Datamax-O'Neil Workstation series Programmer’s Guide User Manual

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Thermal Printer Programmer’s Guide

Table 9: PJL Commands

Command

Description

Modifications

1

FSDOWNLOAD

Downloads a file to the printer file system

Restrictions added (See below)

1

FSMKDIR

Creates the specified directory on the printer
file system

Restrictions added (See below)

1

FSDELETE

Deletes files or empty directories from the
printer file system

Restrictions added (See below)

1

FSINIT

Initializes (formats) the mass storage system

Clears user flash file system and
reboots (See below)

COMMENT

Adds a line of information as comments

N/A

DINQUIRE

Obtain the default value of a specified PJL
environment variable

N/A

DEFAULT

Sets the user default environment value for the
specified environment variable. These values
are shown on front panel equipped printers.
This command should only be used with the
default configuration setting of the printer and
NOT with each print job. See the SET
command below for setting up a specific print
job.

N/A

ECHO

Prompts the printer to return a specified
message to the host computer

N/A

ENTER

Selected a printer language for processing the
current job

N/A

INITIALIZE

Resets the PJL current environment and user
default environment variables to the factory
default values

N/A

INFO

Requests a specified category of printer
information

More categories added (See below)

INQUIRE

Requests the current value for a specified PJL
environment variable

N/A

RESET

Resets current PJL variables to user default
values

Also writes flash if changes to user
default values

SET

Sets a current environment variable to a
specified value for the duration of a PJL job

N/A

USTATUS

Allows printer to send unsolicited status
messages

N/A

USTATUSOFF

Turns off all unsolicited status

N/A

JOB

Informs printer of the start of a print job

Added additional security option (See
below)

EOJ

Tells the printer the print job is complete

Also writes flash if changes to user
default values

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