HP 2500 HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual - Page 165

STMSG Command The STMSG command prompts the printer to display the specified message, go offline, and return a status message indicating which key the operator pressed to return the printer online. Use this command to display a customized message, to halt printing until the operator presses the On Line, Continue, or Reset key, and to take a different action depending on which key the user presses. Syntax: @PJL STMSG DISPLAY = "message" [] Return Syntax: @PJL STMSG DISPLAY="message" key Note Parameters: Parameter DISPLAY = "message" key Functional Range Roman-8 characters 33 and 35 - 255, , ONLINE, RESET, CONTINUE, or JOBCANCEL Default N/A N/A • DISPLAY = "message" - The variable message can be any combination of printable characters (except quotation marks, character 34) and spaces or horizontal tab characters, with a limit of 1 line of 16 characters (see comments below). The message variable is a string and must be enclosed in double quotes as shown in the command syntax. • key - This variable is returned with the status response after the operator presses one of three control panel keys. The key variable has a value of either ONLINE, RESET, JOBCANCEL or CONTINUE, depending on which key the operator presses to return the printer online. For HP LaserJet 4PJ, 4V, 4MV, 5Si, 5SiMx, 5Si Mopier printers, if the LANG variable is set to Japanese, messages are displayed using the JIS X0201-76 character set. EN Device Attendance Commands 8-7