Unit 2: Printer Job Language
Page 2-12 SATO D512 PCL Programming Manual

STATUS READBACK COMMANDS

Applications can request configuration and status information from the printer using the Status
Readback commands. In addition, the printer can also be instructed to send unsolicited status
information back to the host computer when asynchronous events occur, such as a memory error
or a paper jam.
To determine which commands your printer supports, see “Table 4: Status Readback
Commands” in this section.
DINQUIRE Command
This command is used to query the default setting (NVRAM) of the specified
environment variable.
Syntax:
@PJL DINQUIRE [command modifier:value] variable[<CR>]<LF>
Response Syntax:
@PJL DINQUIRE [command modifier:value] variable<CR><LF>
value<CR><LF>
<FF>
where:
[command modifier:value]
The [command modifier:value] parameter specifies the type of PJL variable to be
queried. The variables supported are listed in “Table2-2: PJL Variables” on
page 2-10.
variable=value
The supported variables are listed in “Table2-2: PJL Variables” on page 2-10.
This printer returns a ? for inquiries of an unsupported variable, or inquiries of a
variable associated with an option that is not installed.