Printer Languages and Interfaces Technical

Reference

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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................... 5
Overview................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Printer Control Language (PCL) emulation............................................... 6

Selecting PCL emulation....................................................................................................................................6
Page formatting.................................................................................................................................................... 6
Print Area menu................................................................................................................................................... 6
Command structure.............................................................................................................................................8
PCL emulation commands............................................................................................................................... 10
GL/2 commands.................................................................................................................................................32
Raster image graphics......................................................................................................................................34
Creating macros................................................................................................................................................ 39

Printer job language................................................................................... 41

PJL command notation......................................................................................................................................41
Kernel commands...............................................................................................................................................41
Job separation commands............................................................................................................................. 42
Environment commands and variables....................................................................................................... 43
Status message format.................................................................................................................................... 80
Device attendance commands.......................................................................................................................81
Unique PJL commands..................................................................................................................................... 81
File commands for flash memory or hard disk.......................................................................................... 84
File and device protection commands.........................................................................................................87

PostScript emulation...................................................................................91
Selecting PostScript emulation.......................................................................................................................91
Supported paper size in PostScript............................................................................................................... 91
PostScript emulation supplemental operators........................................................................................... 91
Interpreter parameters.....................................................................................................................................93
Status and error messages............................................................................................................................ 121

Switching languages................................................................................ 123

SmartSwitch.......................................................................................................................................................123
Datastream........................................................................................................................................................ 123
Sniffing................................................................................................................................................................ 123
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Default printer language for an interface port......................................................................................... 124

Flash memory and hard disk................................................................... 125

Resource data collection (download target).............................................................................................125
Viewing the contents of a flash memory or hard disk........................................................................... 126
Example of directory....................................................................................................................................... 126
Password protection....................................................................................................................................... 128
Rewriting the flash memory content........................................................................................................... 128
Accessing files with PostScript emulation.................................................................................................129
Performance......................................................................................................................................................132
Job buffering..................................................................................................................................................... 132

Printer interfaces.......................................................................................133
Setting up the communications port...........................................................................................................133
Choosing an interface.....................................................................................................................................133
Parallel interface...............................................................................................................................................134
Network support.............................................................................................................................................. 145
Input buffer........................................................................................................................................................ 145

Index............................................................................................................147
Introduction 5

Introduction
Overview
The Printer Languages and Interfaces Technical Reference is divided into the following chapters:
• Printer Control Language (PCL®) emulation—Provides information on PCL emulation commands and GL/2
commands.
• Printer job language—Provides information on commands that allows the printer to enter PCL emulation,
PostScript® emulation, and other types of commands.
• PostScript emulation—Provides information on PostScript emulation and supplementary operators.
• Switching languages—Provides information on how and when to switch printer languages.
• Flash memory and hard disk—Provides information on how to manage the printer memory, store resources,
and manage files.
• Printer interfaces—Provides information on printer interfaces, including parallel and serial interface, network
support, and communication protocols.
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Printer Control Language (PCL) emulation

Selecting PCL emulation
Using SmartSwitch
When SmartSwitch is enabled for both PostScript® emulation and PCL® emulation on an interface such as
Parallel, USB, Serial Option 1, or Network Option 1, the printer automatically switches to the printer language
that the software program sends.
Note: The factory default setting for SmartSwitch is enabled for both printer languages in all interfaces.

Using the control panel or MarkVision Enterprise

If SmartSwitch is set to Off for both printer languages, you can select PCL Emulation from the control panel or
through MarkVision® Enterprise. For more information, see the documentation that came with the printer.

Using a software program

To select PostScript emulation, use the PJL Enter Language Command. For more information, see “Kernel
commands” on page 41. For syntax and use of PJL, see “Printer job language” on page 41.
Warning—Potential Damage: Changing printer languages may result to a loss of previously downloaded
resources. To avoid loss of data, set Resource Save to On, or store resources in a flash memory or on a hard
disk.

Page formatting
For more information on page formatting, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.

Print Area menu

Printable area is the area on paper where a pel can be printed.
Logical page is a conceptual entity that defines the area in which margins may be set and the PCL cursor may
be positioned.
Physical page border is the actual physical boundaries of a page.
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The Print Area menu is available from the control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise. For some printers,
Print Area supports three values: Normal, Whole Page, and Fit to Page. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your printer.
Normal setting Whole Page setting

Legend:

PCL
Logical Physical PCL
Page Page Printable Only Portrait Orientation is shown for all settings.
Area Border Area

The printer holds this formatted image in memory. When the page prints, the image is compressed horizontally
and vertically. The image is then centered on the physical page for letter size paper only. This process creates
a small margin around the image. This artificial margin prevents printing from one edge to the other.
Edge‑to‑edge printing could contaminate the printer and cause printing problems.

Print area setting Description

Normal The printable area includes the entire page except the nonprintable area around the
edge of the page. The printer measures margin settings relative to the logical page.
For more information, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Whole Page* Affects only the pages that are printed when using PCL emulation. The cursor may be
positioned anywhere on the page. To avoid clipping an image, use this setting to print
scanned images that extend from edge to edge of a page.
Fit to Page* The PCL or PostScript emulation formats a page using a printable area equal to the
Note: This setting is physical page, which is from one edge to the other edge of the page. This setting does
available only in some not clip the image.
printer models.
* This setting sets the PCL language logical page dimension equal to the physical page dimension.

The following illustrations show an image held in memory for printing edge to edge and how the image would
actually print based on the Fit to Page setting. Notice that a small border appears at the edges of the printed
page, and the image is slightly compressed.
Physical
Page
Edge

Formatted Image with Fit to Page Printed Image with Fit to Page
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Command structure

Control codes
Code Dec Hex Function Result
BS 8 08 Backspace Moves the cursor toward the left margin
one horizontal space equal to the last
printed character
HT 9 09 Horizontal Tab Moves the cursor to the next defined tab
stop
LF 10 0A Line Feed Advances the cursor to the same
horizontal position on the following line as
determined by either the Vertical Motion
Index (VMI) or Set Line Spacing command
FF 12 0C Form Feed Advances the cursor to the same
horizontal position at the top margin of the
next page
CR 13 0D Carriage Return Moves the cursor to the left margin
SP 32 20 Space Moves the cursor to the right one column
SI 15 0F Primary Font Selects the primary font
SO 14 0E Secondary Font Selects the secondary font

Commands
PCL emulation commands are multibyte strings (also known as escape sequences) that begin with the Escape
control code (ESC, ←, decimal 27, or hexadecimal 1B). The ESC control code notifies the printer to interpret the
characters that follow as part of a command and are not control codes or data to be printed.

Command structure
Most PCL emulation commands have the following structure:
ESC & a # C
Spaces have been added to this example for readability. The command parameter variables are indicated by
a number sign (#).
Element Description
ESC Decimal 27 or hex 1B.
& Parameterized character from American National Standard Code for Information
Interchange (ASCII) table (ranging from 33 to 47 decimal).
a Group character from ASCII table (ranging from 96 to 126 decimal) that specifies a
group type of control.
# Decimal character string value within specified numeric ranges. May be preceded by
a + or - sign and contain a decimal point.
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Element Description
C Termination character from ASCII table (ranging from 64 to 94 decimal).

Command parameters
A command parameter sets the value for a command. This value stays constant until either a different value
resets the command or a command resets the printer to the default values. For example, after the printer
receives a command that selects a right margin beginning at column 63, the right margin of each printed page
begins at column 63. That margin stays constant until a right margin command with a different value resets it
or until the printer is reset.
To determine the value of a decimal or hex:
1 Locate the value of the parameter you require in the Symbol Set Table. The decimal value is the value shown
in the bottom of the cell or box with that parameter. To find a hex value, go straight up the grid from the
wanted parameter and read the value in the top heading. This is the first character of the hex value.
2 Go straight across the grid to the left of the parameter and read the value in the left column heading. This
is the second character of the hex value.
For example, ESC (←) is coded 1B in Hex and 27 in decimal. (Any one of the three values ←, 1B, or 27 might be
used in your application. Read your documentation to determine which to use.) The example on the following
page sets the pitch of the primary font to 16.66 characters per inch.
Example:
ESC(s16.66H

• Decimal: 27 40 115 49 54 46 54 54 72
• Hex: 1B 28 73 31 36 2E 36 36 48
Use the plus symbol (+) or the minus symbol (-) to select a position relative to the current cursor position. For
example:
ESC&a6C—Move to horizontal cursor position, column six
ESC&a+6C—Move six columns to the right of the current position
ESC&a-6C—Move six columns to the left of the current position

Linking commands
You can combine PCL emulation commands by linking them if the first 3 bytes of the commands are identical.
The combined form sends the first 3 bytes only once in the string.
Follow these guidelines to combine commands:
• Use the first 3 bytes (characters) of the command only once at the start of the command string.
• Lowercase the last letter of each command in the string.
• Capitalize the last letter of the string.
For example, notice that the first 3 bytes of these two commands are the same:
ESC(s10H—Select 10 characters per inch
ESC(s4099T—Select Courier typeface
To combine these two commands, use ESC(s10h4099T which is 3 bytes shorter than the long form
ESC(s10HESC(s4099T.
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PCL emulation commands

PCL emulation commands by function

PCL emulation commands by function (number of copies, printing, offset registration, unit of
measure)
Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESCE Printer Reset
• Prints any partial pages.
• Resets printer settings to their factory defaults.
• Deletes all temporary downloaded resources.
ESC&d#A Number of Collated Copies
Where: Turns off collation of pages or sets the number of collated
# = number of collated copies. You can collate copies.
up to 999 copies.
Note: 0 turns off the collation.
ESC&l#X Number of Copies
Where: Affects the page currently in process and subsequent pages.
# = number of copies (1 to 32767). 1 is the factory
default value.
ESC&l#S Simplex/Duplex Print
Assign any of the following numbers: Long- or short-edge binding refers to the side of the physical
• 0—Single‑Sided (default) page where binding occurs.
• 1—Duplex long‑edge binding
• 2—Duplex short‑edge binding
• 100—Manual duplex first sides
• 101—Manual duplex second sides
ESC&l#U Long-Edge Offset Registration
Where: Also known as Left Offset, this command adjusts the placement
# = number of decipoints. 1 decipoint is equal of logical page along the width of the physical page.
to 1/720 inch. 0 is the factory default value.
Range = -32767 to 32767
ESC&l#Z Short-Edge Offset Registration
Where: Also known as Top Offset, this command adjusts the placement
# = number of decipoints. 1 decipoint is equal of logical page along the length of the physical page.
to 1/720 inch. 0 is the factory default value.
Range = -32767 to 32767
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&u#D Unit of Measure
Range = (96, 100, 120, 144, 150, 160, 180, 200, 225, Sets the size for the PCL unit (units per inch).
240, 288, 300, 360, 400, 450, 480, 600, 720, 800, The Unit of Measure defines the unit used in the following
900, 1200, 1440, 1800, 2400, 3600, 7200) commands:
Note: 300 units per inch is the factory default • Horizontal Cursor Position by PCL Unit (ESC*p#X)
value. • Vertical Cursor Position by PCL Unit (ESC*p#Y)
• Horizontal Rectangle Size by PCL Unit (ESC*c#A)
• Vertical Rectangle Size by PCL Unit (ESC*c#B)
The Unit of Measure also affects the rounding of character
escapements and the Horizontal Motion Index.
Note: This command does not affect the interpretation of
binary raster data for bit‑mapped fonts, raster graphics, or
user-defined fill patterns.
ESC% – 12345X Universal Exit Language (UEL) / Start of PJL
This command terminates the current printer language and
allows switching into PJL. For more information, see “Kernel
commands” on page 41.
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PCL emulation commands by function (page size, dimensions, source, margins, spacing, output
bins)
Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&l#A Set Page Size
Paper Sets the physical size of the paper, which also determines
the logical page dimensions. For information about the
• 1—Executive supported paper and envelope dimensions, see the
• 2—Letter Technical Reference guide for your printer model at
• 3—Legal http://support.lexmark.com.
• 4—Folio If the requested page size is not in the requested source
or if no source is requested, then the printer checks the
• 6, 11—Ledger (11 x 17)
size in the following order of sources: multipurpose
• 13, 25—A5 Paper feeder, tray 1, tray 2, tray 3, tray 4, tray 5, and envelope
• 15—Statement feeder.
• 26—A4 Paper Notes:
• 27—A3 Paper
• When the printer receives the page size command,
• 12, 45—B5 Paper any partially formatted pages are printed, and the
• 46—B4 Paper cursor position and margins are reset.
• 101—Custom Paper/Universal • Duplex printing is not supported on any envelope.
Envelope • When no paper source is requested, you can
configure when the printer checks paper from the
• 80—Monarch 7 3/4 multipurpose feeder. For more information, see the
• 81—Commercial 10 printer User’s Guide.
• 89—Commercial 9
• 90—DL
• 91—C5
• 99, 100—B5 Envelope
• 600—Other Envelope
ESC&l#H Paper Source
Assign any of the following numbers: If the paper source is changed for the back of a duplexed
• 1—Active Source or Eject Page page, then the following occurs:
• 2—Tray 1 (default) • A blank back page prints.
• 3—Manual Envelope Feed • The paper source changes.
• 4—Tray 2 • The information for the back side of the page is printed
on the front side of a page sent from the new paper
• 5—Tray 3 source.
• 6—Optional Envelope Feeder
• 7—Auto Select
• 8—Multipurpose Feeder
• 20—Tray 4
• 21—Tray 5
• 62—Optional Paper Source
ESC&f#G Set Universal Width
Where:
# = number of decipoints. 1 decipoint is 1/720 inch.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&f#F Set Universal Height
Where:
# = number of decipoints. 1 decipoint is 1/720 inch.
ESC&f#O Set Universal Feed Direction
0—Short-edge
1—Long-edge
ESC&f#W [custom name] Set Universal Custom Name
Where: Sets the user-specified custom name for the Universal
# = number of bytes in the custom name. paper size being used.
ESC&l#O Select Orientation
0—Portrait (Default) Specifies the position of the logical page with respect to
1—Landscape the physical page.
2—Reverse Portrait Note: This setting resets margins, number of printable
lines per page, and cursor position.
3—Reverse Landscape
ESC&a#P Print Direction
Where: Rotates the coordinate system counterclockwise in 90°
# = rotational degree (0, 90, 180, 270) of the increments with respect to the current orientation.
coordinate system with respect to the current Note: Margins are not rotated or cleared.
orientation. 0 is the factory default value.
ESC&c#T Character Text Path Direction
0—Horizontal Printing Vertically rotates text for use in vertical writing such as
-1—Vertical Rotated Printing printing Japanese text.

ESC&a#L Set Left Margin

Where: Sets the left margin to the left edge of the designated
# refers to the column width. 0 is the default value. column.
Note: The column width is defined by the space
character of the active font and the horizontal motion
index (HMI).
ESC&a#M Set Right Margin
Where: Sets the right margin to the right edge of the designated
# refers to the column width. Local Page Width is the column.
default setting. Note: The column width is defined by the space
character of the active font and the HMI.
ESC9 Clear Horizontal Margins
Clears the left and right margins.
ESC&l#E Set Top Margin
Where: Sets the number of lines between the top of the physical
# refers to the number of lines. 3 (1/2 inch) is the page and first line of print. Line height is determined by
default value. the current vertical motion index (VMI) and/or line spacing
value.
Note: If the top margin is set to 0, then the first line of
text falls outside of the printable area.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&l1T Job Separation
This command is parsed and ignored.
ESC&l#F Set Text Length
Where: Sets the bottom margin length in lines, measured from the
# refers to the number of lines. 60 or 64 first line of the page.
(country‑specific) is the default value. Text Length equals Logical Page Length –1 inch (–1/2 inch
for top and –1/2 inch for bottom).
ESC&l#G Set Output Bin
Each of the following numbers is assigned to a specific Sets the paper exit path.
bin:
• 0—Auto select (uses active bin)
• 1—Standard bin
• 2—Bin 1 or rear bin
• 3—Bin 1 or rear bin
• 4—Bin 2
• 5—Bin 3
• 6—Bin 4
• 7—Bin 5
• 8—Bin 6
• 9—Bin 7
• 10—Bin 8
• 11—Bin 9
• 12—Bin 10
ESC&l#L Skip Perforation
0—Off Perforation area includes the area from the bottom margin
1—On (Default) of the current page to the top margin of the next page.
When skipping perforations, a line feed past the bottom
margin ejects a page and places the cursor at the top
margin of the next page.
ESC&k#H Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)
Where: Sets the width of all characters for fixed-space fonts. Sets
# refers to the number of 1/120 inch increments. 8 is only the width of the space for proportional spaced fonts.
the default value.
Note: Valid to 4 decimal places.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&l#C Set Vertical Motion Index (VMI)
Where: Sets Vertical Motion Index in 1/48 inch increments. The
# refers to the number of 1/48 inch increments. 8 is VMI determines the vertical distance between lines.
the default value. Notes:
Note: Valid to 4 decimal places.
• For some printers, you can change the default VMI
from the control panel or through MarkVision
Enterprise by using the Lines Per Page menu item.
For more information, see the printer User’s Guide.
• Use of this command alters any previous Set Line
Spacing command settings.
ESC&l#D Set Line Spacing (Alternative Method)
1—1 line/inch Specifies VMI in lines per inch.
2—2 lines/inch Notes:
3—3 lines/inch
• For some printers, you can change the default VMI
4—4 lines/inch from the control panel or through MarkVision
6—6 lines/inch (Default) Enterprise by using the Lines Per Page menu item.
8—8 lines/inch For more information, see the printer User’s Guide.
12—12 lines/inch • Unsupported values are ignored.
16—16 lines/inch • Use of this command alters any earlier VMI setting.
24—24 lines/inch
48—48 lines/inch
ESC&a#G Duplex Page Side Selection
0—Next Side Specifies which physical page side to print next when
1—Front Side printing in duplex.
2—Back Side Note: When the duplex option is not installed, this
command causes a conditional page eject.
ESC&l#P Set Page Length
Where: Sets the logical page length in number of lines.
# = number from 0 to 14. 0 is the factory default value. Notes:

• This command is sent at the beginning of a page in

a print job and before any printable data.
• When the command is sent, the current page is
closed and printed.
• Unsupported values are ignored.
ESC&k#W Text Scale Mode
5—Turn Text Scale Mode OFF Allows 66 lines of text at six lines per inch to print on an
6—Turn Text Scale Mode ON effective page length of 10 1/2 inches.
Notes:
• Unsupported values are ignored.
• When the printer is in landscape mode, the
command is ignored.
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PCL emulation commands by function (alphanumeric ID)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&n#W [operation] [string] Alphanumeric ID
Where: Selects the media type using a character string. The string ID is case
• # = number of data bytes that make up sensitive and may be up to 511 bytes long.
the operation and string. The string ID specifies the media type requested.
• Operation = 100 or 1 byte = 0x64 or ‘d’ Media Type / Alphanumeric String
ascii Plain / PaperPlain
For example: Bond / Bond
100—Media Select Transparency / Transparency
• String = paper type. See alphanumeric Card Stock / Card Stock
string list at the right. Labels / Labels
Letterhead/ Letterhead
Pre-printed / Preprinted
Colored / PaperColor
Envelope / Envelope
Custom Type 1 / Custom Type 1 or User Type 1
Custom Type 2 / Custom Type 2 or User Type 2
Custom Type 3 / Custom Type 3 or User Type 3
Custom Type 4 / Custom Type 4 or User Type 4
Custom Type 5 / Custom Type 5 or User Type 5
Custom Type 6 / Custom Type 6 or User Type 6
For example, the following shows the command and parameters used
to select bond paper: ESC&n5WdBond
To select letterhead paper: ESC&n11WdLetterhead

PCL emulation commands by function (cursor positioning)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&a#C Horizontal Cursor Position (in columns)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
# = number of columns1. Note: If set, the space character width of the active font or the
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) determines the column width.
ESC&a#H Horizontal Cursor Position (in decipoints)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
# = number of decipoints1. 1 decipoint
equals 1/720 inch.
ESC*p#X Horizontal Cursor Position (in PCL units)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the horizontal axis.
# = number of PCL units1. Note: PCL units are set by the Unit-of-Measure Command.
1Parameter preceded by + or - sign denotes a relative cursor move from the current cursor position. Parameter
without a sign denotes an absolute cursor move from the top left margin.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&a#R Vertical Cursor Position (in rows)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
# = number of rows1. Note: The Vertical Motion Index (VMI) or the Set Line Spacing
Command determines the row height.
ESC&a#V Vertical Cursor Position (in decipoints)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
# = number of decipoints1. 1 decipoint
equals 1/720 inch.
ESC*p#Y Vertical Cursor Position (in PCL units)
Where: Moves the cursor to a new position along the vertical axis.
# = number of PCL units1. Note: PCL units are set by the Unit of Measure command.
ESC= Half Line-Feed
Moves the cursor down 1/2 line (1/2 of the current VMI).
ESC&k#G Set Line Termination
0—CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF (Default) Controls how the printer responds to the Carriage Return (CR), Line
1—CR=CR+LF, LF=LF, FF=FF Feed (LF), and Form Feed (FF) control codes.
2—CR=CR, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF
3—CR=CR+LF, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF
ESC&f#S Push / Pop Cursor Position
0—Push Sets up a cursor position stack for storing and recalling various cursor
1—Pop positions. The stack can store up to 20 cursor positions.

1Parameter preceded by + or - sign denotes a relative cursor move from the current cursor position. Parameter
without a sign denotes an absolute cursor move from the top left margin.

Note: For the commands listed in “PCL emulation commands by function (page size, dimensions, source,
margins, spacing, output bins)” on page 12, the printer selects the font that best fits the font selected based
on the parameters set with the commands.

PCL emulation commands by function (font selection)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC(# (primary) Select Symbol Set
ESC)# (secondary) The line-draw characters are contained in the symbol set ID 10U, PC-8. The non-U.S.
Where: characters are contained in symbol set ID 12U, PC-850.
# = symbol set ID.
Notes:
• 10U (PC-8) is the U.S.
factory default setting.
• 12U (PC-850) is the
non‑U.S. factory default
setting.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC(s#P (primary) Select Spacing
ESC)s#P (secondary) Selects a font with proportional or fixed spacing.
0—Fixed (Default)
1—Proportional
ESC(s#H (primary) Select Pitch
ESC)s#H (secondary) Selects the number of characters per inch (cpi) for a fixed-space bitmapped or
Where: monospaced scalable font. Valid to 2 decimal places.
# = characters per inch. 10 Note: Pitch is not needed for proportional spaced fonts.
is the factory default
value.
ESC(s#V (primary) Height (Select Point Size)
ESC)s#V(secondary) Sets the font height in points. Valid to 2 decimal places.
Where: Note: Point size is not needed for monospaced fonts. For fonts larger than 12
# = height in points (.25 to points, it may be necessary to change the line spacing.
999.75). 12 is the factory
default value.
ESC(s#S (primary) Select Style
ESC)s#S (secondary) Identifies the physical traits of a character and the composition of the font symbols.
0—Upright (Default) Note: You can only use this command to select fonts currently available in the
1—Italic printer. It cannot alter the appearance of the available fonts.
4—Condensed
5—Condensed Italic
8—Compressed
24—Expanded
32—Outline
64—Inline
128—Shadowed
160—Outline Shadowed
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC(s#B (primary) Select Stroke Weight
ESC)s#B (secondary) Selects a font with a particular thickness.
-7—Ultra Thin Note: This command will not alter the stroke weight of an available font.
-6—Extra Thin
-5—Thin
-4—Extra Light
-3—Light
-2—Demi Light
-1—Semi Light
0—Medium (Default)
1—Semi Bold
2—Demi Bold
3—Bold
4—Extra Bold
5—Black
6—Extra Black
7—Ultra Black
ESC(s#T (primary) Select Typeface
ESC)s#T (secondary) Selects the best fit font design.
Where: To obtain the typeface values for downloaded fonts, print the font list from the control
# = typeface identifier (0– panel or through MarkVision Enterprise. See your printer documentation for more
65535). information.
On the printout, the typeface number is the last number on the font selection
command example line. The example line is below the name of the font. In the
following example, the typeface number is underlined:
RO Courier
<<ESC>>(<<symset>><<ESC>>(s0p<<pitch>>h0s0b4099T
ESC(#X (primary) Select Font by Font ID
ESC)#X(secondary)
Where:
# = font ID (0–32767).
ESC(3@ (primary) Select Default Font
ESC)3@ (secondary) Sets all font selection characteristics to the default font.
ESC&p#X[data] Transparent Print Data
Where: Prints the next number of bytes as text.
# = number of data of
bytes to print as text.
ESC&d#D Select Underline Type (Enable)
0,1—Fixed • Fixed underline is drawn 5 pels below cursor position.
2—Fixed - double • Floating underline position is determined by all the positions of the characters
3—Floating with descenders in the fonts that are to be underlined.
4—Floating - double • Underline thickness is 1/100 inch.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&d@ Underline - Disable
ESC&t#P Text Parsing Method
0, 1—1 byte characters Communicates to the PCL parser whether character codes are interpreted as 1- or 2-
21—1 or 2 byte characters byte character codes.
31—1 or 2 byte characters
38—1 or 2 byte characters
1008—1, 2, or 3 byte
characters (UTF-8)
ESC&k#S Select Primary and Secondary Pitch
0—10.00 cpi Selects the pitch for the primary and secondary font.
2—16.66 cpi
4—12.00 cpi

PCL emulation commands by function (user‑defined symbol set)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#R Symbol Set ID Code
Where: Sets the symbol set identification for the symbol set
# = symbol set ID (0–32767). 0 is the factory default value. downloaded.
ESC(f#W[data] Define Symbol Set
Where: Contains data for the user-defined symbol sets.
# = number of data bytes.
ESC*c#S Symbol Set Control
0—Delete all (temporary and permanent) Manages user-defined symbol sets.
1—Delete all temporary
2—Delete current (ID)
4—Make current temporary
5—Make current permanent

PCL emulation commands by function (font creation)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#D Set Font ID
Where: Sets the identification number for the font being
# = font ID number (0–32767). 0 is the factory default value. downloaded.
ESC)s#W[data] Load Font Header
Where: Downloads soft font header information.
# = number of data bytes. Note: Set Font ID before using this command.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*c#F Font Control
0—Delete all (temporary and permanent) Manages soft fonts.
1—Delete all temporary
2—Delete previous font ID
3—Delete previous specified character
4—Make previous font ID temporary
5—Make previous font ID permanent
6—Copy current font
ESC*c#E Set Character Code
Where: Sets the decimal code point associated with the
# = code point (0–65536). 0 is the factory default value. next character downloaded or deleted.
ESC(s#W[data] Load Character
Where: Downloads character descriptor and data to the
# = number of data bytes. current character code.

PCL emulation commands by function (macros)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&f#Y Set Macro ID
Where: Sets the ID for the macro that is created on flash memory
# = micro ID (0–32767). 0 is the factory default value. or hard disk.
ESC&f#X Macro Control
0—Start definition Manages the use of macros. For more information, see
1—End definition “Creating macros” on page 39.
2—Execute macro (previous macro ID) Notes:
3—Call macro (previous macro ID) • GL/2 commands are supported inside macros.
4—Enable overlay (previous macro ID) • Only call and execute macro commands are allowed
5—Disable overlay within a macro.
6—Delete all macros • A macro may call or execute another macro. This is
7—Delete all temporary macros called nesting. A maximum of two nesting levels are
allowed, for a total of three levels.
8—Delete current macro ID
9—Make last ID temporary
10—Make last ID permanent
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PCL emulation commands by function (print model)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#G Area Fill ID
Gray Scale Fills Selects the pattern used to fill a rectangular
area.
0—White (default)
Note: This command is also used to set the
1–2—2% gray
user-defined pattern ID.
3–10—10% gray
11–20—15% gray
21–35—30% gray
36–55—45% gray
56–80—70% gray
81–99—90% gray
100—100% gray (black)
Cross‑Hatch Fills
1—Horizontal line
2—Vertical line
3—Diagonal line
4—Diagonal line
5—Square Grid
6—Diagonal Grid
User-Defined Patterns
Where:
# = user‑defined pattern ID.
ESC*v#N Source Transparency Mode
0—Transparent (default) Affects copying of white pixels from the source
1—Opaque onto the destination image.

ESC*v#O Pattern Transparency Mode

0—Transparent (default) Affects copying of white pixels from the pattern
1—Opaque onto the destination image.

ESC*l#O Logical Operation

Where: Defines Boolean operations to be performed on
# = logical operation with value that ranges from 0 to 255. 252 data already printed and data about to be
is the factory default value. printed.
ESC*l#R Pixel Placement
0—Grid Intersection (Default) Determines how pixels are placed for a
1—Grid Centered rectangular area fill and GL/2 objects.
Pixel Placement does not affect text or raster
images.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*v#T Select Current Pattern
0—Solid Black (default) Selects the pattern used when printing text and
1—Solid White raster images.
2—Gray Shading Pattern
3—Cross-Hatch Pattern
4—User Defined Pattern

PCL emulation commands by function (user‑defined pattern)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#W[data] User-Defined Pattern
Where: Downloads binary pattern data.
# = number of data bytes.
ESC*p#R Set Pattern Reference Point
0—Rotate with print (Default) Sets the pattern reference point to the current cursor position
1—Fixed for user-defined patterns.
Note: The default pattern reference point is the upper left
corner of the logical page.
ESC*c#Q Pattern Control
0—Delete all patterns (temporary and permanent) Manages the use of user-defined patterns.
1—Delete all temporary patterns Note: Use the Area Fill ID command (ESC*c#G) to set the ID.
2—Delete pattern (last ID specified)
4—Make pattern of last ID # temporary
5—Make pattern of last ID # permanent

PCL emulation commands by function (rectangular area specifications)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#H Horizontal Rectangle Size (in decipoints)
Where: Specifies the rectangle width in decipoints.
# = number of decipoints (0–32767). 1 decipoint equals 1/720 inch.
0 is the factory default value.
Note: Valid up to 4 decimal places.
ESC*c#A Horizontal Rectangle Size (in PCL units)
Where: Specifies the rectangle width in PCL units.
# = number of PCL units (0–32767). 0 is the factory default value. Note: The size of PCL Units is set by the
Unit-of-Measure command.
ESC*c#V Vertical Rectangle Size (in decipoints)
Where: Specifies the rectangle height in
# = number of decipoints (0–32767). 1 decipoint equals 1/720 inch. decipoints.
0 is the factory default value.
Note: Valid up to 4 decimal places.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*c#B Vertical Rectangle Size (in PCL Units)
Where: Specifies the rectangle height in PCL units.
# = number of PCL units (0–32767). 0 is the factory default value. Note: The size of PCL Units is set by the
Unit-of-Measure command.
ESC*c#G Area Fill ID
Gray Scale Fills Selects the pattern used to fill the
rectangular area.
0—White (default)
1–2—2% gray Note: This command is also used to set
the user-defined pattern ID.
3–10—10% gray
11–20—15% gray
21–35—30% gray
36–55—45% gray
56–80—70% gray
81–99—90% gray
100—100% gray (black)
Cross‑Hatch Fills
1—Horizontal line
2—Vertical line
3—Diagonal line
4—Diagonal line
5—Square Grid
6—Diagonal Grid
User-Defined Patterns
Where:
# = user‑defined pattern ID.
ESC*c#P Fill Rectangular Area
0—Black fill (default) Fills a rectangular area defined by
1—White fill horizontal and vertical rectangle sizes with
the selected pattern.
2—Gray fill
3—Predefined cross-hatch pattern fill
4—User-defined pattern
5—Current pattern fill
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PCL emulation commands by function (raster graphics)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*t#R Raster Resolution
75—75 dpi Note: 200 dpi is only supported when the printer is
100—100 dpi operating in 600 dpi or 1200 dpi mode.
150—150 dpi
200—200 dpi
300—300 dpi
600—600 dpi
1200—1200 dpi
ESC*r#F Raster Graphics Presentation
0—Rotate with print Sets the raster image orientation in relation to the
3—Fixed (default) logical page.
ESC*r#S Raster Width (Source)
Where: Sets the width of the clip window for raster graphics.
# = number of input pixels.
ESC*r#T Raster Height (Source)
Where: Sets the height of the clip window for raster graphics.
# = number of raster lines.
ESC*r#A Start Raster Graphics
0—Left Graphics Margin at 0 (Default) Sets the left margin for raster graphics.
1—Current Cursor Position
2—At logical left page limit with scaling On
3—At current cursor position with scaling On
ESC*b#V[data] Transfer Raster Data by Plane
Where: Use this command when the raster data is encoded
# = number of data bytes. by plane as specified by the Simple Color command
or the Configure Image Data command. The
command sends each plane in the row except the
last.
ESC*b#Y Y Offset
Where: Moves the cursor position down by the specified
# = number of raster lines. number of raster lines.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*b#M Set Raster Compression Mode
0—Uncoded (Default) Identifies the compression mode the host uses to
1—Run-Length Encoded transfer RIG data. For instance, this command can be
2—Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) byte run-length encoding or TIFF encoding.
3—Delta Row Note: For more information, see “Raster
5—Adaptive Compression compression mode” on page 34.
9—Replacement Delta Row
999—Zlib
1002—Group 4
1003—Group 3 one dimensional
1004—Group 3 two dimensional K=2
1005—Group 3 two dimensional K=4
1006—TIFF word (16 bit)
1007—TIFF double-word (32 bit)
1008—Adaptive compression (includes TIFF word and
TIFF double-word)
ESC*b#W[data] Transfer Raster Data by Row/Block
Where: Transfers RIG data.
# = number of data bytes. Note: After each command, the cursor position is
moved to the beginning of the next raster row.
ESC*rB End Raster Graphics (Version B)
Signals the end of the raster graphics transfer. If a
raster height is specified, then the cursor is moved to
the first raster row past the raster height.
ESC*rC End Raster Graphics (Version C)
Same as version B, but:
• Resets the compression mode to uncoded.
• Sets the left graphics margin to 0.
ESC*t#H Raster Width (Destination)
Sets the width of the destination raster.
ESC*t#V Raster Height (Destination)
Sets the height of the destination raster.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*g#W[data] Set Raster Configuration
# - 8 (K-only) or 26 (KCMY) Sets the configuration of the destination raster.
Data
Byte 0 - 0x02 (constant)
Byte 1 - number of colors
0x01 - K only
0x04 - CMYK
Byte 2,3 - X res for K plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 4,5 - Y res for K plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 6,7 - K plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 8,9 - X res for C plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 10,11 - Y res for C plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 12,13 - C plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 14,15 - X res for M plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 16,17 - Y res for M plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 18,19 - M plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)
Byte 20,21 - X res for Y plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 22,23 - Y res for Y plane
0x012C (300) or 0x0258 (600)
Byte 24,25 - Y plane intensity levels
0x02 (1 bit/plane) or 0x04 (2 bits/plane)

PCL emulation commands by function (color extensions)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&b#M Monochrome Print Mode
0—Print in mixed render algorithm mode Changes each color value to its gray scale equivalent.
1—Print using gray scale equivalent
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC&p#C Palette Control
0—Delete all palettes except those in stack Provides palette management.
(active palette is deleted)
1—Delete all palettes in stack (active palette not
affected)
2—Delete palette specified by palette control ID
6—Copy active palette to ID specified by palette
control ID
ESC&p#I Palette Control ID
0 to 32767—Palette ID number Indicates the ID number used by the Palette Control command.
ESC&p#S Select Palette
0 to 32767—Palette ID number Selects a new active palette by indicating the ID number.
ESC*l#W[data] Color Lookup Tables
0—Resets or initializes the color lookup tables Enables the color lookup tables and specifies the table to use.
for each primary color to the unity curve
770, Data—Data for color lookup table
ESC*m#W[data] Download Dither Matrix
7 to 32767, Data Downloads a device-dependent user-defined dither matrix.
Data size and data of byte-aligned binary data
that specify a matrix or matrices for the primary
colors
ESC*o#W[data] Driver Configuration Command
7 to 32767, Data Indicates the lightness, saturation, and scaling algorithm to
Specifies lightness, saturation, and image apply to a job.
scaling Note: Depending on your printer model, settings for
Lightness (0), Saturation (1) or Download Color Map (5) may
not be supported.
ESC*p#P Push/Pop Palette
0—Push (Save) Palette Saves (push) the current palette and then restores (pop) it from
1—Pop (Restore) Palette the palette stack.
ESC*r#U Simple Color
-44—Planes, device CMYK palette Creates a fixed-size palette. The color specification of the
-33—Planes, device CMY palette palette cannot be modified.
1—Single plane, K (black) palette
33—Planes, device RGB palette
ESC*t#I Gamma Correction
0—Gamma Correction Off Improves the perceptual correctness of color data sent from
0.0 to 4.0—Gamma Number the monitor to any other nonlinear device by adjusting the
brightness and darkness.
ESC*t#J Render Algorithm
Selects the algorithm used for dithering images and fills.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*v#A Color Component One
-32767.0 to 32767.0 Indicates the first primary color specified by the Assign Color
Index command.
ESC*v#B Color Component Two
-32767.0 to 32767.0 Indicates the second primary color specified by the Assign
Color Index command.
ESC*v#C Color Component Three
-32767.0 to 32767.0 Indicates the third primary color specified by the Assign Color
Index command.
ESC*v#I Assign Color Index
# = Palette Index Designates the three current color components to the
0 to 2n – 1 = Palette Index specified palette index number. n represents the number of
bits per index.
ESC*v#S Foreground Color
# = Palette Index Sets the foreground color to the specified index in the current
0 to 2n – 1 = Palette Index palette. n represents the current palette size.

ESC*v#W[data] Configure Image Data

Creates programmable palettes.
ESC*i#W[data] Viewing Illuminant
8, Data
Designates the relative white point used in determining a
viewing illuminant condition.

PCL emulation commands by function (Status Readback)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*s#T Set Status Readback Location Type
0—Invalid location (default) Sets the status location type to the specified value.
1—Use currently selected location Notes:
2—All locations
3—Internal (resident) • The 5 value for Cartridge may be specified. If your printer
does not support font cards or cartridges, then the command
4—Downloaded entity
is ignored.
5—Cartridge
• The 7 value for user-installable flash is only valid when a flash
7—User-installable flash memory is installed.
200—Disk
• The 200 value is only valid when a hard disk is installed.
ESC*s#U Set Status Readback Location Unit
0—All Sets the status location unit to the specified value.
1—If download, temporary; otherwise, The location unit is used along with the location type to identify a
highest priority location for the Inquire Status Readback Entity command.
2—If download, permanent; otherwise, Note: Depending on the location type specified, the unit value is
next higher priority interpreted differently.
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC*s#I Inquire Status Readback Entity
0—Font Returns the requested information set by Set Status Readback
1—Macro Location Type and Set Status Readback Location Unit.
2—User-defined pattern
3—Symbol set (for unbound scalable fonts)
4—Font extended
ESC*s1M Free Space
Returns the total available memory and the largest available block
of memory.
ESC&r#F Flush All Pages
0—Flush all complete pages Holds print jobs in the print buffer until the current job finishes
1—Flush all pages printing.
ESC*s#X Echo
-32767 to 32767 Returns # back to host computer.
Default = 0

PCL emulation commands by function (picture frame)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC*c#X Picture Frame Horizontal Size (in Decipoints)
Where: Specifies the horizontal dimension of the picture frame used
# = number of decipoints (0 to 32767). 1 when printing a GL/2 plot.
decipoint equals 1/720 inch.
ESC*c#Y Picture Frame Vertical Size (in Decipoints)
Where: Specifies the vertical dimension of the picture frame used when
# = number of decipoints (0 to 32767). 1 printing a GL/2 plot.
decipoint equals 1/720 inch.
ESC*c0T Set Picture Frame Anchor Point
0—Set Anchor Point to Cursor Position Sets the position of the picture frame anchor point to the cursor
position. The picture frame anchor point defines the location of
the upper left corner of the picture frame.
ESC*c#K GL/2 Horizontal Plot Size
Size in inches: 0 to 32767 Specifies the horizontal scaling factor used when importing an
image into the picture frame.
ESC*c#L GL/2 Vertical Plot Size
Size in inches: 0 to 32767 Specifies the vertical scaling factor used when importing an image
into the picture frame.
ESC%#B Enter GL/2 Language
0—Use previous GL/2 pen position Exits PCL emulation and uses GL/2 commands to print.
1—Use current PCL cursor position
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Command / Parameters Function / Result

ESC%#A Enter PCL Emulation
0—Use current PCL cursor position Exits GL/2 mode and uses PCL emulation commands to print.
1—Use previous GL/2 pen position

PCL emulation commands by function (miscellaneous)

Command / Parameters Function / Result
ESC&s#C End-Of-Line Text Wrap
0—Enable Enabling End-Of-Line Text Wrap moves portions of lines that extend into the unprintable
1—Disable (default) area to the next line. Disabling drops the portion extending into the unprintable area.
ESCY Display Functions On
Prints all control codes and escape sequences rather than executing them.
Notes:
• To prevent characters from falling outside the right margin (and not printing),
enable End-Of-Line Text Wrap (ESC&s0C).
• To see the control characters and other blank codepoints in symbol set Roman8
(8U), set the symbol set to PC-8 (10U).
ESCZ Display Functions Off
Turns off Display Functions and resumes normal command processing.
ESCz Print Test Page
Causes a test page to print.
ESC*o#M(b) Print Quality
-1—Ink Saver Selects the print quality setting for the page.
0—Normal
1—Best
ESC&l#M(b) Paper Type
0—Plain Paper Selects the paper type setting for the page.
1—Bond
2—Coated Paper
3—Glossy Paper
4—Transparency
101—Photo Paper
102—Card Stock
103—Labels
104—Envelope
105—Letterhead
106—Preprinted
107—Colored Paper
108—Iron On
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GL/2 commands
GL/2 is not a standalone plotter emulation. It can only be entered from within PCL emulation and cannot be
used with software without a unique print driver written explicitly for the GL/2 graphics language.
The following tables list the GL/2 commands by group. For more information on GL/2 command support, see
the Technical Reference for your printer model at http://support.lexmark.com

Configuration group
Command / Parameter Function
CO "text" Comment
DF; Default Values
IN (n); Initialize
IP (XP1, YP1(, XP2, YP2)); Input P1 and P2
IR (XP1, YP1, XP2, YP2)); Input Relative P1 and P2
IW (X1, Y1, X2, Y2); Input Window
MC (mode(, opcode)); Logical Operation
PP (mode); Pixel Placement
RO (angle); Rotate Coordinate System
SC (Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax(, type(, left, bottom))); Scale

Vector group
Command / Parameter Function
AA Xcenter, Ycenter, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Arc Absolute
AR Xcenter, Ycenter, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Arc Relative
AT Xinter, Yinter, Xend, Yend(, chord_angle); Absolute Arc Three Point
BR X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3(,...); Bezier Relative
BZ X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3(,...); Bezier Absolute
CI radius(, chord_angle); Circle
PA (X, Y(,...)); Plot Absolute
PD (X, Y(,...)); Pen Down
PE (flag(value) | coordinates (...)); Polyline Encoded
PR (X, Y(,...)); Plot Relative
PU (X, Y(,...)); Pen Up
RT Xincr inter, Yincr inter, Xincr end, Yincr end(, chord_angle); Arc Relative Three Point
WU (type); Pen Width Units
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Polygon group
Command / Parameter Function
EA X, Y; Edge Rectangle Absolute
EP; Edge Polygon
ER X, Y; Edge Rectangle Relative
EW radius, start_angle, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Edge Wedge
FP (0); Fill Polygon, Odd/Even
FP 1; Fill Polygon, Non-Zero Winding
PM (mode); Polygon Mode
RA X, Y; Fill Rectangle Absolute
RR X, Y; Fill Rectangle Relative
WG radius, start_angle, sweep_angle(, chord_angle); Fill Wedge

Character group
Command / Parameter Function
AD (kind, value(,...)); Define Alternate Font
CF (mode(, pen)); Character Fill
CP (spaces, lines); Character Plot
DI (run, rise); Absolute Direction
DR (run, rise); Relative Direction
DT (label_terminator(, mode)); Define Label Terminator
DV (path(, line)); Define Variable Text Path
ES (width(, height)); Extra Space
FI font_ID; Primary Font
FN font_ID; Secondary Font
LB char...char label_terminator; Label
LM (mode,[row number]) Label Mode
LO (position); Label Origin
LO 21; Uses PCL Label Origin
SA; Select Alternate Font
SB (mode); Scalable or Bitmapped Fonts
SD (kind, value(,...)); Define Standard Font
SI (width, height); Absolute Character Size
SL (tangent); Character Slant
SR (width, height); Relative Character Size
SS; Select Standard Font
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Command / Parameter Function

TD (mode); Transparent Data

Line and fill attributes group

Command / Parameter Function
AC (X, Y); Anchor Corner
CR (red black ref, red white ref, green black ref, green white ref, blue black ref, blue white ref); Color Range
FT (fill_type(, option1(, option2)); Fill Type
FT22, (PCL User-Defined Pattern ID); Fill Type
FT 9, level; Fill Type
LA (kind, value(,...));. Line Attributes
LT (pattern_number(, pattern_length(, mode))); Line Type
NP (number); Number of Pens
PC (pen (, red, green, blue)); Pen Color
PW (width(, pen)); Pen Width
RF (index(, width, height(, pen, ...))); Define Raster Fill
SM (character); Symbol Mode
SP (pen); Select Pen
SV (screen_type(, option1(, option2))); Screened Vectors
SV (9, level,) Screened Vectors
TM (width, height(, number...)); Threshold Matrix
TR (mode); Transparency Mode
UL (index(, gap,...gap)); User-Defined Line
WU (type); Pen Width Units

Raster image graphics

Raster compression mode

The raster compression mode command determines how raster data is coded. It affects the amount of code
required to create an image, and the efficiency of image printing.
Syntax:
ESC*b#M

Parameters:
• 0—Uncoded (default)
• 1—Run‑length encoded
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• 2—Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Byte

• 3—Delta row
• 5—Adaptive compression
• 9—Replacement delta row
• 999—Zlib
• 1002—Group 4
• 1003—Group 3 one‑dimensional
• 1004—Group 3 two-dimensional K=2
• 1005—Group 3 two-dimensional K=4
• 1006—TIFF word (16 bit)
• 1007—TIFF double‑word (32 bit)
• 1008—Adaptive compression (includes TIFF word and TIFF double‑word)

Uncoded data
Uncoded data is not compressed. Only those bytes needed to form the image are sent. Each bit represents a
single dot. In the first byte, bit 7 corresponds to the first dot in the raster row, bit 5 to the third dot, and so forth.
Example:

ESC*p300x300Y |Move the cursor to 1 x 1 in. (1 in. from top margin and 1 in. from left
edge of logical page)
ESC*t100R |Set resolution to 100-dots per inch
ESC*r0F |Rotate image to match current orientation
ESC*b0M |Set compression mode to uncoded
ESC*r1A |Start raster graphics at current position
ESC*b8W 'FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF'x |Raster data uncompressed
ESC*b8W '80 00 00 00 00 00 00 01'x
ESC*b8W '80 00 00 00 00 00 00 01'x
... |Repeat to provide 64 total scan lines
ESC*b8W '80 00 00 00 00 00 00 01'x
ESC*b8W 'FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF'x
ESC*rB |End graphics

Run-length encoded data

Run-length encoded data is interpreted in pairs of bytes.
The following are the characteristics of the first byte:
• Acts as a counter, or control byte.
• Indicates how many times to repeat the data in the second byte.
• Can be from 0 (no repetition) to 255.
• The second byte is the data byte.
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Example:

ESC*r1A |Start raster graphics at current position

ESC*b2W '07FF'x |Run-Length: 8x'FF'x
ESC*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x |1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
ESC*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x |1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
... |...
ESC*b6W '0080 0500 0001'x |1x'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1x'01'x
ESC*b2W '07FF'x |8x'FF'x
ESC*rB |End graphics

Tagged Image File Format

TIFF "Packbits" contain a control byte (a signed number) that indicates whether the raster data bytes repeats
(up to 127 times) or prints as encoded data.
• For control values of 0 through 127, the next (Control+1) bytes are uncoded.
• For control values of -1 through -127 ('FF'x - '81'x), the next byte is repeated (Abs(Control)+1) times.
Example:

ESC*p300x900Y |Move cursor to 1 x 3 in.

ESC*b2M |Set compression to TIFF
ESC*r1A |Start raster graphics at current position
ESC*b2W 'F9FF'x | TIFF: 8x'FF'x
ESC*b6W '0080 FB00 0001'x |1:'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1: '01'x or
ESC*b9W '078000000000000001'x |8: '8000000000000001'x
... |...
ESC*b6W '0080 FB00 0001'x |1:'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1: '01'x
ESC*b2W 'F9FF'x |8x'FF'x
ESC*rB |End graphics

Delta row
Delta row is a compression mode that identifies and transmits only those bytes different from the ones in a
preceding row.
The control byte consists of two parts:
• High 3 bits—Number of bytes to replace +1 (1 to 8).
• Low 5 bits—Offset from last unmodified byte (0-30); if the offset is 31, the next bytes are added to the offset
until the next byte is not 255.
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Example:

ESC*p300x1200Y |Move cursor to 1 x 4 in.

ESC*b3M |Set compression to Delta Row
ESC*r1A |Start raster graphics at current position
|Num Offset
ESC*b9W 'E0FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x |'111 00000'b=8 at 0: 'FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x
ESC*b9W 'E08000000000000001'x |8 at 0: '8000000000000001'x
ESC*b0W |No bytes change
...
ESC*b0W |No bytes change
ESC*b9W 'E0FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x |8 at 0: '8FFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x
ESC*rB |End graphics

Adaptive compression
Adaptive compression allows the combined use of compression methods 0 through 3 (Uncoded, run-length
encoded, TIFF, and delta row). It also allows the printing of empty rows (all zeros) or duplicate rows.
• The Transfer Raster Data command size includes all rows (scan lines).
• Scan Mode and SizeH,L are three-byte primary control strings: CountH and CountL.

Adaptive compression control strings

Scan mode CountH, CountL Data
0 Data SizeH,L Uncoded raster scan data
1 Data SizeH,L Size of run-length encoded data (high,low)
2 Data SizeH,L Size of Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data (high,low)
3 Data SizeH,L Size of delta row data (high,low)
4 NumberH,L of empty rows None
5 NumberH,L of duplicate rows None
254 Data SizeH,L TIFF word
255 Data SizeH,L TIFF double-word

Example:

ESC*p300x1500Y |Move cursor to 1 x 5 in.

ESC*b5M |Set the compression to adaptive compression
ESC*b29W |Raster Data: 29 bytes follow
'03 0009'x 'E0FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'x |Delta Row: 8 at 0: 'FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFh'x
'01 0006'x '0080 FB00 0001'x |Run Length: 1:'80'x, 6x'00'x, 1:'01'x
'05 0035'x |Duplicate rows: 61 times
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'02 0002'x 'F9FF 'x |TIFF: 8x'FF'x

ESC*rB |End graphics

Zlib
Zlib is a generic compression method. It refers to a standard for compression and the library that implements
the standard.
The zlib compression method uses the deflate algorithm. This same algorithm is used by more widely known
compression utilities such as PKZIP and GZIP.
Compressed data is a series of variably sized blocks. An encoder determines how to break the data into blocks
and finds the best compression method to use for each block.
An encoder works based on the following principles:
• The encoder creates a dictionary containing different characters in a set of data. Short strings of bits
represent more commonly occurring characters, and long strings of bits represent less frequently used
characters.
• A probability tree determines which characters are frequently used.
• Repeated patterns in a string of characters are identified and stored to avoid storing the string multiple
times.
A three-bit zlib header is added to the beginning of a block to describe the type of compression used. The
header also indicates whether the block is a final block. Other information in the header includes checksums,
compression algorithm used, and the level of compression. In compression, all checksums are set to zero, and
in decompression, the checksums are ignored.
The memory required for zlib compression and decompression is independent of the size of the data for
compression or decompression.
The number 999 is used to represent zlib compression because it does not conflict with other compression
types.

Group 3 and group 4 raster compression

Since group 4 images do not use line endings, the width of the image must be specified using the Raster Width
command (ESC*r#S).
Send the compressed image data to the printer using the Transfer Raster Data command (ESC*b#W). The
maximum number of bytes that can be sent using the command is 32K bytes. Break up images larger than 32K
bytes and send them using multiple commands. It does not matter where the image is broken, or how many
Transfer Raster Data commands are used. When the image is started (with a Transfer Raster Data command),
no other commands are allowed until the entire image has been sent.
The following example prints a group 4 image file that is 256 bits wide and 9,645 bytes long:

ESC*b1002M |Set raster compression to group 4

ESC*r256S |Define width of image in input bits
ESC*r1A |Start raster graphics at current position
ESC*b9645W |9,645 bytes of a group 4 image
...[Group 4 image data]...
ESC*rB |End raster graphics
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All lines of data must be the same length. If they are not, then add zeroes (0) to attain the same length.
Note: If the uncompressed image extends beyond the logical page dimensions or beyond the raster width
specified in the Raster Width command (ESC*r#S), then the image is clipped at print time.

Additional compression modes

When the compression mode is 1008 (Lexmark adaptive), TIFF word and double-word can be printed using
compression scan modes 254 and 255 respectively. This compression method sends a raster image as a block
of raster data.

Creating macros
1 Assign an ID number for the macro.
Note: If the number is identical to an existing macro ID in RAM, then the old macro is deleted when you
specify the Macro Control Start Definition.
2 Start the macro definition.
3 Send the macro contents.
4 Stop the macro definition.
Note: Define each macro separately.
Example:
This example creates a macro to print the Wigit Corp. logo, and then calls the logo macro in the body of a letter.

ESC&f1Y |Set the macro ID to 1

ESC&f0X |Start the macro definition
ESC&a+72H |Relative move right 1/10 inch (+72/720th)
ESC(8U |Select Roman-8 symbol set
ESC(s1p18v0s3b4101T |Select CG Times 18 point bold
W |Print W
ESC&a-21.6H |Relative move left 0.03 inch
ESC(s12v1S |Select (CG Times) 12 point (bold) italic
igit |Print igit
ESC&a+72H |Relative move right 1/10 inch
ESC(s18v0S |Select 18 point and turn off italic
C |Print C
ESC(s12v1S |Select 12 point italic
orp. |Print orp.
ESC&a+72H |Relative move right 1/10 inch
ESC&f1X |End of macro definition
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ESC&f10X |Make Macro ID 1 permanent

...
...
From: |Print the header From:
ESC&f1y3X |Set the macro ID to 1 and call the macro
... |Print the letter
Thank you for ... |Print the closing
ESC&f1y3X |Set the macro ID to 1 and call the macro
...
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Printer job language

PJL command notation
The following character codes are used to illustrate the syntax of each PJL command.
Character code Description Hex code
<ESC> Escape character 0x1B
<LF> Line Feed character 0x0A
<CR> Carriage Return character 0x0D
<FF> Form Feed character 0x0C
<HT> Horizontal Tab character 0x09
<UEL> Universal Exit Language 0x1B 0x25 0x2D 0x31 0x32 0x33
0x34 0x35 0x58

Kernel commands
Universal Exit Language (UEL) command
This command terminates the current printer language and allows dynamic switching into PJL.
Syntax:
<ESC>%‑12345X

Notes:
• If the printer receives this command after a PJL job and before PJL End‑of‑Job (EOJ), then perform a
Printer Language Reset.
• If the printer receives this command outside a PJL job/EOJ pair, then reset to user defaults.

Enter Language command

This command causes the printer to enter the specified language, such as PCL emulation, PostScript emulation,
or PPDS.
Syntax:
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = language[<CR>]<LF>

Notes:
• The language is PCL, PCLXL, PostScript, or PPDS.
• Write @PJL in upper case. All others can be mixed or lowercase.

Comment command
This command lets the user add a comment or explanation to the PJL commands.
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Syntax:
@PJL COMMENT words[<CR>]<LF>

Notes:
• The words parameter can be any combination of printable characters, spaces, and horizontal tabs.
• The COMMENT command has no effect on a PJL job.

Job separation commands

The printer supports the PJL JOB and EOJ commands. When the printer receives a JOB command, the print
timeout is multiplied by 10. When the printer receives a PJL EOJ command, the print timeout is reset to the user
default.

JOB command
The host computer can use the JOB command to separate print data into various parts or jobs. The command
signifies the start of a print job.
Syntax:
@PJL JOB [NAME = “job name”] [START = first page][END = last page] [PASSWORD = number] [LCREDSESSIONID

Notes:
• Only use this command with the EOJ command.
• After receiving a JOB command, the printer does not process a UEL command as a PJL job boundary
until it receives the corresponding EOJ. Instead, UELs occurring within a JOB and EOJ pair are
processed as printer language resets (for example, PCL ESCE).
Parameters:
• Use the NAME parameter to assign a character string name to a particular job. The name may be any
combination of printable characters, spaces, or horizontal tabs up to a maximum of 80 characters, spaces,
or tabs. Enclose job name in double quotes as indicated by the command syntax.
• Use the START parameter with the END parameter to skip the printing of a particular portion of the job. The
printer emulator discards pages of a job until the page specified by this parameter is reached. First page
range is from 1 to 2,147,483,647. Omission of the START parameter causes the printer to start printing with
page 1 of the job.
• Use the END parameter with the START parameter to skip the printing of a particular portion of the job. The
printer emulator discards all pages of a job after the last page of the print job. The specification of the last
page is relative to page 1 of the print job and its range is from 1 to 2,147,483,647. Omission of the END
parameter causes the printer to print all pages to the end of the job.
• Use the PASSWORD parameter to control which jobs and users are allowed to modify the printer default or
NVRAM variables.

EOJ command
The EOJ command signifies the end of a print job.
Syntax:
@PJL EOJ [NAME="job name"][<CR>]<LF>
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Note: Only use this command with the JOB command.

Parameters:
Use the NAME parameter to assign a character string name to a particular job. The name may be any combination
of printable characters, spaces, or horizontal tabs up to a maximum of 80 characters, spaces, or tabs. The NAME
string may be different from the NAME string in the JOB command.

Environment commands and variables

Common variables for both printer languages

The following table shows the common variables supported for both PCL emulation and PostScript emulation.
The [command modifier:value] parameter is not required for the listed variables.
To determine which variables your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Variable Function Description/notes
AUTOCONT Auto Continue Notes:
• 0 • If the value is 0 or OFF, then the variable is disabled.
• 5–255 0 is the factory default setting.
• OFF • ON sets the variable value to 30.
• ON • INQUIRE or DINQUIRE on the variable returns a
numeric value.
• If a SET or DEFAULT command specifies a value
greater than 255, then the value is changed to 255.
BINDING Duplex Bind Note: LONGEDGE is the factory default setting.
• LONGEDGE
• SHORTEDGE
BITSPERPIXEL Image Enhancement • 1—Sets Image Enhancement Technology setting to Off.
• 1 Technology and Image 1 is the factory default setting.
Enhancement • 2 or 4—Sets Image Enhancement Technology setting to
• 2
Technology Type On.
• 4
INQUIRE or DINQUIRE returns the value of Image
• Auto
Enhancement Technology and Image Enhancement
Technology Type as follows:
• If Image Enhancement Technology is set to:
– Off—1 is returned.
– On—2 or 4 is returned depending on the Image
Enhancement Technology Type setting.
• If Image Enhancement Technology Type is set to:
– On—Numerical value of BITSPERPIXEL is returned.
– Auto—2 or 4 is returned depending on the amount
of total memory installed.
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Variable Function Description/notes

CLEARABLEWARNINGS Panel non-fatal warning Notes:
• JOB messages
• ON is the factory default setting.
• ON • If Auto Continue is set to On, then JOB is returned.
• If Auto Continue is set to Off, then ON is returned.
COPIES Number of copies of Note: 1 is the factory default setting. If a SET or DEFAULT
• 1 to 999 each page command specifies a value greater than 999, then the
value is changed to 999.
CPLOCK Disables menus • ON—Disables the control panel menus.
• ON • OFF—Enables the control panel menus. OFF is the
• OFF factory default setting.

DENSITY Print Darkness Note: 3 is the factory default setting for mono printers. 4
• 1 is the factory default setting for color printers.
• 2 • 1—Lightest
• 3 • 2—Lighter
• 4 • 3—Normal
• 5 • 4—Darker
• 5—Darkest
DUPLEX Duplex Note: OFF is the factory default setting.
• ON
• OFF
ECONOMODE Toner Saver Note: OFF is the factory default setting.
• ON
• OFF
FORMATTERNUMBER Unique printer identifier The value of the NVRAM serial number field is returned.
The NVRAM serial number field is set to the printer serial
number. To guarantee that a unique identifier exists in this
field, the printer writes a random alphanumeric string into
this field whenever the critical byte area in NVRAM is
reinitialized.
FORMLINES Lines per page Notes:
• 1 to 255 • 60 or 64 (country‑specific) is the factory default
setting.
• If a SET or DEFAULT command specifies a value
greater than 255, then the value is changed to 255.
HOLD Print and Hold Notes:
• ON • OFF is the factory default setting.
• OFF • The HOLD variable interacts with the HOLDKEY and
• STORE HOLDTYPE variables.
• PROOF
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Variable Function Description/notes

HOLDKEY Print and Hold PIN Notes:
• < PIN > • This variable is null by default. It interacts with the
HOLD and HOLDTYPE variables.
• PIN should consist of exactly four numbers. Only
numbers 1 through 6 are valid.
HOLDTYPE Print and Hold Type Note: PUBLIC is the factory default setting.
• PUBLIC The HOLD, HOLDKEY, and HOLDTYPE variables interact
• PRIVATE with each other as follows:
• When HOLD is set to On, HOLDKEY is set to a valid PIN,
and HOLDTYPE is set to Private. Confidential Print
capability is available.
• When HOLD is set to On, HOLDKEY is set to PIN, and
HOLDKEY is set to Public. Repeat Print capability is
available.
• When HOLD is set to Store, HOLDKEY is set to PIN, and
HOLDTYPE is set to Public. Reserve Print capability is
available.
• When HOLD is set to Proof, HOLDKEY is set to PIN, and
HOLDTYPE is set to Public. Verify Print capability is
available.
• Print and Hold capabilities are not available with any
other possible combination of HOLD, HOLDKEY, and
HOLDTYPE settings.
IMAGEADAPT Resolution reduction Note: OFF is the factory default setting.
• ON
• OFF
INTRAY2 Tray lock Note: UNLOCKED is the factory default setting.
• UNLOCKED
• LOCKED
INTRAY3 Tray lock Note: UNLOCKED is the factory default setting.
• UNLOCKED
• LOCKED
INTRAY4 Tray lock Note: UNLOCKED is the factory default setting.
• UNLOCKED
• LOCKED
INTRAY5 Tray lock Note: UNLOCKED is the factory default setting.
• UNLOCKED
• LOCKED
INTRAY1SIZE Tray 1 installed and Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper size > default formatting size international factory default setting.

INTRAY2SIZE Tray 2 installed and Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper size > default formatting size international factory default setting.
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Variable Function Description/notes

INTRAY3SIZE Tray 3 installed and Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper size > default formatting size international factory default setting.

INTRAY4SIZE Tray 4 installed and Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper size > default formatting size international factory default setting.

INTRAY5SIZE Tray 5 installed and Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper size > default formatting size international factory default setting.

IPPJOBPAGESPERSET Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

• 0 to 255
IPPORIENTATION Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
• 0 to 7
IPPSCALING Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
• 0 to 7
JOBNAME Print and Hold Jobname Notes:
• < jobname > • This variable is null by default. A null (“ “) string is an
acceptable value that indicates no Print and Hold job
name is specified.
• A job name is a text string truncated to 24 characters.
JOBOFFSET Offset Pages Note: OFF is the factory default setting.
• ON INQUIRE or DINQUIRE returns the value of Offset Pages as
• OFF follows:
• BETWEENJOBS • If Offset Pages is set to Off, then OFF is returned.
• BETWEENCOPIES • If Offset Pages is set to BETWEENJOBS or
BETWEENCOPIES, then ON is returned.
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Variable Function Description/notes

LANG Default display language Note: The printer default language is specific to a country
• ENGLISH or region.
• FRENCH
• GERMAN
• ITALIAN
• SPANISH
• GREEK
• DANISH
• NORWEGIAN
• DUTCH
• SWEDISH
• PORTUGUESE
• FINNISH
• RUSSIAN
• POLISH
• HUNGARIAN
• TURKISH
• CZECH
• SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
• TRADITIONAL CHINESE
• KOREAN
• JAPANESE
LOWTONER Toner Alarm • OFF or STOP—Indicates that the Toner Alarm setting is
• ON set to Single. OFF is the factory default setting.
• OFF • ON or CONTINUE—Indicates that the Toner Alarm
setting is set to Off.
• CONTINUE
• STOP
MANUALFEED Manual feed selection OFF disables manual feeding.
• OFF
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Variable Function Description/notes

MEDIATYPE Default paper source Notes:
• PLAIN and formatting size
• PLAIN is the factory default setting.
• CARDSTOCK • <name> is a variable that allows for custom naming of
• TRANSPARENCY custom print material types. The text is truncated to
• RECYCLED 24 characters.
• GLOSSY
• HEAVYGLOSSY
• LABELS
• VINYLLABELS
• BOND
• ENVELOPE
• ROUGHENVELOPE
• LETTERHEAD
• PREPRINTED
• COLORED
• LIGHT
• HEAVY
• ROUGH
• CUSTOMTYPE1
• CUSTOMTYPE2
• CUSTOMTYPE3
• < custom name >
MPTRAY Multipurpose feeder Configures the multipurpose feeder.
• CASSETTE configuration Note: CASSETTE is the factory default setting.
• MANUAL
• FIRST
ORIENTATION Print orientation Note: This variable does not affect PostScript emulation.
• PORTRAIT PORTRAIT is the factory default setting.
• LANDSCAPE
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Variable Function Description/notes

OUTBIN Output bin Notes:
• UPPER • UPPER is the factory default setting.
• LOWER • <name> is a variable that allows custom naming of
• OPTIONALOUTBIN1 optional output bins. The text is truncated to 24
• OPTIONALOUTBIN2 characters.
• OPTIONALOUTBIN3
• OPTIONALOUTBIN4
• OPTIONALOUTBIN5
• OPTIONALOUTBIN6
• OPTIONALOUTBIN7
• OPTIONALOUTBIN8
• OPTIONALOUTBIN9
• OPTIONALOUTBIN10
• < custom name >
PAGEPROTECT Page Protect Note: AUTO is the factory default setting.
• AUTO INQUIRE or DINQUIRE returns the value of Page Protect as
• ON follows:
• If Page Protect is set to Off, then AUTO is returned.
• If Page Protect is set to On, then ON is returned.
PAPER Default paper source Note: Letter is the U.S. factory default setting. A4 is the
• < paper sizes > and formatting size international factory default setting.
• < envelope sizes >
PARALLEL Parallel Protocol • SLOW—Indicates that the Parallel Protocol setting is
• SLOW Standard.
• FAST • FAST—Indicates that the Parallel Protocol setting is
FASTBYTES. FAST is the factory default setting.
PASSWORD Default password for PJL Notes:
• 0 to 65535 NVRAM security
• 0 is the factory default setting.
• This setting locks the control panel to keep the user
defaults from changing. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your printer.
• If the PJL password is not equal to 0, then a
DINQUIRE or INQUIRE on the PASSWORD variable
returns ENABLED. If the PJL password is equal to 0,
then a DINQUIRE or INQUIRE on the PASSWORD
variable returns DISABLED.
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Variable Function Description/notes

PERSONALITY SmartSwitch settings Notes:
• PCL • AUTO is the factory default setting.
• POSTSCRIPT • This setting controls the SmartSwitch settings for the
• AUTO interface link on which the PJL command is received.
If AUTO is sent, then both PS SmartSwitch and PCL
SmartSwitch menu settings are set to ON.
• If PCL is sent, then PS SmartSwitch is set to OFF and
PCL SmartSwitch is set to ON.
• If POSTSCRIPT is sent, then PCL SmartSwitch is set to
OFF and PS SmartSwitch is set to ON.
• When queried, AUTO is returned if both SmartSwitch
settings are ON. If one SmartSwitch setting is OFF,
then the printer language whose SmartSwitch setting
is ON is returned. If both SmartSwitch settings are
OFF, then the default language is returned.
POWERSAVE Sleep Mode Switch Note: ON is the factory default setting. This setting
• ON enables the power‑saving feature.
• OFF
POWERSAVETIME Power Save time (in Notes:
• 0 to 240 minutes)
• 20 is the factory default setting. This setting sets the
time the printer remains idle before it enters Power
Saver mode when POWERSAVE is On.
• If a SET or DEFAULT command specifies a value
greater than 120 or 240, then the value is changed to
120 or 240 depending on the printer model.
PRINTEXPRESSMODE Express Printing Note: ON is the factory default setting.
• ON
• OFF
QTY Collation ‑ Collated Notes:
• 0 to 999 Copies (QTY)
• This setting sets the number of collated copies of a
print job. 0 is the factory default setting.
• If Collation ‑ Collated Copies (QTY) is not equal to 0,
then a DINQUIRE or INQUIRE returns the numerical
setting for QTY. If Collation ‑ Collated Copies (QTY) is
set to Off, then a DINQUIRE or INQUIRE returns 0.
• If a SET or DEFAULT command specifies a value
greater than 999, then the value is changed to 999.
REPRINT Jam Recovery Note: AUTO is the factory default setting.
• ON
• OFF
• AUTO
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Variable Function Description/notes

RESOLUTION Print Resolution Note: 600 is the factory default setting.
• 300
• 600
• 1200
RESOURCESAVE Resource Save • ON—Indicates that Resource Save is set to On.
• ON • OFF and AUTO—Indicate that Resource Save is set to
• OFF Off. OFF is the factory default setting.
• AUTO
RET Print Quality Notes:
• OFF Enhancement
Technology (PQET) • ON is the factory default setting.
• DARK • If this value is set through PJL, then the same value is
• MEDIUM returned on a PJL inquiry.
• LIGHT • DARK, MEDIUM, LIGHT, and ON values indicate that
• ON PQET is On. OFF indicates that PQET is Off.

TIMEOUT Print timeout (in seconds) Notes:

• 0 to 255 • 90 is the factory default setting. This setting sets the
time the printer remains idle before the job is forced
to print.
• If a SET or DEFAULT command specifies a value
greater than 255, the value is changed to 255.
USERNAME Print and Hold username Notes:
• < username > • <username> is a text string truncated to 24
characters.
• A null (“ “) string is an acceptable value and indicates
no Print and Hold username is specified.
WIDEA4 A4 width Notes:
• NO • NO is the factory default setting. This setting
• YES indicates that the A4 width is 198 mm (7.79 in.).
• YES indicates that the A4 width is 203 mm (7.99 in.).

Common variables for PCL emulation

Variable Function Value list Factory default
FONTNUMBER Font number 0, 1, ..., n 0
FONTSOURCE Font source I, S, M1, M2, M3, M4, D1 I
PITCH Default pitch 0.08 to 100 (increments of 0.01) 10
Note: If an invalid pitch is requested,
the printer selects the closest pitch.
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Variable Function Value list Factory default

PTSIZE Default point size 1 to 1008 (increments of 0.25) 12
Note: If an invalid point size is
requested, the printer selects the
closest point size.
SYMSET Symbol set for the default font If a symbol set is requested that is not PC‑8 (U.S.); PC850
resident in the printer, then the symbol (Non‑U.S.)
set is not changed.

Printer‑unique variables for PCL emulation

Specify the [command modifier:value] parameter as LPARM:PCL.
@PJL SET LPARM:PCL LBITMAPROUNDING=OFF[<CR>]<LF>

To determine which variables your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Variable Function Value list Factory default
LA4WIDTH A4 width in millimeters • 198 198
• 203
LASSIGNFEEDER Tray renumber assign • OFF OFF
envelope feeder • 0 to 199
Variable used with PJL SET or DEFAULT
command.
• OFF
• 0 to 199
• NONE
Variable used with PJL INQUIRE or
DINQUIRE command.
LASSIGNMANUALENVELOP Tray renumber assign • OFF OFF
E manual envelope • 0 to 199
Variable used with PJL SET or DEFAULT
command.
• OFF
• 0 to 199
• NONE
Variable used with PJL INQUIRE or
DINQUIRE command.
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Variable Function Value list Factory default

LASSIGNMANUALPAPER Tray renumber assign • OFF OFF
manual paper • 0 to 199
Variable used with PJL SET or DEFAULT
command.
• OFF
• 0 to 199
• NONE
Variable used with PJL INQUIRE or
DINQUIRE command.
LASSIGNMPFEEDER Tray renumber assign • OFF OFF
multipurpose feeder • 0 to 199
Variable used with PJL SET or DEFAULT
command.
• OFF
• 0 to 199
• NONE
Variable used with PJL INQUIRE or
DINQUIRE command.
LASSIGNTRAY# Tray renumber assign • OFF OFF
tray # • 0 to 199
Variable used with PJL SET or DEFAULT
command.
Note: # is for the tray number in the
variable and function columns. The
tray number can be 1 through 5.
• OFF
• 0 to 199
• NONE
Variable used with PJL INQUIRE or
DINQUIRE command.
LBITMAPROUNDING Bitmap font partial pel • ON ON
rounding • OFF
Some printers handle partial pel
character escapement rounding of
bitmap fonts differently.
LBITMAPROUNDING instructs the
printer how to handle partial pel
rounding of bitmap fonts.
Bitmap rounding is compatible with the
Hewlett‑Packard Company LaserJet
printers.
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Variable Function Value list Factory default

LCOLOREXTENSIONS Color extensions • ON ON
• OFF
• HPCLJ5
LFONTCOMPATIBILITY Font Compatibility • PCL5 PCL6
level • PCL6
LFONTPRIORITY Font priority search • RESOLUTION RESOLUTION
• NORESOLUTION
When RESOLUTION is specified, your
printer is compatible with the
Hewlett‑Packard Company LaserJet
printers.
When NORESOLUTION is specified,
font resolution is removed from the font
selection priority criteria.

Common variables for PostScript emulation

Use the following variables only for PostScript emulation.
The [command modifier:value] parameter should be specified as LPARM:POSTSCRIPT.
@PJL SET LPARM:POSTSCRIPT JAMRECOVERY=OFF[<CR>]<LF>

To determine which variables your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Variable Function Value list Default values
JAMRECOVERY Jam Recovery • On Off
• Off
PRTPSERRS Print PS errors • On Off
• Off

Printer‑unique variables for PostScript emulation

The following variables are unique in some printer models and are supported in PostScript emulation only.
The [command modifier:value] parameter should be specified as LPARM:POSTSCRIPT.
@PJL SET LPARM:POSTSCRIPT LPSFONTPRIORITY=RESIDENT[<CR>]<LF>

To determine which variables your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Variable Function Value list Factory default
LPSFONTPRIORITY Font priority • RESIDENT RESIDENT
• FLASHDISK
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Printer‑unique LRESOURCE variables

Use the following variables when additional storage devices are installed in the printer.
The [command modifier:value] parameter or the DEFAULT, INQUIRE, DINQUIRE, and SET commands must
be specified as LRESOURCE:”device.filename.filetype”.
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE:"device:filename.filetype" LDESCRIPTION="my description"[<CR>]<LF>

Values for "device:filename.filetype":

• The device is a file storage device, such as a hard disk or a flash memory.
• The filename is a unique identifier for a file, such as the macro ID for a PCL macro, the symbol set ID for
a PCL symbol set, or the font ID for a PCL font. This variable is case-sensitive.
• The filetype is an identifier which categorizes the file, such as sFnt5 for PCL scalable font, bFnt5 for a
PCL bitmap font, MAC5 for a PCL macro, data for user data, or demo for a demo file. This variable is case-
sensitive.
To determine which variables printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Variable Function Value list Default values
LDESCRIPTION Macro or symbol set “alphanumeric string” NULL
description
LRWLOCK Read or write lock for a file “alphanumeric string” NULL
storage device
LWLOCK Write lock for a file storage “alphanumeric string” NULL
device

Auto-continuable conditions
The status messages are returned independent of the state of the Auto Continue menu item. Auto‑continuable
messages are returned in this form:
CODE=status code
DISPLAY=display string
ONLINE=online status
To determine which messages your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Message Status code Return string Online status
Intervention Required - 30014 PPDS font error [50] FALSE
PPDS Font Error
Intervention Required - 30016 Insufficient FALSE
Insufficient Collation Area Collation Area [37]

Intervention Required - 30016 Insufficient Defrag FALSE

Insufficient Defragment Memory [37]
Memory
Intervention Required - 30016 Insufficient memory FALSE
Insufficient Memory [37]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 30016 Memory full [38] FALSE
Memory Full
Intervention Required - 30016 Configuration Change FALSE
Configuration Change [57]

Intervention Required - 30016 Held Jobs May Not Be FALSE

Held Jobs May Not Be Restored
Restored
Intervention Required - 30017 Complex page [39] FALSE
Complex Page
Intervention Required - 30018 Parallel Error [54] FALSE
Parallel Error
Intervention Required - 30018 Serial option [slot #] N/A
Serial Option Error error [54]

Intervention Required - 30018 Standard Serial Error FALSE

Standard Serial Error [54]

Intervention Required - 30018 Standard network FALSE

Standard Network Software software error [54]
Error
Intervention Required - 30018 Std Ser Fax Connection FALSE
Standard Serial Fax Lost [54]
Connection Lost
Intervention Required - 30018 Parallel Port FALSE
Parallel Port Disabled Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30018 Parallel Port FALSE

Parallel Port Error Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30018 Serial [slot #] Port FALSE

Serial Option Disabled Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30018 Standard Serial FALSE

Standard Serial Disabled Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30018 Standard USB port FALSE

Standard USB Port Disabled disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30026 Insufficient Fax FALSE

Insufficient Fax Buffer Buffer [55]

Intervention Required - 30027 Std Par ENA Connection FALSE

Std Par ENA Connection Lost Lost [54]

Intervention Required - 30027 Standard Parallel FALSE

Standard Parallel Port Port Disabled [56]
Disabled
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 30027 Std Parallel Port FALSE
Std Parallel Port Disabled Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30029 Resolution Reduced FALSE

Resolution Reduced [36]

Intervention Required - 30031 Print Jobs on Disk? or FALSE

Print Jobs on Disk Request Print Jobs on Disk.
Go/Stop?
Intervention Required - 30031 Restore held jobs? FALSE
Restore Held Jobs. Go/Stop?
Intervention Required - 30034 Short Paper [34] FALSE
Short Paper
Intervention Required - 30034 Incorrect paper size, FALSE
Short Paper open [source] [34]

Intervention Required - 30075 Scheduled Maintenance FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance [80]

Intervention Required - 30075 Scheduled maintenance FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance ADF kit [80]

Intervention Required - 30075 Scanner maintenance FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance required soon, use ADF
Kit [80]
Intervention Required - 30075 Scanner maintenance FALSE
Scheduled Maintenance required, use ADF Kit
[80]
Intervention Required - 30075 Replace paper pick FALSE
Scheduled Maintenance rollers in [source],
use parts and
instructions in tray 1
or tray 2 compartment
[80]
Intervention Required - 30076 Insufficient memory FALSE
Res Save Off Deficient to support Resource
Memory Save feature [35]

Intervention Required - 30076 Insufficient memory FALSE

Insufficient memory to support Resource
Save feature [35]
Intervention Required - 30076 Res Save Off Deficient FALSE
Resource Save Off Deficient Memory [35]
Memory
Intervention Required - 30076 Insufficient FALSE
Insufficient Collation Area Collation Area [37]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 30095 Printer service FALSE
Service Required required [36]

Intervention Required - 30107 Empty Box M FALSE

Empty Box M
Intervention Required - 30107 Empty the Hole Punch FALSE
Empty Hole Punch Box Box

Intervention Required - 30107 Insert Box M FALSE

Insert Box M
Intervention Required - 30107 Insert staple FALSE
Insert Staple Cartridge cartridge

Intervention Required - 30107 Insert Stapler FALSE

Insert Stapler
Intervention Required - 30107 Priming Failed, FALSE
Priming Failed Retry. Go/Stop?

Intervention Required - 30112 Network [x] software FALSE

Network [x] Software Error error [54]

Intervention Required - 30112 Ser [x] Fax Connection FALSE

Serial [x] Fax Connection Lost Lost [54]

Intervention Required - 30112 Serial option [x] FALSE

Serial Option [x] Error error [54]

Intervention Required - 30112 Serial port [x] FALSE

Serial Port [x] Disabled disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30112 USB port [x] disabled FALSE

USB Port [x] Disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 30113 Par [x] ENA Connection FALSE

Parallel [x] ENA Connection Lost [54]
Lost
Intervention Required - 30113 Parallel port [x] FALSE
Parallel Port [x] Disabled disabled [56]

Intervention Required - 32001 Operation Failed FALSE

Disk Operation Failed Faxes Faxes on Disk
on Disk
Intervention Required - 32001 Operation Failed Jobs FALSE
Disk Operation Failed Jobs on Disk
on Disk
Intervention Required - 32002 Flash Full [52] FALSE
Flash Full
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 32002 Not enough free space FALSE
Flash Full in flash memory for
resources [52]
Intervention Required - 32002 Disk full [62] FALSE
Disk Full
Intervention Required - 32015 Disk Corrupted FALSE
Disk Corrupted
Intervention required - 32015 Disk Corrupted. FALSE
Disk Corrupted. Reformat? Reformat?

Intervention required - 32015 Disk must be formatted FALSE

Disk Must Be Formatted for use in this device

Intervention required - 32030 Too many bins attached FALSE

Too Many Bins Attached [58]

Intervention Required - 32030 Too Many Flash Options FALSE

Too Many Flash Options [58]
Installed
Intervention Required - 32030 Too many flash options FALSE
Too Many Flash Options installed [58]
Installed
Intervention Required - 32030 Too many disks FALSE
Too Many Disks Installed installed [58]

Intervention Required - 32030 Too many trays. Remove FALSE

Too Many Trays Attached some. [58]

Intervention Required - 32052 Unformatted flash FALSE

Unformatted Flash detected [53]
Flash memory FALSE
unformatted [53]*
Intervention Required - 32052 Unformatted disk [63] FALSE
Unformatted Disk
Intervention Required - 32052 Unsupported Disk FALSE
Unsupported Disk Format Format [64]

Intervention Required - 32056 Defective Flash [51] FALSE

Defective Flash
Intervention Required - 32056 Defective flash FALSE
Defective Flash detected [51]
Defective flash FALSE
memory [51]*
Intervention Required - 32056 Defective Disk [61] FALSE
Defective Disk
Printer job language 60

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 32056 Remove defective disk FALSE
Defective Disk [61]

Intervention Required - 35075 Scheduled Maintenance FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance [80]

Intervention Required - 40316 Scheduled Maintenance FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance [x] [81]

Intervention Required - 40038 Belt Life Warning [80] FALSE

Belt Life Warning
Intervention Required - 40038 Belt Exhausted [80] FALSE
Belt Exhausted
Intervention Required - 40038 Fuser Maintenance FALSE
Fuser Maintenance [80]

Intervention Required - 40038 Fuser Life Warning FALSE

Fuser Life Warning [80]

Intervention Required - 40038 Fuser Exhausted [80] FALSE

Fuser Exhausted
Intervention Required - 40038 Fuser/Belt Life FALSE
Fuser/Belt Life Warning Warning [80]

Intervention Required - 40038 Fuser/Belt Exhausted FALSE

Fuser/Belt Exhausted [80]

Intervention Required - 40038 ITU Maintenance [83] FALSE

ITU Maintenance
Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge nearly low FALSE
Cartridge Nearly Low [88.xy]

Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge low [88.xy] FALSE

Cartridge Low
Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge Low [88] FALSE
Cartridge Low
Intervention Required - 40038 [Color] cartridge is FALSE
[Color] Cartridge Low low [88]

Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge low [88] FALSE

Toner Low
Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge Low [CMYK] FALSE
Cartridge Low [88]

Intervention Required - 40038 Toner is low [88] FALSE

Toner Low
Intervention Required - 40038 Toner Low [88] FALSE
Toner Low
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40038 Yellow Toner Low [88] FALSE
Toner Low Magenta Toner Low [88]
Cyan Toner Low [88]
Black Toner Low [88]
Intervention Required - 40038 Cartridge nearly low FALSE
Cartridge Nearly Low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40038 [Color] cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Nearly Low nearly low, [number]
estimated pages
remain [88.xy]
Intervention Required - 40038 [Color] cartridge FALSE
Cartridge Nearly Low nearly low, [number]
estimated [pages or
days] remain [88.xy]
Intervention Required - 40038 [Color] cartridge FALSE
Cartridge Low low, [number]
estimated pages
remain [88.xy]
Intervention Required - 40038 [Color] cartridge FALSE
Cartridge Low low, [number]
estimated [pages or
days] remain [88.xy]
Intervention Required - 40048 [Pick up text from FALSE
PJL OP Message 'data1' and 'data2 but
not 'userMessage1'
and 'userMessage2']
Intervention Required - 40049 [Pick up text from FALSE
PJL ST Message 'data1' and 'data2'
but not
'userMessage1' and
'userMessage2']
Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE
Waste Toner Bottle Nearly nearly full [82.xx]
Full
Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE
Waste Toner Nearly Full nearly full [82.xy]

Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE

Waste Toner Bottle Nearly nearly full [82.xx]
Full
Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE
Waste Toner Nearly Full nearly full [82]

Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE

Waste Toner Nearly Full nearly full [82.xy]
Printer job language 62

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40200 Black cartridge low FALSE
Cartridge Low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40200 black cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Nearly Low nearly low [88.1x]

Intervention Required - 40200 Black cartridge very FALSE

Cartridge Very Low low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40200 Cartridge very low, FALSE

Cartridge Very Low [number] estimated
pages remain [88.xy]
Intervention Required - 40201 Cyan cartridge low FALSE
Cartridge Low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40201 cyan cartridge nearly FALSE

Cartridge Nearly Low low [88.1x]

Intervention Required - 40201 Cyan cartridge very FALSE

Cartridge Very Low low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40202 Magenta cartridge low FALSE

Cartridge Low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40202 magenta cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Nearly Low nearly low [88.1x]

Intervention Required - 40202 Magenta cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Very Low very low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40203 Yellow cartridge low FALSE

Cartridge Low [88.xx]

Intervention Required - 40203 yellow cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Nearly Low nearly low [88.1x]

Intervention Required - 40203 Yellow cartridge very FALSE

Cartridge Very Low low [88.xx]

Black PC Unit Life Warning 40204 Black pc unit life FALSE

warning [84]
Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] imaging unit FALSE
Photoconductor Low low [84.xx]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] FALSE

Photoconductor Low photoconductor low
[84.xx]
Intervention Required - 40204 Fuser kit very low FALSE
Fuser Very Low
Intervention Required - 40204 Color PC Unit Life FALSE
Color PC Units Life Warning warning [84.xx]
Printer job language 63

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40204 PC kit life warning FALSE
PC Kit Life Warning [84]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] FALSE

Photoconductor Low photoconductor low
[84.xx]
Intervention Required - 40204 Photoconductor low FALSE
Photoconductor Low [84]

Intervention Required - 40204 Photoconductor low FALSE

Imaging Unit Mid Warning [84.xy]

Intervention Required - 40204 [color] FALSE

Photoconductor Nearly Low photoconductor nearly
low [84.xx]
Intervention Required - 40204 Imaging unit nearly FALSE
Imaging Unit Nearly Low low [84.xy]

Intervention Required - 40204 Photoconductor very FALSE

Imaging Unit Late Warning low, [number]
estimated pages
remain [84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 Black and color FALSE
Imaging Kit Late Warning imaging kit very low,
[number] estimated
pages remain [84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 Black and color FALSE
Imaging Kit Mid Warning imaging kit low
[84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 Black and color FALSE
Imaging Kit Nearly Low imaging kit nearly low
[84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer FALSE
Developer Early Warning early wear warning
[85.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer FALSE
Developer Mid Warning wear warning [85.xy]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer FALSE

Developer Late Warning near end of life
[85.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] FALSE
Photoconductor/Imaging photoconductor low
Unit Mid Warning [84.xy]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] FALSE

Photoconductor/Imaging photoconductor very
Unit Late Warning low [84.xy]
Printer job language 64

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer low FALSE
Developer Mid Warning [85.xyz]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer FALSE

Developer Nearly Warning nearly low [85.xyz]

Intervention Required - 40204 [Color] developer FALSE

Developer Late Warning very low [85.xyz]

Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module life FALSE

Transfer Module Life Warning warning [83.xx]

Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module wear FALSE

Transfer Module Mid warning [83.xx]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module near FALSE
Transfer Module Near Life life warning [83.xx]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module early FALSE
Transfer Module Near Life wear warning [83.xx]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module low FALSE
Transfer Module Mid [83.xx]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module FALSE
Transfer Module Nearly Low nearly low [83.xyz]

Intervention Required - 40215 Transfer module very FALSE

Transfer Module Early low [83.xyz]
Life Warning
Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser Life Warning FALSE
Fuser Life Warning [87]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser life warning FALSE

Fuser Life Warning [80.xx]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser near life FALSE

Fuser Near Life Warning warning [80.xx]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser kit early wear FALSE

Fuser Early Life Warning warning [81.xx]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser kit wear warning FALSE

Fuser Mid Warning [81.xx]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser kit near end of FALSE

Fuser Late Warning life [81.xx]

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser nearly low FALSE

Fuser Early Life Warning [81.xyz]
Printer job language 65

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser low [81.xyz] FALSE
Fuser Mid Warning
Intervention Required - 40216 Fuser very low FALSE
Fuser Late Warning [81.xyz]

Intervention Required - 40315 Maintenance kit low FALSE

Maintenance Kit Low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40315 Maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit Nearly Low nearly low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40315 [x] maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit1 [x] Near nearly low [ 80.xy]
Low
Intervention Required - 40315 [x] maintenance kit FALSE
Maintenance Kit2 [x] Low low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40315 [x] maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit3 [x] NEOL very low, [number]
estimated pages
remain [80.xy]
Intervention Required - 40316 Maintenance kit very FALSE
Maintenance Kit Late low [80.xy]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40316 Maintenance kit low FALSE
Maintenance Kit Low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40316 Maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit Nearly Low nearly low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40316 [x] maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit1 [x] Near nearly low [ 80.xy]
Low
Intervention Required - 40316 [x] maintenance kit FALSE
Maintenance Kit2 [x] Low low [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40316 [x] maintenance kit FALSE

Maintenance Kit3 [x] NEOL very low, [number]
estimated pages
remain [80.xy]

Attendance conditions
Attendance conditions require operator intervention. Attendance messages are returned in this form:
CODE=status code
DISPLAY=display string
ONLINE=online status
Printer job language 66

To determine which messages your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Message Status code Return string Online status
Intervention required - 32015 Disk corrupted FALSE
Disk Corrupted. Reformat?
Intervention Required - 32030 Too many bins FALSE
Too Many Bins Attached attached [58]

Intervention Required - 32030 Too many flash FALSE

Too Many Flash Options options installed
Installed [58]

Intervention Required - 32052 Disk problem FALSE

Disk Problem
Intervention Required - 32056 Remove defective FALSE
Remove Defective Disk disk [61]

Intervention Required - 32056 Defective flash FALSE

Defective Flash detected [51]

Intervention Required - 40010 Insert Hole Punch FALSE

Insert Hole Punch Box Box

Intervention Required - 40010 Insert PC Cartridge FALSE

Insert PC Cartridge
Intervention Required - 40010 Coating Roll FALSE
30 Coating Roll Missing Missing [30]

Intervention Required - 40019 Remove originals FALSE

Remove Originals from from the scanner
Scanner ADF automatic document
feeder
Intervention Required - 40019 Remove paper from FALSE
Remove Paper Standard Bin standard output bin

Intervention Required - 40019 Remove paper from FALSE

Remove Paper Output Bin [x] bin [x]

Intervention Required - 40019 Remove paper from FALSE

Remove Paper [All Output all bins
Bins]
Intervention Required - 40019 Remove paper from FALSE
Remove Paper [linked set bin [linked set bin
name] name]

Intervention Required - 40019 Open door H and FALSE

Remove Paper Saddle stitch remove paper from
Accumulator beneath area H10

Intervention Required - 40020 Install MICR FALSE

Install MICR cartridge cartridge
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40021 Change Cartridge FALSE
Change Cartridge Invalid Invalid Refill
Refill
Intervention Required - 40021 Close cover [x] FALSE
Close Cover [x]
Intervention Required - 40021 Close paper FALSE
Close Cover [x] transport cover

Intervention Required - 40021 Close Cover FALSE

Printer Cover Open
Intervention Required - 40021 Close Cover FALSE
Close Toner Box Cover
Intervention Required - 40021 Close Deflector G FALSE
Close Deflector G
Intervention Required - 40021 Close Door FALSE
Close Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close door [x] FALSE
Close Door [x]
Intervention Required - 40021 Close stapler door FALSE
Close Door [x]
Intervention Required - 40021 Close door or insert FALSE
Close Door Insert Cartridge cartridge

Intervention Required - 40021 Close Finisher Rear FALSE

Close Finisher Rear Door Door

Intervention Required - 40021 Close finisher side FALSE

Close Finisher Side Door door

Intervention Required - 40021 Close finisher top FALSE

Close Finisher Top Cover cover

Intervention Required - 40021 Close front or side FALSE

Close Front Door door

Intervention Required - 40021 Close front door FALSE

Close Front Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close left side door FALSE
Close Left Side Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close lower FALSE
Close Low ADF Door automatic feeder
door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close rear door FALSE
Close Base Rear Door
Printer job language 68

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40021 Close Side Door FALSE
Close Side Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close surface H FALSE
Close Surface
Intervention Required - 40021 Close top access FALSE
Close Cover cover

Intervention Required - 40021 Close top access FALSE

Close Cover and Door cover and front door

Intervention Required - 40021 Close [tray] door FALSE

Close Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Close Tray [x] Top FALSE
Close Tray [x] Top Cover Cover

Intervention Required - 40021 Close Tray [x] left FALSE

Close Tray [x] Left Door door

Intervention Required - 40021 Cover Open, Close FALSE

Printer Upper Door Open Top Covers, Close
Door, or Insert
Cartridge
Intervention Required - 40021 Insert Print FALSE
Insert Print Cartridge Cartridge

Intervention Required - 40021 Open Cover FALSE

Open Cover
Intervention Required - 40021 Open Rear Door FALSE
Open Rear Door
Intervention Required - 40021 Open and close door FALSE
Open Close Door A A

Intervention Required - 40021 Invalid Refill FALSE

Invalid Refill Change Cartridge
[30]
Intervention Required - 40021 Defective Print FALSE
Defective Print Cartridge Cartridge [31]

Intervention Required - 40021 Missing Printhead FALSE

Missing Printhead [31]

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE

Defective Print Cartridge cartridge [31]

Intervention Required - 40021 Invalid refill, FALSE

Invalid Refill change cartridge
[31.xx]
Printer job language 69

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE
Defective Print Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE

Defective Print Cartridge print cartridge
[31.xx]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE
Defective Cartridge cartridge [31.xy]

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE

Imaging Unit Defective imaging unit
[31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Unsupported FALSE
Unsupported Cartridge Cartridge [32]

Intervention Required - 40021 Unsupported Print FALSE

Unsupported Print Cartridge Cartridge [32]

Intervention Required - 40021 Unsupported FALSE

Unsupported Printhead Printhead [32]

Intervention Required - 40021 Cartridge part FALSE

Unsupported Cartridge number unsupported
by device [32.xx]
Intervention Required - 40021 Tray [x] Size Sense FALSE
Tray Size Sense Error Error [40]

Intervention Required - 40021 Open Bin 1 Exit Tray FALSE

Open Bin Exit Tray [41]

Intervention Required - 40021 Cartridge region FALSE

Cartridge Region Mismatch mismatch [42.xy]

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace cartridge, FALSE

Cartridge Region Mismatch printer region
mismatch [42.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace [color] FALSE
Cartridge Region Mismatch cartridge, printer
region mismatch
[42.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace missing FALSE
Cartridge Missing cartridge [31.xy]

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE

PC/Imaging Unit Defective photoconductor
[31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace missing FALSE
Developer Missing [color] developer
[31.xy]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40021 Replace missing FALSE
PC/Imaging Unit Missing photoconductor
[31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace defective FALSE
Developer Defective [color] developer
[31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Reinstall missing FALSE
Imaging Kit Defective or unresponsive
black and color
imaging kit and all
cartridges [31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40021 Replace missing FALSE
Imaging Kit Missing black and color
imaging kit [31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40022 Paper Jam [2xx] FALSE
Paper Jam
Intervention Required - 40025 Remove packaging FALSE
Remove Packaging Material material

Intervention Required - 40025 Remove packaging FALSE

Remove Packaging Material material, [area
name]
Intervention Required - 40025 Waste toner bottle FALSE
Waste Toner Missing missing [82]

Intervention Required - 40025 Waste toner bottle FALSE

Waste Toner Bottle Missing missing [82.xx]

Intervention Required - 40025 Replace missing FALSE

Waste Toner Missing waste toner bottle
[82.xy]
Intervention Required - 40025 Replace missing FALSE
Waste Toner Missing waste toner bottle
[81.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40027 Check tray [paper FALSE
Check Tray Connection source #]
connection
Intervention Required - 40027 Install tray [x] FALSE
Install Tray [x] or Cancel Job
Intervention Required - 40027 Install Tray [x] or FALSE
Install Tray [x] or Cancel Job Cancel Job

Intervention Required - 40027 Check tray [x] FALSE

Check Tray [x] Connection connection

Intervention Required - 40028 Install envelope FALSE

Install Envelope Feeder feeder
Printer job language 71

Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40028 Install Env Feed or FALSE
Install Env Feeder or Cancel Cancel Job
Job
Intervention Required - 40028 Reattach Envelope FALSE
Reattach Envelope Feeder Feeder

Intervention Required - 40028 Reattach MP Feeder FALSE

Reattach MP Feeder
Intervention Required - 40029 Check Finisher FALSE
Check Finisher Installation Installation

Intervention Required - 40029 Check Mailbox FALSE

Check Mailbox Installation Installation

Intervention Required - 40029 Install Bin [x] or FALSE

Install Bin [x] or Cancel Job Cancel Job

Intervention Required - 40029 Install bin [x] FALSE

Install Bin [x] or Cancel Job
Intervention Required - 40029 Reattach bin [x] FALSE
Reattach Bin
Intervention Required - 40029 Reattach bin [x]– FALSE
Reattach Bins [x]–[y] [y]

Intervention Required - 40029 Reattach Bins [bin FALSE

Reattach Bins #x—bin #y]

Intervention Required - 40029 Reattach Output Bin FALSE

Reattach Output Bin [bin #]
Intervention Required - 40030 Tray [x] Config FALSE
Tray Config Error Error [33]

Intervention Required - 40030 Input config error FALSE

Input Config Error [58]

Intervention Required - 40030 Too Many Bins FALSE

Too Many Bins Attached Attached [58]

Intervention Required - 40030 Too many disks FALSE

Too Many Disks Installed installed [58]

Intervention Required - 40030 Too many trays FALSE

Too Many Trays Attached attached [58]

Intervention Required - 40036 Too Many Disks FALSE

Too Many Disks Installed Installed [58]

Intervention Required - 40037 PerfectFinish FALSE

PerfectFinish Missing Missing [31]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40037 PerfectFinish Empty FALSE
PerfectFinish Empty [87]

Intervention Required - 40038 Replace Oil Coating FALSE

Replace Oil Coating Roll Roll

Intervention Required - 40038 Replace PC Kit FALSE

Replace PC Kit
Intervention Required - 40038 Replace PC Kit To FALSE
Replace PC Kit To Continue Continue

Intervention Required - 40038 Replace Toner FALSE

Replace Toner Cartridge Cartridge

Intervention Required - 40038 Replace Toner To FALSE

Replace Toner Cartridge To Continue
Continue
Intervention Required - 40038 All Photo Devs FALSE
84 All Photo Devs Exhausted Exhausted [84]

Intervention Required - 40038 Black Photo Dev FALSE

84 Black Photo Dev Exhausted [84]
Exhausted
Intervention Required - 40038 Black Photo Dev Life FALSE
84 Black Photo Dev Life Warning [84]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40038 Color Photo Dev Life FALSE
84 Color Photo Dev Life Warning [84]
Warning
Intervention Required - 40039 Cartridge FALSE
Cartridge Empty Empty [CMYK] [89]

Intervention Required - 40040 Load Staples FALSE

Load Staples
Intervention Required - 40041 Priming Failed. FALSE
Priming Failed. Retry? Retry?

Intervention Required - 40048 OPMSG message FALSE

PJL OP Message
Intervention Required - 40049 STMSG message FALSE
PJL ST Message
Intervention Required - 40050 Replace Fuser FALSE
Replace Fuser
Intervention Required - 40050 Replace Transfer FALSE
Replace Transfer Kit Kit
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40087 Incompatible FALSE
Incompatible Bin [x] Bin [x] [59]

Intervention Required - 40087 Incompatible output FALSE

Incompatible Bin [x] bin [x] [59]

Intervention Required - 40088 Incompatible Duplex FALSE

Incompatible Duplex [59]

Intervention Required - 40089 Incompatible FALSE

Incompatible Tray [x] Tray [x] [59]

Intervention Required - 40089 Tray [x] paper size FALSE

Paper Size Unsupported unsupported

Intervention Required - 40090 Incompatible FALSE

Incompatible Envelope envelope feeder
Feeder [59]

Intervention Required - 40095 Check Duplex FALSE

Check Duplex Connection Connection

Intervention Required - 40095 Install Duplex or FALSE

Install Duplex or Cancel Job Cancel Job

Intervention Required - 40095 Install duplex FALSE

Install Duplex or Cancel Job
Intervention Required - 40096 Close Duplex Door FALSE
Duplex Cover Open
Intervention Required - 40096 Insert Duplex FALSE
Insert Duplex Option Option

Intervention Required - 40101 Load staples FALSE

Load Staples
Intervention Required - 40101 Load Staples [area] FALSE
Load Staples [G11, G12]
Intervention Required - 40107 Insert the hole FALSE
Insert Hole Punch Box punch box

Intervention Required - 40129 Replace [color] FALSE

Replace Photoconductor or imaging unit and
Imaging Unit [color] cartridge
[84.xx]
Intervention Required - 40129 Replace color PC FALSE
Replace Color PC Units Units [84]

Intervention Required - 40129 Replace [Color] FALSE

Replace Photoconductor photoconductor
[84.xx]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40141 Replace waste toner FALSE
Replace Waste Toner Bottle bottle [82.xx]

Intervention Required - 40141 Replace waste toner FALSE

Replace Waste Toner bottle [82.xy]

Intervention Required - 40141 Replace waste toner FALSE

Replace Waste Toner bottle [82]

Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE

Waste Toner Bottle Nearly nearly full [82.xx]
Full
Intervention Required - 40141 Waste toner bottle FALSE
Waste Toner Nearly Full nearly full [82]

Intervention Required - 40143 Transfer module FALSE

Transfer Module Missing missing [83.xx]

Intervention Required - 40143 Replace missing FALSE

Transfer Module Missing transfer module
[83.xx]
Intervention Required - 40143 Replace missing or FALSE
Transfer Module Missing unresponsive
transfer module
[81.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40200 Replace black FALSE
Replace Cartridge cartridge [88.2x]

Intervention Required - 40201 Replace cyan FALSE

Replace Cartridge cartridge [88.2x]

Intervention Required - 40202 Replace magenta FALSE

Replace Cartridge cartridge [88.2x]

Intervention Required - 40203 Replace yellow FALSE

Replace Cartridge cartridge [88.2x]

Intervention Required - 40204 unsupported [color] FALSE

Unsupported PC Unit imaging unit [84]

Intervention Required - 40204 unsupported [color] FALSE

Unsupported PC Unit pc unit [84]

Intervention Required - 40204 Replace FALSE

Imaging Unit EOL photoconductor, 0
pages remain
[84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [type] FALSE
Imaging Kit EOL imaging kit, 0
estimated pages
remain [84.xy]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [color] FALSE
Developer EOL developer [85.xy]

Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [type] FALSE

Imaging Kit 4 EOL imaging kit, 0
estimated pages
remain [84.xy]
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace fuser kit, 0 FALSE
Replace Fuser Kit estimated pages
remain
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [color] FALSE
Photoconductor/Imaging photoconductor to
Unit AEOL continue printing
[84.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [color] FALSE
Photoconductor/Imaging photoconductor
Unit EOL recommended life
exceeded [84.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [color] FALSE
Developer AEOL developer to
continue printing
[85.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40204 Replace [color] FALSE
Developer EOL developer,
recommended life
exceeded [85.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40300 Replace black FALSE
Replace Toner toner[88]

Intervention Required - 40300 Replace unsupported FALSE

Unsupported Print Cartridge cartridge [32.xy]

Intervention Required - 40300 Replace unsupported FALSE

PC/Imaging Unit photoconductor
Unsupported [32.xy]

Intervention Required - 40300 Replace unsupported FALSE

Unsupported Developer developer [32.xy]

Intervention Required - 40300 Replace unsupported FALSE

Imaging Kit Unsupported black and color
imaging kit [32.xy]
Intervention Required - 40301 Replace cyan toner FALSE
Replace Toner [88]

Intervention Required - 40302 Replace magenta FALSE

Replace Toner toner [88]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40303 Replace yellow FALSE
Replace Toner toner [88]

Intervention Required - 40304 Replace PC Kit [84] FALSE

Replace PC Kit
Intervention Required - 40304 Replace FALSE
Replace Photoconductor photoconductor [84]

Intervention Required - 40305 Replace black PC FALSE

84 Replace Black PC Unit Unit [84]

Intervention Required - 40309 Black cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Part Number part number
Unsupported unsupported by
device [32.xx]
Intervention Required - 40309 Replace unsupported FALSE
Replace unsupported black cartridge
cartridge [32.xx]

Intervention Required - 40309 black invalid FALSE

Invalid Refill, Change refill, change
Cartridge cartridge [40]

Intervention Required - 40310 Cyan cartridge part FALSE

Cartridge Part Number number unsupported
Unsupported by device [32.xx]

Intervention Required - 40310 Replace unsupported FALSE

Replace unsupported cyan cartridge
cartridge [32.xx]

Intervention Required - 40310 cyan invalid FALSE

Invalid Refill, Change refill, change
Cartridge cartridge [40]

Intervention Required - 40311 Magenta cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Part Number part number
Unsupported unsupported by
device [32.xx]
Intervention Required - 40311 Replace unsupported FALSE
Replace unsupported magenta cartridge
cartridge [32.xx]

Intervention Required - 40311 magenta invalid FALSE

Invalid Refill, Change refill, change
Cartridge cartridge [40]

Intervention Required - 40312 Yellow cartridge FALSE

Cartridge Part Number part number
Unsupported unsupported by
device [32.xx]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40312 Replace unsupported FALSE
Replace unsupported yellow cartridge
cartridge [32.xx]

Intervention Required - 40312 yellow invalid FALSE

Invalid Refill, Change refill, change
Cartridge cartridge [40]

Intervention Required - 40315 Scheduled FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance maintenance [x]
[80]
Note: [x] indicates 600K
kit.
Intervention Required - 40315 Replace transfer FALSE
Replace Transfer Module module [83.xx]

Intervention Required - 40315 Replace [x] FALSE

Maintenance Kit4 [x] EOL maintenance kit, 0
estimated pages
remain [80.xy]
Intervention Required - 40315 Replace transfer FALSE
Transfer Module End of Life module, recommended
life exceeded
[83.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40315 Replace transfer FALSE
Transfer Module AEOL module to continue
printing [83.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40316 Replace fuser FALSE
Replace Fuser [80.xx]

Intervention Required - 40316 Replace fuser FALSE

Replace Fuser [87.xx]

Intervention Required - 40316 Scheduled FALSE

Scheduled Maintenance maintenance [x]
[80]
Note: [x] indicates 100K
kit.
Intervention Required - 40316 Replace maintenance FALSE
Maintenance Kit EOL kit [80.xy]

Intervention Required - 40316 Replace maintenance FALSE

Maintenance Kit EOL kit, recommended
life exceeded
[80.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40316 Replace fuser kit FALSE
Fuser EOL [81.xx]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40316 Replace roller kit FALSE
Roller Kit EOL [81.xx]

Intervention Required - 40316 Replace [x] FALSE

Maintenance Kit4 [x] EOL maintenance kit, 0
estimated pages
remain [80.xy]
Intervention Required - 40316 Replace fuser, FALSE
Fuser EOL recommended life
exceeded [81.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40316 Replace fuser to FALSE
Fuser AEOL continue printing
[81.xyz]
Intervention Required - 40400 Replace defective FALSE
Replace Cartridge or missing
cartridge [31.xx]
Intervention Required - 40400 Reinstall missing FALSE
Defective or Missing or unresponsive
Cartridge cartridge [31.xy]

Intervention Required - 40400 Reinstall missing FALSE

Defective or Missing or unresponsive
PC/Imaging Unit photoconductor
[31.xy]
Intervention Required - 40404 Insert FALSE
Insert Photoconductor photoconductor [84]

Intervention Required - 40404 Defective [color] FALSE

Photoconductor Abnormal imaging unit [84]

Intervention Required - 40404 Photoconductor FALSE

abnormal [84]
Intervention Required - 40404 Cartridge, imaging FALSE
Cartridge/Imaging Unit unit mismatch
Region Mismatch [41.xy]

Intervention Required - 40405 Black PC Unit FALSE

[Color] PC Unit Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40405 Black FALSE

[Color] Photoconductor photoconductor
Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40406 Cyan PC Unit missing FALSE

[Color] PC Unit Missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40406 Cyan photoconductor FALSE

[Color] Photoconductor missing [84.41]
Missing
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40407 Magenta PC Unit FALSE
[Color] PC Unit Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40407 Magenta FALSE

[Color] Photoconductor photoconductor
Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40408 Yellow PC Unit FALSE

[Color] PC Unit Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40408 Yellow FALSE

[Color] Photoconductor photoconductor
Missing missing [84.41]

Intervention Required - 40409 Missing black FALSE

Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge and/or
black imaging unit
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40409 Black toner FALSE
Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge missing
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40409 Defective black FALSE
Defective Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40409 Missing or FALSE

Missing or Defective defective black
Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40410 Missing cyan FALSE

Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge and/or
cyan imaging unit
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40410 Cyan toner FALSE
Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge missing
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40410 Defective cyan FALSE
Defective Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40410 Missing or FALSE

Missing or Defective defective cyan
Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40411 Missing magenta FALSE

Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge and/or
magenta imaging
unit [30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40411 Magenta toner FALSE
Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge missing
[30.xx]
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Message Status code Return string Online status

Intervention Required - 40411 Defective magenta FALSE
Defective Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40411 Missing or FALSE

Missing or Defective defective magenta
Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40412 Missing yellow FALSE

Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge and/or
yellow imaging unit
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40412 Yellow toner FALSE
Toner Cartridge Missing cartridge missing
[30.xx]
Intervention Required - 40412 Defective yellow FALSE
Defective Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40412 Missing or FALSE

Missing or Defective defective yellow
Cartridge cartridge [31.xx]

Intervention Required - 40416 Fuser missing FALSE

Fuser Missing [80.xx]

Intervention Required - 40416 Fuser missing FALSE

Fuser Missing [87.xx]

Intervention Required - 40416 Replace missing FALSE

Fuser Missing fuser[80.xx]

Intervention Required - 41202 Reload printed FALSE

Insert Duplex Pages in Tray pages in Tray [x]
[x]

Status message format

Informational messages
Printer state Status code Return string Online status
Ready 10001 Ready TRUE
Ready 10001 RDYMSG TRUE
Power Saver 35078 Power Saver TRUE
Ready with toner low 10006 Toner Low TRUE
Power Saver with toner low 10006 Toner Low TRUE
While in Ready menu group 10002 Not Ready FALSE
Not Ready 10002 Not Ready FALSE
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Printer state Status code Return string Online status

Performing front panel reset 10005 Resetting the Printer TRUE
Canceling job 10007 Canceling Job FALSE
Waiting 10024 Waiting TRUE
Busy 10023 Busy TRUE
Resolution reduce Not supported

Service errors
When the printer can return a status code, it returns error code 50000 for all 9xx service errors.
To determine whether your printer supports returning service messages, see the Technical Reference for your
printer model at http://support.lexmark.com.

Device attendance commands

RDYMSG command
The RDYMSG command is used to specify a message that appears on the control panel whenever the printer
is online.
Syntax:
@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = "message"[<CR>]<LF>

OPMSG command
When an OPMSG command is received, the message appears on the control panel and then the printer goes
offline. If any intervention occurs, the printer displays the intervention message instead of the OPMSG message.
Syntax:
Syntax:
@PJL OPMSG DISPLAY = "message"[<CR>]<LF>

STMSG command
When an STMSG command is received, the message appears on the control panel and then the printer goes
offline. If any intervention occurs, the printer displays the intervention message instead of the STMSG message.
Syntax:
@PJL STMSG DISPLAY = "message"[<CR>]<LF>

Unique PJL commands

To determine which commands your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
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LBEEP command
This command causes the printer to beep three times.
Syntax:
@PJL LBEEP[<CR>]<LF>

LPORTROTATE command
This command causes the printer to rotate ports at the next job boundary. The information to rotate ports is
specified in the job header. For example, the printer could switch from parallel interface to serial interface
between jobs.
Syntax:
@PJL LPORTROTATE[<CR>]<LF>

LPRINT commands
Use these commands to print one of the internal information pages.
Syntax:
@PJL testpage[<CR>]<LF>

The following LPRINT commands are used for the testpage value.
Testpage value Description
LPRINTDIRECTORY Prints both the flash memory and hard disk directory listings.
If the flash memory or hard disk is not installed, the command
is ignored.
LPRINTTESTPAGE Prints the test page.
LPRINTMENUS Prints the menu settings page.
LPRINTPCLFONTS Prints the PCL font listing.
LPRINTPSFONTS Prints the PostScript font listing.

LESCAPECHAR command
This command modifies the code point of the escape character for the host computer. The PORT parameter
specifies the command information. The escape character is mapped to code point 0x1B for each host interface
port.
Syntax:
@PJL LESCAPECHAR CHAR=byte PORT=port[<CR>]<LF>

The following ports are valid parameters for LESCAPECHAR:

• INA, INA1, INA2, INA3
• LOCALTALK1, LOCALTALK2, LOCALTALK3
• PARALLEL, PARALLEL1, PARALLEL2, PARALLEL3
• USB, USB1, USB2, USB3
• SERIAL, SERIAL1, SERIAL2, SERIAL3
• IR, IR1, IR2, IR3
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Note: The byte value for the CHAR parameter is the code point of the ASCII character used for the escape
character. For example, at the factory, the printer uses 0x1B (character <ESC>) for the escape character. If
CHAR = 65 is specified with this command, the printer uses 0x41 (character A) as the escape character for the
host interface port specified via the PORT parameter.

LFAX PHONENUMBER command

This command tells the printer that the output resulting from the current job is sent to the fax processing device
instead of to the printer.
The current job is printed and is not sent to the fax processing device if one of the following occurs:
• The printer is not configured for fax send capability.
• The command is received with a command that selects an interpreter that does not support formatting
functionality for sending faxes.
Syntax:
@PJL LFAX PHONENUMBER="number" [STATIONID="station name"][<CR>]<LF>

Notes:
• The PHONENUMBER parameter is a text string up to 60 characters. If an unsupported character is
supplied in the PHONENUMBER parameter, then the entire LFAX PHONENUMBER command is ignored.
• The STATIONID parameter specifies a station name that is set to the receiving fax machine to indicate
the origin of an incoming fax. The station name is a text string which is truncated to 20 characters. A null
value (“ “) indicates that no station ID is specified. If no station name is specified, then the default station
name of the printer is used.

LFAX PHONENUMBER number values

Character Description
0–9 DTMF† digits 0 to 9
* DTMF† character *
# DTMF† character #
A–D DTMF† character A, B, C, and D
! Flash
W Wait for dial tone
@ Wait for silence
& Wait for credit card tone
, Pause
^ Toggles between tone and pulse modes
† Dual Tone Multi‑Frequency (DTMF) is the system used by touch‑tone telephones which assigns a specific frequency

or tone to each key so a microprocessor can easily identify it.

LDOWNLOADTARGET command
This command specifies the target device for downloaded files. The target can be RAM, flash memory, or hard
disk.
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Syntax:
@PJL SET LDOWNLOADTARGET=variable[<CR>]<LF>

File commands for flash memory or hard disk

Use the following commands to manage resources on flash memory and hard disk:
• LOPENFILE
• LCLOSEFILE
• LREADFILE
• LWRITEFILE
• LRUNFILE
• LRENAMEFILE
• LDELETEFILE
• LFORMAT
• LDEFRAG
Syntax:
@PJL LOPENFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME=fname ACCESS=accesstype[<CR>]<LF>

The following are the parameters used with most of the file commands.
Parameter Syntax Description
acccesstype ACCESS = acccesstype When opening a file, specify one of the following
access types:
• RO—Open for read only. The file must exist on the
specified device.
• WO—Create a new file. If the file exists, then its
contents are discarded and a new file is created.
• RW—Open for reading and writing. The file must
already exist.
• AP—Open for reading and writing, and then position
the file pointer to the end of the file. The file must
already exist.
Note: Access types are case-sensitive.
bytecount LENGTH = bytecount The amount of data in bytes to be read or written. The
parameter is optional for both the LREADFILE and
LWRITEFILE commands.
Note: If the LENGTH is greater than the file size on an
LREADFILE command, then it is assumed to be the
entire file beginning at the START location.
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Parameter Syntax Description

filedevice DEVICE = filedevice File storage media.
• flash
• flash1
• disk
• disk1
• rom (for LRUNFILE command only)
Note: The storage name is case-sensitive.
flashdevice DEVICE = flashdevice File storage media.
• flash
• flash1
filename FILENAME = “fname” Enclose in quotation marks all fname specifications and
OLDFILENAME = “fname” limit to 127 characters only. Fname is composed of a file
name, a unique identifier for a file, and a file type. The
NEWFILENAME = “fname”
format is filename.filetype.
Filename must be one of the following:
• macro ID—PCL macros
• symbol set ID—PCL symbol sets
• font ID—PCL fonts
• actual filename—data, Type 1 fonts, demo files (case
sensitive)
Filetype must be one of the following:
• tl—PostScript font
• sFnt5—PCL scalable font
• bFnt5—PCL bitmap font
• MAC5—PCL macro
• data—User data
• type1—PostScript font
• demo—Demo
• p5scalable—PCL scalable font
• p5bitmap—PCL bitmap font
• p5macro—PCL macro
• p5symset—PCL symbol set
• ppdsbm—PPDS bitmap font
• xlmacro—PCL XL user stream
location START = location The location in the file to begin writing or reading. Use
an integer that represents an offset in bytes from the
beginning of the file.

LOPENFILE command
Use this command to open a file on a storage device.
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Syntax:
@PJL LOPENFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname" ACCESS= accesstype[<CR>]<LF>

LCLOSEFILE command
Use this command to close a file on a storage device. If the file does not exist on the device or is not open,
then the command is ignored.
Syntax:
@PJL LCLOSEFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname"[<CR>]<LF>

LREADFILE command
Use this command to read data from a file on a storage device.
Syntax:
@PJL LREADFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname" [START=location][LENGTH=bytecount][<CR>]<LF>

Response syntax:
@PJL LREADFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname" START=location LENGTH=bytecount <CR><LF><requested dat

Notes:
• Close the file using the LCLOSEFILE command after completing all operations.
• If the file does not exist on the device or is not already open with LOPENFILE with an accesstype or RO,
RW, or AP, then the command is ignored.
• If the START = location parameter is omitted, then location 0 (beginning of the file) is assumed.
• If a START location is provided but it is greater than the file size, then the response contains no file data.
• If the LENGTH parameter is omitted, then bytecount is assumed to be equal to the entire file beginning at
the START location.
• If the LENGTH is greater than the file size on anLREADFILE command, then it is assumed to be the
entire file beginning at the START location.

LWRITEFILE command
Use this command to write data to a file on a storage device.
Syntax:
@PJL LWRITEFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname" [START=location][LENGTH=bytecount][<CR>]<LF><data>[@P

Notes:
• If all operations are complete, then close the file using the LCLOSEFILE command.
• If the file does not exist on the device or is not already open with a write accesstype, then the command
is ignored.
• If the START = location parameter is omitted on a file with an accesstype of RW, then location 0 is
assumed.
• If the START = location is greater than file size and the accesstype is RW, then it positions the file pointer
at the end of the file.
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• If the LENGTH parameter is omitted from a LWRITEFILE command, then place an @PJL END DATA at
the end of the data. All data up to @ in @PJL END DATA is written to the file. The command requires
either the LENGTH parameter or the @PJL END DATA to be specified, but not both.

LRUNFILE command
Use this command to load and execute a file on a storage device.
Syntax:
@PJL LRUNFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname"[<CR>]<LF>

LRENAMEFILE command
Use this command to rename a file on a storage device. If the file name specified as OLDFILENAME does not
exist on the device, or if the file name specified as NEWFILENAME exists on the device, then the command is
ignored.
Syntax:
@PJL LRENAMEFILE DEVICE=filedevice OLDFILENAME="fname" NEWFILENAME="fname"[<CR>]<LF>

LDELETEFILE command
Use this command to delete a file on a storage device. If the file does not exist on the device, then the command
is ignored.
Syntax:
@PJL LDELETEFILE DEVICE=filedevice FILENAME="fname"[<CR>]<LF>

LFORMAT command
Use this command to format a device for storage.
Syntax:
@PJL LFORMAT DEVICE=filedevice[<CR>]<LF>

LDEFRAG command
Use this command to recover storage space on a flash memory.
Syntax:
@PJL LDEFRAG DEVICE=filedevice[<CR>]<LF>

File and device protection commands

File and device protection commands

Use the DEFAULT command to set a password on the entire flash memory, hard disk, or on an individual macro
or font in a flash memory.
Printer job language 88

Password protection for a file

LRWLOCK with DEFAULT specified locks a file or device for reading and writing.
LWLOCK with DEFAULT specified locks a file or device for writing only.
Syntax:
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LRWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>

The file name used depends on whether you want to put a password on a font or a macro.
The file name for a font is a five-digit ID from the print directory page (add zeros to the left of the ID to fill the
five digits) followed by a three-digit instance number. The first time a font is downloaded after a flash memory
has been formatted, the instance number is 0. File types are described under filename. For more information,
see “Printer‑unique LRESOURCE variables” on page 55.
For example, to write password protect a PCL emulation bitmapped font (file type of p5bitmap) with an ID of
127, which has not been downloaded since flash was formatted:
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE: "flash:00127000.p5bitmap" LWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>

To password protect a macro, the file name is the ID taken from the print directory page, followed by the file
type. For example, to password protect a PCL emulation macro (file type is p5macro) saved to flash with an ID
of 1023:
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE: "flash:1023.p5macro LRWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>

Note: If the file name is incorrect, then the printer applies the password to the entire device.

Password for an entire device

If you want to set a password for a device, not just a single file, then omit the file name. LRWLOCK with DEFAULT
specified locks a device for reading and writing. LWLOCK with DEFAULT specified locks a device for writing
only.
Syntax:
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE: "device:" LRWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>
@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE: "device:" LWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>

Unlocking a protected file or device command

Use the LDECLARE command to specify a password to access or unlock a protected file or device. This
command is only allowed within a JOB/EOJ combination.
LRWLOCK with LDECLARE specified unlocks a file or device for reading and writing. LWLOCK with LDECLARE
specified unlocks a file or device for writing only.
Note: The file or device must be relocked using the LDELETEPASSWORD command after the job is
completed. The file or device is not automatically relocked with the EOJ command.
Syntax:
@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LRWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>
@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LWLOCK = "password" [<CR>]<LF>
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Values for "device:filename.filetype":

• The device is a file storage device, such as a hard disk or flash memory.
• The filename is a unique identifier for a file, such as the macro ID for a PCL macro, the symbol set ID for
a PCL symbol set, or the font ID for a PCL font. This variable is case-sensitive.
• The filetype is an identifier which categorizes the file, such as sFnt5 for PCL scalable font, bFnt5 for a
PCL bitmap font, MAC5 for a PCL macro, data for user data, or demo for a demo file. This variable is case-
sensitive.

Relocking a protected file or device command

Use the LDELETEPASSWORD command to relock a password‑protected file or device that has been unlocked
using the LDECLARE command.
Note: If LRESOURCE is not specified, then all unlocked files or devices are relocked.
Syntax:
@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD [LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype"][<CR>]<LF>

Values for "device:filename.filetype":

• The device is a file storage device, such as a hard disk or flash memory.
• The filename is a unique identifier for a file, such as the macro ID for a PCL macro, the symbol set ID for
a PCL symbol set, or the font ID for a PCL font. This variable is case-sensitive.
• The filetype is an identifier which categorizes the file, such as sFnt5 for PCL scalable font, bFnt5 for a
PCL bitmap font, MAC5 for a PCL macro, data for user data, or demo for a demo file. This variable is case-
sensitive.

Unlocking a protected file or device for a current job command

The file or device unlocked by the execution of this command is automatically relocked upon execution of the
EOJ command or by a printer language change.
Syntax:
@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LRWLOCKJ = "password" [<CR>]<LF>
@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE : "device:filename.filetype" LWLOCKJ = "password" [<CR>]<LF>

Values for "device:filename.filetype":

• The device is a file storage device, such as a disk or flash.
• The filename is a unique identifier for a file, such as the macro ID for a PCL macro, the symbol set ID for
a PCL symbol set, or the font ID for a PCL font. This variable is case-sensitive.
• The filetype is an identifier which categorizes the file, such as sFnt5 for PCL scalable font, bFnt5 for a
PCL bitmap font, MAC5 for a PCL macro, data for user data, or demo for a demo file. This variable is case-
sensitive.

Recovering lost passwords

Use the LQUERYSEED and LBYPASSPASSWORD commands to recover lost password.
Syntax:
@PJL LQUERYSEED [<CR>]<LF> @PJL LBYPASSPASSWORD KEY = key [<CR>]<LF>
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@PJL LBYPASSPASSWORD KEY = key [<CR>]<LF>

1 Send the LQUERYSEED command to the printer by one of the host computer interfaces.
This command displays a value called the seed on the control panel through MarkVision Enterprise. If the
printer does not have a control panel, then the seed is printed on the Menu Settings Page. The value of the
seed determines the key.
2 Obtain the key from the Lexmark Customer Support Center.
3 Send the @PJL LBYPASSPASSWORD command to the printer by any port.
If the correct key is specified, then a modified version of the directory is produced. The directory indicates
the appropriate password for the flash or disk.
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PostScript emulation
Selecting PostScript emulation
Using SmartSwtich
When SmartSwitch is enabled for both printer languages on an interface, the printer automatically switches to
the printer language that your software program sends. The printer is shipped with SmartSwitch enabled for
both printer languages in all interfaces. The printer examines all print jobs and switches dynamically between
PostScript emulation and PCL emulation.

Using the control panel or MarkVision Enterprise

You may select PostScript emulation from the control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise. To disable the
automatic switching and have all input interpreted as PostScript language, turn off PCL SmartSwitch and set
the printer language default to PostScript emulation. See your printer documentation for information on
changing menu settings.

Using a software program

Warning—Potential Damage: When you change printer languages, you may lose previously downloaded
resources, unless Resource Save is set to On or the resources are stored in flash memory or on hard disk.
To select PostScript emulation, use the ENTER LANGUAGE command, which is a Printer Job Language (PJL)
command. For more information, see “Printer job language” on page 41.

Supported paper size in PostScript

For more information on supported paper size in PostScript, see the Technical Reference for your printer model
at http://support.lexmark.com.

PostScript emulation supplemental operators

Paper tray support

For more information on PostScript paper tray support, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.

manualfeed
If a manual feed source has been selected, then /manualfeed boolean def indicates in statusdict.
The Boolean value can be:
• True—Prints from a manual feed source
• False—Prints from an automatic feed source
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This Boolean key can be redefined to affect manual feed for the current job. If the value of the manualfeed
operator or the ManualFeed page device parameter is true when showpage or copypage is executed, then the
page is fed manually. If both have a value of false when showpage or copypage is executed, then the page is
fed from an automatic source. These two values are independent from each other.
Note: If manualfeed is redefined between printing the front and back page of a duplexed page, then the
information for the front and back pages is printed on the same page.
Error: stackoverflow

papertray
– papertray integer
Queries the paper tray that is currently selected. An integer is returned on the stack indicating which paper tray
is in use.
Valid integers are:
• 0—Tray 1
• 1—Tray 2
• 2—Envelope feeder (not supported)
• 3—Manual paper
• 4—Manual envelope
• 5—Tray 3
• 7—Multipurpose feeder
• 8—Tray 4
• 9—Tray 5
Error: stackoverflow

setpapertray
integer setpapertray –
Changes the active paper source for the next page through the end of job through:
• Setting the PageSize entry in the page device to the size loaded in the selected source
• Setting MediaPosition to the selected source
This operator executes a setpagedevice. This operator does not alter the PageSize policy page device
parameter.
Use the following integers to set the paper tray:
• 0—Tray 1
• 1—Tray 2
• 2—Envelope feeder (not supported)
• 3—Manual paper
• 4—Manual envelope
• 5—Tray 3
• 7—Multipurpose feeder
• 8—Tray 4
• 9—Tray 5
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Notes:
• If the Manual Paper or Manual Envelope source is selected, then the Manual Feed page device
parameter is set to true.
• If a paper source that is not installed is selected, then a rangecheck error is returned.
• If a setpapertray operator is issued for the back of the duplexed page, then the printer ejects a blank
back page, changes the paper source, and prints the information for the back side to the front side of the
page from the new paper source.
• The setting returns to the set default setting for the Paper Source menu item at the end of the print job.
Error: rangecheck, stackunderflow, typecheck

Envelope size and tray support

For more information on PostScript envelope size and tray support, see the Technical Reference for your printer
model at http://support.lexmark.com.

Interpreter parameters

User parameters
The following user parameters are used by setuserparams and currentuserparams.
To determine which parameters your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
Key Type Default Definition
AccurateScreens Boolean false Controls whether the accurate screen
algorithm is used during subsequent
executions of the setscreen and
setcolorscreen operators.
CollatedCopies integer Collation - Collated Copies Request the number of collated copies to
(QTY) value print for the job. Set this parameter before
the first page of the job has been
rendered.
Legal value: Any integer between 0 and
999, inclusive.
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Key Type Default Definition

HalftoneMode integer 0 Affects the result of subsequent halftone
setting operators such as setscreen,
setcolorscreen, and sethalftone. This
parameter has no effect on the current
halftone.
Legal values:
• 0 is the normal mode of operation. the
behavior of setscreen,
setcolorscreen, and sethalftone are
not affected.
• 1 executes setscreen, setcolorscreen,
orsethalftone that causes a default
screen to be used rather than the
screen given by the job.
• 2 is not supported. HalftoneMode is set
to 1.
IdiomRecognition Boolean true Legal values:
• If true, procedure substitution is
enabled during execution of the bind
operator.
• If false, idiom recognition is disabled.
JobName string () Name of the current job for status
responses.
Legal values: Any alphanumeric
characters in the ASCII printable range
(‘0x20’ through ‘0xFE’) excluding “;” and
“rbrk” characters. Maximum length
supported for JobName is 80 characters.
Additional characters are truncated.
JobTimeout integer JobTimeout system parameter Number of seconds a job is allowed to
execute before it is terminated and a
PostScript emulation timeout error is
generated.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
MaxDictStack integer 255 Maximum elements in a dictionary stack.
Legal value: Any integer between 40 and
255, inclusive.
MaxExecStack integer 10015 Maximum elements in an execution stack.
Legal value: Any integer greater than or
equal to 75.
MaxFontItem integer 12500 Maximum number of bytes occupied by
the pixel array of a single character in the
font cache.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
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Key Type Default Definition

MaxFormItem integer 100000 Maximum number of bytes occupied by a
single cached form.
Legal value: Any integer between zero and
half of RamSize.
MaxLocalVM integer 2147483647 Maximum number of bytes occupied by
values in local VM.
Legal value: Any integer greater than or
equal to the greater of 76800 of the
amount of local VM currently in use plus a
small margin.
MaxOpStack integer 100000 Maximum elements in the operand stack.
Legal value: Any integer greater than or
equal to 75.
MaxPatternItem integer 20000 Maximum bytes occupied by a single
cached pattern.
Legal value: Any integer between zero and
half of RamSize.
MaxScreenItem integer 48000 Maximum bytes occupied by a single
halftone screen.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
MaxSuperScreen integer 1024 Establish an upper limit for the number of
pixels in the supercell. Supercells affect
type 1 and type 2 halftones. If
MaxSuperScreen is set to zero, then the
use of supercells is prevented.
Legal value: Any integer between zero and
half of RamSize.
MaxUPathItem integer 5000 Maximum bytes occupied by a single user
path.
Legal value: Any integer between zero and
half of RamSize.
MinFontCompress integer 2147483647 (Read‑only) This value is always the value
of MAXINTEGER.
PageCount integer 0 (Read‑only) This value is a running sum
which equals the number of pages
submitted by the PostScript interpreter to
the print engine for printing.
This parameter is not valid for tracking
pages between jobs.
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Key Type Default Definition

UseOldcopypage Boolean false Legal values:
• If true, the copypage command is
processed as defined in the PostScript
level 2 description.
• If false, the copypage command is
processed as defined in the PostScript
level 3 description.
VMReclaim integer 0 Legal values:
• 0 enables automatic garbage
collection.
• ‑1 disables automatic garbage
collection for local Virtual Memory
(VM).
• ‑2 disables automatic garbage
collection for both local and global VM.
VMThreshold integer 25000 per MB of RAM Frequency of automatic garbage
collection, which occurs when the
specified number of bytes have been
allocated since the previous collection.
Legal value: Any integer from 8192 to
500000, inclusive.
WaitTimeout integer WaitTimeout system parameter Number of seconds the interpreter waits to
receive additional characters from the host
before it terminated the current print job
by executing a PostScript emulation
timeout error.
A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout.
WaitTimeout is initialized to the value of
the WaitTimeout system parameter at the
beginning of each print job.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.

System parameters
The setsystemparams operator sets the values of the specified system parameters. If one is set, then this
operator requires a password. The currentsystemparams operator returns a dictionary of the current values
of the system parameters.
Values supplied to setsystemparams that are outside the range or limits for the specified integer parameter
do not cause rangecheck or limitcheck errors. An appropriate value is used. Values supplied to
setsystemparams that do not match the type of specified parameter cause typecheck errors.
Parameters that the printer does not support are ignored. An attempt to change the value of a read‑only
parameter has no effect on the parameter. The currentsystemparams does not return write‑only parameters.
To determine which parameters your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer model at
http://support.lexmark.com.
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Key Type Definition

BuildTime integer (Read‑only) Time stamp identifying the specific build of the PostScript
emulation interpreter.
ByteOrder Boolean (Read‑only) Native (preferred) order of multiple‑byte numbers in binary
encoded tokens.
Values:
• False—High‑order first
• True—Low‑order first
CurDisplayList integer (Read‑only) This value is always zero.
CurFontCache integer (Read‑only) Bytes currently occupied by the font cache.
CurFormCache integer (Read‑only) Bytes currently occupied by the form cache.
CurInputDevice string (Read‑only) The name of the communications device corresponding to the
current input file for the PostScript emulation program which is executing.
Possible values:
• %LocalTalkB%
• %SerialA%
• %ParallelA%
• %IR_A%
• %USB_A%
• %EtherTalkB%
• %TokenTalkB%
• %PrintServerB%
• %RemotePrinterB%
• %AppSocketA%
• %LPR_B%
CurOutlineCache integer (Read‑only) This value is always zero.
CurOutputDevice string (Read‑only) The name of the communications device corresponding to the
current output file for the currently executing PostScript language program.
This value is always the same as CurInputDevice.
CurPatternCache integer (Read‑only) Bytes currently occupied by the pattern cache.
CurScreenStorage integer (Read‑only) This value is always zero.
CurSourceList integer
CurUPathCache integer (Read‑only) Bytes currently occupied by the user path cache.
DisableFastProcs integer This bit field allows precompiled PostScript procedures to be selectively
disabled. These precompiled procedures speed the execution time of
some application generated jobs. The PostScript procedures are
substituted in the job ProcSet with fast functions which are built into the
printer firmware.
DoPrintErrors Boolean Specifies whether to print error pages using a built‑in error handler when
a PostScript language error occurs.
DoStartPage Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns false.
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Key Type Definition

EnableExtraFonts Boolean • True—All 75 resident fonts are enabled.
• False—Original 39 PostScript fonts are available.
Note: Changes to this parameter take effect when PostScript is restarted.
EngineBoot string (Read‑only) The version of the boot code.
EngineCode string (Read‑only) The version of the engine code.
EngineSpeed integer (Read‑only) The maximum speed of the print engine in pages per minute.
EnvironmentSave Boolean This parameter indicates or modifies the Resource Save User Default value.
Note: When a job changes this parameter from false to true, all
interpreter tasks are terminated and restarted at the end of the current
job.
FactoryDefaults Boolean If set to true and the printer is immediately turned off, then this key causes
all non‑volatile parameters to revert to factory default values at the next
power‑on. The job that sets FactoryDefaults to true must be the last job
executed before power‑off; otherwise, the request is ignored.
FatalErrorAddress integer The address at which a fatal system software error occurred. This address
is stored in the parameter FatalErrorAddress before execution is stopped.
This address is also transmitted to the host over the communications
channel.
FontResourceDir string Specifies the location in the file system for font resource files. Maximum
length is 17 characters.
FontVersion string (Read‑only) The version of the font ROM.
GenericResourceDir string Specifies the location in the file system for resource files. Maximum length
is 17 characters.
GenericResourcePath string Concatenated to the GenericResourceDir and the category name, and
Sep followed by the resource name to get the external location of the resource.
Maximum length is 17 characters.
InstalledRam integer (Read‑only) Indicates in bytes the total amount of installed printer memory
(RAM) in the system.
JobTimeout integer The value in seconds to which the user parameter JobTimeout is initialized
at the beginning of each print job. If you set the system parameter
JobTimeout to a negative value, then it is ignored. The previous setting of
JobTimeout is used. A value of zero indicates that the timeout is infinite. If
you set a number between 1 and 14, then 15 is set.
Legal values: x=0, 15 <= x <= 65355.
languagelevel integer The value of languagelevel integer in systemdict always matches the value
of this system parameter. If set to 2, then the printer behaves as
though /UseOldcopypage and /UseOldfonts are both true. The latter two
parameters return their actual values when queried.
Legal values: 2,3.
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Key Type Definition

MaxDisplayList integer (Read‑only) Always have the same value as InstalledRam.
MaxDisplayAndSource
List
MaxFontCache
MaxFormCache integer Maximum bytes occupied by the form cache.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
MaxImageBuffer integer (Read‑only) Always have the same value as InstalledRam.
MaxOutlineCache
MaxPatternCache integer Maximum bytes occupied by the pattern cache.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
MaxPermanentVM integer (Read‑only) Always have the same value as InstalledRam.
MaxRasterMemory
MaxScreenStorage
MaxSourceList
MaxUPathCache integer Maximum bytes occupied by the user path cache.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
PageCount integer (Read‑only) Total number of pages that have been printed.
PanelCode string (Read‑only) Version of the control panel code.
PrinterCode string (Read‑only) Firmware version of the printer controller board.
PrinterName string Initialized from the printer name stored in NVRAM. If this parameter is set
to a zero length string, then the PrinterName is set to the value of the
product string in statusdict.
Legal value: Any string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters.
RamSize integer (Read‑only) Total amount of memory in bytes installed in the printer.
RealFormat string (Read‑only) Preferred representation for real numbers in binary encoded
tokens.
Revision integer (Read‑only) The current revision level of the machine‑dependent portion of
PostScript emulation.
SearchBuiltinFontsFirst Boolean Controls the device search order that the interpreter uses to locate fonts.
SerialNumber string (Read‑only) Serial number of the printer.
StartJobPassword string (Write‑only) Controls the ability of the startjob operator to alter initial Virtual
Memory (VM).
Legal values: Any integer or string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters. An
integer is converted to a string.
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Key Type Definition

StartupMode integer Controls the system start file during PostScript emulation initialization and
the job start file before each print job.
Valid values:
• 0—Disables the use of Sys/Start file and Job/Start file.
• 1—Executes Sys/Start file (if present on the hard disk or flash memory).
• 10—Executes Job/Start before each user job.
• 11—Executes both Sys/Start and Job/Start files.
Legal values: 0 <= x <= 255. Values other than the four listed are equivalent
to 0.
StaticRamSize integer (Read‑only) Amount of static memory (in bytes) on the controller board.
SystemParams string (Write‑only) Controls the ability of setsystemparams to change the values
Password of system parameters and setdevparams to change the values of device
parameters.
Legal values: Any integer or string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters. An
integer is converted to a string.
UseOldcopypage Boolean True indicates that the copypage command is processed as defined in
PostScript level 2 description. False indicates that the copypage command
is processed as defined in PostScript level 3 description.
UseOldfonts Boolean True redefines the following PostScript resident fonts to match the
character designs and metrics defined in PostScript level 2:
• AntiqueOlive (AntiqueOlive‑Roman)
• AntiqueOlive‑Bold
• AntiqueOlive‑Italic
• LetterGothic
• LetterGothic‑Italic (LetterGothic‑Slanted)
• Univers‑Bold
• Marigold
False restores the font compatibility to PostScript level 3.
ValidNV Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates whether non‑volatile memory is used to store
persistent parameters. If this memory is found defective during system
initialization, then factory defaults are used. If further testing reveals this
memory is defective, then it is not used and ValidNV is false.
WaitTimeout integer The value in seconds the user parameter WaitTimeout initializes at the
beginning of each job. Negative values are ignored and the previous setting
is used. A value of zero (0) indicates an infinite timeout. If you set a number
between 1 and 14, then 15 is set.
Legal values: x = 0, 15 <= x <= 65355.

Device parameters
The currentdevparams operator returns a dictionary of the current values of the system parameters.
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The setdevparams operator sets the values of the specified device parameters.
• If one is set, then this operator requires a password.
• Values supplied to setdevparams that are outside the range or limits for the specified integer parameter
do not cause rangecheck or limitcheck errors. The appropriate value is used.
• Values supplied to setdevparams that do not match the type of the specified parameter cause typecheck
errors.
• If a parameter name is not known, then an undefined error occurs.
• An attempt to change the value of a read‑only parameter has no effect on the parameter.
• To specify the parameters for a specific communications channel, use the appropriate suffix.
To determine which devices and device parameters your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your
printer model at http://support.lexmark.com.

Supported device parameters

Key Type Definition
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %Parallel%, %ParallelA%, %ParallelB%, %ParallelC%,
%ParallelD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
Handshake integer (Read‑only) Always returns a value of 2.
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns a False value.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
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On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is ON and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
OutputDevice string (Read‑only).
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %Serial%, %SerialA%, %SerialB%, %SerialC%, %SerialD%
Baud integer Returns the value of the Baud menu item.
CheckParity Boolean (Read‑only) Designates whether parity checking is done on the incoming
data.
Supported values are:
• True—Parity menu item set to Even or Odd.
• False—Parity menu item set to None or Ignore.
DataBits integer Returns the value of the Data Bits menu item.
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether that job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set independently for each port.
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Key Type Definition

Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
FlowControl name Designates the serial flow control method between the host computer and
the device. Returns a value corresponding to the Serial Protocol menu
item.
Supported values are:
• Dtr
• DtrDsr
• XonXoff
• XonXoffDtr
• XonXoffDtrDsr
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
HonorDSR Boolean Serial‑Honor DSR.
Supported values are:
• True—Honor DSR is set to On.
• False—Honor DSR is set to Off.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
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Key Type Definition

Parity name Designates the parity to be used between the host computer and the
device. Returns the value of the Parity menu item.
Supported values are:
• Even
• Odd
• None
• Ignore
Note: If Parity is set to Ignore, then CheckParity is set to False and Parity
becomes Even.
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
RobustXon Boolean Supported values are:
• True—RobustXon is set to On.
• False—RobustXon is set to Off.
SerialMode name Designates the serial communication configuration: RS232C or RS422.
Returns the value of the Serial RS‑232/RS‑422 menu item. Returns RS232
on a printer that is attached with a cable that does not support RS‑422.
Supported values are:
• RS232
• RS422
StopBits integer (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• 1
• 2
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
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Key Type Definition

Device Parameters for the Communication Device %LocalTalk%, %LocalTalkA%, %LocalTalkB%, %LocalTalkC%,
%LocalTalkD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
LocalTalkType string Sets the type of the AppleTalk network entity name and the Type
parameter to the same value. The appletalktype compatibility operator
returns a new value.
Legal values: Any string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters. Default value
is LaserWriter.
Note: Setting this variable does not affect the value for other physical
internal print servers. The statusdict string appletalktype is correct for
the current job port.
NodeID integer (Read‑only).
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
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Key Type Definition

PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %EtherTalk%, %EtherTalkA%, %EtherTalkB%, %EtherTalkC%,
%EtherTalkD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
EthernetAddress string (Read‑only) The Ethernet address of the Ethernet internal print server.
Legal value: Any string of 17 or fewer non‑null characters.
EtherTalkType string Sets the type of the EtherTalk interface entity name and the LocalTalkType
parameter to the same value. The appletalktype compatibility operator
compatibility operator returns a new value.
Legal values: Any string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters. Default value
is LaserWriter.
Note: Setting this variable does not affect the value for other physical
internal print servers. The statusdict string appletalktype is correct for
the current job port.
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EtherTalkZone string The zone of the EtherTalk interface entity name. EtherTalkZone is read or
written only to RAM. There is no NVRAM variable for EtherTalkZone.
Legal value: Any string of 32 or fewer non‑null characters.
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
NodeID integer (Read‑only).
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
Type (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
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Device Parameters for the Communication Device %IR%, %IR_A%, %IR_B%, %IR_C%, %IR_D%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
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PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %USB%, %USB_A%, %USB_B%, %USB_C%, %USB_D%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
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PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %TokenTalk%, %TokenTalkA%, %TokenTalkB%,
%TokenTalkC%, %TokenTalkD%
Address string (Read‑only).
Bridging name (Read‑only) Adaptive.
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
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NodeID integer (Read‑only).
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PCLSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PCL SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PCL emulation” on page 6.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
PSSmartSwitch Boolean Supported values are:
• True—PS SmartSwitch is set to On.
• False—PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
For more information, see “Selecting PostScript emulation” on page 91.
TokenTalkType string Setting this variable does not affect the value of other physical internal
print servers.
Note: The statusdict string appletalktype is correct for the current job
port.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Zone string Returns the value identified when the printer makes connection to the
network at power-on.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %AppSocket%, %AppSocketA%, %AppSocketB%,
%AppSocketC%, %AppSocketD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
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Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %RemotePrinter%, %RemotePrinterA%, %RemotePrinterB%,
%RemotePrinterC%, %RemotePrinterD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
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Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %PrintServer%, PrintServerA%, PrintServerB%,
%PrintServerC%, %PrintServerD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
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Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
• Option Slot 4
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %LPR%, %LPR_A%, %LPR_B%, %LPR_C%, %LPR_D%
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
Filtering name Indicates that the input needs further filtering before the data can be
correctly processed.
Supported values are:
• InterpreterBased
• None
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HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %LexLink%, %LexLinkA%, %LexLinkB%, %LexLinkC%,
%LexLinkD%
DelayedOutputClose Boolean Selects how the printer manages the port at the end of each print job.
Supported values are:
• True—An end‑of‑file message is not sent until the current job and all
preceding jobs finish printing.
• False—An end‑of‑file message is sent when a job finishes executing
in the interpreter, whether the job has finished printing.
Note: This value is set individually for each port.
Enabled Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Always returns False.
Interpreter name (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• PostScript
• AutoSelect
• PCL
• PPDS
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On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Communications.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %IP%, %IP_A%, %IP_B%, %IP_C%, %IP_D%
GatewayAddress string (Read‑only).
IPAddress string (Read‑only).
IPAddressDynamic Boolean (Read‑only).
Supported values are:
• True
• False
NetworkMask string (Read‑only).
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
Physical string (Read‑only).
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Parameters.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %EthernetPhysical%, %EthernetPhysicalA%,
%EthernetPhysicalB%, %EthernetPhysicalC%, %EthernetPhysicalD%
EthernetAddress string (Read‑only).
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On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Parameters.
Device Parameters for the Communication Device %TokenRingPhysical%, %TokenRingPhysicalA%,
%TokenRingPhysicalB%, %TokenRingPhysicalC%, %TokenRingPhysicalD%
Address string (Read‑only).
On Boolean Designates if the communication channel is On and able to receive and
send data.
Supported values are:
• True—Data is sent and processed.
• False—Data is lost.
PortLocation string (Read‑only) Designates the physical location of the port related to the
parameter set.
Supported values are:
• Standard Port
• Option Slot 1
• Option Slot 2
• Option Slot 3
Speed integer Supported values are:
• 4
• 16
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Parameters.
Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %Engine%
BSizeStandard name (Read‑only) Value of JIS.
Darkness real Designates the print darkness and toner saver setting.
Legal value: Any non‑negative real number from 0.0 to 1.0 inclusive.
PageCount integer (Read‑only) Page Count.
TimeToStandby integer Power Saver.
Supported values are: 0 to 120 minutes.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Parameters.
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Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %Console%
Language name Display Language.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /Parameters.
Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %Calendar%, %CalendarA%, %CalendarB%, %CalendarC%,
%CalendarD%
Day integer Supported values are: 1–31.
Hour integer Supported values are: 0–23.
Minute integer Supported values are: 0–59.
Month integer Supported values are: 1–12.
Running Boolean Signifies whether time is available for the device.
Second integer Supported values are: 0–59.
Type name (Read‑only) Value of /Parameters.
Year integer N/A
DateTime string Date and time in the format: YYYY‑MM‑DD HH:MM.
DayOfWeekLong string Long day name.
DayOfWeekNum integer Supported values are: 0–6 (0=Sunday).
DayOfWeekShort string Short day name.
Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %disk1%
BlockSize integer (Read‑only).
Free integer (Read‑only) Indicates the amount of free space available (in pages) on the
hard disk. Valid only if the hard disk is mounted (mounted is set to True).
A value of zero indicates that either the hard disk is not mounted or is full.
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the hard disk supports named files. Valid only if
the hard disk is mounted (mounted is set to True). If the hard disk is not
mounted, the parameter has a value of False.
InitializeAction integer Specifies an action for initializing the hard disk.
Supported values are:
• 0—Indicates no action. The value returned when the parameter is read.
• 1—Indicates that the current file system should be deleted and a new
one of LogicalSize be created (the hard disk is assumed to have been
formatted already). The hard disk must first be mounted; otherwise, an
ioerror occurs.
• 2—Reformats the entire hard disk before creating a file system of size
LogicalSize.
• 3 (or greater)—Has the same effect as the value 2 and also tests the
hard disk x‑2 times.
Note: The current file system refers to /FileSystem.
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LogicalSize integer Specifies the size of the file system to be created and is used as an
argument by InitializeAction.
• If 0, then InitializeAction uses the size of the entire hard disk. When
queried, indicates the current size of the file system on the device (in
pages). A value of 0 indicates that the device is not mounted.
• If set with a certain value and the device is reformatted, then a query
returns the value that was set. If queried before the hard disk is
reformatted, a different value from the one set may be returned
because it may return the current size.
• If set to 1, 2, or 3, then an ioerror occurs.
Legal values: Any non‑negative integer, including 0. The value must be
less than equal to the value of PhysicalSize. If set to a value greater that
PhysicalSize, or less than zero, then a rangecheck error occurs.
Mounted Boolean A device must contain a valid file system to mount successfully. When a
device is mounted, it is known to the system and is readable. To verify if
the device is mounted, query this parameter immediately after setting it.
Supported values are:
• True—System attempts to mount the hard disk.
• False—System attempts to dismount the hard disk.
PhysicalSize integer (Read‑only) Indicates the size of the hard disk (in pages). Valid only when
the hard disk is mounted. A value of 0 indicates that the device is not
mounted.
Removable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the drive supports removable hard disks. Always
returns False.
Searchable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the hard disk participates in searches in the file
system operations that specify a file name without specifying a device.
SearchOrder integer (Read‑only) If the Searchable parameter is True, then the value indicates
that the priority assigned to the hard disk when searching for a file and no
device has been specified. A lower integer indicates a higher priority. If
the Searchable parameter is False, then this value is ignored.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /FileSystem.
Writeable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the files on the hard disk can be opened for write
access. If the hard disk is write protected, then this parameter constant is
equal to False. When the hard disk is not mounted, this parameter
indicates that the drive supports writeable media.
Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %flash1%
BlockSize integer (Read‑only).
Free integer (Read‑only) Indicates the amount of free space available (in pages) on the
flash memory. Valid only if the flash memory is mounted (mounted is set
to True). A value of zero indicates that either the flash memory is not
mounted or is full.
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the flash memory parameter is only valid when
flash memory is mounted (mounted is set to True). If flash memory is not
mounted, then the parameter has a value of False.
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InitializeAction integer Specifies an action for initializing the flash memory.
Supported values are:
• 0—Indicates no action. The value returned when the parameter is read.
• 1—Indicates that the current file system should be deleted and a new
one of PhysicalSize created (the flash memory must be formatted
already). The flash memory must first be mounted; otherwise, an
ioerror occurs.
• 2—Reformats the entire flash memory before creating a file system of
PhysicalSize.
• 3 (or greater)—Has the same effect as the value 2 and also tests the
flash memory x‑2 times.
Legal value: Any non‑negative integer.
LogicalSize integer This parameter is not used for InitializeAction. InitializeAction always
formats to PhysicalSize, regardless of what is specified in LogicalSize. A
query returns the current size (in pages) of the file system on the device.
A value of 0 indicates that the device is not mounted.
Legal values: Any non‑negative integer, including 0. The value of
LogicalSize must be less than equal to the value of PhysicalSize. If set to
a value greater that PhysicalSize, or less than zero, then a rangecheck
error occurs.
Mounted Boolean A device must contain a valid file system to mount successfully. When a
device is mounted, it is known to the system and is readable. To verify if
the device is mounted, query this parameter immediately after setting it.
Supported values are:
• True—System attempts to mount the flash memory.
• False—System attempts to dismount the flash memory.
PhysicalSize integer (Read‑only) Indicates the size of the flash memory (in pages). Valid only
when the flash memory is mounted. A value of 0 indicates that the device
is not mounted.
Removable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the drive supports removable flash memory.
Searchable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that a flash memory participates in searches in file
system operations that specify a file name without specifying a device.
SearchOrder integer (Read‑only) If the Searchable parameter is True, then the value indicates
the priority at which the flash memory is searched for a file in operations
where no device is specified. A lower integer indicates a high priority. If
the Searchable parameter is False, then the value of this integer has no
meaning.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /FileSystem.
Writeable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the files on the flash memory can be opened for
write access. A write‑protected flash memory returns False. When the
flash is not mounted, this parameter indicates that the device supports
writeable media.
Device Parameters for the Parameters Device %rom%
BlockSize integer (Read‑only).
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Free integer (Read‑only) Indicates the amount of free space available (in pages) in ROM.
Valid only if the ROM is mounted (mounted is set to True). A value of zero
indicates that either the ROM is not mounted or is full.
HasNames Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the ROM supports names files. Valid only if ROM
is mounted (mounted is set to True). If ROM is not mounted, then this
parameter has a value of False.
InitializeAction integer (Read‑only) Always returns a value of 0, which indicates no action.
LogicalSize integer (Read‑only).
Mounted Boolean When a device is mounted, it becomes known to the system and is
readable, depending on the nature of the device. A device must contain
a valid file system or it will not mount successfully. To verify if the device
is mounted, query this parameter immediately after setting it. If the ROM
device is dismounted, then unpredictable results occur.
PhysicalSize integer (Read‑only) Indicates the size of the ROM (in pages) that is mounted. A
value of 0 indicates that the device is not mounted. This parameter is only
valid when ROM is mounted.
Removable Boolean (Read‑only) Always False.
Searchable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that ROM participates in searches in file system
operations that specify a file name without specifying a device.
SearchOrder integer (Read‑only) If the Searchable parameter is True, then the value indicates
the priority assigned to the ROM when searching for a file and no device
has been specified. All lower integer indicates a higher priority. If the
Searchable parameter is False, then the value of this integer has no
meaning.
Type name (Read‑only) Always returns the value of /FileSystem.
Writeable Boolean (Read‑only) Indicates that the files on the ROM can be opened for write
access. Always False.

Status and error messages

Tagged Binary not active

Your printer responds and processes a Ctrl+T (x’14’) command as a status query when:
• The PostScript emulation interpreter is processing a print job.
• The printer is idle and the PostScript emulation interpreter is the selected interpreter.
Your printer responds and processes a Ctrl+T (x’14’) command as normal data and not a status query when:
• Another interpreter is processing a print job.
• The printer is idle and another interpreter is the selected interpreter.
Notes:
– Status queries cannot be received while the printer is in an error state.
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– Your printer always selects the PostScript emulation interpreter, and processes a Ctrl+T (x’14’)
command as a status query when receiving data through the LocalTalk interface.

Tagged Binary active

When Tagged Binary is active, your printer always responds to Ctrl+T (x’14’) command as a status query and
selects the PostScript emulation interpreter to process the current print job. Tagged Binary mode is immediately
exited at the end of the print job.
Note: Status queries cannot be received while the printer is in an error state.

Status messages
Your printer responds to a Ctrl+T (x’14’) status query on an interface by sending a one‑line message back to the
host computer over the same interface. If the status query is received between print jobs and the printer is idle
with no error conditions, then an idle response is returned to the host computer.
The characters %%[ and ]%% enclose the status messages, so the computer software can extract them from
other data generated by the current print job. The status message follows a machine‑readable format which
consists of one or more key plus value pairs separated by semicolons.

Example:
%%[job: Project report; status: busy; source: serial]%%

To determine which status message keys your printer supports, see the Technical Reference for your printer
model at http://support.lexmark.com.

Key Value description

job The name of the print job, as stored in the JobName entry in statusdict. If
the current print job has no defined JobName, then this field is omitted.
status Printer activity while sending the message:
• Idle—No job in progress
• Busy—Executing a PostScript emulation program or printing pages
• Waiting—I/O wait in mid‑job
source Source of the job the server is executing:
• Serial
• Parallel
• Network
• LocalTalk
• Infrared
• USB
• Internal
Note: If the server is idle, then the source field is omitted.
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Switching languages
SmartSwitch

Setting SmartSwitch for different interfaces

Enable your printer to send particular print jobs to particular interfaces.
For example, sending all PostScript emulation jobs to the network interface and all PCL emulation jobs to the
parallel interface. Choose a different language for each interface from the control panel or through MarkVision
Enterprise, and then set the selected language to On for the interface you want.
For more information, see the documentation that came with your printer.
If you have turned off a particular language for an interface, but decided to send a job to that interface using
that language, begin the job with a PJL command to override the settings.
For example, if you set PCL emulation to Off for the serial interface, but decided to send a job in that language
through that interface, then preface the job with a PJL command to override the Off setting. End the job with a
Universal Exit Language (UEL) command.

Datastream
Set Initial Condition (SIC) <ESC>[K is parsed by the PCL interpreter on a normal command sequence boundary.
It is parsed by PostScript after a job boundary. The SIC command allows dynamic switching of the emulation.
Universal Exit Language (UEL) <ESC>%‑12345X is parsed by all emulators on normal command sequence
boundaries in either binary or non‑binary mode.
SIC and PJL can be used to switch emulators while in binary mode.

Sniffing
Sniffing is enabled when any End‑of‑Job point occurs, and is disabled when a SIC or PJL with a valid printer
language is received. The printer examines the datastream that is being sent and attempts to determine the
type of datastream it is receiving and automatically switches to the proper interpreter.
When various events occur, the printer examines the active printer language on an interface and determines
when an End‑of‑Job point occurs.
The following are the End‑of‑Job points or events:
• SIC command
• UEL command
• Print timeout
• Wait timeout
• PostScript internal link flushing timeout
• Ctrl+D in PostScript or Tagged Binary
• Sniffing boundary if sniffing is active
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• INIT *
• NPA job boundary

Default printer language for an interface port

Default printer language PS SmartSwitch setting PCL SmartSwitch setting NVRAM default printer
language
Sniffing On On Not applicable
PS On Off Not applicable
PCL Off On Not applicable
PS Off Off PS
PCL Off Off PCL
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Flash memory and hard disk

Resource data collection (download target)

Resource Data Collection command

Use the Resource Data Collection (Download Target) mode to save the following information to a flash memory
or hard disk:
• Permanent bitmapped and scalable fonts for PCL emulation
• Permanent macros for PCL emulation macros
• Permanent symbol sets for PCL emulation
• Type 1 fonts for PostScript emulation
• Other PostScript resources
The following commands are valid in any emulation and allows flash collection mode to be turned on or off.
<ESC>[K<Ln><Hn><Mode><PID><Cmd>

Parameter Description Hex code

Mode Select initialization defaults to retain all resources 0x06
PID Distinguish the command from a normal ISM 4019 0xC0
and 4029 LaserPrinters SIC
Cmd Begin Resource Collection 0x31
End Resource Collection 0x32
Format flash 0x46
Print directory 0x50

Storing resources on a flash memory or hard disk

1 Set the download target to flash memory or hard disk.
Note: Resource Data Collection mode is enabled on the selected device.
2 Download the resources to a flash memory or hard disk using PCL emulation or PostScript emulation.
Notes:
• PCL emulation collects and stores the currently defined font, macro, or symbol set information in the
RAM. These resources are written to the flash memory or hard disk when Resource Data Collection is
disabled, and when a printer language switch occurs.
• PostScript emulation writes Type 1 fonts or other resources to the flash memory or hard disk after
successfully parsing a definefont operator.
3 Set Download Target to RAM.
Note: Resource Data Collection mode is disabled.
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Viewing the contents of a flash memory or hard disk

• Send the PJL LPRINTDIRECTORY command. For more information, see “Unique PJL commands” on page
81.
• Select Print Directory from the control panel menus.
• Use the MarkVision Enterprise utility.
The directory lists the storage device (flash memory or hard disk), the names of the files, and the file size.

Example of directory

Optional Font Memory Size 1048576 bytes

Part Name: FLASH
Part Number: (none)
Write password protected

ID Type Size Prot. Description

=========== =================== ======== ======== ========================
1000 PCL bitmap font 32140 W ITClublnGrphBkOb
1002 PCL bitmap font 52550 Courier
1003 PCL scalable font 254491 CG Times
PostScript font 134572 Courier
User data 1000 My Program
Demo 1000 My Demo
Unknown file type 1000 My Unknown
248 PCL macro 10 R/W
249 PCL macro 10 mydescription

9 files 476773 bytes used

0 bytes unavailable
571803 bytes free

Optional font memory

Expression used to indicate that a flash memory or hard disk is installed.

Part name
Part Name as it is stored in the flash memory card header. If the printer formats the flash memory, then the part
name field is shown as FLASH. The part name field for the hard disk is not printed.
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Part number
Part Number as it is stored in the flash memory card header. If the printer formats the flash memory, then the
part number field is shown as (none). The part number field for the hard disk is not printed.

Write password protected

Indicates that the entire flash memory or hard disk is write protected.
If the device is read or write protected, then "Read/Write password protected" is printed. If the device
is write protected, then "Write protected" is printed. If the device is not protected, then this line is blank.
For more information, see “File and device protection commands” on page 87 and “Password protection” on
page 128.

ID
Valid for PCL emulation macros, fonts, and symbol sets only. Use the ID when adding a description to a macro
or a symbol set. If two files with the same file type have duplicate IDs, then the following occurs:
• If multiple macros or symbol sets have been created with duplicate download IDs, then only the last macro
or symbol set is listed. It is the only one that can be selected. On flash memory, the number listed for bytes
unavailable includes the unlisted macros and symbol sets. The bytes unavailable field is not
applicable for the hard disk device.
• PostScript emulation fonts, and files created by PostScript emulation file operators, do not have IDs.

Type
File types that can be stored on flash memory or hard disk have unique extensions.
The flash format used on earlier printer models recognizes the following file types. The name of the file type
printed in the directory appears in parentheses.
• .t1 (PostScript font)
• .sFnt5 (PCL scalable font)
• .bFnt5 (PCL bitmap font)
• .Mac5 (PCL macro)
Except as noted in the following list, the flash format used in your printer recognizes the file types in the
preceding list. In addition, the flash format in your printer also recognizes the following formats:
• .data (user data)—Any file written with PostScript operators
• .type1 (PostScript font)—Replaces the earlier .t1 extension
• .demo (demo—Used for demonstration prints or forms
• .p5scalable (PCL scalable font)
• .p5bitmap (PCL bitmapped font)
• .p5macro (PCL macro)—Replaces the earlier .Mac5 extension
• .p5symset (PCL symbol set)
Usually the PostScript file operators can only read or write files with the extension .data. Use the
setfilenameextend operator to read or write other file types, including .demo. Any other file type appears in
the list as Unknown File Type. The description column then contains the full file name with the file type
(extension).
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Size
The size listed for each resource includes the size of the file header.

Protection (Prot.)
Indicates if the file is password protected.
• R/W—Read/write protection
• W—Write protection
If this field is blank, then this resource in flash memory or hard disk is not password protected. For more
information on file protection, see “File and device protection commands” on page 87 and “Password
protection” on page 128.

Description
The description field for fonts comes from the font header. The description field for macros or symbol sets is
blank unless the description field in the file header is set by the PJL LRESOURCE command. For more
information, see “Printer‑unique LRESOURCE variables” on page 55.
The description for macros or symbol sets can be set only once for files stored in a flash memory. The description
can be set any number of times for macros or symbol sets stored on a hard disk. The limitation for flash files is
due to flash technology. For more information, see “Printer‑unique LRESOURCE variables” on page 55.

Password protection
Use any of the following to protect your flash memory or hard disk or the files stored on it.
• Read/Write—Protects the file or device against reading and writing unless the user specifies the password
(applies only to actual file data).
• Write—Ensures that data cannot be changed on a file or device unless the user specifies the password.
A read/write password takes precedence over a write password.
Each file or device can have a separate password. Write passwords ensure that files cannot be deleted,
renamed, or updated. A device cannot be formatted or specified as a download target. Read/write password
protection provides the same protection as write, but also ensures that data cannot be read from the file or
device.
By using passwords, administrators can ensure data integrity and proper authorization. The PJL commands or
the MarkVision Enterprise utility sets, declares, retracts, and deletes the passwords. For more information, see
“File and device protection commands” on page 87.

Rewriting the flash memory content

After turning a bit on the flash memory from 1 (binary 1) to 0 (binary 0), it cannot be changed back to binary 1
without formatting the flash memory. As PostScript emulation file operators write data to flash memory, the
printer microcode software verifies that none of the bits that are set to binary 1 is binary 0. If a 0 bit is changed
back to 1, then a PostScript emulation ioerror occurs.
When a device is formatted, all locations are set to binary 1. The formatting causes the descriptions and
passwords for the files on flash memory to be set only once.
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Accessing files with PostScript emulation

File naming conventions

For any PostScript emulation operator that requires a file name parameter, the file name can be one of the
following:
• %device%filename—References a file on a particular device. If the file name does not exist on %device%,
then no other %device% is accessed for a duplicate file name.
• filename—Does not reference a device.
The following actions occur when a device is not referenced:
– For the PostScript emulation operator deletefile, only the first device in the search order is checked for
file name.
– For all other PostScript emulation operators, and all other combinations of search order and available
devices, each installed %device% is checked in the search order for the existence of file name. The
operator acts upon the first file name that it finds.

Device names
A device can be a flash memory, hard disk, or ROM. For PostScript emulation, some of the operators require
or return device names. These operators are deletefile, filenameforall, devforall, devdismount, devmount,
devformat, devstatus. The device always begins and optionally ends with a % character. The following are the
valid device names:
• %rom%
• %flash%
• %flash1%
• %disk%
• %disk1%
The same file name can exist on more than one device. The device prefix determines the actual file to use. For
example, %rom%myfile and%flash%myfile designate, respectively, a file called myfile both on the ROM and
on the flash memory. The device name distinguishes which file to use. Device names are case-sensitive.
Each device (except for the hard disk) has one synonym. For example, the flash memory can be referred to
as %flash% or %flash1%. The name with the 1 is a unique identifier. This system allows for future expansion of
multiple flash memory or hard disk devices. The disk device name provides for multiple physical units and
multiple logical units. Thus, %disk1_0% indicates the first physical unit and the first (0) logical partition on the
device. Currently, one physical device (for ROM, flash memory, and hard disk) is supported. The hard disk
supports only the first (0) logical partition.

File names
Each file on a device has a unique name to identify the information contained within the file. The name can be
up to 127 characters in length. All character codes from X'01' to X'FF' are valid (X'00' is not valid). File names
are case-sensitive. For example, %flash%myfile and %flash%MYFILE indicate different files on the flash
memory.
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File name extensions

By default, all files referenced when using the PostScript emulation file operators are given a .data extension.
For example, if the following PostScript emulation command occurs,
(%flash%myfile) (w) file
the file myfile.data is opened on the flash memory.
The .data extension is added for the following reasons:
• Enable the Print Directory feature to identify files as PostScript emulation data files.
• Ensure the integrity of files, such as resource collection files and demonstration files.
It is sometimes necessary to access files by their real name through PostScript emulation. For example, you
may want to remove old versions of PCL language resource collection fonts (without formatting the entire
device).
To do this, use the PostScript emulation setfilenameextend operator. This operator is in the statusdict
dictionary.
The value of this operator adds the extension .data to all file names referenced when using PostScript emulation
file operators. To prevent the .data extension from being added, issue the following PostScript emulation
command:
statusdict begin
false setfilenameextend
end

To add the .data extension automatically again, issue:

statusdict begin
true setfilenameextend
end

The following example shows how to remove a file for the font myfont from the disk. The PostScript emulation
resource collection file name is myfont.type1. The PostScript emulation command to remove the file is:
statusdict begin
false setfilenameextend
(%disk%myfont.type1) deletefile
true setfilenameextend
end

For other file types, see “Type” on page 127.

Note: Enable setfilenameextend when possible after you disable it. For example, the following PostScript
emulation commands generate an undefinedfilename error:
(%disk%iconimage) (w) file dup
(0f0606060686c6ff) writestring closefile
statusdict begin
false setfilenameextend
end
(%disk%iconimage) (r) file
%%[ Error: undefinedfilename; OffendingCommand: file ]%%
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This occurs because the file name actually written is iconimage.data. When setfilenameextend is enabled (the
default), all PostScript emulation file operators treat file name operands as filename.data; when disabled, they
treat file name operands literally.
If you receive unexpected undefinedfilename or similar errors, try toggling setfilenameextend and sending
your print job again.

Device search order

If you are using the PostScript emulation operators run, file, renamefile, status, or eexec, then you do not need
to specify the device. If you omit the device name, devices are searched in the default order: hard disk, and
then flash memory. If the PostScript emulation code (myfile) (w) file is encountered, then the file on
the hard disk is used.
Note: Files cannot be created in ROM.
If a device is not specified, then the operator deletefile searches only the first device in the default search order.
Use the PostScript emulation operators devmount, devdismount to change the order. The order the devices
are mounted determines the default search order. For example, if you want to place the disk device after the
flash memory in the default search order, then use the following command sequence:
(%disk%) devdismount
(%disk%) devmount

To change the order so the devices are searched as hard disk, flash memory, and then ROM, use the following
PostScript emulation command sequence:
(%rom%) devdismount
(%flash%) devdismount
(%disk%) devdismount
(%disk%) devmount
(%flash%) devmount
(%rom%) devmount

If the device is already mounted, then the following operators may change the search order:
• initializedisk
• devformat
• <</InitializeAction>>setdevparams
Sending these operators has the following effect on the devices in the search order:
1 If mounted, (%device%) devdismount.
2 Formats the device.
3 If dismounted in step 1, (%device%) devmount.
If you do not want a device searched, unmount it and leave it unmounted.
Note: Do not leave the ROM device unmounted. All internal fonts are contained on the ROM device.
In the previous examples, use the devmount and devdismount operators outside the server loop. We
recommend that you place the requests in a stop context so that if the devices do not exist, error recovery can
take place.
Changes made to the search order remain in effect.
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Performance
Some performance degradation may occur during initial access to a resource on a hard disk (as opposed to
flash memory or RAM). However, the information is put in cache, and further references to that resource occur
at RAM speed.

Device performance retrieval speed

Device Retrieval speed Write
Hard disk 70KB/second 70KB/second
Flash memory 1MB/second 200KB/second

Job buffering

Creating a partition
Before enabling job buffering for a port, allocate a portion of the hard disk for job buffering functions. The
minimum size for a job buffering partition is 10 percent of the hard disk storage space. When a new partition is
created, the entire hard disk is formatted. All resources previously downloaded to the hard disk are lost.
Note: After a partition is defined, the hard disk space is reserved for job buffering.

Enabling job buffering

After allocating a partition, job buffering to a hard disk may be enabled for each active link port. You can enable
job buffering from the control panel menus or through MarkVision Enterprise. You cannot enable a port before
the partition is allocated. When buffering is enabled from the control panel, a power-on reset (POR) automatically
occurs. When buffering is enabled through MarkVision Enterprise, perform a full POR before job buffering can
occur.

Disabling job buffering

When you disable job buffering, it takes effect immediately on the port that you disabled. A POR occurs when
job buffering is disabled for any port. The unused memory resources can be reallocated. When buffering is
disabled on a port, any jobs on the hard disk are printed before normal processing of incoming jobs continues.
Note: To delete or resize a job buffer partition, delete or print all jobs, and then disable job buffering on all
ports.

Recovering from a power loss

If the printer loses power, then the job being spooled to the hard disk may be lost. Jobs already stored on the
hard disk remain intact. When power is restored, you are asked if you want to print the jobs held in the buffer.
For more information on how to cancel or print held jobs, see the documentation that came with your printer.
Note: Partially printed jobs are reprinted when power is restored.
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Printer interfaces
Setting up the communications port
1 Open the device manager.
2 Configure the following to match your printer settings:
• Bits per second
• Data bits
• Parity
• Stop bits
• Flow Control
Note: For Flow Control, select Hardware to enable DTR protocol or XON/XOFF to enable XON/XOFF
protocol.
3 Apply the changes.

Choosing an interface
On some printers, you can attach multiple interface cables at the same time. The printer automatically switches
to the interface receiving a job. Then it prints the job and begins searching the interfaces for the next job.
One or more of the following is built into your printer: a standard parallel connector, USB, or network connector.
To use a port, connect a cable from the printer to the computer, then set the appropriate values. For more
information, see the documentation that came with your printer.
Use a parallel interface when you:
• Attach your printer to a personal computer.
• Attach your printer to a host system with a Centronics-compatible parallel port.
• Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server.
Use a USB interface when you:
• Attach your printer to a personal computer, iMac, Sun Ray, or Sun Blade.
• Connect the printer to a computer that does not have an available parallel port.
• Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server.
Note: Attach network cables to Ethernet print servers installed in your printer.
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Parallel interface

Standard parallel connector

The standard IEEE 1284-B compliant parallel connector on the printer is a 36-pin D-shell female receptacle, as
shown.

18 1

36 19

INIT* signal
When the printer is using the parallel interface and it receives an INIT* signal, it initializes as follows:
• It prints the data received before INIT*, and then initializes.
• It returns variable defaults to the values stored in the user default settings.
• It returns fixed default settings to the factory values.
• It retains permanent downloaded fonts and macros, but deletes temporary downloaded fonts and macros.
• The link buffer remains intact.
• Variable default paper size settings become the active paper formatting size.
• If paper is loaded with auto size sensing, then the printer resets the default paper formatting size to the size
of the paper in the tray.

Notes:
• INIT* is not honored when Hex Print is active.
• INIT* causes the parallel interface to go busy. The printer processes INIT* when the parallel interface
becomes active and all preceding characters have been processed.

Computer‑to‑printer communications
Standard parallel connector
The cabling in the following illustration supports Standard and Fastbytes protocols and IEEE 1284 Nibble, Byte,
and ECP protocols.
18 36 14 1

Printer Computer
Side Side

IEEE 1284-B
IEEE 1284-A

36-Pin 25-Pin
D-Shell D-Shell
Connector Connector
(Male) (Male)

1 19 25 13
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The following illustration shows the pin assignments for connecting the 25-pin connector to the 36-pin
connector. The symbol * indicates an active low signal.

Printer Computer
Side Side

36-Pin 25-Pin
Connector Connector
1284-B

Note: Lexmark IEEE 1284 compliant cables

are supported up to 20 feet. Cable lengths
greater than 20 feet are not supported. The
cable drawing to the left is a functional
representation of the Lexmark cables; it does
not reflect correct pairing of leads or unused
pairs.

The parallel interface consists of an 8-bit parallel data bus with the following characteristics:
• Uses 17 of the 36 positions on the printer connector, as follows:
– The host system controls 12 lines, which it uses to send data and commands to the printer.
– The printer controls five lines. The printer uses two lines to notify the computer of successful data transfer,
and three lines to report printer status.
• Controls synchronization with an externally supplied STROBE* pulse.
• Controls data flow control with BUSY and ACKNLG* signals. Does not carry out data transfer by ignoring
the BUSY or ACKNLG* signal. (The system can carry out data transfer to the printer only when the level of
the BUSY signal is low and after confirming the ACKNLG* signal is high.)
• Uses standard transistor-transistor logic (TTL) levels for all interface control signals and input data. Interface
conditions are based on TTL levels. All printer outputs are totem-pole TTL devices. All printer input/output
(I/O) are devices with an internal pull-up resistor to 5 V. Rise and fall times of each signal must be less than
1,500 nanoseconds (ns) without slope reversal.
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Standard protocol data transfer sequence

The following illustration shows the typical data transfer sequence on the parallel interface. For more
information on typical parallel interface timings, see “Typical parallel interface timings” on page 136.

DATA1-8

A B C

STROBE*

G
D
F

BUSY

ACK*

The following table shows all protocol timings in nanoseconds.

Time Name Minimum/Maximum
A Data setup to STROBE* low 500 min.
B STROBE* width 500 min.
C Data hold after STROBE* 500 min.
D STROBE* low to BUSY high 500 max.
E ACKNLG* low until ACKNLG* high 500 min.
F ACKNLG* high to BUSY low1 N/A
G BUSY low and ACKNLG* high to STROBE* low 500 min.
1 Relationship of ACKNLG* and BUSY is not consistent

Fastbytes protocol data transfer sequence

The printer is equipped with Fastbytes protocol, which is an enhanced parallel interface protocol. Fastbytes
protocol may give a faster data transfer time on some personal computers and operating systems. Fastbytes
protocol is the printer default.
If there is data transmission problems between the personal computer and the printer, then change the parallel
protocol to Standard. This protocol causes the printer to operate in IEEE-compliant compatibility mode.
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The following illustration shows the typical timing sequence.

DATA 1-8

STROBE*

ACK*

BUSY

The following table shows all protocol timings in nanoseconds.

Time Name Minimum/Maximum
T1 Data setup to STROBE* low 400 min.
T2 STROBE* low to ACKNLG* low 0
T3 ACKNLG* low to STROBE* high 0
T4 STROBE* high to ACKNLG* high 0
T5 ACKNLG* high and BUSY low to STROBE* low 0
T6 ACKNLG* low to change data 50 min.
T7 STROBE* Timeout 500 min.
Max based on Auto Strobe Timer
T8 ACKNLG* width 400 min.
Equal to Data Setup Time
T9 ACKNLG* to BUSY Skew +/ - 20 max.
T10 STROBE* high time 400 min.
Equal to Data Setup Time

Printer‑to‑computer communication (Advanced Status)

The printer supports the following mode:
• Compatibility mode
• Nibble mode
• Byte mode
• ECP mode
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When a parallel connection exists, the printer also supports a Device ID function. The printer returns the
following information when queried for its ID:
• Manufacturer
• Command set
• Printer model
Open a Web browser, and then type ftp://ftp.lexmark.com/pub/driver/technical_brief/LEXPARAL.EXE in the
address field.
When the Advanced Status menu item is set to On, the printer supports IEEE 1284 communication. If the attached
host computer does not support IEEE 1284 communication, then you can turn Advanced Status to Off from the
control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise. The SLCTIN* and AUTO FD XT* are ignored.
Note: Excessive device queries and status checks (Nibble and Byte modes) cause slow printer performance.
To get the IEEE 1284 documentation (order number DS02709), contact 1-800-678-IEEE.

Parallel Mode 1
When the host side of the interface is using an open collector driver to transmit data to the printer, set Parallel
Mode 1 to Off. This setting increases the reliability of data transfer and equalizes all parallel interface signal
impedances. For more information on Parallel Mode 1, see the documentation that came with your printer.

Parallel Mode 2
By default, Parallel Mode 2 is set to On. When set to Off, the printer shows the following behavior:
• The printer changes when data is valid.
• The printer takes data from the host computer at the trailing edge of STROBE.
• The printer automatically turns Advanced Status to Off, eliminating any IEEE 1284 data flow control.
Note: You can turn off Parallel Mode 2 from the control panel, through MarkVision Enterprise, or through a
PJL command.

Serial interface
The serial interface allows data to flow back and forth between the computer and the printer. The serial interface
transfers data at a slower rate than the parallel interface.
If a serial connector is required, then you may install an RS-232C serial interface card or an external serial
adapter. For more information, see the documentation that came with your printer.
The following are differences from the serial interface on some other printers when using the serial interface:
• The printer returns XON/XOFF with two stop bits in all cases.
• The printer does not support DTR inversion.
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Using the RS‑232C serial interface

RS-232C serial cable pin assignments
25-Pin 25-Pin
13 25 D-Shell D-Shell 13 25
(Male) (Female)

1 14 1 14
Printer Computer
Side Side

Pin Signal Direction Description

1 GND N/A Frame Ground
2 TXD Out Transmit Data—Transmits data to your computer or terminal
3 RXD In Receive Data—Receives data from your computer or terminal
4 RTS Out Request to Send—Sets this signal high and the signal remains high while the printer is
on
5 CTS In Clear to Send—Optionally used for serial data flow control protocol when in serial mode
6 DSR In Data Set Ready—Optionally used for data validation, depending on the Honor DSR
setting, or flow control, depending on the serial protocol setting
7 GND N/A Logic Ground
20 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready—Optionally used for serial data flow control protocol when in serial
mode

Using an IBM-compatible personal computer with serial interface RS-232C

Note: These instructions are for connecting the printer to an IBM-compatible personal computer using a dual
asynchronous adapter or an external print server.
If your computer has a 9-pin D shell connector that conforms to the IBM designed 9-pin serial port, use a 9-pin
to 25-pin cable, such as IBM Part Number 6450242 (254 mm or 10 inches).
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For null modem cables, such as Lexmark part number 1038693 [15.24 m (50 ft)], connect the converter cable
to the printer. The illustration represents the 25-pin connectors for the RS-232C cable (1038693).

13 25

1 14
The following illustration shows the pin assignments for the 9-pin to 25-pin IBM EIA RS-232C serial cables.
9 to 25 Pin Cable Adapter,
such as IBM 6450242 (10 in.) Lexmark 1038693 (50 ft)

Shield
Shield

9 (F) 25 (M) 25 (F) 25 ( M )

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Serial communication parameters (RS-232C)

Voltage level range
The maximum voltage level for control lines or data lines is +/- 25 positive V dc and +/- 25 negative V dc. A
timing or control line is active if the voltage is more than +3 V, or inactive if the voltage is less than -3 V. The
voltage reference point is the signal ground on pin 7.
A data signal greater than +3 V means that the bit is a logical 0. A signal less than -3 V means that the bit
is logical 1.
For more information, see Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Communications
Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange, published by the Electronic Industries Association,
publications EIA RS-232C and EIA\TIA-232-E.

Serial data frame considerations (RS-232C)

The computer sends serial data in data frames (also known as packets). You can create 10-bit, 11-bit, and 12-
bit data frames and set the serial data transfer parameter so that each data frame contains 7 or 8 data bits.
However, your printer is an 8-bit printer. Characters, controls, and All Points Addressable (APA) graphics
need 8 bits of data. If you select 7-bit data transfer, some unexpected characters may print.

Data transmission
The list of acceptable data transfer rates (in bits per second) can be accessed from the control panel or
through MarkVision Enterprise. For more information, see the documentation that came with your printer.

Data bits
The printer sends or receives 7 or 8 data bits in each transmission frame, depending on which one is
selected.

Start and stop bits

The printer receives data with 1 start bit and either 1 or 2 stop bits. The printer always sends 1 start and 2
stop bits.

Parity

Settings Description
Odd The port expects to receive data frames with an odd number of logical 1s per byte. The
printer transmits XOFF and XON with odd parity. If the printer detects a parity error,
then the port sends X'5F' to the printer instead of the character sent by the host system.
Even The port expects to receive data frames with an even number of logical 1s per byte.
The port transmits XOFF and XON with even parity. If the port detects a parity error,
then the port sends an inverted question mark to the printer instead of the character
sent by the host system.
None The port expects no parity bit when it receives data and transmits XON and XOFF
without parity bits.
Ignore The port expects a parity bit when the port receives a data frame. The port ignores the
parity bit and uses even parity when it transmits XON and XOFF.
Some printers post a 54 Standard Serial Error or a 54 Serial Option [x] Error (x represents
the number of the serial port) the first time they detect a transmission error (parity, overrun, or framing). The
errors can be reset from the control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your printer.
If repeated serial errors occur, turn off the printer and then turn it back on to restore proper serial operation.
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Data flow control

The following lines accomplish data flow control:
• Data Set Ready (DSR)
• Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
Available data flow control protocols:
• DTR pacing
• DTR/DSR
• XON/XOFF
• XON/XOFF/DTR
• XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR
Your printer supports two modes in which both hardware and software data flow control protocols are
performed. In XON/XOFF/DTR mode, the printer uses both XON/XOFF and DTR pacing. When
XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR mode is active, the printer uses both XON/XOFF and DTR/DSR pacing.
Robust XON may be selected when the data flow control protocol for the serial port is set to XON/XOFF,
XON/XOFF/DTR, or XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR pacing. The printer sends a continuous stream of XON signals to
the host computer to indicate that the serial port is ready to receive more data.
The following conditions exist when the signals continue:
• No data has been received across the serial port in the last second.
• The host computer accepted the last XON.
• The printer is ready to receive data.
For more information about selecting the protocol from the control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise,
see the documentation that came with your printer.

Protocol (RS-232C)
The following table shows the state or function of each serial interface signal in the three data flow control
protocols when the Honor DSR setting is On.
Printer XON/XOFF protocol (Honor DTR protocol DTR/DSR protocol (Honor DSR on)
DSR on) (Honor DSR on)
DTR Always active Flow control to computer Flow control to computer
DSR Data validity Data validity Flow control (transmit mode) to computer
(receive mode)
CTS Ignored Flow control from computer Ignored

The following table shows the state of each serial interface signal in the three data flow control protocols when
the Honor DSR setting is Off.
Printer signal XON/XOFF protocol (Honor DTR protocol DTR/DSR protocol (Honor DSR off)
DSR off) (Honor DSR off)
DTR (Output) Always active Flow control to computer Flow control to computer
DSR (Input) Ignored Ignored1 Flow control to computer
CTS (Input) Ignored Flow control from computer1 Ignored
1 These values are compatible with Hewlett-Packard Company LaserJet printers.
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DTR and DTR/DSR protocol timing (RS-232C)

Use DTR to pace the data flow from the computer. DTR goes from high to low to indicate to the computer that
the printer cannot receive more data when it detects the following busy conditions:
• Buffer full
• Attendance error
• Printer not in ready state
The following diagram illustrates DTR Protocol Timing.
1

2
3
Receive Data Valid

4
RXD

1 The RTS signal is driven active as long as power is supplied to the printer.
2 The DTR signal becomes active when initialization is complete, telling the computer that the printer is ready
to receive data.
3 When Honor DSR is On, the printer considers data received invalid when DSR is low and discards the data.
Only DTR/DSR is used for flow control from the printer to the host computer.
4 DTR drops to tell the computer that the receive buffer is nearly full or that the printer is busy and that data
transmission should stop. About 640 free bytes remain in the buffer at this time. If the computer continues
to send data after the printer has sent a low DTR signal, then data could be lost.

XON/XOFF protocol timing (RS-232C)

When you select this data flow control protocol, the printer sends an XOFF signal when it detects the following
busy conditions:
• Buffer full
• Attendance error
• Printer not in ready state
The following diagram illustrates XON/XOFF Protocol Timing.
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RTS

DTR

2
DSR
3
Receive Data Valid

XON XOFF XON

XMT

5 6
4
RXD

1 The RTS signal is driven active as long as power is supplied to the printer.
2 The DTR signal becomes active at the completion of initialization.
3 The printer considers data received invalid when DSR is low and discards the data. (This is conditional
depending on the setting of Honor DSR.)
4 After you power on the printer and DTR is active, the printer sends an XON signal to the computer (DC1
control or X'11'). However, the computer does not need to detect this initial XON before sending data to the
printer, because the printer can be powered on before the computer or terminal.
5 The printer sends an XOFF signal (DC3 control or X'13') to request that data transmission end until the buffer
clears. About 640 free bytes remain in the buffer at this time. If the computer continues to send data after
the printer sent an XOFF signal, then data could be lost.
6 The printer sends an XON signal to the computer when the buffer space is again available. The serial
interface is ready to receive more data.

Serial errors
The printer places an underscore character in the link buffer when it detects an error. Some printers also display
serial errors on the control panel or through MarkVision Enterprise as attendance messages. Examples of these
errors are 54 Standard Serial Error and 54 Serial Option [x] Error (x represents the number
of the serial port). Serial errors that do not generate such an error message are:
• Serial Break
• Framing error received simultaneously as a Break
• Turning on an IBM-compatible personal computer connected to the printer

Serial computer configuration recommendations (RS-232C)

For correct operation of the serial interface, configure identically your printer and your computer operating
system. The following is an example of how to configure DOS for the printer using serial DTR protocol:

DOS:
From the DOS prompt, enter the following commands:
mode comy:9600,n,8,1,p
mode lptx :=comy
where x equals 1, 2, or 3, and y equals 1 or 2.
Include these two command statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the computer so they run each time
your system starts operating.
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When this is set, use the copy command to copy to the communications port again:
copy 'filename' lptx

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP, and Windows Vista®:

Select Hardware in the Flow Control field for correct operation of the RS-232C serial interface while setting
up your communications port. For more information, see “Setting up the communications port” on page
133.

RS-232C port compatibility

The RS-232C port (on the RS-232C Serial Interface Card or the RS-232C Serial/Parallel 1284-C Interface Card)
is compatible with the Plug and Play External COM Device Draft Specification, Rev. 0.86.
Devices that are compatible with Plug and Play COM can do the following:
• Detect attachment of serial devices
• Identify the device
• Locate a driver for the device
• Detect detachment of serial devices

Network support
The standard network connection or installed network connection enables you to connect your printer to a
local area network (LAN). The following network interfaces are offered:
• 10BaseT—Conforms to the IEEE 802.3i standard
• 100BaseTX—Conforms to the IEEE 802.3u standard
• 10BaseFL—Conforms to the IEEE 802.3j standard
• 100BaseFX—Conforms to the IEEE 802.3u standard
• 1000BaseT—Conforms to the IEEE 802.3ab standard
• Wireless—Conforms to the IEEE 802.11b/g standard and the IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 standard, if applicable
For information on installing a print server in your printer, see the documentation that came with your printer.

Input buffer
The maximum size of the input buffer for each printer interface depends upon the amount of RAM memory
installed. The input buffers serve the same purpose as a print spooler. The printer can allocate automatically
the input buffers.
Note: The size of the input buffer may be modified or disabled from the control panel menus or through
MarkVision Enterprise.
If NPAP is active on a port, two-thirds of the buffer memory are reserved for NPAP and one-third is set aside for
the input buffer. If NPAP is not active, all the memory is available for the input buffer.
The following table shows the sizes automatically selected for the buffers when the buffer size is set to Auto
in the menus.
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Memory size Parallel buffer size Serial buffer Network buffer LocalTalk USB Fax
size size
2MB 12K 12K 12K 12K 12K N/A
4MB 12K 12K 48K 12K 12K 350K
6MB 24K 12K 48K 24K 12K 350K
8, 10, or 12MB 48K 24K 48K 48K 24K 350K
16, 18, or 20MB 48K (1MB if no optional adapter is 24K 1MB 1MB 24K 1MB
installed)
24, 28, 32, or 34MB 192K (1MB if no optional adapter 150K 1MB 1MB 150K 1MB
is installed)
36, 38, or 40MB 384K (1MB if no optional adapter 300K 1MB 1MB 300K 1MB
is installed)
44MB or larger 2MB 300K 2MB 2MB 300K 1MB

Notes:
• On a serial communication, the printer signals the host computer to stop transmitting bytes when the
serial input buffer is within 640 bytes.
• Using XON/XOFF protocol, the printer signals the host computer to stop transmitting when the serial
input buffer is 384, 256, and 128 bytes from full.
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Index
C Resource Data Collection PJL commands
commands supported command 125 common variables, both
PJL, common variables for both flash memory and hard disk languages 43
languages 43 performance 132 common variables, PCL
PJL, printer‑unique variables for flash memory and hard disk, job emulation 51
LRESOURCE 55 buffering common variables, PostScript
PJL, printer‑unique variables for creating a partition 132 emulation 54
PostScript emulation 54 flash memory or hard disk printer‑unique variables,
printer‑unique variables for PCL example of directory 126 LRESOURCE 55
emulation 52 password protection 128 printer‑unique variables, PCL
commands, supported emulation 52
PJL, common variables for PCL I printer‑unique variables,
emulation 51 informational messages 80 PostScript emulation 54
PJL, common variables for INIT* signal 134 PJL commands notation 41
PostScript emulation 54 PJL messages
attendance conditions 65
communications port, setting J auto-continuable conditions 55
printer interfaces 133 JOB command 42
creating macros 39 informational messages 80
PostScript
K device parameters 100
D kernel commands 41 paper tray support 91
Device attendance status messages 122
commands 81 supported paper size 91
M
messages system parameters 96
E PJL, attendance conditions 65 user parameters 93
EOJ command 42 PJL, auto-continuable PostScript emulation
conditions 55 using a software program 91
F using control panel or
MarkVision Enterprise 91
File and device protection P using SmartSwitch 91
commands parallel interface 134
relocking a protected file or PostScript, status and error
parameters messages
device commands 89 PostScript, device 100
unlocking a protected file or Tagged Binary active 122
PostScript, system 96 Tagged Binary not active 121
device command 88 PostScript, user 93
unlocking a protected file or PostScript, supplemental
PCL emulation operators
device for a current job commands 8
commands 89 envelope size and tray
control codes 8 support 93
file and device protection GL/2 commands 32
commands 87 printer interfaces
macros 39 choosing an interface 133
recovering lost passwords 89 page formatting 6
flash memory and hard disk computer‑to‑printer
Print Area menu 6 communications 134
device search order 131 raster compression mode 34
disabling job buffering 132 input buffer 145
PCL emulations, selecting network support 145
enabling job buffering 132 using a software program 6
file naming conventions 129 Parallel Mode 1 138
using control panel or Parallel Mode 2 138
recovering from a power MarkVision Enterprise 6
loss 132 using SmartSwitch 6
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printer‑to‑computer U
communication (Advance unique PJL commands 81
Status) 137
serial interface 138
setting up communications V
port 133 viewing the contents of a flash
standard parallel connector 134 memory or hard disk 126
using the RS‑232C serial
interface 139
Printer Job Language
command notation 41
device attendance
commands 81
file and device protection
commands 87
file commands for flash memory
or hard disk 84
job separation commands 42
kernel commands 41
recovering lost passwords 89
relocking a protected file or
device commands 89
service errors 81
unique commands 81
unlocking a protected file or
device command 88
unlocking a protected file or
device for a current job
commands 89
printer languages and interfaces
technical reference
introduction 5
protecting flash memory or hard
disk 128

R
recovering print jobs 132
rewriting the flash memory
content 128

S
storing resources on a flash
memory or hard disk 125
switching printer languages
datastream 123
default printer language for an
interface port 124
setting SmartSwitch for different
interfaces 123
sniffing 123