HP 5100tn Printer Job Language - Technical Reference Manual - Page 40

ENTER Command The ENTER command enables the specified personality (such as PCL or PostScript). Use this command to select the printer language for printing subsequent data. Syntax: @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = personality [] Parameters: Parameter Range personality PCL, POSTSCRIPT, ESCP, Others * * Other personalities might be supported. Comments: personality - The personality variable must be set to PCL, POSTSCRIPT, ESCP, or one of the other supported personalities. Personalities besides PCL and PostScript can be added to some printers by plugging in additional hardware, such as cartridges or ROM SIMMs. If your application handles status readback, you can request a list of all valid personalities present in the printer (see the "INFO CONFIG" section in Chapter 7). The ENTER command must be positioned immediately before any personality-specific data. The selected personality begins parsing immediately after the that terminates in the ENTER command. If the printer does not receive the ENTER command requesting a specific printer language, the printer enables the default printer language as set from the control panel (or if the printer supports context switching, such as the HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet 4, 4M, 4 Plus, 4M Plus, 4Si, 4SiMx, 4000 series, 5Si, 5Si MX, 5Si Mopier, 4ML, 4P, 4MP, 4V, 4MV, 5, 5M, 5P, 6P, and 6MP printers, it samples the data stream if personality is set to AUTO-see the "Methods of Printer Language Switching" later in this chapter). 4-4 Kernel Commands