SHARP ARPB2, ARBD14, ARPB8, ARPB2A SUPPLEMENTARY COMMANDS

SHARP AR-PB2A

SUPPLEMENTARY

COMMANDS

List of contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Scope of Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

PJL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Guideline of PJL in AR-PB1/2A printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Difference between AR5132EX PJL and AR-PB1/2A PJL . . . . . 2

Added PJL Command for AR-PB1/2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

JOBBOOKLET: Booklet printing control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

OUTTRAY: Job finishing. Paper output position . . . . . . . . . . 2

OUTFACEMODE: Job finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

HALFTONEENHANCE: printing image control . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CARRIAGERETURN: ESCP control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CHARACTERSET: ESCP control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

TOPMARGIN: ESCP control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

FONT: ESCP control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Modified PJL command for AR-PB1/2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ORIENTATION: print orientation setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

JOBSTAPLE: Stapler control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

BINDING: Binding position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

RESOLUTION: Resolution control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

RET: Edge Enhancement Technology control . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

INTERLEAVESRC: Paper source selection of Interleave . . . 3

Unused PJL command for AR-PB1/2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

JOBPIXCEL Negative image processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

OUTBIN Output destination selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TRAYCHAIN Automatic tray chaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

JOBMIRROR Mirror image processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

New PJL Command for AR-PB1/2A printing system . . . . . . . . . . 3

[For Confidential Print] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

[For Notify Print Job End] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

[For Tandem Print] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

[For Print Job Accounting] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

[For Image Scale Down: ESC/P] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Modified PCL command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Paper size selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Input and Output Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

InputAttributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OutputAttributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

RAM Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Input Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Output Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Smoothing/Tonersave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Booklet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Halftone Enhance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Job Suspension (Confidential Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Tandem Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Print Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Paper source and paper size setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Paper source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Paper size setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Output Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Output Page Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Staple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Staple Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Interleave Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Interleave Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Booklet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Rendering Enhance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Smoothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Toner Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Halftone Enhance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Job Suspension (Confidential print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Key (password) of Confidential Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Username of the print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Jobname of the print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Tandem Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Print Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

AccountNumber of Print Job Accouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Paper Source & Size Selection Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

PJL command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

PostScript Entries of pagedevice Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

AR-5132EX PJL addendum Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Introduction

Scope of Document

This document describes special function of PJL, PCL and PostScript
to communicate between printer driver software and printer controller
firmware in AR-PB1/2A printing system. This document is composed
of three chapters. Chanter one describes special PJL command.
Chapter two describes special PCL command and chapter three
describes PostScript special operator.
In AR-PB1/2A printer system, printer functionality is described as HP
LaserJet 5si emulation. So, these commands are based on the com­mand that is implemented in the machine.
However, to control some additional printer function and special
printer configuration of the AR-PB1/2A printer system, some com­mands are modified and some new commands are appended. In this
document, detail specification of these commands are described. AR­PB1/2A printing system is designed based on AR-5132EX. So, these
commands are also designed based on the printing system. However,
some functions will be reduced in the AR-PB1/2A printing system as
compared with AR-5132EX. In this case, the command to control
these reduced function will not be deleted from AR-PB1/2A command
list. These commands are not be used by printer driver software. But,
implementation of these commands in printer controller firmware is
not scope of this document.

PJL

PJL(Printer Job Language) is a printer control command developed
by Hewlett-Packard. General information of PJL is detailed in HP
document Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual (5961-

0938)
In AR-PB1/2A printing system, the PJL is used for switching PDL,
defining job separation, selection printer finisher and other purpose.

Guideline of PJL in AR-PB1/2A printing system

The PJL command used in AR-PB1/2A printing system is based on
the PJL command used in AR-5132EX(PC-Swan). In addition, the
PJL command in AR-5132EX is based the PJL command in HP
LaserJet 5si. Therefore, the AR-PB1/2A PJL command is based on
HP LaserJet 5si PJL command.

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Difference between AR-5132EX PJL and AR-PB1/2A
PJL

As told in the above section, the AR-PB1/2A PJL code is based the
AR-5132EX. In this section, Difference between AR-5132EX PJL and
AR-PB1/2A PJL is described for each topic. And, a summary list of
AR-PB1/2A printing system is shown in Appendix.

Added PJL Command for AR-PB1/2A

Following parameters of PJL SET/DEFAULT command are newly
defined PJL command in AR-PB1/2A printing system.

JOBBOOKLET: Booklet printing control

To tell a print job is booklet printing, a parameter "JOBBOOKLET" of
PJL SET/DEFAULT command is defined. This printer driver software
send the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

JOBBOOKLET OFF This job is not booklet printing

ON This job is booklet printing

OUTTRAY: Job finishing. Paper output position

Job finishing specification is difference between AR-5132EX and AR­PB1/2A Printing system. AR-5132EX can be installed 20 bin sorter or
20 bin staple sorter. On other hand, AR-PB1/2A printing system sup­ports two optional "2 tray Finisher" and "3 Tray Finisher". So, there
are three kind of option in the AR-PB1/2A printing system. So, In the
AR-PB1/2A printing system, a new parameter "OUTTRAY" of PJL
SET/DEFAULT command is defined to select paper output position.
The printer driver software can control only paper output tray number.
Other function, for example, Face up/down or Shifting, can not be
controlled by the printer driver software. If the setting of this
parameter is not executable by the AR-PB1/2A printer, This conflict is
resolved by the printer itself. This printer driver software send the
command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

OUTTRAY TRAY1 Output paper is ejected to Tray1

TRAY2 Output paper is ejected to Tray2
TRAY3 Output paper is ejected to Tray3

OUTFACEMODE: Job finishing

This parameter of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is used to describe
the face up/face down paper out function from printer driver. As dis­cussed above section, this function can not be controlled from printer
driver. It is controlled by the printer engine. So, this parameter of PJL
SET/DEFAULT command only send the printer requirement about
paper output method.

Parameter Argument Means

OUTFACEMODE FACEUP Face up output

FACEDOWN Face down output

HALFTONEENHANCE: printing image control

To tell a halftone of print image is enhanced, "HALFTONEENHANCE"
of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is defined. This printer driver
software sends the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

HALFTONEENHACE OFF Off

TEXT Halftone is enhanced to

Text only

GRAYSCALE Halftone is enhanced to

Grayscale only

ALL Halftone is enhanced to

all image (Text and
Grayscale).

ON Halftone is enhanced to

all image. (ON will be
used if there is no
difference between Text
only and Grayscale only.)

CARRIAGERETURN: ESCP control

This parameter of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is used to control
ESC/P emulation.

Parameter set values Default Means

CARRIAGERETURN CR *

CRLF

CHARACTERSET: ESCP control

This parameter of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is used to control
ESC/P emulation.

Parameter Argument Default Means
CHARACTERSET KANA *

EG

TOPMARGIN: ESCP control

This parameter of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is used to control
ESC/P emulation.

Parameter Argument Default Means

TOPMARGIN MM85 *

MM10
MM22
MMAX

FONT: ESCP control

This parameter of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is used to control
ESC/P emulation.

Parameter Argument Default Means

FONT MINCYO *

GOTHIC

Modified PJL command for AR-PB1/2A

Following PJL command is modified from AR-5132EX implementa­tion. Mainly, some argument of the PJL command is appended and/or
deleted.

ORIENTATION: print orientation setting

AR-PB1/2A printing system supports portrait and landscape orienta­tion for printing. Other orientation setting in AR-5132EX, parameters
"RPORTRAIT" and "RLANDSCAPE" of PJL SET/DEFAULT com­mand are not supported any more.

Parameter Argument Means

ORIENTATION PORTRAIT Portrait

LANDSCAPE Landscape

JOBSTAPLE: Stapler control

AR-PB1/2A has two stapling positions in a paper finisher and AR­5132EX has one stapling position. Therefore, a new variable values
"STAPLEBOTH" should be appended to a parameter "JOBSTAPLE"
of PJL SET/DEFAULT command. If the setting of this command is not
executable by the AR-PB1/2A printer, the conflict is resolved by the
printer itself. The printer driver software sends the command head of
each print job.

Parameter Argument Means Status

JOBSTAPLE STAPLENON No stapling

STAPLELEFT One stapling
STAPLEBOTH Two stapling NEW

BINDING: Binding position

A new binding position "right binding" is appended in AR-PB1/2A
printing system. AR-PB1/2A has three kinds of binding position.
Therefore, a new variable values should be appended to a parameter
"BINDING" of PJL SET/DEFAULT command. If the setting of this
command is not executable by the AR-PB1/2A printer, this conflict is
resolved by the printer itself. If a print job is required duplex printing,
this printer driver software sends the command head of each print
job.

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Parameter Argument Means Status

BINDING LONGEDGE Top edge binding

SHORTEDGE Left edge binding
RIGHTEDGE Right edge binding NEW

RESOLUTION: Resolution control

The printing resolution is difference between AR-5132EX and AR­PB1/2A printing system. AR-5132EX has 400DPI, and AR-PB1/2A
has 600/300 DPI printing resolution. Therefor, variable values should
be changed in a parameter "RESOLUTION" of PJL SET/DEFAULT
command.

Parameter Argument Means Status

RESOLUTION 300 300DPI printing NEW

600 600DPI printing NEW

RET: Edge Enhancement Technology control

Edge Enhancement Technology is supported both AR-5132EX and
AR-PB1/2A printing system. In AR-PB1/2A printing system, only "ON"
and "OFF" are used. AR-5132EX supports other three intermediate
levels "LIGHT", "MEDIUM" and "DARK". These three arguments are
not send from the printer driver.

Parameter Argument Means

RET OFF Printing without EET

ON Printing with EET

INTERLEAVESRC: Paper source selection of Interleave

Following table shows argument of PJL command "INTER­LEVESRC". These PJL are used AR-5132EX also. But some argu­ments are appended. All interleave paper control is same as AR­5132EX method. The parameter "INTERLEAVE" of PJL SET/
DEFAULT command is used to control.

Parameter Argument Means Status

INTERLEAVESRC TRAY1 TRAY1

TRAY2 TRAY2
TRAY3 TRAY3
TRAY4 TRAY4 NEW
TRAY5 TRAY5 NEW
LCC Large Capacity NEW
BOTH
MANUALFEED Bypass (Auto)
MANUALENV Bypass (Manual)
OPTIONAL Optional
ENVELOPE Envelope

Unused PJL command for AR-PB1/2A

In AR-PB1/2A printing system, Following PJL commands are not
used by printer driver software. This section only declare that the
printer driver do not use following PJL command. And, description of
this section does not have effect to firmware implementation.

JOBPIXCEL Negative image processing

In AR-PB1/2A printing system, negative image printing is controlled
by printer driver software. Therefore, this parameter of PJL command
is not used in AR-PB1/2A printing system.

OUTBIN Output destination selection

As discussed above, output bin selection is not supported in AR­PB1/2A printing system. So, this parameter of PJL command is not
used in AR-PB1/2A printing system.

TRAYCHAIN Automatic tray chaining

In AR-PB1/2A printing system, tray chaining function is controlled by
printer engine. Therefore this parameter of PJL command is not used

in AR-PB1/2A printing system.

JOBMIRROR Mirror image processing

In AR-PB1/2A printing system, horizontal and vertical mirror image
printing are controlled by printer driver software. Therefor, this
parameter of PJL command is not used in AR-PB1/2A printing sys­tem.

New PJL Command for AR-PB1/2A printing system

[For Confidential Print]

Confidential print is available for all models of AR-PB1/2A printing
system. (However, AR-S282 has to install the optional 4GB HDD for
Confidential print.)
For the Confidential print (with password), the job is stopped with the
screen (Front Panel) of password after the data spooling to the main
HDD has completed.

The following parameters of PJL SET commands are defined for
Confidential print.

• Parameters of PJL SET Command for Confidential Print

- USERNAME

- JOBNAME

- SUSPEND

- SUSPENDKEY

[For Notify Print Job End]

"Notify Print Job End" is that the printer received the print job via
network notifies the client PC of the print job status (complete).
The following parameters of PJL SET command are defined for Notify
Print Job End.
Printer driver software sends the command head of each print job.

• Parameters of PJL SET Command for Notify Print Job End

- NOTIFYJOBEND

- PCNAME

- IPADDRESS

- USERNAME

- JOBNAME

- DRIVERNAME

- STARTTIME

[For Tandem Print]

To tell a print job is tandem print, a parameters "TANDEM" of PJL
SET command is defined.
Printer driver software sends the command head of each print job.

If this TANDEM is set to ON, Printer controller commands Engine to
print in tandem process.

• Parameters of PJL SET Command for Tandem Print

- TANDEM

[For Print Job Accounting]

"Print Job Accounting" is to account the number of print each the print
job.
A parameter "ACCOUNTNUMBER" of PJL SET command is defined
for Print Job Accounting.
Printer driver software sends the command head of each print job.

• Parameters of PJL SET Command for Print Job Accounting

- ACCOUNTNUMBER

[For Image Scale Down: ESC/P]

"Image scale down" is to scale down and print the print image into the
specified paper in ESC/P emulation. This setting is possible on Printer
operation panel.
To set "Image scale down" also using PJL command, a parameter
"SCALEDOWN" of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is defined.

• Parameters of PJL SET Command

- SCALEDOWN

- SUSPEND: Confidential print

To tell a print job is confidential print, a parameter "SUSPEND" of PJL
SET command is defined. This printer driver software sends the com­mand head of each print job.

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Parameter Argument Means

SUSPEND OFF Confidential print is not executed.

CONFIDENTIAL Confidential Print (Printing with

password) is executed.
In this case, the

"SUSPENDKEY" parameter
described as below is also need
to be added. If no
"SUSPENDKEY" parameter, the
Secure Print without password is
executed.

- SUSPENDKEY: Key (password) of Confidential print

To tell a key (password) of confidential print job, a parameter
"SUSPENDKEY" of PJL SET command is defined. This printer driver
software sends the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

SUSPENDKEY "xxxxx" key (password) of Confidential

print.
"00000" ⋅⋅⋅ "99999"
Only 5-digits numeral is valid as

the key (password). If the value
other than the numeral is given
to the 5-digits numeral, the
Secure Print without password is
executed.

- NOTIFYJOBEND: Notify Job End

To tell a print job requests to notify the job end, a parameter
"NOTIFYJOBEND" of PJL SET command is defined.
This printer driver software sends the command head of each print
job.

Parameter Argument Means

NOTIFYJOBEND OFF "Notify print job end" function

does not work.

ON "Notify print job end" function

works.

- USERNAME: User name of the print job

To tell a user name of print job, a parameter "USERNAME" of PJL
SET command is defined. This printer driver software sends the com­mand head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

USERNAME "username" Username of print job.

ASCII 33 thru 255, <SP>, <HT>
with a maximum of 20
characters.
(username of Windows is a
maximum 20 characters.)

- PCNAME: computer name

To tell a computer (Client PC) name of print job, a parameter
"PCNAME" of PJL SET command is defined. This printer driver
software sends the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

PCNAME "computer name" Name of Client PC that send the

print job.
ASCII 33 thru 255, <SP>, <HT>
with a maximum of 15
characters.
(computer name of Windows is a
maximum 15 characters.)

- IPADDRESS: IP address

To tell IP address and port number of a computer (Client PC) which
sent print job, a parameter "IPADDRESS" of PJL SET command is
defined. This printer driver software sends the command head of
each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

IPADDRESS "’IP address’:’port

number’ "

For example,
@PJL SET IPADDRESS = "10.36.150.125:57863" <CR><LF>

IP address and Port number
of Client PC that send the
print job.

Range of IP address:
"000.000.000.000" to
"255.255.255.255"

Range of Port number:
"57863" to "57962"

- JOBNAME: File name of a print job

To tell a document name of print job, a parameter "JOBNAME" of PJL
SET command is defined. This printer driver software sends the com­mand head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

JOBNAME "file name" File name of print job.

ASCII 33 thru 255, <SP>, <HT>
with a maximum of 80 characters.

- DRIVERNAME: Printer driver name

To tell name of printer driver which create a print job, a parameter
"DRIVERNAME" of PJL SET command is defined. This printer driver
software sends the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

DRIVERNAME "print driver

name"

name of printer driver
ASCII 33 thru 255, <SP>, <HT>
with a maximum of 32 characters.

- STARTTIME: Start time of print job pooling

To tell start time of print job spooling, a parameter "STARTTIME" of
PJL SET command is defined. This printer driver software sends the
command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means
STARTTIME "yyyy/mm/

dd,hh:mm:ss"

start time of print job spooling
yyyy: the Christian Era
mm : mo nth (01 to 12)
dd : day (01 to 31)
hh : hour (00 to 23)
mm : minute (00 to 59)
ss : second (00 to 59)

- TANDEM: Tandem print

To tell a print job requests to print in tandem, a parameter "TANDEM"
of PJL SET command is defined. This printer driver software sends
the command head of each print job.

Parameter Argument Means

TANDEM OFF Tandem print is not executed.

ON Tandem print is executed.

- ACCOUNTNUMBER: Job Account Number

To tell a print job requests to account the number of print, a
parameter "ACCOUNTNUMBER" of PJL SET command is defined.
This printer driver software sends the command head of each print
job.

Parameter Argument Means

ACCOUNT

-NUMBER

"xxxxx" Print Job Account Number

"00000" ⋅⋅⋅ "99999"
Only 5-digits numeral is valid as
Job Account Number. If the
value other than the numeral is
given to the 5-digits numeral, the
Print Job without Account
Number is executed.

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- SCALEDOWN: Image scale down in ESC/P

To set values of Image scale down item, a parameter "SCALEDOWN"
of PJL SET/DEFAULT command is defined.

Parameter Argument Means

SCALEDOWN OFF Print image is not scaled down.

F15-B4L Print image is scaled down from F15

paper to B4 paper-Landscape.

F15-A4L Print image is scaled down from F15

paper to A4 paper-Landscape.

F10-A4P Print image is scaled down from F10

paper to A4 paper-Portrait.

B4-A4L Print image is scaled down from B4

paper to A4 paper-Landscape.

B4-A4P Print image is scaled down from B4

paper to A4 paper-Portrait.

∗ F15, F10 are a kind of fan-fold paper.

PCL

AR-PB1/2A printer firmware is designed to emulate HP LaserJet 5si
laser printer. This printer is a PCL5e printer, therefore, the AR­PB1/2A printer also designed as a PCL5e printer. However, some
PCL commands in the AR-PB1/2A printing system should be modified
to control special function of the AR-PB1/2A printer. It includes paper
type selection and additional paper size selection. In this section,
detail specification of these commands are described.

Modified PCL command

Paper size selection

The range of supported paper size is depended to model of printer
design. Therefore, the paper size selection printer command should
be defined to particular printer. Following table shows supported
paper size and paper size selection printer command in AR-PB1/2A
printing system.

Paper Size Esc command PCL XL code
Letter EC&l2A C0 00 F8 25
Legal EC&l3A C0 01 F8 25
Ledger EC&l6A C0 04 F8 25
Executive EC&l1A C0 03 F8 25
A4 EC&l26A C0 02 F8 25
A3 EC&l27A C0 05 F8 25
JIS B4 EC&l46A C0 0A F8 25
JIS B5 EC&l45A C0 0B F8 25
Postcard, JPOST EC&l71A C0 0E F8 25
Foolscap EC&l23A D1 6F 08 E6 0C

F8 2F
C0 02 F8 30

Invoice EC&l5A D1 75 05 6F 08

F8 2F

C0 02 F8 30
A5 EC&l25A C0 10 F8 25
A6 EC&l24A C0 11 F8 25
Custom paper size EC&l101A D1 xx xx yy yy

F8 2F

C0 02 F8 30

PostScript

PostScript is a page description language developed by Adobe Cor­poration. The AR-PB1/2A printer firmware is using a Xionics Intel­ligent Peripheral System. This program is a PostScript Level2 inter­preter. So, the printer driver software is using the language along with
PCL5e.
The specification of the PostScript does not cover product specific
portion. In this section, detail specification of them are described.
New entries are added to pagedevice dictionary of PostScript, and
values of some entries (paper source and paper size) are modified.

Input and Output Attributes

InputAttributes

InputAttributes describes the attributes of all physical media available
on the current AR-PB1/2A device. The keys in the InputAttributes are
integer position numbers representing media sources on the AR­PB1/2A device.

InputAttributes Destination Means

0 Tray1 Standard Tray1
1 Tray2 Standard Tray2
2 Bypass(Manual) Bypass Tray (Manual Feed)
3 Bypass(Auto) Bypass Tray (Auto Feed)
4 Tray3 Tray3 of Desk (AR-DE1/2)
5 Tray4 Tray4 of Desk (AR-DE1/2)
6 Tray5 Tray5 of Desk (AR-DE2)
7 LCC LCC (AR-LC1)
8—
9 Auto

OutputAttributes

OutputAttributes specifying the attributes of all media destinations
currently available for use by current AR-PB1/2A device. Output­Attributes contains an entry for each available destination - for ex­ample, each output paper tray on a printer. The key for each entry is
an arbitrary integer position number; the value is a sub-dictionary
describing the attributes of that destination. Each such subdictionary
must include and OutputType entry, with the same meaning as the
corresponding page device parameter described in this table.

OutputAttributes Destination Means

0 (exit bin 1) Exit Tray Bin1 (Standard)
1 (exit bin2) Exit Tray Bin2 (AR-TR1)
2 (finisher bin 1) Finisher Bin1 (AR-FN1/FN2)
3 (finisher bin 2) Finisher Bin2 (AR-FN1/FN2)
4 (finisher bin 3) Finisher Bin3 (AR-FN1)

Getting Options

RAM Size

RamSize of systemparams dictionary is set a total memory (RAM)
size, not an available memory size.

Entry Variable Defined Value

RAM Size /RamSize Integer value

Example:

currentsystemparams /RamSize get 1048576 div floor
cvi

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Input Trays

The keys (integer position numbers) in the InputAttributes of
pagedevice dictionary indicate the installed media sources on the
AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value
Tray3 (AR-DE1/2) 4 Dictionary Exist/None
Tray4 (AR-DE1/2) 5 Dictionary Exist/None
Tray5 (AR-DE2) 6 Dictionary Exist/None
LCC (AR-LC1) 7 Dictionary Exist/None

Example (Tray4):

currentpagedevice /InputAttributes get 5 known
{(True)} {(False)} ifelse

Duplex Unit

The Duplex key of pagedevice dictionary indicate the duplex unit on
the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value
Duplex Unit (AR-DU1) /Duplex Boolean Exist/None

Example (Duplex):

currentpagedevice /Duplex known {(True)} {(False)}
ifelse

Output Device

The keys (integer position numbers) in the OutputAttributes of
pagedevice dictionary indicate the installed output device on the AR­PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value
AR-TR1 1 Dictionary Exist/None
AR-FN1 4 Dictionary Exist/None
AR-FN2 2 and 4 Dictionary Exist&None/None(&None)

Example (AR-FN2):

currentpagedevice /OutputAttributes dup get 2
known exch get 4 known not and {(True)} {(False)}
ifelse

Smoothing/Tonersave

The PostRenderingEnhance key of pagedevice dictionary indicates
the smoothing&Tonersave support on the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Smooting/
Tonersave

Example (Smoothing/Tonersave):

currentpagedevice /PostRenderingEnhance known
{(True)} {(False)} ifelse

/PostRenderingEnhance Boolean Exist/None

Booklet Mode

The BookletMode keys of pagedevice dictionary indicate the Booklet
Mode support on the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Booklet Mode /BookletMode String Exist/None

Example (Booklet Mode):

currentpagedevice /BookletMode known {(True)}
{(False)} ifelse

Halftone Enhance

The PostRenderingEnhance and HalftoneEnhance keys of
pagedevice dictionary indicate the Halftone Enhance support on the
AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Halftone
Enhance

Example (Halftone Enhance):

currentpagedevice /PostRenderingEnhance known
currentpagedevice /HalftoneEnhance known and
{(True)} {(False)} ifelse

/PostRenderingEnhance
and /HalftoneEnhance

Boolean
Integer

Exist&Exist/
Exist&None

Job Suspension (Confidential Print)

The JobSuspend key of pagedevice dictionary indicate the Job
Suspension support on the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Job Suspension /JobSuspend String Exist/None

Example (Job Suspension):

currentpagedevice /JobSuspend known {(True)}
{(False)} ifelse

Tandem Print

The Tandem key of pagedevice dictionary indicate the Tandem print
support on the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Tandem Print /Tandem String Exist/None

Example (Tandem Print):

currentpagedevice /Tandem known {(True)} {(False)}
ifelse

Print Job Accounting

The JobAccount key of pagedevice dictionary indicate the Print Job
Accounting support on the AR-PB1/2A.

Entry Variable Defined Value

Print Job Accounting /JobAccount String Exist/None

Example (Print Job Accounting):

currentpagedevice /JobAccount known {(True)}
{(False)} ifelse

Paper source and paper size setting

As told before, the functionality of the AR-PB1/2A printing system is
based on HP LaserJet5si printer. The detail specification of paper
type, paper source and paper size operation in HP LaserJet5si Post­Script is shown in following Web site:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/printers/support_doc/bpl02996.html

Paper source setting

Following PostScript code is used to specify the paper source of a
print job.

<</DeferredMediaSelection true /MediaPosition 3>> setpagedevice"
The figure 3 in this PostScript code means a paper source position

that is used the current print job. In AR-PB1/2A printing system, fol­lowing figures are used to specify the paper source. This table shows
the figure and corresponded paper source in the AR-PB1/2A printing
system. If specified paper source is not available, this confusion is
resolved by the printer engine.

Paper source Figure
TRAY1 0
TRAY2 1
TRAY3 4
TRAY4 5
TRAY5 6 (PB1 only)
LCC 7
Bypass (Manual) 2 (should be correct)
Bypass (Auto) 3
Manual Envelop NA (no envelope capability)
Auto 9
Optional NA
Envelope NA

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