Id Category; Config Category - Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual

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Parameters
Category
ID
CONFIG
MEMORY
STATUS
VARIABLES
USTATUS
PAGECOUNT
PHYSICALMEMORY
FEATURES
7.5.1.

ID category

The application can use @PJL INFO ID command to find out the printer model name. As the features of the
printer may be changed by future revisions, the application should check them by using the @PJL INFO
CONFIG command.
Example
The application sends the following command to the printer :
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL <CR><LF>
@PJL INFO ID <CR><LF>
<ESC>%-12345X
The printer sends back the answer for the above INFO command if the printer name is HL-1660e:
@PJL INFO ID<CR><LF>
"Brother HL-1660e"<CR><LF>
<FF>
7.5.2.

CONFIG category

The application can use @PJL INFO CONFIG command to have the printer return a list of printer
configuration information. The list consists of the information on paper sources, paper sizes, languages,
USTATUS (unsolicited status) commands, font sources, RAM size, number of lines and characters on the
LCD supported by the printer, with the format of the number of available types and/or the description of
each type. The printer sends back a list of multiple information for one @PJL INFO CONFIG command.
Syntax:
@PJL INFO CONFIG <CR><LF>
Information requesting
The printer model number. For example the HL-1660e will
return 'Brother HL-1660e'.
A list of the printer configuration information (available options)
within the format of the number of types and/or the description of
each available type of;
paper sources
paper sizes
languages
USTATUS (unsolicited status) commands
font sources
RAM
number of lines and characters on the LCD
The total number of bytes of free memory space (user memory)
and the largest free memory block.
The printer status of the current message displayed on the LCD,
on-line/off-line status and the status code.
A list of the current settings of all the environmental & language-
specific variables and the selectable values for each variable
A list of the current settings of all the unsolicited status variables
and selectable values for each variable
Total number of pages the printer has printed.
Physical printer memory. This value is the same as the response
for INFO CONFIG.
The list of the printer features.
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