DevicesCustom Commands for PCL 5c Devices

If the Family selected is PCLClosed Printer Command Language, a printer control language from Hewlett-Packard. and the Model selected is PCL 5c, the Custom Commands tab displays the following options. For more information about drivers and Loftware Enterprise™ SP, see Managing Devices.

Command Location

You can configure custom PCL5 and PJLClosed Printer Job Language. A printer language developed by HP for controlling and monitoring devices at the print job level. commands to occur in specific locations within the job.

Option Description

Before Print Job

PJL command to control print job parameters for the whole print job. Command to occur as the first command sent to the device at the start of the job. On an extended print job (multiple label requests in print stream), this command occurs only before the first label request.

Before Options

PCL5 command sent to the device at the start of the job, for the full print job.

Before Label

PCL5 command to occur as the first command sent to the device at the start of the job. On an extended print job (multiple label requests in print stream), this command occurs before each label in the print job.

After Label

PCL5 command to occur as the last command sent after each label.

After Print Job

PJL command to control print job parameters that need to be send after the pages.