Xerox WorkCentre 4250, WorkCentre 4260, Phaser 3635MFP Reference Guide

PDL Reference Guide for the
WorkCentre 4250/4260 & Phaser 3635MFP

Customer Tips

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Accessing Extended Features

This document applies
to the stated Xerox
products. It is assumed
that your device is
equipped with the
appropriate option(s) to
support the information
within this document.

Overview

This document enables you to access the extended features of the WorkCentre 4250/4260
& Phaser 3635MFP in environments that do not have a custom print driver.

Note: The commands and syntax used in this document requires familiarity with either
PostScript (PS) or Printer Command Language (PCL).

This document provides the Printer Description Language (PDL) commands and syntax for
each feature. The following items are also included:

• A PCL table that describes the PCL features the WorkCentre supports and the syntax to

• A PS table that describes the PS features the WorkCentre supports and the syntax to use

use the feature.

the feature.

September 16, 2009

This document is not intended to be a complete PS or PCL reference manual. It is a guide for
using the PS and PCL commands with the WorkCentre 4250/4260 & Phaser 3635MFP. Refer
to these sources for additional PS and PCL information:

• PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third Edition, ISBN 0-201-38922-8,

• PCL5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual

(

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13210/bpl13210.pdf),

• Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual

(

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13208/bpl13208.pdf), a Hewlett-

Packard manual.

Using this Guide

 Search the Feature Table to determine whether the feature you wish to use is supported.
 Follow across the table to find the syntax listed for the PDL examples shown. Reference

the “Dependencies/Caveats” section when working with PS and/or PCL commands.

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PCL

The WorkCentre and Phaser supports PCL5e and PCL XL emulations that enable the features listed in the
following table.

Feature Description
Job Type Indicates that the print job being sent is either a Normal Print job or a Secure

Print job.
Delayed Print Specify the time to print a job.
Sample Set Indicates that the print job is to be printed in draft mode.
Save Job Indicates that the job needs to be saved on the device.
Media Size The size of media on which to print a job.
Media Type Specifies the type of paper stock to be used.
Media Source Specifies the tray to supply the job’s media.
Media Color Specifies the color of the paper the job should be printed on.
Manual Feed Used when a user wants to print a job on a paper that is not loaded in the

machine. The job will be held until the paper is manually fed by the user at

the machine.
Covers Indicates the properties of a cover sheet, if needed.
Interleaving Paper

(transparency
separator)

Copy Count Use this command to specify the number of uncollated sets of a document in

Duplex Delivers two-sided output.
Stapling Indicates use and location of staple(s).
Collate This feature allows users to receive a desired quantity (X) of any number of

Job Offset Specifies how far the image should be shifted on the media.
Toner Saver Produce images that are rendered efficiently and printed at 600 dpi in a

Resolution Resolution used to image a job.
Banner Page Turns on/off the banner sheet that prints at the beginning of every job.
Job Based Accounting Allows entry of an accounting code and user ID.
Standard Accounting

and Auditron

Insert blank media to separate sheets of transparent media.

a print job.

originals (N) to be output as : (a) collated sets [i.e. X sets of {1, 2, 3, ....n}]. or,

( b) uncollated stacks (i.e. X duplicates of 1, X duplicates of 2, ...

manner that minimizes toner consumption.

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PCL/PJL Implementation

The following table contains the PCL feature commands and shows the syntax required to use the feature.
After the table are examples of how to use these commands and examples of a PCL file.

Feature Implementation Values

Job Type

@PJL COMMENT OID_ATT_JOB_TYPE
OID_VAL_JOB_TYPE_value;

Where value equals

PRINT = Normal Print
SECURE_PRINT = Secure Print.
PROOF_PRINT = Sample Print

If SECURE_PRINT the following command
must also be used:

Where number is an encrypted string of 4
to 10 bytes long.

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_JOB_PASSWORD "number";

Delay Print @PJL COMMENT

OID_ATT_JOB_PRINT_AFTER "string";

where string equals
yyyymmddhhmmss seconds field
Note: The seconds place is always 00

(double zero)

Save Job @PJL COMMENT

N/A
OID_ATT_SAVE_DISPOSITION
OID_VAL_SAVE_DISPOSITION_SAVE_ONL
Y;

Save and Print
Job

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_SAVE_DISPOSITION

N/A

OID_VAL_SAVE_DISPOSITION_PRINT_SA
VE;

Save Folder
Name

Save Job
Name

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_SAVE_LOCATION “string”;

@ PJL COMMENT OID_ATT_SAVE_NAME
"string”;

Where string equals the folder location

where the print job will be saved.

Where string equals the name of the print

job that will be saved.

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Feature Implementation Values

Media Size
(PCL5e)

[esc]&lvalueA

Where value is one of the following:

216: Postcard (4” x 6”)
26: A4 (210 x 297 mm)
91: Envelope C5 (162 x 229 mm)
100: Envelope B5 (176 x 250 mm)
92: Envelope C6 (114 x 162 mm)
80: Envelope Monarch (3.875 x 7.5”)
90: Envelope DL (110 x 220 mm)
2: Letter (8.5 x 11’’)
301: Oficio (216 x 343 mm)
3: Legal (8.5 x 14’’)
25: A5 (148 x 210 mm)
81: Envelope No. 10 (4.125 x 9.5”)
45: JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm)
1: Executive (7.25 x 10.5’’)
44: 8.5 x 13”
41: Statement (5.5 x 8.5”)
203: A6 (105 x 148 mm)
71: Postcard (100 x 148 mm)
101: Custom Paper

The following PJL comment must
added to the header of the print file:

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_PCL_CUSTOM_DIMENSIONS
(x y);

Where x and y are the dimensions of the
paper expressed as real numbers with at
least one significant digit. This attribute is
ONLY added to the job stream when
custom paper size is selected.
An example for a 6x9" paper size is:
@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_PCL_CUSTOM_DIMENSIONS
(152.4 228.6); units are mm.

be

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Feature Implementation Values

Media Size
(PCL 6)

[esc]&lvalueA

Where value is one of the following:

216: Postcard (4” x 6”)
2: A4 (210 x 297 mm)
8: Envelope C5 (162 x 229 mm)
12: Envelope B5 (176 x 250 mm)
202: Envelope C6 (114 x 162 mm)
7: Envelope Monarch (3.875 x 7.5”)
9: Envelope DL (110 x 220 mm)
0: Letter (8.5 x 11’’)
153: Oficio (216 x 343 mm)
1: Legal (8.5 x 14’’)
15: A5 (148 x 210 mm)
6: Envelope No. 10 (4.125 x 9.5”)
11: JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm)
3: Executive (7.25 x 10.5’’)
212: 8.5 x 13”
41: Statement (5.5 x 8.5”)
17: A6 (105 x 148 mm)
71: Postcard (100 x 148 mm)
101: Custom Paper

The following PJL comment must be
added to the header of the print file:

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_PCL_CUSTOM_DIMENSIONS
(x y);

Where x and y are the dimensions of the
paper expressed as real numbers with at
least one significant digit. This attribute is
ONLY added to the job stream when
custom paper size is selected.
An example for a 6x9" paper size is:

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_PCL_CUSTOM_DIMENSIONS
(152.4 228.6); units are mm.

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Feature Implementation Values

Media Source

<ESC>&lvalueH Where int is one of the following:

0: Auto-select Tray
1: Tray1
4: Tray2
23: Tray3
24: Tray4
2: Bypass Tray

Note that when sending a job with a tray

selection that there must be a Media

Color Unspecified and a Media Type

Unspecified issued in the PDL.

PCL 6c codes:

1: Auto-select Tray
4: Tray1
5: Tray2
2: Bypass Tray

PJL command for remapping trays for PCL

%-12345X@PJL
@PJL DEFAULT LPARM:PCL XPCLPAPERSRCX = #
%-12345X

Where X is the tray mapping number from the application and # is the 4250/4260 value as
shown above.

Example: to remap l5H to l23H for tray 3 use the following command:

%-12345X@PJL
@PJL DEFAULT LPARM:PCL XPCLPAPERSRC5 = 23
%-12345X

PJL command for resetting the PCL tray mappings to factory default values

The PCL tray logic can be set back to factory default without resetting NVRAM. If the “y”
parameter is set “99” in the @PJL DEFAULT LPARM:PCL XPCLPAPERSRCx = y command
structure, it will set the printer default for that tray back to the default tray mapping
parameter. Using the example above, the following PJL command syntax would set the PCL
command of “0” back to “current tray”.

<esc>%-12345X@PJL
@PJL DEFAULT LPARM:PCL XPCLPAPERSRC0 = 99

<esc>%-12345X

Manual Feed

@PJL SET MANUALFEED = value Where value equals:

ON
OFF

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Feature Implementation Values

Media Type PJL COMMENT

OID_ATT_DEFAULT_MEDIUM_TYPE
”value”

Where value equals:

Supported Values :
Standard
Transparency
Labels
Drilled
Recycled
Preprinted
Envelopes
Cardstock
Bond
Letterhead
Custom1
Custom2
Custom3
Custom4
Custom5
Custom6
Custom7
Unspecified
Other
System-Default
Archive

Note:

• Values are case insensitive.

• Drilled value is sent, however,

Punched is displayed on the UI

• The “Unspecified” value is used with

the driver “Automatically Select”
selection. It is always sent when
specifying media by tray.

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Feature Implementation Values

Media Color @PJL COMMENT

OID_ATT_DEFAULT_MEDIUM_COLOUR
”string”

Where string is one of the following:

Yellow
Green
Buff
White
Red
Ivory
Gray
Clear
Pink
Goldenrod
Orange
Unspecified
Blue
Other
Custom1
Custom2
Custom3
Custom4
Custom5
Custom6
Custom7

Covers

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_FIRST_PAGE_IMAGED string

Specifies front (only) cover sheet for job.

Specifies whether sheet is imaged

Where string equals:

TRUE
FALSE

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_FIRST_PAGE_MEDIA_TYPE
“string”;

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_FIRST_PAGE_MEDIA_COLOR
“string”;

@PJL COMMENT
OID_ATT_FIRST_PAGE_MEDIA_SIZE
“string1 string2”;

Note: Only one of the set of [first |

firstlast] cover commands shall be used in

a job.

Overrides a document’s PDL media type

for the first sheet. Required if previous

command exists in job.

See Media Type section for accepted

string values.

Overrides a document’s PDL media color

for the first sheet. Required if previous

command exists in job.

See Media Color section for accepted

string values.

Overrides a document’s PDL media size

for the first sheet. Use this command

when OID_ATT_FIRST_PAGE_IMAGED

command is “False”.

See Media Size section for accepted

string values.

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