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Phaser 4400 Printer: Unique printer PCL and PJL commands

In addition to the standard PCL and PJL printer commands, Xerox added unique settings for the printer regarding:

Paper size selection
Paper type selection
Input tray selection
Output selection

Additional PJL commands are also listed.

Paper Size Selection

The following table lists paper sizes supported by the printer and the supported paper feed direction, the PCL commands for selecting them, and the corresponding devices that support them.

Paper size selection and support commands:

Paper Size PCL 5e Command PCL 6 Enumeration for Media Size Supported Devices
Index Card 3.0x5.0" Ec&l78A eIndexCard (32) MPT
A4 210x297mm Ec&l26A eA4Paper (2) Trays 1-3, MPT
A5 148x210mm Ec&l25A eA5Paper (16) Trays 1-3, MPT
A6 105x148mm Ec&l24A eA6Paper (18) Trays 1-3, MPT
B5-ISO 176x250mm Ec&l65A eIB5Paper (20) Trays 1-3, MPT
B5-JIS 182x257 Ec&l45A eJB5Paper (11) Trays 1-3, MPT
Statement 5.5x8.5 in. Ec&l15A eStatementPaper (19) Trays 1-3, MPT
Executive 7.25x10.5 in. Ec&l1A eExecPaper (3) Trays 1-3, MPT
Letter 8.5x11 in. Ec&l2A eLetterPaper (0) Trays 1-3, MPT
US Folio 8.5x13 in. Ec&l10A eEuroLegalPaper (17) Trays 1-3, MPT
Legal 8.5x14 in. Ec&l3A eLetterPaper (1) Trays 1-3, MPT
B5 Envelope 176x250mm Ec&l6A eB5Envelope(12) Envelope Feeder, Trays 1-3, MPT
COM-10 4.1x9.5” Ec&l81A eCOM10Envelope (6) Envelope Feeder, Trays 1-3, MPT
Monarch 3.8x7.5” Ec&l80A eMonarchEnvelope (7) Envelope Feeder, Trays 1-3, MPT
C5 162x229mm Ec&l91A eC5Envelope (8) Envelope Feeder, Trays 1-3, MPT
DL 110x220mm Ec&l90A eDLEnvelope (9) Envelope Feeder, Trays 1-3, MPT

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The character following the '&' in the command string is the lower case character 'L'.


Note: Paper sizes for Trays 1-3 are automatically sensed by the tray. The paper size for the 50 Sheet Bypass Feeder must be configured via the Control Panel.

Paper Type Selection

The following table lists the paper types supported by the printer and the PCL commands for selecting them.

Paper type selection commands:

Paper Type PCL 5e Command
Plain Paper Ec&n6WdPaper
Envelope Ec&n9WdEnvelope
Letterhead Ec&n11WdLetterhead
Transparency Ec&n13WdTransparency
Labels Ec&n7WdLabels
Special Ec&n8WdSpecial
Colored Paper Ec&n11WdColorPaper
Card Stock Ec&n11WdCardStock

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Input Tray Selection

The following table lists the input sources supported by the printer. The PCL commands used to select the source used if a selected option is not installed are also listed.

Input tray selection commands:

Paper Source PCL 5e Command PCL 6 enumeration for Media Source Source Used If Option Not Installed
Tray 1 Ec&l1H eUpperCassette (4) n/a
Tray 2 Ec&l4H eLowerCassette (5) Tray 1
Tray 3 Ec&l5H eOptionalTray (130) Tray 1
Tray 4 n/a n/a
Tray 5 n/a n/a
Manual (MPT) Ec&l2H eManualFeed (2) Envelope Feeder
Manual Envelopes(MPT) Ec&l3H eManualEnvelope (131) Envelope Feeder
MPT (multi-sheet) Ec&l8H eMultiPurposeTray (3) Envelope Feeder
Envelope Feeder Ec&l6H eEnvelopeTray (6) MPT (multi-sheet mode)
Auto Select Ec&l7H eAutoSelect (1) n/a
Page Eject Ec&l0H n/a n/a
Unknown Ec&lxH4 eDefaultSource (0)

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The character following the '&' in the command string is the lower case character 'L'.

Output Selection

The following table lists the output destinations supported by the printer and the PCL commands and PJL values to select them. (The values listed in the PJL column are the settings associated with the PJL 'OUTBIN' variable).

Output selection commands:

Destination PCL 5e Command PJL (Used by PCL 5e and PCL 6) Value for Variable 'OUTBIN'
Automatic (no request) Ec&l0G
Standard Ouput Tray Ec&l1G FACEDOWN, UPPER, STANDARD
Stacker Ec&l2G OFFSET, or LOWER or OPTIONALOUTPUTBIN1

The character following the '&' in the command string is the lower case character 'L'.

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Additional PJL Commands

The printer supports the standard set of PJL commands. The following table lists the PJL extensions specific to the Phaser 4400 printer.

Printer-specific PJL commands:

Function PJL Command Value Range
Start Secure Job @PJL XSECUREJOB n/a
Start Proof Job @PJL XPROOFJOB n/a
Job Password Assign @PJL SET XJOBPASSWORD = integer 4-digit string (0-7)
Select Collated Sets @PJL SET QTY = integer 0-999
Select an Emulation @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE= "language" PostScript, PCL, PCLXL
Hard Disk Drive File Delete @PJL FSDELETE NAME = "pathname"
Hard Disk Drive File Download @PJL FSDOWNLOAD...
Hard Disk Drive Initialize @PJL FSINIT VOLUME = value 0 or 1
Hard Disk Drive Directory @PJL FSMKDIR NAME = 'pathname'
Line Termination @PJL SET XLINETERMINATION = value ON, OFF
Media Source @PJL SET XMEDIASOURCE = value
Edge to Edge @PJL SET XEDGETOEDGE = value ON, OFF
Tray Sequence @PJL SET XTRAYSEQUENCE = value OFF, TRAYMPT1, TRAYMPT2, TRAYMPT12, TRAY12...

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