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1 June 13, 2017 PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products Customer Tip PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products 2017 Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved. Xerox , Xerox and Design , CentreWare and AltaLink are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. BR8133 Other company trademarks are also acknowledged. Document Version: (June 2017). PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products iii Table of Contents Accessing Extended Features .. 4 Overview .. 4 Using this Guide .. 4 Feature Listing .. 4 Comment Commands .. 5 PJL SET Commands .. 5 PCL Commands .. 5 PS Commands .. 5 Reference Topics .. 6 General Commands .. 6 Media Commands .. 7 PCL5 Command Tray Mapping Tool .. 8 Formatting Commands .. 11 Finishing Commands.

2 11 Print Job Accounting 13 PJL/PCL 14 DSC/PS Dependencies/Caveats .. 15 Examples .. 16 Basic PCL/PJL Template .. 16 Sample PJL Headers .. 17 Basic PostScript/DSC Template .. 18 Additional Information .. 19 PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products 4 Accessing Extended Features Overview This document describes how to access the extended features of the Xerox AltaLink Products for environments that do not have a custom driver. Some of the commands & syntax used in this document requires familiarity with PostScript (PS) or Printer Command Language (PCL). This document provides the Printer Description Language (PDL) commands and syntax for each feature. The following tables are also included: Features supported by the AltaLink Products Commands to use in a PCL print job Commands to use in a PS print job The information contained in this document is not intended as a PS or PCL Reference manual, but a Guide for using the extended features in PS, PCL or ASCII print jobs.

3 Using this Guide Refer to the Feature List for the feature you would like to implement. Select the page number to jump to that page. Follow the syntax listed for the command required. Read the Dependencies/Caveats section for additional information. Feature Listing PCL and ASCII print jobs can use PJL commands or PCL commands to access the attributes of the printer. PostScript print jobs can use Document Structuring Commands (DSC) or PS commands. If there is more than one method listed to access a specific feature, determine the best method for your application and use that method. In this document, both PJL COMMENT and DSC are referred to as Comment commands. PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products 5 Comment Commands To process all PJL COMMENT commands and DSC, enclose them with XRXB egin and XRXEnd commands.

4 Example for a PCL or ASCII print job: @PJL COMMENT XRXbegin @PJL COMMENT OID_ATT_START_SHEET OID_VAL_JOB_SHEET_NONE; @PJL COMMENT XRXend Example PS print job: %%XRXbegin %%OID_ATT_START_SHEET OID_VAL_JOB_SHEET_NONE; %%XRXend The first parameter of the command is an attribute followed by a value. Comment commands must end with a semicolon except for the XRXbegin and XRXend commands. A comment command not enclosed by XRXbegin and XRXend is not a Xerox specific command and is treated as a real comment with no functional attachment to its contents. PJL SET Commands PJL SET commands are available for some features. If you choose to use these commands, do not enclose them with the XRXB egin and XRXEnd commands. PJL SET commands do not require a semicolon at the end of the command line.

5 PCL Commands PCL commands are available for some features. If you choose to use these commands do not enclose them with the XRXB egin and XRXEnd commands. Refer to a PCL Reference manual for more specific information regarding PCL commands. PS Commands PS commands are available for some features. If you choose to use these commands, do not enclose them with the XRXB egin and XRXEnd commands. Refer to a PS Reference manual for more specific information regarding PS commands. PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products Reference Topics XRXB egin When interpreter receives XRXB egin it begins to parse PJL COMMENT commands checking for Xerox -specific commands until it receives the command to stop parsing. PJL COMMENT Command DSC Comment Command @PJL COMMENT XRXbegin %%XRXbegin XRXEnd When the interpreter receives this command it stops parsing PJL COMMENT commands.

6 PJL COMMENT Command DSC Comment Command @PJL COMMENT XRXend %%XRXend General Commands Copies Use the following commands to specify the number of copies or collated sets of a document. Language Collated PS <</NumCopies int /Collate true >> setpagedevice <</NumCopies int /Collate true >> setpagedevice PJL @PJL SET QTY=int PCL5 No PCL5 command available, use PJL Language Uncollated PS <</NumCopies int /Collate false >> setpagedevice PJL @PJL SET COPIES =int PCL5 <Esc>&l#X PDL No PCL5 command available, use PJL Banner Sheet (Start Sheet) Device Generated This command turns on/off the banner sheet that prints at the beginning of every job. It only applies to the job that contains the command; it does not affect any other jobs. If the device is configured to disable banner sheets, this command is ignored.

7 PJL COMMENT Command @PJL COMMENT OID_ATT_START_SHEET OID_VAL_JOB_SHEET_ string ; PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products 7 DSC Command %%OID_ATT_START_SHEET OID_VAL_JOB_SHEET_ string ; Where string is: NONE Do not create a banner sheet for this job. FULL Create a banner sheet for this job. By default, if the START SHEET comment is not included a banner sheet is generated unless the device has banner sheet disabled. USER A custom start sheet is included in this job. Media Commands Media Source This command specifies the tray to supply the job s media. PS <</MediaPosition int >> setpagedevice where int is from the table below. PCL5 <Esc>&l#H where # is from the table below. PCL6 ubyte ## attr_ubyte MediaSource Tray 1 example: 0xc0 0x04 0xf8 0x26 where ## is the hex number assigned to each selection.

8 Tray PS int PCL5 # PCL6 Auto select null 7 0x01 1 1 4, 2, 3, or 6 0x04 2 2 1 0x05 3 3 5 or 23 0x07 4 4 8 or 24 0x08 5 5 21 0x0A 6 6 22 0x09 PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products PCL5 Command Tray Mapping Tool A user with Administrator access rights to the device has the opportunity to change the PCL5 command used to identify a specific paper tray. A user can do this by opening Xerox CentreWare Internet Services by entering the printer s IP address in their favorite Web browser. To get to the PCL Tray Mapping page select the Properties tab Services Printing Page Description Languages PCL Tray Mapping. Once there the user is able to select which listed command will be used for a paper tray. Note: Changing the device s default mapping may cause issues when trying to select a paper tray with the PCL 5 driver.

9 PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products 9 Media Size This command specifies the size of media on which to print the job. Note: some sizes may not apply to every printer model. PCL5 <Esc> &l#A Where # is the number from the table below. PS <</PageSize [width height] /CustomPageSize false >> setpagedevice Where width and height [w h] are the numbers from the table below. PCL6 Defined Paper Size ubyte_array ubyte ## string attr_ubyte MediaSize example: 0xc8 0xc0 ## string 0xf8 0x25 where ## string is from the table below. Media Sizes PCL5 # PCL6 ## String PS [w h] Points Letter x 11 (216 x 279 mm) 2 0x06 LETTER [612 792] Legal x 14 (216 x 356 mm) 3 0x05 LEGAL [612 1008] Tabloid/ Ledger (304 x 482 mm) 6 0x06 LEDGER [792 1224] A3 (297 x 420 mm) 27 0x02 A3 [842 1191] A4 (210 x 297 mm) 26 0x02 A4 [595 842] B6 JIS (128 x 182 mm) 44 0x06 JIS B6 [363 516] Executive x (184 x 266 mm) 1 0x04 EXEC [522 756] Postcard 6 x 9 (152 x 228 mm) 160 0x06 na-6x9 [432 648] Postcard Hagaki (100 x 148 mm) 71 0x05 JPOST [284 420] Postcard Oufuku Hagaki Dbl (148 x 200 mm) 72 0x06 JPOSTD [420 566] Note.

10 For additional Media sizes please consult your Xerox Local Support Center PDL Reference Guide for Xerox AltaLink Products Custom Media Sizes This command specifies the custom media size on which to print the job. Insert a media size command within the PCL portion of the print job. PS <</PageSize [width height] /CustomPageSize true >> setpagedevice where [width height] is the physical dimension of the paper at 72 points/inch (PS points) PCL5 [Esc]&f####I for the width [Esc]&f####J for the length [Esc]&l101A where #### is the physical dimension of the paper at 720 points/inch (decipoints). PCL6 uint16_xy x y attr_ubyte CustomMediaSize ubyte eTenthsOfAMillimeter attr_ubyte CustomMediaSizeUnits ISO B6 example: 0xd1 0xe2 0x04 0xe0 0x06 0xf8 0x2f 0xc0 0x02 0xf8 0x30 where x is the width (1/10mm) in hex (lsb, msb) and y is the length (1/10mm) in hex (lsb, msb) Envelope Sizes PCL5 # PCL6 ## String PS [w h] Points #9 Booklet 9 x 12 (228 x 304 mm) 180 0x10 na-9x12-envelope [648 864] #10 x 81 0x05 COM10 [297 684] C4 (229 x 324 mm) 171 0x12 iso-c4-envelope-c4 [649 918] C5 (162 x 229 mm) 91 0x02 C5 [459 649] DL (110 x 220mm) 90 0x02 DL [312 624] Monarch x 80 0x07 MONARCH [279 540] Media Type Media types are used to distinguish the type of media a job requires.