Job Variables - Brother PCL Technical Reference Manual

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35000 - 25999
Errors which may cause incorrect printing results, such as loss of some print data
on a page. The operator's intervention may be required.
40000 - 40999
Errors such as paper empty, cover open or paper jams which suspend printing
until the operator takes the corresponding corrective action.
41000 - 41999
Errors in the paper source such as running out of paper in the current paper tray
and none available from any other paper sources.
Example
Example 1 :
The application sends the following command to the printer :
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL USTATUS DEVICE = VERBOSE <CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
The printer may send back the answer for the above command :
@PJL USTATUS DEVICE<CR><LF>
CODE=40021<CR><LF>
DISPLAY='12 COVER OPEN
ONLINE=FALSE<CR><LF>
<FF>
Example 2 :
When the following wrong PJL command is sent :
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL USTATUS DEVICE = VERBOSE <CR><LF>
@PJL ECO wrong sample 3-6-1993 23:12:00 <CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
The printer may send back the answer for the above command :
@PJL USTATUS DEVICE<CR><LF>
CODE=20002<CR><LF>
<FF>

7.6.2. JOB variables

The @PJL USTATUS JOB = ON command allows the printer to send the job processing status. This is
sent to the application whenever a JOB and EOJ command is issued so that the application knows when a
job starts and ends.
Example
The application sends the following commands to the printer.
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL USTATUS JOB = ON <CR> <LF>
@PJL JOB NAME = "JOB 88554" <CR> <LF>
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR> <LF>
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL <CR> <LF>
<ESC>E . . . PCL Job . . . <ESC>E <ESC>%-12345X
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL EOJ NAME = "JOB 88554" <CR> <LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
The printer may send back the answer for the above command.
@PJL USTATUS JOB<CR><LF>
START<CR><LF>
NAME="JOB 88554"<CR><LF>
<FF>
[ . . time period while job is printing . . . ]
'<CR><LF>
CHAPTER 5 PJL - 63
2006/05/31

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