Job Separation Command

Job separation provides a means of identifying one print job from others in the printer’s output tray. It usually does this by physically offsetting one print job from the next.

The Job Separation command toggles the printer’s separation mechanism. This command must be sent between each job to enable the separation mechanism.

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HP recommends that the Job Separation command be included at the

 

end of each job, just before the Printer Reset command. HP also

 

recommends that this command be included in the programs even

 

though printers with job separation are not currently being used. This

 

ensures that if a printer with job separation is eventually added, job

 

separation will be performed.

 

If this command is received by a printer which does not have job

 

separation, the command is ignored.

 

 

Note

It is possible to perform job offset in printers which do not have a

 

mechanical offset mechanism but have dual paper trays. In dual bin

 

printers, job offset can be performed by placing colored paper in the

 

second tray and using Paper Source command to select the tray to

 

feed a blank sheet of colored paper at the end of a job. This method

 

should only be used in special cases where the end user can control

 

its use, for example, the program should only be available for a dual

 

bin printer which can always contain colored paper in one tray.

 

 

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HP 5961-0509 manual Job Separation Command, ? & l 1 T, Separation will be performed, Separation, the command is ignored