7.6.1. Device variable; Syntax ; Response Syntax - Page 283

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The printer status to be sent to the host computer are ; 



Device status changes - printer cover open, paper jams, paper out, etc 



Job status changes - completion of the printing of a job, receiving a 

JOB

 command 



Page status changes - ejecting a printed page  

All the unsolicited status information (USTATUS DEVICE, JOB, PAGE and TIMED) is turned off at once 
by the USTATUSOFF command.  Each status can be turned off individually by the corresponding 
USTATUS command.  

The USTATUS TIMED command specifies after which time period the printer sends the unsolicited status 
information and is turned off by setting the time increment to zero with this command. 

To get information about the current settings or possible settings for unsolicited status, use the INFO 
USTATUS command. 

Syntax  

@PJL USTATUS 

variable

 = 

value

 [<CR>]<LF>   

Response Syntax  

@PJL USTATUS variable <CR><LF> 
returned option [printable characters or <WS>] <CR><LF> 
... 
... 
... 
... 
returned option <CR><LF> 
<FF> 

Parameters 

Variable

Value

Description

DEVICE

ON

Makes unsolicited device status valid for any status change (printer errors)

VERBOSE

Makes unsolicited device status valid for any PJL parser warning, error and
status changes

OFF

Makes unsolicited device status invalid for any status change

JOB

ON

Makes unsolicited job status (reporting job start/job end) valid

OFF

Makes unsolicited job status invalid

PAGE

ON

Makes unsolicited page status (reporting respective page printed and

OFF

Makes unsolicited page status invalid

TIMED

5 to 300

Makes timed unsolicited status (allowing the printer to send back
unsolicited status after an interval specified in seconds) valid

0

Turn TIMED USTATUS off (Makes timed unsolicited status invalid)

7.6.1.

Device variable 

The 

@PJL USTATUS DEVICE

 command allows the printer to send status messages when the printer 

status changes.  The printer will send the status by the status code shown in the table below.