Brother HL-1660E User Manual

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APPENDICES

Appendix–44

Printer Job Language Commands Syntax

Command Function and Syntax

Syntax Rules

[ ] Brackets indicate optional parameters.
< > Indicates special characters and items

Special Characters and Items DEC. HEX.

<HT> Horizontal Tab (element of white space) 09 09
<LF> Line Feed (PJL command terminator) 10 0A
<CR> Carriage Return (optional parameter) 13 0D
<SP> Space (element of white space) 32 20
<ESC> Escape (used only for UEL/SPJL) 27 1B
<FF> Form Feed

12 0C

(terminator for multiple line reply)

<WS> White Space<SP> or <HT> or combination of <SP> and <HT>
<PC> Printable Characters (character code 33 through 126, and

161 through 254)

<Words> Beginning with <PC>, and combination of <PC> and <WS>

Printer Job Language Commands Syntax

COMMENT @PJL COMMENT <Words> [<CR>] <LF>
DEFAULT @PJL DEFAULT [LPARM: emulation] variable = value

[<CR>] <LF>

DINQUIRE @PJL DINQUIRE [LPARM: emulation] variable [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL DINQUIRE [LPARM: emulation] variable <CR> <LF>

value <CR> <LF> <FF>

ECHO @PJL ECHO [<Words>] [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL ECHO [<Words>] <CR> <LF> <FF>
ENTER @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = emulation [<CR>] <LF>
EOJ @PJL EOJ [NAME = job name] [<CR>] <LF>
INFO @PJL INFO read only variable [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL INFO read only variable <CR> <LF>

[1 or more lines of printable characters or <WS> followed
by <CR> <LF>] <FF>

INITIALIZE @PJL INITIALIZE [<CR>] <LF>
INQUIRE @PJL INQUIRE [LPARM: emulation] variable [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL INQUIRE [LPARM: emulation] variable <CR> <LF>

value <CR> <LF> <FF>

JOB @PJL JOB [NAME = “job name”] [START = first page]

[END = last page] [<CR>] <LF>

OPMSG @PJL OPMSG DISPLAY = “message” [<CR>] <LF>
RDYMSG @PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = “message” [<CR>] <LF>
RESET @PJL RESET [<CR>] <LF>
SET @PJL SET [LPARM: emulation] variable = value [<CR>] <LF>
STMSG @PJL STMSG DISPLAY = “message” [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL STMSG DISPLAY = “message” <CR> <LF>

key <CR> <LF> <FF>

Exit Current Emulation/Start PJL

<ESC> % - 12345X

(UEL/SPJL)
USTATUS @PJL USTATUS variable = value [<CR>] <LF>
Reply @PJL USTATUS variable <CR> <LF>

[1 or more lines of printable characters or <WS> followed
by <CR> <LF>] <FF>

USTATUSOFF @PJL USTATUSOFF [<CR>] <LF>
(No Operation) @PJL [<CR>] <LF>

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