CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................4 ; 2. HOW TO USE PJL.................................................................................................................................8 - Page 206

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CHAPTER 5 PJL - 2 

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ONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................4 

1.1. About PJL............................................................................................................................................4 

1.2. In Case of Using PJL with a Non-PJL Printer .....................................................................................5 

1.2.1. PCL jobs ......................................................................................................................................... 5 
1.2.2. Postscript jobs ................................................................................................................................ 5 
1.2.3. Other printer languages .................................................................................................................... 5 

1.3. PJL Syntax and Format ......................................................................................................................6 

1.4. Variables .............................................................................................................................................7 

1.4.1. Alphanumeric variables ..................................................................................................................... 7 
1.4.2. Numeric variables............................................................................................................................. 7 
1.4.3. Strings ............................................................................................................................................ 7 

1.5. Invalid Commands ..............................................................................................................................7 

1.5.1. Syntax errors................................................................................................................................... 7 
1.5.2. Syntax warning and semantic warning ............................................................................................... 7 

2. HOW TO USE PJL.................................................................................................................................8 

2.1. Overview .............................................................................................................................................8 

2.2. PJL Job Requirement .........................................................................................................................8 

3. COMMAND GROUP ..............................................................................................................................9 

4. KERNEL COMMANDS ...................................................................................................................... 10 

4.1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................10 

4.2. UEL Command .................................................................................................................................10 

4.3. EXECUTE Command.......................................................................................................................10 

4.4. ENTER Command............................................................................................................................11 

4.5. COMMENT Command......................................................................................................................11 

4.6. Printer Language Switching..............................................................................................................12 

4.6.1. Explicit switching........................................................................................................................... 12 
4.6.2. Implicit switching ........................................................................................................................... 12 
4.6.3. Context switching .......................................................................................................................... 12 

5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS.................................................................................................... 13 

5.1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................13 

5.2. JOB Command.................................................................................................................................13 

5.3. EOJ Command.................................................................................................................................14 

6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS ......................................................................................................... 15 

6.1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................15 

6.1.1. Print environment ........................................................................................................................... 15 
6.1.2. PJL reset conditions....................................................................................................................... 16 
6.1.3. Remember these points about environments..................................................................................... 16 
6.1.4. PJL environment variables ............................................................................................................... 17