Printer Job Language - Technical Reference Manual

General PJL Environment Variables
Variable Description Sample Value
Range
PAPER Physical paper (and envelope) sizes. Letter,
Legal, Ledger, A5, A4, A3, Executive, JISB4,
and JISB5 are paper sizes; Com10, C5, DL,
Monarch, and B5 are envelope sizes; JPOST
and JPOSTD are Japanese postcard sizes;
CUSTOM is for feeding different sizes, but it
varies with the printer: the LaserJet 4P/4MP
printers interpret CUSTOM as odd sizes, such
as 3 x 5 cards and labels; the LaserJet 4V/4MV
printers interpret CUSTOM as 11.7" x 17.7"
paper.
LETTER, LEGAL,
A5, A4,
EXECUTIVE,
LEDGER, A3,
COM10, C5, DL,
MONARCH, B5,
CUSTOM, JISB4,
JISB5, JPOST,
JPOSTD
and others
(see Appendix A)
PAPERLENGTH Sets the length of the paper in decipoints
(1/720th of an inch).
0 to 432000
PAPERWIDTH Sets the width of the paper in decipoints
(1/720th of an inch).
0 to 432000
PARALLEL Sets the speed of the parallel port. This will
not take effect until the next power cycle.
FAST, SLOW
PASSWORD Default password for PJL security. 0 to 65535
6-18 Environment Commands