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Example 2 :
This example requests the PCL-specific settings.
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL COMMENT ***Inquiring PCL settings*** <CR><LF>
@PJL ECHO 19:20:05 02-20-1993 <CR><LF>
@PJL INQUIRE LPARM:PCL FONTSOURCE<CR><LF>
@PJL INQUIRE LPARM:PCL FONTNUMBER<CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
The printer may return the following response for the above INQUIRE commands :
@PJL ECHO 19:20:05 02-20-1993 <CR><LF>
<FF>
@PJL INQUIRE LPARM:PCL FONTSOURCE <CR><LF>
I<CR><LF>
<FF>
@PJL INQUIRE LPARM:PCL FONTNUMBER <CR><LF>
13<CR><LF>
<FF>
7.3. DINQUIRE Command
The DINQUIRE command is used to get the information of the default value of a specific variable in the
PJL Environment. (User Default Settings). It is also possible to get the value for variables which PJL
cannot change (Read-only).
The returned value of User Default Settings is identical to the Control Panel Setting.
This DINQUIRE command can request only one variable at a time. If you would like to get information
from more variables, send multiple DINQUIRE commands.
Syntax:
@PJL DINQUIRE [LPARM : personality] variable [<CR>]<LF>
Response Syntax:
@PJL DINQUIRE [LPARM : personality] variable <CR><LF>
value <CR><LF>
<FF>
If the variable is not supported by the printer, it returns the response in the following syntax :
@PJL DINQUIRE [LPARM : personality] variable <CR><LF>
"?" <CR><LF>
<FF>
 LPARM : personality
This optional parameter must be used when requesting information about printer language-specific variables
such as the font number in the User Default setting.
 variable
Variable is a parameter which specifies what you would like to get the information about among the User
Default settings (User Default Environment). The valid variables are listed in the following tables.
 value
Value is the returned value for the requested variable. See the following tables to learn about values for
specific variables.