Opmsg Command - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

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8.3. OPMSG Command

With the OPMSG command, you can display any message you like on the printer switch panel LCD.
The printer will go off-line and stop printing until the operator presses the ON LINE key or resets the
printer (Press SHIFT key and RESET key, then press SET key.)
Syntax :
@PJL OPMSG 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.
Example :
The following example shows how to display "LOAD C5 ENVELOPE" on the printer switch panel.
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL JOB NAME = "JOB C5 envelope" <CR><LF>
@PJL OPMSG DISPLAY = "LOAD C5 ENVELOPE" <CR><LF>
@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL <CR><LF>
<ESC>E This is C5 Envelope<ESC>E
Functional Range
ASCII 33 and ASCII
35 through 255, <SP>,
<HT>
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