6.2.2. Variables for HL-1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN ; General PJL Environment Variables - Page 236

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6.2.2.  Variables for HL-1660e/2060/2400C/2400Ce/3400CN 

1. 

General PJL Environment Variables 

The PJL environment variables which are not printer language-specific are listed in the following table. When 
using these valuables, do not use the LPARM command. 

Variables 

Description 

Sample Value Range 

COPIES 

Number of uncollated copies for 
each page of the job. 

1 to 999 

PAPER 

Paper size. 

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, EXECTIVE, 
COM 10, MONARCH, C5, DL, B5, A5, 
A6, B6,  

ORIENTATION 

Page orientation. 

PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE 

FORMLINES 

Number of lines per page.  

5 to 128 

MANUALFEED 

Manual feed mode. 

ON, OFF 

RET  

Configuration of the High 
Resolution Control hardware. 

LIGHT, MEDIUM, DARK, OFF 

PAGEPROTECT 

Configuration of the Page 
protection mode. This mode 
reserves a block of printer memory 
to avoid  31 PRINT OVERRUN 
errors. 

AUTO, OFF, LETTER, LEGAL, A4 

RESOLUTION 

Printer resolution setting. If the 
printer cannot print a large file at 
600 dpi because of insufficient 
memory,  the printer decreases the 
resolution to 300 dpi automatically 

300, 600 

PERSONALITY 
 

Personality (emulation) can be 
switched with the @ PJL ENTER 
command or ESC CR ## command. 
If the AUTO option is selected 
(factory default), the printer senses 
the data from the computer and 
switches the emulation 
automatically. 

AUTO, PCL , POSTSCRIPT, IBM, 
EPSON, HPGL 

TIMEOUT 

The time out is the duration during 
which another automatic emulation 
change is not allowed. Duration of 
the timeout is set in seconds. 

1 to 99 

AUTOCONT 
 

Returns the configuration of the 
Continue mode. 

ON, OFF 

LOWTONER 
 

Returns the configuration for 
TONER EMPTY message action. If 
STOP, the printer stops printing. If 
CONTINUE, the printer continues 
printing. 

CONTINUE, STOP 

INTRAY 1 
(Read Only) 

Returns the auto-selection lock 
status for the MP tray. 

LOCKED, UNLOCKED 

INTRAY 2 
(Read Only) 

Returns the auto-selection lock 
status for the upper paper tray. 

LOCKED, UNLOCKED 

INTRAY 3 
(Read Only) 

Returns the auto-selection lock 
status for the optional lower paper 
cassette. 

LOCKED, UNLOCKED 

INTRAY1SIZE 
(Read Only) 

Returns the size of the paper 
currently installed in the standard 
paper tray. 

LETTER, LEGA L, A4, EXECTIVE, 
COM10, MONARCH, C5, DL, B5, A5, 
A6, B6 

INTRAY2SIZE 
(Read Only) 

Returns the size of the paper 
currently installed in the lower  
paper tray. 

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, EXECTIVE, 
COM10, MONARCH, C5, DL, B5, A5, 
A6, B6 

INTRAY3SIZE 
(Read Only) 

Returns the size information for the 
optional lower paper cassette. 

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, EXECTIVE, 
COM10, MONARCH, C5, DL, B5, A5, 
A6, B6