Brother HL-2170W - Manual (Page 206)

CHAPTER 5 PJL - 2
C ONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4
1.1. About PJL ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. In Case of Using PJL with a Non-PJL Printer ............................................................................. 5
1.2.1.
PCL jobs .................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.2.
Postscript jobs ......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3.
Other printer languages .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3. PJL Syntax and Format .............................................................................................................. 6
1.4. Variables ..................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.1.
Alphanumeric variables ........................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2.
Numeric variables ................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.3.
Strings ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.5. Invalid Commands ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.5.1.
Syntax errors ........................................................................................................................................... 7
1.5.2.
Syntax warning and semantic warning ................................................................................................... 7
2. HOW TO USE PJL ............................................................................................................... 8
2.1. Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2. PJL Job Requirement ................................................................................................................. 8
3. COMMAND GROUP ............................................................................................................. 9
4. KERNEL COMMANDS ....................................................................................................... 10
4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 10
4.2. UEL Command ......................................................................................................................... 10
4.3. EXECUTE Command ............................................................................................................... 10
4.4. ENTER Command .................................................................................................................... 11
4.5. COMMENT Command .............................................................................................................. 11
4.6. Printer Language Switching ...................................................................................................... 12
4.6.1.
Explicit switching ................................................................................................................................... 12
4.6.2.
Implicit switching ................................................................................................................................... 12
4.6.3.
Context switching .................................................................................................................................. 12
5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS ...................................................................................... 13
5.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 13
5.2. JOB Command ......................................................................................................................... 13
5.3. EOJ Command ......................................................................................................................... 14
6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS ........................................................................................... 15
6.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.1.
Print environment .................................................................................................................................. 15
6.1.2.
PJL reset conditions .............................................................................................................................. 16
6.1.3.
Remember these points about environments ....................................................................................... 16