Xerox 850DP - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer Manual
Summary of 850DP - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer
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Accxes controller software version 10.0 hp-pjl specification july 12, 2004.
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Contents 1 1 intended audience 2 2 introduction 3 4 hp-pjl commands 3.1 4 kernel commands 3.1.1 4 uel 3.1.2 4 enter 3.1.3 5 comment 3.2 5 job separation commands 3.2.1 5 job 3.2.2 5 eoj 3.3 5 environment commands 3.3.1 6 default 3.3.2 6 initialize 3.3.3 6 reset 3.3.4 6 set 3.4 6 status readback comm...
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4.1.6 14 xesobjectupload 4.1.7 15 xestestpage 4.1.8 15 xespenpalette (obsolete) 4.1.9 15 xescfg 4.1.10 16 xesmediaset 4.1.11 17 xesmediadef 4.1.12 17 xesmediadictionary 4.2 18 download language 4.2.2 18 iot firmware 4.2.2.1 18 iot executable firmware 4.2.2.2 18 iot language firmware 4.2.3 20 scanner...
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5.1.8 98 printer state class 5.1.8.1 98 marking engine group 5.1.8.2 99 media group 5.1.8.3 100 configuration group 5.1.8.4 101 ess group 6 103 info command responses 6.1 103 id 6.2 103 config 6.3 104 filesys 6.4 105 memory 6.5 105 pagecount 6.6 105 status 6.7 106 variables 6.8 106 ustatus 6.9 107 x...
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9.3 129 operator intervention conditions [40xxx] 9.4 130 hardware errors [50xxx] 9.5 130 status precedence 10 131 examples 10.1 131 changing a job’s priority and canceling 10.2 131 listing and uploading printer objects 10.3 132 downloading a printer object into non-volatile memory 10.4 133 using a p...
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Version 10.0 page 1 of 160 accxes pjl interface 1 intended audience this document is intended for use by the accxes software development team and other xerox technical personnel interested in reviewing the accxes definition and implementation of the hp-pjl job control language. Third party integrato...
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Version 10.0 page 2 of 160 accxes pjl interface 2 introduction many of the data formats and page description languages supported by the accxes architecture do not have a mechanism to control many job processing attributes. Other languages have some job control, but cannot control the more specialize...
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Version 10.0 page 3 of 160 accxes pjl interface • multiple copies and electronic collation • plot nesting • job accounting information • tray and media selection • raster stamps, plot overlays, forms • many others... When hp-pjl is sent independent of user print job, it can be used to query printer ...
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Version 10.0 page 4 of 160 accxes pjl interface 3 hp-pjl commands this section defines the hp-pjl commands that are utilized by the accxes software architecture as well as the custom commands defined by the accxes architecture. A user job with custom accxes hp-pjl commands embedded within it is requ...
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Version 10.0 page 5 of 160 accxes pjl interface • jpeg • ascii • flash • download • filenet the flash and download values are special values used for upgrading printer firmware and downloading rendering objects such as raster stamps and fonts, respectively. The objects supported by the download faci...
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Version 10.0 page 6 of 160 accxes pjl interface 3.3.1 default the default command is supported as defined on page 6-31 of [hp96]. The list of supported environment variables is detailed in environment variables section. 3.3.2 initialize this command is supported generally as defined on page 6-32 in ...
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Version 10.0 page 7 of 160 accxes pjl interface xes_sys_stat - reports on the status of the printer and provides more detailed information on the processing status of the most mature job in the printer. Xespalettes - reports the color pallet settings. Xesfonts - reports font settings xesaccounting –...
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Version 10.0 page 8 of 160 accxes pjl interface these commands are not yet supported in the accxes controller. These commands include fsappend, fsdelete, fsdirlist, fsdownload, fsinit, fsmkdir, fsquery, and fsupload..
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Version 10.0 page 9 of 160 accxes pjl interface 4 accxes custom commands 4.1 comment commands this section overviews thexerox custom commands unique to accxes. These new commands are defined innocuously to hp-pjl by embedding them in the existing comment function. For example, the syntax for thexesc...
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Version 10.0 page 10 of 160 accxes pjl interface the functional detail of each action is more fully described in the “accxes job accounting specification”. 4.1.1.2 returned status (pre 6.2) after parsing the xesaccounting command, the controller will echo the command, the appropriate status, and a f...
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Version 10.0 page 11 of 160 accxes pjl interface status = delete error status = account(s) deleted status = restore error status = account(s) restored status = accounting disabled status = units required for restore status = max accts exceeded status = max subaccts exceeded status = pjlerr in procxe...
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Version 10.0 page 12 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl comment xesaccounting action= [acctnum= subacctnum=] [units=] [b= v= f=area #> s=] status= possible status values are: status = invalid action 4.1.2 xescancel this command cancels a job specified with either the user job id or job name. A user jo...
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Version 10.0 page 13 of 160 accxes pjl interface • xespalettes • xespatterns • xesrasterstamps the printer object name specified in the name field is a string name of the printer object to delete. This string must be less than 48 characters in length. For a successful deletion, the object must be pr...
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Version 10.0 page 14 of 160 accxes pjl interface • set • default set is used to associate the object with the currently defined job. Any job data to which this object applies must follow the actual object download; preceding print files in the job will not have access to the object. Default is used ...
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Version 10.0 page 15 of 160 accxes pjl interface the “printerobjectname” is a string name (specified in the name field) of the printer object to upload. This string must be less than 48 characters in length. For a successful upload, the object must be present in the file system and its type must mat...
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Version 10.0 page 16 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl comment xescfg machine_name=uniquename this command is password protected, and must be accompanied with a valid system password or it will be silently ignored. By default the accxes controller will create a machine name as an ascii string created...
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Version 10.0 page 17 of 160 accxes pjl interface is one of the following enumerated values: {block, substitute, scale}. Note that this new command supercedes the old mm_mode_ commands beginning with accxes v7.5. This is an optional field. Color gamma value> is a float from 0.5 to 2.0 that defines th...
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Version 10.0 page 18 of 160 accxes pjl interface titleblock location: bitmap of allowed titleblock locations 0x01 - don't care 0x02 - corner 1 0x04 - corner 2 0x08 - corner 3 0x10 - corner 4 alternate titleblock: same as titleblock location. 4.2 download language this section details custom commands...
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Version 10.0 page 19 of 160 accxes pjl interface product>lang>location>bytes>checksum >version> {iot language data} the angle bracket characters are required except in the sequence which indicates a carriage return character (0x0d). The curly brace characters are not permitted. Each of the italicize...
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Version 10.0 page 20 of 160 accxes pjl interface 15 eo portuguese euro portuguese 16 eo romanian { default to english } 17 eeo russian russian 18 eo swedish swedish 19 eo spanish euro spanish 20 canadian french french 21 fx japanese { default to english } 22 eeo turkish turkish 23-25 not defined { d...
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Version 10.0 page 21 of 160 accxes pjl interface the angle bracket characters are required except in the sequence which indicates a carriage return character (0x0d). The curly brace characters are not permitted. Each of the italicized strings in the format specification is replaced with a value that...
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Version 10.0 page 22 of 160 accxes pjl interface 4.2.4.2 disk boot - controllers prior to hft zzzzzzfiness-appldisk product>hwrev>ps>type>method>>bytes> version>fsector>fdevw>fbusw>fres>um=checksum> {data} the angle bracket characters are required except in the sequence which indicates a carriage re...
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Version 10.0 page 23 of 160 accxes pjl interface each of the italicized strings in the format specification is replaced with a value that describes the accxes firmware data. The values are: specification values product 8830, 8850, 8855, x2-tech, 721p, 6050 bsp indicates the board support package - c...
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Version 10.0 page 24 of 160 accxes pjl interface specification values feature on or off bytes number of bytes in encrypted feature key data field. Version 1 4.2.6 peripheral feature keys peripheral feature keys are decrypted and processed by devices external to the accxes controller processor domain...
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Version 10.0 page 25 of 160 accxes pjl interface checksum 32-bit checksum of scanner firmware data preceded with “0x” version user-definable identifier up to 20 characters in length table: postscript font file download fields 4.2.7.2 generic system files (disabled) each generic system file update ha...
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Version 10.0 page 26 of 160 accxes pjl interface zzzzzzfiness-media product>bytes>checksum>version> data ... Repeat for as many media objects as necessary ... Uel@pjl @pjl eoj uel each of the italicized strings in the format specification is replaced with a value that describes the accxes firmware d...
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Version 10.0 page 27 of 160 accxes pjl interface type=datafield=iottablesize=value binary_data ... This is a table of iot configuration information for the media. The format will vary from iot to iot ... Type=stringfield=german”string” ... This is the name of the media translated into german (in iso...
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Version 10.0 page 28 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5 environment variables 5.1 accxes environment variable organization the terms ‘parameter,’ ‘class,’ ‘group,’ and ‘environment’ are used to group the collection of printer parameters and state variables functionally and by usage. Classes and groups ar...
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Version 10.0 page 29 of 160 accxes pjl interface the accxes architecture will maintain four levels of environments in a manner very analogous to the hp-pjl implementation. An environment is the collection of all user selectable parameters in use at a certain time. The printer state class of variable...
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Version 10.0 page 30 of 160 accxes pjl interface this environment corresponds to the pjl modified print environment in hp-pjl. It is associated with individual jobs that have been created within the printer and have been submitted for scheduling. These settings reflect the feature settings currently...
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Version 10.0 page 31 of 160 accxes pjl interface the collection of user settable printer parameters with their corresponding hp-pjl environment variables and their descriptions is shown in the following table. The attributes column describes the read/write attributes of the variable. Also, if the va...
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Version 10.0 page 32 of 160 accxes pjl interface tokentalk zone tokentalkzone r/w, string sets the name of the tokentalk zone for the printer. String max 32 chars. Default: “*” group: ethernet netbeui port ethernet netbeui port enable etherbeuienable r/w, bool enables or disables the netbeui protoco...
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Version 10.0 page 33 of 160 accxes pjl interface ethernet ipx queue scan rate etheripxqscanrate r/w, integer controls how often netware file servers are queried for server jobs, in units of seconds. Range: {1-255}. Default: 1 ethernet ipx server name etheripxservernam e r/w, string sets the name tha...
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Version 10.0 page 34 of 160 accxes pjl interface ethernet tcp/ip port enable ethertcpipenable r/w, enum enables or disables the ethernet tcp/ip protocol on either the digi milan 3003 xtp nic or the native accxes ethernet controller. When set to printer, the digi milan 3003xtp card will implement the...
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Version 10.0 page 35 of 160 accxes pjl interface tokenring tcp/ip port enable tokentcpipenable r/w, bool enables or disables the tokenring tcp/ip protocol on the nic. Range: {on, off} default: on group: serial port serial baud rate serialbaud r/w, integer sets the baud rate of the serial port. Range...
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Version 10.0 page 36 of 160 accxes pjl interface toner density density r/w, std., integer indicates the toner density setting. Range: {0 - 10} default: 5 language lang r/w, std., enum sets the language of the printer on its interface and backchannel messages. Range: {english, ukenglish, french, ital...
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Version 10.0 page 37 of 160 accxes pjl interface date format dateformat r/w, enum sets the date format for date usage. Range: {imperial, international} default: imperial group: emulation calcomp check sum enable ccchecksum r/w, bool enables calcomp check sum operation. Range: {on , off} default: on ...
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Version 10.0 page 38 of 160 accxes pjl interface is found if this value is on. Off implies that the command has no effect on file termination conditions. Range: {on, off} default: on calcomp termination on manual command cctermmanual r/w, bool sets the controller to terminate the calcomp file when a...
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Version 10.0 page 39 of 160 accxes pjl interface calcomp termination on top of form command cctermtof r/w, bool sets the controller to terminate the calcomp file when a top of form command is found if this value is on. Off implies that the command has no effect on file termination conditions. Range:...
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Version 10.0 page 40 of 160 accxes pjl interface can not be any or a roll* size. Range: {ansi_a, ansi_b, ansi_c, ansi_d, ansi_e, arch_a, arch_b, arch_c, arch_d, arch_e, arch_30,iso_a0, iso_a1, iso_a2, iso_a3, iso_a4, iso_b1, iso_b2, iso_b3, iso_b4, jis_b1, jis_b2, jis_b3, jis_b4} default: ansi_a pos...
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Version 10.0 page 41 of 160 accxes pjl interface which set/change the current active position (cap) - an x and y raster location in job space. If hprtlnativemode is "off", the interpreter calculates the cap positions using the value of the resolution variable - this is the default. If the setting is...
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Version 10.0 page 42 of 160 accxes pjl interface off the hpgl line attribute (la) command is used to draw the line. Range: {on, off} default: off hpgl termination on af command hptermaf r/w, bool sets the controller to terminate the hpgl page when a af command is found if this value is on. Off impli...
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Version 10.0 page 43 of 160 accxes pjl interface hpgl termination on plotter off command hptermplotoff r/w, bool sets the controller to terminate the hpgl page when a plotter off command is received if this value is on. Off implies that the command has no effect on file termination conditions. Range...
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Version 10.0 page 44 of 160 accxes pjl interface initialization, the palette assigned by vdspalette is ignored. Otherwise, set to printer so that the palette named by vdspalette determines the pen settings. Range: {job, printer} default: job versatec raster device bytes per line vdevlinebytes r/w, i...
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Version 10.0 page 45 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6.2 and later release account number acctnum r/w, integer maps to acctid 32 character alphanum string default "" 6.2 and later release sub-account number subacctnum r/w, integer maps to userid 32 character alphanum string default "" 6.2 and later rele...
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Version 10.0 page 46 of 160 accxes pjl interface maximum plot length maxplotlen r/w, float sets the maximum plot length that can be printed, in inches. Range: {4*12 to 86*12} default: 80*12 = 960 inches media mismatch mode paper mm_mode_paper r/w, enum. Set media size mismatch recovery mode. When se...
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Version 10.0 page 47 of 160 accxes pjl interface page composition enable pagecompenable r/w, bool when on, job is a page composition job. In this case, all files contained with a printer job will be composed together onto a single sheet of paper. Range: {on, off} default: page composition paper size...
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Version 10.0 page 48 of 160 accxes pjl interface paper onto which pages within the page composition will be placed. The valid values for media that may be passed as an argument are obtained using the @pjl info xesmedia command. Job scheduling priority priority r/w, integer integer value coding the j...
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Version 10.0 page 49 of 160 accxes pjl interface determine which color transform to apply (if any). Range:{autoselect, graphics, photo, linesandtext} default: autoselect fineline grayscale rendering finelinegrayscaler endering r/w, enum specifies how fine lines will be rendered (if the rendermode is...
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Version 10.0 page 50 of 160 accxes pjl interface label x location labellocx r/w, float/enum the x coordinate of the label on the physical paper. Can be specified in inches or range: {0 - 1200, left, center, right, leading, trailing, extend}. Default: trailing label y location labellocy r/w, float/en...
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Version 10.0 page 51 of 160 accxes pjl interface finisher options folder_gera r/w, enum gera folder finishing options. Bypasses folder, folds to wide width, narrow width, or with a binding tab. Range: {fold_bypas , fold_190, fold_210, fold_190_margin, fold_ansi_a, fold_arch_a, fold_7halfx11, fold_7h...
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Version 10.0 page 52 of 160 accxes pjl interface gfi crossfold override setting finishcrossfold r/w, enum passes whether output of job should be crossfolded or just fanfolded. Values of {useprogram, crossfoldoff}. Default: useprogram gfi output bin location finishbin r/w, enum specifies which bin th...
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Version 10.0 page 53 of 160 accxes pjl interface line scale mode linescalemode r/w, bool scales pen widths along with rest of drawing when set to on. When off, pen widths are not scaled. Range: {on, off} default: off media source mediasource r/w, std., enum sets the default location of input media f...
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Version 10.0 page 54 of 160 accxes pjl interface paper size by less than the percentage stored in this parameter, then this paper size is chosen. Range: {0-100%} default: 1% page composition position x pagecompposx r/w, float this parameter is enabled only when pagecompenable is set. It specifies th...
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Version 10.0 page 55 of 160 accxes pjl interface oversizemargin and undersizemargin parameters, this paper size is selected. Otherwise, the best fitting roll is selected and the image is cut to length (including justification). When any_iso, any_ansi, any_arch, or any_jis is chosen, the same procedu...
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Version 10.0 page 56 of 160 accxes pjl interface override the appropriate palette specifier (hpglpalette, cgmpalette, ccpalette, or vdspalette). If it is set to an empty string, one of these four variables will supply the name of the palette. It is recommended that penpalette never have its default ...
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Version 10.0 page 57 of 160 accxes pjl interface doesn’t exist in the printer. The job will print without any stamp in this case. Range: string max 32 characters. Default: “” raster stamp x location rasterstamplocx r/w, float the x coordinate of the left side (low x coordinate) of the raster stamp o...
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Version 10.0 page 58 of 160 accxes pjl interface this value depends on the value of rasterstampscalemo de. If the mode is relative, then this value is a percentage. The stamp will be autoscaled to this percentage of the printable area of the page. A value of 100% is equivalent to autoscaling to the ...
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Version 10.0 page 59 of 160 accxes pjl interface vector halftoning optimization method vectorhalftoneopt r/w, enum selects an optimization priority for vector image halftoning. The possibilities are to optimize fine line halftones or to optimize wide area fills (large polygon fills). Range: {line , ...
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Version 10.0 page 60 of 160 accxes pjl interface finisher state finisherstate r, enum indicates the current processing state of the marking engine. Range: {ready, error, bypass } supported media families iotmediafamily r, enum reports whether the iot can currently support metric media types (iso/jis...
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Version 10.0 page 61 of 160 accxes pjl interface cartridge 3 colorant type installed colorant3type r, enum the colorant of cartridge 3. Range: {cartridge_emp y, cartridge_black, cartridge_cyan, cartridge_magenta, cartridge_yellow} cartridge 4 colorant type installed colorant4type r, enum the coloran...
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Version 10.0 page 62 of 160 accxes pjl interface roll_8_5, roll_11, roll_17, roll_22, roll_34, roll_30, roll_9, roll_12, roll_18, roll_24, roll_36, roll_14, roll_15, roll_21, roll_38, roll_42, roll_44, roll_48, roll_50, roll_53, roll_54} roll 1 status inroll1stat r, enum the status of roll 1. Range:...
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Version 10.0 page 63 of 160 accxes pjl interface roll 2 type inroll2type r, enum the type of the paper loaded in roll 2. Range: {paper, inkjetbond, presentationbond, vellum, film} roll 3 size inroll3size r, enum the size of the paper loaded in roll 3. Range: { roll_a0, roll_a1, roll_a2, roll_a3, rol...
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Version 10.0 page 64 of 160 accxes pjl interface tray 1 size intray1size r, enum the size of the paper loaded in tray 1. Range: { letter, ledger, ansi_a, ansi_b, ansi_c, ansi_d, ansi_e, arch_a, arch_b, arch_c, arch_d, arch_e, arch_30, iso_a0, iso_a1, iso_a2, iso_a3, iso_a4, iso_b1, iso_b2, iso_b3, i...
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Version 10.0 page 65 of 160 accxes pjl interface arch_30, iso_a0, iso_a1, iso_a2, iso_a3, iso_a4, iso_b1, iso_b2, iso_b3, iso_b4, jis_b1, jis_b2, jis_b3, jis_b4} tray 3 status intray3stat r, enum the status of tray 3. Range: {none, full, low, empty} tray 3 type intray3type r, enum the type of the pa...
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Version 10.0 page 66 of 160 accxes pjl interface floppy disk drive configuration fddpresent r, bool true when a floppy disk drive is present in the system. Range: {true, false} folding device configuration finishertype r, enum describes the type of finishing device present in the system. Range: {non...
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Version 10.0 page 67 of 160 accxes pjl interface system x2 tech", "wide format print system x2", "wide format print system 721p", "docuwide 6030", "docuwide 6050". If a scanner is enabled the word "print" is replaced by the word "copy" in the above names. Memory configuration ramsize r, integer the ...
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Version 10.0 page 68 of 160 accxes pjl interface ess state essstate r, enum the current processing state of the ess. Range: {init, idle, rocessing, printing, error, opintervention, 5.1.5 communication parameter class this class holds the values of the parameters that control the operation of the var...
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Version 10.0 page 69 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.6.1.2 activeparamset this parameter sets the active parameter set in use as the current user default environment. There are 10 parameter sets numbered 0 through 9. A parameter set is all those parameters in the emulation, page, and job parameter g...
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Version 10.0 page 70 of 160 accxes pjl interface when this parameter is enabled, then the print jobs pen settings will override the pen settings stored in the printer’s internal pen palette table. When disabled, then all pen settings including pen width, color, and pattern index will be taken from t...
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Version 10.0 page 71 of 160 accxes pjl interface the variables in this group are • ccchecksum • cceom • ccnumsync • ccresolution • cctermeop • cctermpause • cctermsa • resolution • hpglmode • vcharset • vdevlinebytes • vdevlinechars • vrasteremul • vresolution 5.1.6.2.1 ccchecksum for those printers...
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Version 10.0 page 72 of 160 accxes pjl interface this string specifies the name of the palette which controls pens in the calcomp data format interpreter. Ccpalettesource determines how this palette is applied to interpreted jobs. The string has a maximum of 32 characters in it, and the default valu...
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Version 10.0 page 73 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.6.2.13 cctermsa this specifies a termination condition for a calcomp file. With this parameter, the user can direct the controller to terminate file processing when either or both a 999 or 9999 search address command is received. If the value of t...
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Version 10.0 page 74 of 160 accxes pjl interface this variable specifies the number of pens setting for hpgl jobs. This variable is provided to specify the number of pens foe files which do not contain an np command an yet use more than 8 pens. The hpgl specification states that color rendering devi...
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Version 10.0 page 75 of 160 accxes pjl interface this specifies a termination condition for a hpgl file. With this parameter, the user can direct the controller to terminate file processing when an ah command is received if the value of this parameter is on. If this parameter’s value is off, then th...
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Version 10.0 page 76 of 160 accxes pjl interface establishes the default halftone method (method to transform multibit data to binary data) to be used for postscript plots. Range: {screen, errordiffusion} default: screen for monochome printers, the controller provides support for halftone screening ...
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Version 10.0 page 77 of 160 accxes pjl interface to support print job accounting, a job may include this parameter to specify the account number to charge the media usage to. 5.1.7.1.2 subacctnum (prior to 6.2) to support print job accounting, a job may include this parameter to specify the subaccou...
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Version 10.0 page 78 of 160 accxes pjl interface • the date and time of the job’s printing 5.1.7.1.7 bannerpagepos when set to before, banner pages are generated prior to printing the job. When set to after, banner pages trail the job’s prints. The default value is before. 5.1.7.1.8 collationenable ...
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Version 10.0 page 79 of 160 accxes pjl interface • language • port timeout • toner density • maximum plot length • banner and diagnostic page parameters • calcomp emulation parameters (palette info, termination options, …) • hpgl emulation parameters (palette info, termination options, …) • cgm emul...
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Version 10.0 page 80 of 160 accxes pjl interface when this parameter takes on the scale value, the mismatching job will first attempt to find the smallest paper size which is larger than the required paper size (or roll size if the original requirement was for a roll). To facilitate this search, aut...
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Version 10.0 page 81 of 160 accxes pjl interface in page composition, a number of pages are normally composed onto a single physical sheet, hereafter called a canvas. The pages to be composed will be called constituent pages. Conceptually, a constituent page is fully mapped to a paper with all trans...
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Version 10.0 page 82 of 160 accxes pjl interface • labelfontobj • labelsize • labellocx • labellocy • labelrotate • labelshading • rasterstampid • rasterstamplocx • rasterstamplocy • rasterstamprotate • rasterstampscalemode • rasterstampscaling after these normal parameters are applied, rotation spe...
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Version 10.0 page 83 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.7.1.18 pagecompmediatype this parameter is active only if pagecompenable is set to on. It specifies the media type for the page composition media onto which constituent page composition files are placed. Note that when this parameter is active, th...
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Version 10.0 page 84 of 160 accxes pjl interface this parameter is a boolean with values of enabled, disabled, any supported roll size. When enabled all pages of a job that are the same width will be concatenated together. When a roll size is specified, all pages are forced to that width roll and co...
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Version 10.0 page 85 of 160 accxes pjl interface justifyx set to left corresponds to the positioning the image against the leftmost margin boundary. In printers that support marginleft, this means that left is equivalent to 0. If not, then it is set to the machine’s minimum which is typically 5 – 6 ...
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Version 10.0 page 86 of 160 accxes pjl interface this variable is used to specify the x (y) position of the label as either an absolute coordinate, or through a relative positioning value. Using absolute coordinates, this parameter specifies the x (y) coordinate of the label’s bounding box’s lower l...
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Version 10.0 page 87 of 160 accxes pjl interface this is the actual label to be printed. It may contain up to 4096 8-bit characters. The default value for this parameter is the null string which means that no label is applied. Special characters are supported which are delimited by the % character. ...
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Version 10.0 page 88 of 160 accxes pjl interface • %j - prints the job name provided by the host which may be different than the filename. • %u - prints the lpr user name. 5.1.7.2.13 lightnessadj the setting of this variable specifies the relative print lightness desired for multibit grayscale and r...
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Version 10.0 page 89 of 160 accxes pjl interface figure: margins and justification 5.1.7.2.16 vecminlinewidth this job parameter controlls the minimum width (in pixels) for vector lines. The valid range is from 1 to 10 and the default value is 1. 5.1.7.2.17 titleblock for systems that have a gfi fin...
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Version 10.0 page 90 of 160 accxes pjl interface fold_190 gera_iso fold_210 gera_iso fold_190_margin gera_iso fold_ansi_a gera_ansi, fold_arch_a gera_ansi_special fold_7halfx11 gera_ansi fold_7halfx11_margin gera_ansi 5.1.7.2.19 folder_overlength when a plot length exceeds the length specified for t...
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Version 10.0 page 91 of 160 accxes pjl interface each gfi finishing program has a default value for whether the finished output will be cross-folded or only fan-folded. This parameter may be used to override the default value and force the finisher to not do a cross-fold, or just use the default spe...
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Version 10.0 page 92 of 160 accxes pjl interface • manual_fd the default value is auto. 5.1.7.2.30 mediatype this parameter specifies the paper type selected for printing the page. The possible types are any, paper, inkjetbond, presentationbond, vellum, and film. If the print engine is able to detec...
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Version 10.0 page 93 of 160 accxes pjl interface where undersize and oversize represent the percentage values in the undersize margin and oversize margin parameters, respectively. Mediasizedim and imagedim represent a corresponding dimension of the candidate media size and the image size, respective...
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Version 10.0 page 94 of 160 accxes pjl interface figure: image placement on paper 5.1.7.2.38 pagescaling the pages described within the user job may be scaled by the printer before printing. If specified, the plots may be autoscaled. In this case, a scale factor is selected after the target paper si...
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Version 10.0 page 95 of 160 accxes pjl interface • ansi_c • ansi_d • ansi_e • arch_a • arch_b • arch_c • arch_d • arch_e • arch_30 • iso_a0 • iso_a1 • iso_a2 • iso_a3 • iso_a4 • iso_b1 • iso_b2 • iso_b3 • iso_b4 • jis_b1 • jis_b2 • jis_b3 • jis_b4 roll sizes (width specified): • roll_a0 • roll_a1 • ...
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Version 10.0 page 96 of 160 accxes pjl interface • roll_a0+ • roll_a0++ • roll_b1 • roll_b2 • roll_b3 • roll_jis_b1 • roll_jis_b2 • roll_jis_b3 • roll_jis_b4 • roll_750 • roll_891 • roll_900 • roll_8_5 • roll_11 • roll_17 • roll_22 • roll_34 • roll_30 • roll_9 • roll_12 • roll_18 • roll_24 • roll_36...
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Version 10.0 page 97 of 160 accxes pjl interface • roll_48 • roll_50 • roll_53 • roll_54 the factory default value is any. Note that the values letter and ansi a are identical in function and are treated as interchangeable by the printer. When either letter or ansi a are currently in effect, the val...
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Version 10.0 page 98 of 160 accxes pjl interface • cals1 • cals2 • vds • vcgl • c4 • cgm • vraster • hpgl2 {alternately, hp-gl/2} • hpgl758x {alternately, hpgl} • pcl • postscript • tiff6 • jpeg • ascii • flash • download • filenet note that all four hpgl possibilities {hpgl2, hp-gl/2, hpgl758x, and...
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Version 10.0 page 99 of 160 accxes pjl interface the undersize parameter determines the threshold for rounding the selected media size up to a standard paper size. If one of the dimensions standard media size’s printable area is smaller than the corresponding dimension of the image (see marginxxx pa...
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Version 10.0 page 100 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.8.1.1 enginelang1/enginelang2 some marking engines such as the xerox 8830 support menu structures and other user messages on the printer’s front panel in addition to those provided by the controller for the print engine. These two parameters stor...
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Version 10.0 page 101 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.8.2.5 intraytype this collection of variables encodes the type of media currently loaded in tray “n” in the printer. See the mediatype variable for a list of legal values. 5.1.8.2.6 intraystat this collection of variables encodes whether the tray...
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Version 10.0 page 102 of 160 accxes pjl interface this collection of variables encodes whether the roll is defined in the manual feed port of the printer, and if so, whether it is present and contains media, present but running low on media, or present but empty. The possible values are: {none, full...
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Version 10.0 page 103 of 160 accxes pjl interface 5.1.8.3.11 printername this string variable is used as the commercial identification of the printer model. This value is used in the info id response, on printer test prints, and in many other interfaces to the printer. 5.1.8.3.12 ramsize this variab...
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Version 10.0 page 104 of 160 accxes pjl interface the paused state is entered when further printing is restricted. This state may be entered as a result of a printer front panel interaction, or in response to a hp-pjl opmsg command. Pressing a “continue” or “on-line” key on the front panel will usua...
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Version 10.0 page 105 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6 info command responses the accxes printer supports all categories of the standard hp-pjl info command and several accxes extensions. The sections below detail the exact response structure to each of the info categories. 6.1 id this id category prov...
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Version 10.0 page 106 of 160 accxes pjl interface ustatus [3 enumerated] device job page memory= display lines=2 display character size=40 mass storage [3 enumerated] hard disk 1.6gb cd rom floppy drive scanner type={none, typename} folder type={none, typename} modem={none, present} 6.3 filesys the ...
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Version 10.0 page 107 of 160 accxes pjl interface volume total size free space location label status 0: 2147483648 1123123123 “font” read-write 6.4 memory this command details the amount of ram loaded into the printer. The response is: @pjl info memory total= largest= total indicates the total amoun...
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Version 10.0 page 108 of 160 accxes pjl interface display=“idle” online=true 6.7 variables this info command returns a list of the environment variables available in the accxes printer, along with their current settings and possible values. The proper response is: @pjl info variables = [] ... See pa...
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Version 10.0 page 109 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6.9 xesaccounting this category is a custom accxes extension to report job accounting information. 6.9.1 command syntax (pre 6.2) the syntax for the xesaccounting command is: @pjl info xesaccounting [acctnum= subacctnum=] [units=] the optional fields...
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Version 10.0 page 110 of 160 accxes pjl interface • status = invalid units • status = error parsing action • status = error parsing acctnum • status = error parsing subacctnum • status = error parsing bond • status = error parsing vellum • status = error parsing film • status = error parsing scan • ...
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Version 10.0 page 111 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6.10 job accounting status the following pjl command can be used to obtain the status for the job accounting feature. @pjl info job_accounting after parsing this command the controller will echo the command, output the reply to the command, followed ...
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Version 10.0 page 112 of 160 accxes pjl interface jba_toal_simplex_sheets=[false,true] jba_image_block_1=[false,true] jba_image_block_2=[false,true] jba_image_block_3=[false,true] jba_image_block_4=[false,true] jba_image_block_5=[false,true] jba_image_block_6=[false,true] jba_image_block_7=[false,tr...
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Version 10.0 page 113 of 160 accxes pjl interface jba_record_count=[0 – 15000] jba_disk_used=[0 – 100]% jba_feature_key_status=[n/a,standard,not_present, present] where, the values or ranges listed in the [ ] indicate possible values or range of values for the indicated parameter. The jba_acct_versi...
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Version 10.0 page 114 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6.12 xespalettes this category is a custom accxes extension to report the names, sizes, and permissions of all palette printer objects currently resident in the printer. The defined response is: @pjl info xespalettes r/w delete size object name {true...
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Version 10.0 page 115 of 160 accxes pjl interface 6.14 xespenpalette (obsolete) this category is a custom accxes extension to report on the content of each of the pen palettes in the printer. Future implementations of this command may allow an option after the keyword xespenpalette to specify the na...
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Version 10.0 page 116 of 160 accxes pjl interface the last number in the triplet specifies the index of the printer resident pattern assigned to the pen in the form of an integer. 6.15 xesrasterstamps this category is a custom accxes extension to report the names, sizes, and permissions of all raste...
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Version 10.0 page 117 of 160 accxes pjl interface the name variable is the value of the job name parameter if one was given. If not, then the string is a null string. The state variable encodes the state of the job. Possible states are listed below: • done • active • submitting (6030 and 6050 only) ...
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Version 10.0 page 118 of 160 accxes pjl interface this category reports on the generic system state of the ess and print engine. It details the currently printing job (if any) and the overall system state. The response defined for this info xes_sys_stat command is: @pjl info xes_sys_stat userjobid= ...
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Version 10.0 page 119 of 160 accxes pjl interface cgm= scan_to_print= iot_7d= iot_10d= iot_2drawer= iot_3drawer= the feature status contains the status of the feature: enabled, or disabled. An exception is scanner_speed_enhancement which contains normal, turbo_ii, turbo_iii, or disabled. The value d...
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Version 10.0 page 120 of 160 accxes pjl interface crossfolds = other none z_back_from_top z_forward_from_top z_back_from_bottom z_forward_from_bottom c_back_from_top c_forward_from_top c_back_from_bottom c_forward_from_bottom wallet reserved punch = none other punch_2 punch_3 punch_4 tab = none othe...
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Version 10.0 page 122 of 160 accxes pjl interface is the tab style for the program. It will be one of the enumerated values defined under tab above. Is an integer value that is bit-mapped based upon the supported output bin locations for this finishing program. Refer to “xes generic finishing commun...
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Version 10.0 page 123 of 160 accxes pjl interface frenchname= italianname= germanname= spanishname= portuguesename= ... (repeats for each supported media) where the following are defined: field is a character string of at most 32 characters. Is one of the following enumerated values: {block, substit...
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Version 10.0 page 125 of 160 accxes pjl interface for each pen in the current palette, a triplet is reported with a modifier for each element in the triplet. The first triplet in the list corresponds to the first pen in the palette and the remaining triplets follow in order. The first element in the...
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Version 10.0 page 126 of 160 accxes pjl interface int ras_width; /* width (pixels) of image */ int ras_height; /* height (pixels) of image */ int ras_depth; /* depth (1, 8, or 24 bits) of pixel */ int ras_length; /* length (bytes) of image */ int ras_type; /* type of file; see rt_* below */ int ras_...
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Version 10.0 page 127 of 160 accxes pjl interface the printer system fonts are separate from the postscript fonts. The postscript fonts exist as system files and are loaded using the system file method (see the postscript section). 7.4 raster stamps the data format of a raster stamp is any data form...
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Version 10.0 page 128 of 160 accxes pjl interface 8 factory installed printer objects 8.1 fonts, release 2.0 the complete set of fonts installed as printer objects in release 2.0 of the 8830 printer is listed below: table: fonts installed as printer objects fontname font type font name synonym font ...
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Version 10.0 page 129 of 160 accxes pjl interface vg-german stick font - vg-german - proportional vg-simplex/french stick font - vg-simplex/french vg-simplex/french stick font - vg-simplex/french - proportional ocrb outline type 1 - ocrb courier outline type 1 - courier courier-bold outline type 1 -...
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Version 10.0 page 130 of 160 accxes pjl interface patterns named “50” through “64” are use defined patterns which are initially white from the factory. The user may download any binary 32x32 bit raster pattern into these patterns, although the patterns themselves cannot be deleted. Note that the pat...
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Version 10.0 page 131 of 160 accxes pjl interface 9 status codes the accxes printers support the following 5 digit status codes. The same classification defined by the first two digits in the code that hp-pjl defines is supported in accxes printers as well. Many of the same codes that standard hp-pj...
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Version 10.0 page 132 of 160 accxes pjl interface 40054 - out of ink magenta 40055 - out of ink yellow 43000 - folder error * unique to accxes 9.4 hardware errors [50xxx] 50000 - general hardware failure 9.5 status precedence a printer could have multiple statuses to report at once such as door open...
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Version 10.0 page 133 of 160 accxes pjl interface 10 examples this section provides a few examples of how to use the xerox accxes hp-pjl to form jobs and make printer status inquiries. In what follows, is the uel sequence. Generally, a carriage return or a carriage return/line feed sequence is assum...
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Version 10.0 page 134 of 160 accxes pjl interface the response will be a repeat of the actual command the host sent requesting the upload immediately followed by the object data and terminated with a form feed. 10.3 downloading a printer object into non-volatile memory this example shows how to down...
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Version 10.0 page 135 of 160 accxes pjl interface note that in the case of raster stamps, the enter language statement may be omitted or auto may be used. The printer will then rely on its autoformat recognition capability. Downloading a pattern is shown below: @pjl @pjl job password=5 @pjl comment ...
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Version 10.0 page 136 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl comment end of job delimiter @pjl eoj 10.5 deleting a printer object this example shows how to delete a printer object from the printer’s system memory. This example assumes that the object has been previously downloaded and is of type read/writ...
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Version 10.0 page 137 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl comment set up params specific to file 2 @pjl set paper=ansi_e @pjl set mediatype=vellum @pjl set pagescaling=auto @pjl enter language=hpgl @pjl @pjl comment end of job delimiter @pjl eoj note that the end of actual job data is followed immediat...
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Version 10.0 page 138 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl set pagecomprotate = 90 @pjl set pagecompposx = 0 @pjl set pagecompposy = 0 @pjl set pagescaling=auto @pjl enter language=tiff6 @pjl @pjl comment set up params specific to file 2 @pjl set paper=ansi_d @pjl set pagescaling=auto @pjl set pagecompr...
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Version 10.0 page 139 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl comment return the state of the printer controller & current job @pjl info xes_sys_stat @pjl comment return the state of the 3 media rolls @pjl inquire inroll1size @pjl inquire inroll1stat @pjl inquire inroll1type @pjl inquire inroll2size @pjl i...
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Version 10.0 page 140 of 160 accxes pjl interface @pjl set labelstring=”label on plot” @pjl set labellocx = center @pjl set labellocy = top @pjl set labelshading = 50 @pjl set labelsize = 14 @pjl set labelrotate = 45 @pjl set labelfontobj = “hp2 stick font - proportional” @pjl enter language=tiff6 @...
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Version 10.0 page 141 of 160 accxes pjl interface 11 xes accxes hp-pjl support by printer model the following table details which xerox printers support each of the hp-pjl commands. Where appropriate, the list of supported parameters is provided for a given command. If a parameter is followed by a r...
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Version 10.0 page 142 of 160 accxes pjl interface status, ustatus, variables, xesaccount ing* (r4.0), xesfonts (r1.5), xespalettes (r1.5), xesqueue, xesrasterst amps (r1.5), xes_sys_sta t xesfinisher job_accoun ting (r6.2), xesmedia(r7. 5 *obsolete in 6.2 ustatus, variables, xesaccount ing* (r4.0), ...
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Version 10.0 page 143 of 160 accxes pjl interface xesobjectd ownload y r1.5 y xesobjectu pload y r1.5 y xespenpale tte n obsolete in r1.5 n the following table shows which hp-pjl environment variables are supported on which xerox printers. Enumerated values for the variables are listed and their sup...
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Version 10.0 page 144 of 160 accxes pjl interface colorantused 0-100 n n n n ccchecksum {(on), off} y y y y cceom 0 to 0x1f (0x0d) y y y y ccnumsync 1 to (2) y y y y ccpalette string y r1.5 y y ccpalettesource (job) y r1.5 y y printer y r1.5 y y ccresolution 50 to 4064 (2032) y r1.0f y y ccsync 0 to...
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Version 10.0 page 145 of 160 accxes pjl interface printer y r1.5 y y collationenable (off) y y y y on y y y y auto y r1.5 y y forward y r1.5 y y reverse y r1.5 y y contrastadj (-10 to +10) y y y y copies (1) to 999 y y y y cdrompresent {true, false} y y y y dateformat (imperial) r6.0.0 0a r6.0.0 0a ...
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Version 10.0 page 146 of 160 accxes pjl interface link down n n n y errorpage none y y y y (level1) y y y y level2 y y y y essstate init y y y y idle y y y y processing y y y y printing y y y y error y y y y opintervention y y y y paused y y y y essswrev string y y y y etherbeuienable {(on), off} y ...
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Version 10.0 page 147 of 160 accxes pjl interface ethertalktype string y y y y ethertalkzone string y y y y ethertcpdhcpenable {(on), off} y y y y ethertcpipaddr string = 12 chars y y y y ethertcpipenable off y y y y printer y r2.5 y y advanced y r2.5 y y ethertcpipgateway string = 12 chars y y y y ...
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Version 10.0 page 148 of 160 accxes pjl interface tabsoff y r6.0 n y finmaxlength integer; 0 to 65,535 y r6.0 n y folder_gera (fold_bypass) y (read only) y n y fold_190 n r1.0g n n fold_210 n r1.0g n n fold_190_margin n r1.0g n n fold_ansi_a n r1.0g n n fold_arch_a n r1.0g n n fold_7halfx11 n r1.0g ...
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Version 10.0 page 149 of 160 accxes pjl interface line y r1.0h 2 y y inrollsize roll_a0 y y y y * note - x2 page sizes smaller than 24" are only supported on the 36" version of the printer, not on the 54" version. Roll_a0+ n y y n roll_a0++ y y y y roll_a1 y y y y roll_a1+ n y y n roll_a2 y y y y ro...
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Version 10.0 page 150 of 160 accxes pjl interface roll_44 n n y n roll_48 n n y n roll_50 n n y n roll_53 n n y n roll_54 n n y n inrollstat none y y y y full y y y y low y y y y empty y y y y inrolltype (prior to v7.5 release) paper y y n y vellum y y n y film y y n y photofilm n n coatedbond n n i...
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Version 10.0 page 151 of 160 accxes pjl interface iso_b4 through iso_b1 n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n intraystat none n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n full n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n low n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n empty n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n intraytype paper n r2.0 (unsu pporte d) n n inkjetbond n r2.0 ...
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Version 10.0 page 152 of 160 accxes pjl interface coatedbond n n n n inkjet n n n n transparancy n n n n special n n n n iotmediafamily metric y y y y english y y y y both y y y y iotswrev string n y y y jba_acct_mode (disabled) 6.2 6.2 y y enabled 6.2 6.2 y y optional 6.2 6.2 y y jba_user_id string...
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Version 10.0 page 153 of 160 accxes pjl interface dutch n n n n english y y y y euro_spanish y y y y french y y y y german y y y y italian y y y y russian n n n n samer_portugese y y y y samer_spanish n n n n swedish n n n n turkish n n n n ukenglish n n n n lightnessadj (-10 to +10) y y y y linearm...
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Version 10.0 page 154 of 160 accxes pjl interface mediasource (auto) y y y y manual_fd y y n y roll1 y y y y roll2 y y y y roll3 y y n y roll4 y n n y tray1 n n n n tray2 n n n n tray3 n n n n mediatype (prior to v7.5 release) paper maps to bond maps to bond n maps to bond bond y y n y vellum y y n ...
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Version 10.0 page 155 of 160 accxes pjl interface nestingmode {on, (off)} y r4.0 y y nestingtimeout 5 to 300 (5) y r4.0 y y nichwaddr string = 17 chars y y y y nicswrev string y y y y nictype none y y y n ether10b y y y n ether100b n n n n tokenring n n n n oversizemargin 0 to 100 (1) y r1.0f y y ow...
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Version 10.0 page 156 of 160 accxes pjl interface iso_a4 through iso_a0 y r2.0 y y iso_b4 through iso_b1 n r2.0 y n jis_b4 through jis_b1 y n y y pagecompposx (0) to 1200 inches y r2.0 y y pagecompposy (0) to 1200 inches y r2.0 y y pagecomprotate (0) y r2.0 y y 90 y r2.0 y y 180 y r2.0 y y 270 y r2....
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Version 10.0 page 157 of 160 accxes pjl interface jis_b4 through jis_b1 y n y* y roll_a0 y y y y roll_a0+ n y y n roll_a0++ y y y y roll_a1 y y y y roll_a1+ n y y n roll_a2 y y y y roll_a3 y y y y roll_a4 y n n y roll_b1 n r1.5 y n roll_b2 n r1.5 y n roll_b3 n r1.5 y n roll_jis_b1 y n y y roll_jis_b...
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Version 10.0 page 158 of 160 accxes pjl interface roll_53 n n y n roll_54 n n y n parallelenable {(on), off} y y y y password (0) to 65535 y y y y penpalette string y r1.5 y y personality (auto) y y y y ascii n n n n calcomp y y y y cals1 y y y y cals2 y y y y cgm n n n n vraster y y y y hpgl y y y ...
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Version 10.0 page 159 of 160 accxes pjl interface iso_a4 through iso_a0 y y y y iso_b4 through iso_b1 n y y n jis_b4 through jis_b1 y n y y pshalftone (screen) y y y y errordiffusion y y y y eps (off) y y y y on y y y y useciecolor (off) y y y y on y y y y pdfoptimize (on) y y y y off y y y y pwrsvr...
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Version 10.0 page 160 of 160 accxes pjl interface scannerprod string y r2.0 y y scannerrev string y r2.0 y y scannertype (none) y y y y 7356 y y n y 7346 n r4.0 n n interceptor y y y y scannervend string y r2.0 y y scannerid string, formatted as follows: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx r6.0 r6.0 y y scsitargetid ...
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Version 10.0 page 161 of 160 accxes pjl interface usemarkedarea {on, (off)} y r1.0g. 02 y y vcgcolor filecontrol y r 5.0 y y forceblackonwh ite y r 5.0 y y vcgpalette string y r 5.0 y y vcgpalettesource printer, job y r 5.0 y y vcglresolution 100 y r 5.0 y y 200 y r 5.0 y y 300 y r 5.0 y y 400 y r 5...
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Version 10.0 page 162 of 160 accxes pjl interface 8536 y y y y 8536hr y y y y 8624a y y y y 8624i y y y y 8624hra y y y y 8624hri y y y y 8636 y y y y 8636hr y y y y 8770_24 y y y y 8770_24i y y y y 8770_36 y y y y 8830serveware y r2.0 y y (8830) y y y y 8845 y y y y custom y r1.0f y y vresolution (...