Rdymsg Command - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

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8.2. RDYMSG Command

With the RDYMSG command, you can change the message "00 READY" on the printer control panel
into a specified message. The printer will be kept online.
Syntax :
@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = " message " [<CR>]<LF>
Parameters :
Parameter
DISPLAY = "message"
• DISPLAY = "message"
• You can use any combination of characters available on the printer except for the quotation marks
(ASCII 34) within 16 characters. Also you can use spaces or horizontal tab. Characters must be
enclosed in double quotes.
Comments :
• This RDYMSG command keeps the printer online. You can display whatever message you like, for
example, job name, person name etc..
• @PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = ""
This command returns the display to "00 READY".
Example :
The following example shows how to display the name of person who is printing the job.
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL JOB NAME = "Tom's job" <CR><LF>
@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = "TOM'S JOB" <CR><LF>
The following is an example of how to restore the display to the normal ready message.
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL COMMENT Normal READY message <CR><LF>
@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = "" <CR><LF>
@PJL EOJ NAME = "End of Tom's Job" <CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
Functional Range
ASCII 33 and ASCII
35 through 255, <SP>,
<HT>
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Default
N/A