Intermate 100 manual PJL Support

[Local Printer Parallel Port]: PJL Support

18.4. PJL Support

Enabling PJL support means that PJL commands can be sent to and from the local printer.

Value

Yes *

No

Comments

Enable PJL support. See more below.

Disable PJL support.

Default is Yes, that is enabled.

The “enabled” setting can be used in two ways:

1If you have activated a bidirectional negotiation mode (ECP or Nibble see page 137), enabling PJL support means that the printer will be able to send all the types of feedback listed on ““Status > Target Printer Info”” [page 174].

2Regardless of negotiation mode, you can use the “enabled” setting to make it possible to display messages on the front panel (see “Enable Front Panel Messages (PJL)” [page 109]).

Disable this option if the “Local” printer does not support PJL commands. This typically applies to matrix printers

Tip: If you are not certain about whether or not the printer supports PJL commands, let the option stay enabled, and look at the first page of a print job. If the printer does not support PJL, the PJL initialization command @PJL may be printed (imaged) on the top of the page.

Unfortunately, it is possible that the printer does not support PJL without revealing this on the print-out. An alternative way of checking is to look at “Status”

>[Target Printer Information]; if the value for fields such as “Printer Name” is [Unavailable], your printer does not support PJL

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