CZECH HUNGARIAN
2500 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 0 (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y 0.44 99.99 0.44
4550 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y) ns ns 0 (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y 0.44 99.99 0.44
4600 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns Y (Y) ns ns 0 (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y 0.44 99.99 0.44
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Environment variable LPARM: PCL PTSIZE Variable values MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT LPARM: PCL SYMSET DESKTOP ISO11 ISO15 ISO17 ISO21 ISO4 ISO6 ISO60 ISO69 ISOL1 ISOL2 ISOL5 ISOL6 ISOL9 LEGAL MCTEXT PC1004 PC775 PC8 PC850 PC852 PC858 PC8DN PC8TK PSTEXT ROMAN8 ROMAN9 WIN30 WIN31J WINBALT WINL1 WINL2 WINL5 UCSCseries 4.00 999.75 12.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns 4550 series 4.00 999.75 12.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns 4600 series 4.00 999.75 12.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns Y Y Y Y ns
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2500 series Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y (Y) Y "" 16 "" Y Y (Y) ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns
4550 series Y Y (Y) Y ns Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 0 Y Y (Y) ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns
4600 series Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y (Y) Y "" 16 "" Y Y (Y) ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns

ON OFF AUTO

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Environment variable STAPLEOPTION Variable values DEFAULT ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN ONEANGLED ONEOPPOSED OPTION3 OPTION4 OPTION5 OPTION6 CUSTOM NONE STRINGCODESET HPROMAN8 JISX02011976 ISO88592 ISO88599 ISO88595 UTF8 TIMEOUT MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT USERNAME WIDEA4 MAXIMUM LENGTH NO YES 2500 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y 4550 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y 4600 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y
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Table 14. PJL environmental variables for HP color LaserJet products
5500 series (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns (Y) Y 32000 (Y) Y (Y) Y Y Y Y ns ns ns (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y Y
8550 series Y (Y) (Y) Y ns ns ns Y (Y) 1 (Y) Y (Y) ns ns ns Y 3 (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y) Y
8550mfp series Y (Y) (Y) Y ns ns ns Y (Y) 1 (Y) Y (Y) ns ns ns Y 3 (Y) Y (Y) Y ns ns ns ns ns ns Y (Y) Y
OFF MINIMUM MODERATE MAXIMUM OFF
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5500 series 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y "" 4 (Y) Y ns ns
8550 series 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y ns ns (Y) Y ns ns
8550mfp series 60 (Y) Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y ns ns (Y) Y ns ns
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Environment variable INTRAY1SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5X13 AUTO 5500 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns 8550 series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) 8550mfp series Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y)
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Environment variable INTRAY2SIZE Variable values LETTER LEGAL A4 EXECUTIVE LEDGER A3 COM10 MONARCH C5 DL JISB4 JISB5 B5 CUSTOM JPOSTD A5 ROC8K ROC16K JISEXEC LETTERROTATED ANYCUSTOM A4ROTATED ISOB5 ANY EIGHTPOINT5Xseries (Y) Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns Y Y ns Y ns Y ns ns ns ns Y Y ns ns ns 8550 series (Y) Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 8550mfp series (Y) Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns

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Environment variable POWERSAVETIME Variable values 480 PRINTONBACKSIDE ON OFF
5500 series Y Y (Y) Y Y Y ns Y ns (Y) Y ns ns "" 16 "" Y Y (Y) ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns
8550 series ns ns (Y) Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 1 ns ns ns ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns
8550mfp series ns ns (Y) Y ns Y Y ns Y ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns 1 ns ns ns ns (Y) ns ns ns ns ns
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Environment variable STAPLEOPTION Variable values DEFAULT ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN ONEANGLED ONEOPPOSED OPTION3 OPTION4 OPTION5 OPTION6 CUSTOM NONE STRINGCODESET HPROMAN8 JISX02011976 ISO88592 ISO88599 ISO88595 UTF8 TIMEOUT MINIMUM MAXIMUM DEFAULT USERNAME WIDEA4 MAXIMUM LENGTH NO YES 5500 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y Y Y Y Y (Y) Y 8550 series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y 8550mfp series (Y) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ns ns ns ns ns ns (Y) Y
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PJL status codes

In many of the status readback responses, the status codes listed in this chapter are sent to the host as CODE = xxxxx, where each x stands for a single digit (0 through 9). For example, if unsolicited status is enabled and the toner runs low, the following message is returned: @PJL USTATUS DEVICE CODE=10006 DISPLAY="16 TONER LOW" ONLINE=TRUE Table 15, Informational messages, on page 118 shows that code 10006 means toner low. Because the string portion of the DISPLAY=string is localized, developers should use the CODE= value in software programs.

Status code groupings

PJL status codes are grouped as follows. The first two digits indicate a message category. 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) Possible operator intervention conditions (35xxx) Operator intervention conditions (40xxx) Foreground paper-loading messages (41xyy) Jam messages (42xyy) Optional (external) paper-handling-device messages (43xyy) HP LaserJet 4000/5000 jam messages (44xyy) Hardware errors (50xxx) Personality errors (55xxx) The following pages list the status codes in numerical order, by groups. For a complete description of each control-panel-display string, see the user and service manuals for each printer. Note All of the messages in the following table are localized. They appear in the language that has been selected for the control panel.

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Table 15. Informational messages Status code
Display string or code meaning
00 READY (online) [Personality-specific ready message] (online) [PJL RDYMSG] (online) 68 READY/SERVICE (online) or PERFORM USER MAINTENANCE or 68 NVRAM FULL, SETTINGS NOT SAVED 00 READY (offline) or [Personality-specific ready message] (offline) or [PJL RDYMSG] (offline) or 68 READY/SERVICE (offline). Form-feeding printable data in response to a key press 02 WARMING UP (or initializing: Designjet) 05 SELF TEST or INTERNAL TEST 07 RESET, CLEARING MEMORY 16 TONER LOW CANCELING JOB STATUS BUFFER OVERFLOW 18 AUX IO INIT or 18 AUX IO NT RDY or 18 MIO INIT or 18 MIO NOT RDY or HP MIO1 INITIALIZING or HP MIO2 INITIALIZING or HP MIO1 NOT READY or HP MIO2 NOT READY or HP MIO INITIALIZING

* 10011

* When creating software programs for the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer families, see Printer Status Readback in the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 Family Comments section in Appendix A of the PCL 5 Comparison Guide.
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Table 15. Informational messages (continued) Status code

10013 10014

04 SELF TEST 06 PRINTING TEST or PRINTING CONFIGURATION PAGE or INTERNAL TEST, then PRINTING CONFIGURATION PAGE 06 TYPEFACE LIST or PRINTING FONT LIST 15 ENGINE TEST 06 DEMO PAGE or PRINTING DEMO PAGE 09 MENU RESET or RESETTING MENUS TO DEFAULTS 09 RST ACTIVE IO or RESETTING ACTIVE IO 09 RESET ALL I/O 08 COLD RESET or RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS 06 CONFIG PAGE or PRINTING CONFIGURATION PAGE PROCESSING JOB or PROCESSING JOB FROM ENV FEEDER or PROCESSING JOB FROM TRAY X (X = tray code) PRESS SELECT TO FORMFEED or DATA RECEIVED ACCESS DENIED NO JOB TO CANCEL CLEARING PAPER PATH PRINTING ERROR LOG FORMFEEDING Job message: a print job has been received that contains the optional DISPLAY=message token pair that is associated with the PJL JOB command. ENGINE CLEANING Unable to process internal page request INVALID PIN INTERRUPTING JOB RESUMING JOB 02 WARMING UP (or initializing-Designjet) ORDER BLACK TONER <n> PAGES LEFT ORDER CYAN TONER <n> PAGES LEFT ORDER MAGENTA TONER <n> PAGES LEFT ORDER YELLOW TONER <n> PAGES LEFT ORDER IMAGE DRUM ORDER BLACK DRUM ORDER CYAN DRUM ORDER MAGENTA DRUM ORDER YELLOW DRUM ORDER BLACK TONER ORDER CYAN TONER

35087*

* For some printers, the WM JOB 300 message (35081) might be used instead.
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Table 27. Potential operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code 35088* 35115 Display string or code meaning WM JOB 300/11x17 Volume 1 NOT INIT (Volume 1 is not initialized. Volume 1 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate) Volume 1 FAILURE (Volume 1 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate) Volume 2 NOT INIT (Volume 2 is not initialized. Volume 2 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate.) Volume 2 FAILURE (Volume 2 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate) Unable to mopy job Unable to mopy job Unable to mopy job Unable to store job

35116 35117

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Operator intervention conditions (40xxx)
This list describes the set of PJL error codes and the corresponding control-panel display strings for conditions where operator intervention is required. Printing cannot continue until the condition is addressed. Table 28. Operator intervention conditions Status code 40000* Display string or code meaning SLEEP MODE (STANDBY) Cartridge error during align cartridges (or reading setup sheetDesignjet) 14 NO EP CART or INSTALL TONER CARTRIDGE or no electrical contact with one or more ink cartridges (Designjet) Using ink cartridges (Designjet) SUPPLY MEMORY ERROR REMOVE PAPER FROM [bin name] NO MICR TONER or INSTALL MICR TONER CARTRIDGE 12 PRINTER OPEN or NO EP CART or CLOSE PRINTER COVER (or lower lever or lower windowDesignjet) 13 PAPER JAM or REMOVE PAPER JAM FE CARTRIDGE Device needs attention PC INSTALL or INSTALL TRAY 2 For ELK BN 16 LOW TONER or TONER LOW or TONER LOW, PRESS GO KEY Cartridge authorization status FI INSERT CART FR REMOVE CART [PJL OPMSG] [PJL STMSG] 50 SERVICE or 50 FUSER ERROR, CYCLE POWER 51 ERROR or 51 PRINTER ERROR, CYCLE POWER 52 ERROR or 52 PRINTER ERROR, CYCLE POWER 53-xy-zz ERROR 54 ERROR 55 ERROR 56 ERROR

40055 40056

* This is not an error. The printer is waiting for data.
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Table 28. Operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code Display string or code meaning 57 SERVICE or 57 MOTOR FAILURE, CALL SERVICE 58 SERVICE or FAN MOTOR FAILURE, CALL SERVICE 59 ERROR 60 ERROR 61.x SERVICE 62.x SERVICE 63 SERVICE 64 SERVICE or PRINTER ERROR, CYCLE POWER 65 SERVICE External paper-handling device failure 67 SERVICE 69 SERVICE 70 ERROR 71 ERROR 72 SERVICE PRINTER MANUALLY TAKEN OFFLINE or OFFLINE or FORMFEEDING or SERVICE MODE or 00 OFFLINE EE INCOMPATIBLE or LC INCOMPATIBLE FS DISK FAILURE or 311.1.1 DISK FAILURE or Volume 0 FAILURE (Volume 0 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate) BAD OPTIONAL TRAY CONNECTION For ELK BN INCOMPATIBLE ENVELOPE FEEDER INSTALLED Duplexer cord error 81 SERVICE (XXX) REMOVE DUPLEX JAM 41.3 UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE CHECK PAPER IN TRAY 56.1 ERROR PRESS SELECT KEY 56.2 ERROR PRESS SELECT KEY FINISHER OUT OF BINDING AGENT FINISHER ALIGN ERROR [BIN NAME] FINISH LIMIT REACHED [BIN NAME] INPUT DEVICE FEED PATH OPEN ENWW

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Table 28. Operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code 40116 Display string or code meaning OUTPUT DEVICE DELIVERY PATH OPEN INPUT OPERATION ERROR X.YY OUTPUT OPERATION ERROR X.YY 66.xx.yy EXTERNAL DEVICE FAILURE Volume 1 FAILURE (Failure on Volume 1. Volume 1 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate) Volume 2 FAILURE (Failure on Volume 2. Volume 2 is indicated as DISK, FLASH, or RAMDISK, as appropriate.) PAPER MISFEED Open face-up output bin Cannot duplex closer rear bin Duplexer must be installed Duplexer error, remove duplexer Bad duplexer connection DRUM ERROR REPLACE DRUM KIT DRUM LIFE OUT REPLACE DRUM KIT DRUM LIFE LOW REPLACE DRUM KIT TRANSFER KIT OUT REPLACE KIT TRANSFER KIT LOW REPLACE KIT BAD ENV FEEDER CONNECTION WASTE TONER FULL REPLACE DRUM KIT INSTALL DRUM KIT REINSTALL TRANSFER BELT PRESS GO TO PRINT PRESS SELECT TO CHANGE TONER 73 service error 41.5 UNEXPECTED PAPER TYPE CHECK PAPER IN TRAY Cartridge low Toner cartridge out Drum cartridge out 10.xx.yy SUPPLY MEMORY ERROR ORDER BLACK TONER ORDER CYAN TONER ORDER MAGENTA TONER ORDER YELLOW TONER ORDER IMAGE DRUM ORDER BLACK DRUM ORDER CYAN DRUM ORDER MAGENTA DRUM Operator intervention conditions (40xxx) 137
Table 28. Operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code Chapter 4 PJL status codes Display string or code meaning ORDER YELLOW DRUM ORDER BLACK TONER ORDER CYAN TONER ORDER MAGENTA TONER ORDER YELLOW TONER ORDER TRANSPORT KIT ORDER CLEANING KIT ORDER TRANFER KIT ORDER FUSER KIT PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE ORDER SUPPLIES <n> PAGES LEFT REPLACE BLACK TONER REPLACE CYAN TONER REPLACE MAGENTA TONER REPLACE YELLOW TONER REPLACE IMAGE DRUM REPLACE BLACK DRUM REPLACE CYAN DRUM REPLACE MAGENTA DRUM REPLACE YELLOW DRUM REPLACE BLACK CARTRIDGE REPLACE CYAN CARTRIDGE REPLACE MAGENTA CARTRIDGE REPLACE YELLOW CARTRIDGE REPLACE TRANSPORT KIT REPLACE CLEANING KIT REPLACE TRANFER KIT REPLACE FUSER KIT PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE REPLACE SUPPLIES INSTALL BLACK TONER INSTALL CYAN TONER INSTALL MAGENTA TONER INSTALL YELLOW TONER INSTALL IMAGE DRUM INSTALL BLACK DRUM INSTALL CYAN DRUM INSTALL MAGENTA DRUM INSTALL YELLOW DRUM INSTALL BLACK CARTRIDGE INSTALL CYAN CARTRIDGE ENWW
Table 28. Operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code 40613 Display string or code meaning INSTALL MAGENTA CARTRIDGE INSTALL YELLOW CARTRIDGE INSTALL TRANSPORT KIT INSTALL CLEANING KIT INSTALL TRANFER KIT INSTALL FUSER KIT PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE INSTALL SUPPLIES INSTALL BLACK TONER INSTALL CYAN TONER INSTALL MAGENTA TONER INSTALL YELLOW TONER INSTALL IMAGE DRUM INSTALL BLACK DRUM INSTALL CYAN DRUM INSTALL MAGENTA DRUM INSTALL YELLOW DRUM INSTALL BLACK CARTRIDGE INSTALL CYAN CARTRIDGE INSTALL MAGENTA CARTRIDGE INSTALL YELLOW CARTRIDGE INSTALL TRANSPORT KIT INSTALL CLEANING KIT INSTALL TRANFER KIT INSTALL FUSER KIT PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE INSTALL SUPPLIES INSTALL BLACK TONER INSTALL CYAN TONER INSTALL MAGENTA TONER INSTALL YELLOW TONER INSTALL IMAGE DRUM INSTALL BLACK DRUM INSTALL CYAN DRUM INSTALL MAGENTA DRUM INSTALL YELLOW DRUM INSTALL BLACK CARTRIDGE INSTALL CYAN CARTRIDGE INSTALL MAGENTA CARTRIDGE INSTALL YELLOW CARTRIDGE INSTALL TRANSPORT KIT

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Table 28. Operator intervention conditions (continued) Status code 40908 Display string or code meaning INSTALL CLEANING KIT INSTALL TRANFER KIT INSTALL FUSER KIT PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE INSTALL SUPPLIES NON-HP Cartridge Installed T2 Roller missing Croller out Croller missing REMOVE SEALING TAPE E-label cartridge error ORDER BLACK TONER <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER CYAN TONER <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER MAGENTA TONER <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER YELLOW TONER <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER BLACK CARTRIDGE <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER CYAN CARTRIDGE <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER MAGENTA CARTRIDGE <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER YELLOW CARTRIDGE <n> DAYS LEFT ORDER SUPPLIES <n> DAYS LEFT REPLACE BLACK TONER REPLACE CYAN TONER REPLACE MAGENTA TONER REPLACE YELLOW TONER REPLACE BLACK CARTRIDGE REPLACE CYAN CARTRIDGE REPLACE MAGENTA CARTRIDGE REPLACE YELLOW CARTRIDGE REPLACE SUPPLIES
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Foreground paper-loading messages (41xyy)
Foreground paper-loading messages are sent when one of the print-media input sources is out of media and no other input source is available that is loaded with the correct paper size. When this occurs, the printer goes offline until someone loads paper. The messages are in the format 41xyy. The following tables list the X and Y values for these messages. For example, 41303 is a foreground paper-loading message that indicates that the user should load the LC tray with legal-size paper. Table 29. Tray codes for foreground paper-loading messages X = tray code 9 Tray Multi-Purpose Tray or Envelope Tray Manual Feed PC Tray or Universal Tray2 LC Tray or Universal Tray3 EE Tray or Envelope Feeder Any HCI Tray All Trays Empty
Table 30. Media codes for foreground paper-loading messages YY = media= media code 16 Unknown Paper Unknown Envelope Letter Paper Legal Paper A4 Paper Executive Paper Ledger Paper A3 Paper COM10 Envelope Monarch Envelope C5 Envelope DL Envelope Japan B4 Paper Japan B5 Paper B5 Envelope Custom Media Paper J-Postcard (or JB4 paperHP LaserJet 6P, HP LaserJet 2100) Media size
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Table 30. Media codes for foreground paper-loading messages (continued) YY = media= media code Media size J-Round-trip Postcard (or JB5 paper HP LaserJet 6P, HP LaserJet 2100) A5 Paper (or JPostcardHP LaserJet 6P Letter-R Paper (or JDoublePostCard HP LaserJet 6P, HP LaserJet 2100) A4-R Paper (or A5 PaperHP LaserJet 6P, HP LaserJet 2100) A5-R Paper Japan B5-R Paper Exec-R Paper A6 Paper Foolscap Paper Japan B6 Paper
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Jam messages (LaserJet 5Si/5SiMx only) (42xyy)
These messages are in the format 42xyy, where x is the number of jammed pages that need to be cleared and yy is the location of the jam that was detected. The following table lists the y values for these messages. For example, 42203 indicates that two pages are jammed in the fuser output.

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MEDIASOURCE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 95 color LaserJet 4550 series 95 color LaserJet 4600 series 95 color LaserJet 5500 series 110 color LaserJet 8550 series 110 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 110 LaserJet 1150 series 35 LaserJet 1200 series 35 LaserJet 1300 series 35 LaserJet 2200 series 35 LaserJet 2300 series 35 LaserJet 3200mfp series 81 LaserJet 3300mfp series 81 LaserJet 4100 series 50 LaserJet 4100mfp series 50 LaserJet 4200 series 50 LaserJet 4300 series 50 LaserJet 5100 series 65 LaserJet 8150 series 65 LaserJet 9000 series 65 LaserJet 9000mfp series 65 MEDIATYPE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 96 color LaserJet 4550 series 96 color LaserJet 4600 series 96 color LaserJet 5500 series 111 color LaserJet 8550 series 111 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 111 LaserJet 1150 series 36 LaserJet 1200 series 36 LaserJet 1300 series 36 LaserJet 2200 series 36 LaserJet 2300 series 36 LaserJet 3200mfp series 82 LaserJet 3300mfp series 82 LaserJet 4100 series 51 LaserJet 4100mfp series 51 LaserJet 4200 series 51 LaserJet 4300 series 51 LaserJet 5100 series 66 LaserJet 8150 series 66 LaserJet 9000 series 66 LaserJet 9000mfp series 66 messages auto-continuable conditions 129 background paper loading 121 background paper tray status 123 file system errors 131 foreground paper loading 141 hardware errors 147 informational 118 operator intervention conditions 135 optional paper-handling devices 144 output bin status 124 paper jam (LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series) 146 paper jam (LaserJet 5Si/5SiMX) 143 personality errors 150 PJL parser errors 125 PJL parser warnings 127 potential operator intervention conditions 133 semantic errors 128 messages and settings on control panel, changing 7 MFQBEGIN variable support LaserJet 5100 series 66 LaserJet 8150 series 66 LaserJet 9000 series 66 LaserJet 9000mfp series 66
MFQEND variable support LaserJet 5100 series 66 LaserJet 8150 series 66 LaserJet 9000 series 66 LaserJet 9000mfp series 66 model and configuration information, requesting 7 monitoring printer status 7 MPTRAY variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 96 color LaserJet 4550 series 96 color LaserJet 4600 series 96 color LaserJet 5500 series 111 color LaserJet 8550 series 111 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 111 LaserJet 1150 series 36 LaserJet 1200 series 36 LaserJet 1300 series 36 LaserJet 2200 series 36 LaserJet 2300 series 36 LaserJet 3200mfp series 82 LaserJet 3300mfp series 82 LaserJet 4100 series 51 LaserJet 4100mfp series 51 LaserJet 4200 series 51 LaserJet 4300 series 51 LaserJet 5100 series 66 LaserJet 8150 series 66 LaserJet 9000 series 66 LaserJet 9000mfp series 66 multifunction finisher job finishing commands 15
ns, explanation of meaning in tables 17
OPMSG command support color LaserJet 2500 series 22 color LaserJet 4550 series 22 color LaserJet 4600 series 22 color LaserJet 5500 series 23 color LaserJet 8550 series 23 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 23 LaserJet 1150 series 18 LaserJet 1200 series 18 LaserJet 1300 series 18 LaserJet 2200 series 18 LaserJet 2300 series 18 LaserJet 3200mfp series 21 LaserJet 3300mfp series 21 LaserJet 4100 series 19 LaserJet 4100mfp series 19 LaserJet 4200 series 19 LaserJet 4300 series 19 LaserJet 5100 series 20 LaserJet 8150 series 20 LaserJet 9000 series 20 LaserJet 9000mfp series 20 optional paper handling device messages 144

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PLANESINUSE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 98 color LaserJet 4550 series 98 color LaserJet 4600 series 98 color LaserJet 5500 series 113 color LaserJet 8550 series 113 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 113 LaserJet 1150 series 37 LaserJet 1200 series 37 LaserJet 1300 series 37 LaserJet 2200 series 37 LaserJet 2300 series 37 LaserJet 3200mfp series 83 LaserJet 3300mfp series 83 LaserJet 4100 series 52 LaserJet 4100mfp series 52 LaserJet 4200 series 52 LaserJet 4300 series 52 LaserJet 5100 series 69 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69 potential operator intervention conditions 133 POWERSAVE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 98 color LaserJet 4550 series 98 color LaserJet 4600 series 98 color LaserJet 5500 series 113 color LaserJet 8550 series 113 color LaserJet 8550mfp series 113 LaserJet 1150 series 37 LaserJet 1200 series 37 LaserJet 1300 series 37 LaserJet 2200 series 37 LaserJet 2300 series 37 LaserJet 3200mfp series 84 LaserJet 3300mfp series 84 LaserJet 4100 series 52 LaserJet 4100mfp series 52 LaserJet 4200 series 52 LaserJet 4300 series 52 LaserJet 5100 series 69 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69 POWERSAVEMODE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 98 color LaserJet 4550 series 98 color LaserJet 4600 series 98 LaserJet 1150 series 37 LaserJet 1200 series 37 LaserJet 1300 series 37 LaserJet 2200 series 37 LaserJet 2300 series 37 LaserJet 3200mfp series 84 LaserJet 3300mfp series 84 LaserJet 4100 series 52 LaserJet 4100mfp series 52 LaserJet 4200 series 52 LaserJet 4300 series 52 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69
POWERSAVETIME variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 99 color LaserJet 4550 series 99 color LaserJet 4600 series 99 color LaserJet 5500 series 114 color LaserJet 8550 series 114 color LaserJet 8550mfp 114 LaserJet 1150 series 38 LaserJet 1200 series 38 LaserJet 1300 series 38 LaserJet 2200 series 38 LaserJet 2300 series 38 LaserJet 3200mfp series 84 LaserJet 3300mfp series 84 LaserJet 4100 series 53 LaserJet 4100mfp series 53 LaserJet 4200 series 53 LaserJet 4300 series 53 LaserJet 5100 series 69 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69 POWESAVEMODE variable support LaserJet 5100 series 69 PR1200SPEED variable support LaserJet 5100 series 69 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69 printer language switching 7 monitoring status 7 setting destination to top output bin (3,000-sheet stacker/stapler) 12 Printer Job Language (PJL). See PJL (Printer Job Language) Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual 8 PRINTONBACKSIDE variable support color LaserJet 2500 series 99 color LaserJet 4550 series 99 color LaserJet 4600 series 99 color LaserJet 5500 series 114 color LaserJet 8550 series 114 color LaserJet 8550mfp 114 LaserJet 1150 series 38 LaserJet 1200 series 38 LaserJet 1300 series 38 LaserJet 2200 series 38 LaserJet 2300 series 38 LaserJet 3200mfp series 84 LaserJet 3300mfp series 84 LaserJet 4100 series 53 LaserJet 4100mfp series 53 LaserJet 4200 series 53 LaserJet 4300 series 53 LaserJet 5100 series 69 LaserJet 8150 series 69 LaserJet 9000 series 69 LaserJet 9000mfp series 69