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HP LaserJet Printers - Common PJL Commands
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copies
Manual Feed
Paper Size
Orientation
Formlines
Symbol Set
Font Number
Pitch Size
Point Size
DARK Courier
EconoMode
Autocont
Density
Resolution
Resolution Enhancement
Job Offset (HP LaserJet 4SI, 4SI MX Printers)
Outbin (HP LaserJet 4SI, 4SI MX Printers)
Duplex (HP LaserJet 4 PLUS, 4M Plus, 4SI, 4SI MX, 5SI, 5SIMX Printers)
Duplex Binding (HP LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4SI, 4SI MX, 5SI, 5SI MX Printers)
Ready Message Display
Reset
Additional Commands For the HP LaserJet 5P and 6P Family Printers
Printer Name Definition
Printing Self-Test Pages
Memory Booster Technology
The following are commonly used PJL commands to change default menu settings for the HP LaserJet 4 printer family and above. The command used is the "DEFAULT" command which permanently changes the default menu setting.
NOTE: Not all commands are supported on all HP LaserJet printers and some commands are "Read Only." For a complete listing of PJL commands, see the Printer Job Language Reference Manual, which is part of the Technical Reference Manual bundle.
NOTE: The HP LaserJet 4L/5L/6L printers will be reset to factory defaults if the printer is manually reset or unplugged.
To change default settings for just the current job, replace "DEFAULT" with the "SET" command.
Copies
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT COPIES=1 to 999
Ec%-12345X
Manual Feed
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT MANUALFEED=ON or OFF
Ec%-12345X
Paper Size
The following command permanently changes the default menu setting of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to a paper size of legal.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT PAPER=LEGAL
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Variables are Letter, Legal, Executive, Ledger, Com10, B4, B5, Custom, JISB4, JISB5, JPost, JPostD, A3, A4, C5, DL and Monarch
Not all paper sizes work on all printers. Check the User's Manual for supported paper sizes.
Orientation
The following command permanently changes the default menu setting of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to Landscape orientation.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE
Ec%-12345X
Formlines
The following command permanently changes the front menu panel of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to 66 lines per page.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT FORMLINES=66
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Variables are 5 to 128.
Symbol Set
The following command permanently changes the default menu setting of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to the PC-8 symbol set.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL SYMSET=PC8
Ec%-12345X
Font Number
The following command permanently changes the default menu setting of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to font number 2.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL FONTNUMBER=2
Ec%-12345X
Pitch Size
The following command permanently changes the default menu of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to a pitch size of 16.67.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL PITCH=16.67
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Variables are .44 to 99.99.
Point Size
The following command permanently changes the default menu of the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer family to point size 20.
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL PTSIZE=20
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Variables are 4 to 999.75
DARK Courier
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT COURIER=DARK
Ec%-12345X
EconoMode
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT ECONOMODE=ON or OFF
Ec%-12345X
Autocont
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT AUTOCONT=ON or OFF
Ec%-12345X
Density
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT DENSITY=1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Not supported on HP LaserJet 4Si, 4Si MX printers.
Read-only on the HP LaserJet 4, 4M printers.
Resolution
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT RESOLUTION=300 or 600
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Not supported on HP LaserJet 4L and 4ML printers.
Resolution Enhancement
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT RET=OFF, LIGHT, MEDIUM OR DARK
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: On the HP LaserJet 4Si and 4Si MX printers, the variables are ON or OFF only.
Job Offset (HP LaserJet 4SI, 4SI MX Printers)
Ec%-12345X @PJL DEFAULT JOBOFFSET=ON or OFF
Ec%-12345X
Outbin (HP LaserJet 4SI, 4SI MX Printers)
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT OUTBIN=UPPER or LOWER
Ec%-12345X
Duplex (HP LaserJet 4 PLUS, 4M Plus, 4SI, 4SI MX, 5SI, 5SI MX Printers)
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT DUPLEX=ON or OFF
Ec%-12345X
Duplex Binding (HP LaserJet 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4SI, 4SI MX, 5SI, 5SI MX Printers)
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT BINDING=LONGEDGE or SHORTEDGE
Ec%-12345X
Ready Message Display
Ec%-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY="MESSAGE"
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Not supported on HP LaserJet 4 and 4ML printers.
Reset
Use the following command at the end of PJL jobs that use the PJL SET command to set the printer back to its default state:
Ec%-12345X@PJL INITIALIZE
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: Use Initialize, not Reset, on the HP LaserJet 4, 4 Plus, 5L, 5P and 5MP printers.
Additional Commands For the HP LaserJet 5P and 6P Family Printers
MP Tray as a Cassette or First Tray
This command sets the configuration of Tray 1 (MP Tray) as either a FIRST tray or a CASSETTE tray. The command is as follows:
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT MPTRAY=FIRST or CASSETTE
Ec%-12345X
NOTE: The default value is FIRST.
Printer Name Definition
This command changes the printer name to anything up to 32 characters. The command is as follows:
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT PRINTERNAME=XXXXXXX
Ec%-12345X
Put in the desired printer name for the XXXXXXX values.
NOTE: This change will be reflected in all places that the printer name appears.
Printing Self-Test Pages
This PJL command instructs the printer to print any of the six self-test pages or the continuous self-test. The command is as follows:
Ec%-12345X@PJL SET TESTPAGE=SELFTEST or other variable
Ec%-12345X
Substitute the variable for the particular test desired:
SELFTEST PCL Self Test
CONTSELFTEST Continuous Self Test
PCLTYPELIST PCL Typeface list
PCLDEMOPAGE PCL Demo Page
PSCONFIGPAGE PostScript Configuration Page
PSTYPEFACELIST PostScript Typeface List
PSDEMOPAGE PostScript Demo Page
Memory Booster Technology
This command sets the Memory Booster Technology to On, Off or Auto. The command is as follows:
Ec%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT PS:MBT=ON, OFF, or AUTO
Ec%-12345X
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