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If the printer receives this command,  it immediately executes the specified operation. 

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If this command specifies an operation which is not supported, this command is ignored. 

Example 

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL<CR><LF> 
@PJL EXECUTE DEMOPAGE <CR><LF> 
<ESC>%-12345X 

4.4.

ENTER Command 

The 

ENTER

 command specifies which emulation the printer uses to print data. 

Syntax 

@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = emulation [<CR>]<LF> 

Parameters 

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emulation

The variables depend on the printer model.

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The ENTER command must be placed immediately before print data. 

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The specified emulation will be used immediately after  the terminating <LF> of the ENTER command. 

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If the printer does not receive the ENTER command, it uses the default printer language which is set by the 
control panel or the printer language which is set by the SET PERSONALITY command. 

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When a printer emulation is selected by the ENTER command, the printer must switch to the defined printer 
language. 

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If this command specifies an emulation which is not supported,  data after this command is ignored until the 
next UEL command. 

Example 

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL<CR><LF> 
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL <CR><LF> 
<ESC>E.......PCL JOB........<ESC>E 
<ESC>%-12345X 
@PJL COMMENT Start of Postscript job <CR><LF> 
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT <CR><LF> 
%!PS-ADOBE......Postscript JOB.....^D 
<ESC>%-12345X 
@PJL COMMENT End of Postscript job <CR><LF> 
<ESC>%-12345X 

4.5.

COMMENT Command 

The 

COMMENT

 command is used to add an information line, such as an explanation for the PJL command.   

Syntax 

@PJL COMMENT 

remarks

 [<CR>]<LF> 

Parameters 

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remarks

Printable characters (ASCII 33-255) and White space which contains <

HT

> and <

SP

>) 

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The 

COMMENT

 command is helpful for placing an explanation of a PJL command. 

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The 

COMMENT

 command can be placed on the PJL line anywhere between the UEL command and the 

ENTER

 command. 

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The 

COMMENT

 command is terminated by <

LF

>. 

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Comments can only be one line long. If you wish to add more text, start a new comment line.