HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum

ENWW Introduction 11

Job Finishing

Introduction

Some printers, such as the HP LaserJet 9000 series, include accessories that enhance the

output or finishing capabilities of the product (for example, stapling and stacking capabilities).

These accessories can be controlled by using PJL commands as described in this chapter.

Job finishing for HP LaserJet 9000 series products

The PJL commands that are sent to the product specify the functionality of a particular paper-

handling device. These commands can be sent to the printer as a job-by-job command or as a

default command. The following PJL commands are used to set the functionality of the 3,000-

sheet stacker/stapler (product number C8085A) or the 3,000-sheet stacker (product number

C8084A) on a job-by-job basis.

PJL commands for the 3,000-sheet stacker/stapler

Use the following command sequences for the HP LaserJet 9000 series products with the 3,000-

sheet stacker/stapler accessory (product number C8085A) installed.

General considerations for the PJL commands for the 3,000-sheet stacker/

stapler

The following are general considerations when using the command sequences in this section.

• If the PJL FINISH variable is set to STAPLE and the OUTBIN variable is set to UPPER

value, the job is delivered to the ‘Printer top Bin’ without stapling.

• If the PJL FINISH variable is set to STAPLE and the OUTBIN variable is set to any other

value different than UPPER, (i.e. OPTIONALOUTBIN3 or OPTIONALOUTBINx) the job is

delivered to the ‘Stapler Bin’ with the number of staples set in the STAPLEOPTION

variable.

• If the PJL FINISH variable is set to STAPLE and no STAPLEOPTION value is set, the job

is delivered to the ‘Stapler Bin’ using the default STAPLEOPTION value.

• The default STAPLEOPTION could be defined through the ‘Printer Front Panel’ or using

the HP Jetadmin /HP Web Jetadmin software tools.

To set the destination to the stacker bin

Use the following command sequence to send the job to the stacker bin.

ESC%-12345X

@PJL SET OUTBIN=OPTIONALOUTBIN2

@PJL SET FINISH=NONE

ESC%-12345X