HP 5100tn Printer Job Language - Technical Reference Manual - Page 160

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 Parameters: Parameter Functional Range Default DISPLAY = "message" Roman-8 characters 33 N/A and 35 - 255, , key ONLINE, RESET, N/A CONTINUE, or JOBCANCEL 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. 8-6 Device Attendance Commands