Contents

• PostScript language references
• PJL and PCL references
• Language extensions (perversions)
• Setting up HP LaserJet printers
• HP LaserJet printer User's Guides

PostScript language references

• Red Book, Adobe's Postscript Language Reference Manual
  912 pages, 7.6MB, from http://www.adobe.com/print/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf; also available as http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/PDFS/TN/PLRM.pdf.

• Blue Book, Adobe's Postscript Language Tutorial and Cookbook
  242 pages, 0.9MB, from http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/BLUEBOOK.PDF.

• Green Book, Postscript Language Program Design
  228 pages, 0.9MB, from http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/offline/PostScript/GREENBK.PDF.

• Book Thinking in Postscript
  239 pages, 0.8MB, from http://www.rightbrain.com/download/books/ThinkingInPostScript.pdf (cf. http://www.rightbrain.com/rightbrain.shtml).

• Collection of PostScript and ghostscript resources
  From http://www.inkguides.com/postscript.asp.

PJL and PCL references

• HP Color LaserJet and LaserJet Series Printers - History of Printer Command Language (PCL) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568 mentions:
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
    340 pages, 17.7MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13206/bpl13206.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide Addendum
    94 pages, 2.3MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13209/bpl13209.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual (bpl13208)
    342 pages, 3MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13208/bpl13208.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum (bpl13207)
    176 pages, 3.2MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13207/bpl13207.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference (PCL 5 Color) - Technical Reference Manual (bpl13212)
    286 pages, 2.5MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13212/bpl13212.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Quick Reference Guide (bpl13205)
    54 pages, 3.4MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13205/bpl13205.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part I (bpl13210)
    370 pages, 3.1MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13210/bpl13210.pdf
  • HP PCL/PJL Reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II (bpl13211)
    394 pages, 3.8MB, from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpl13211/bpl13211.pdf

• Book HP's PCL XL Feature Reference, Protocol Class 2.0
  also known as the PCL XL Technical Reference Manual
  265 pages, 1.1MB, from http://www.hpdevelopersolutions.com/downloads/64/358/xl_ref20r22.pdf.
  See also: http://www.piclist.com/techref/language/pcl/6.htm.

• PCL, some HP-GL and PJL codes
  From http://cssweb.nectech.com/SScript/pcl5hp.htm.
  There are errors in this document: the PCL commands for left and right margin are surely Ec&a#L and Ec&a#M, not Ec&l#L and Ec&l#M.
  There is not much about PJL ...

• HP documents listing PCL commands:
  LaserJet Printers - PCL Commands ...
  From http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02705
  LaserJet 5000 Series Printers - Printer Commands
  From http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04632

• Perl script pcl2ps
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/pcl2ps
  Script /usr/sms/bin/pcl2ps converts a simple PCL file and shows the text or the PostScript translation. Unsuitable for anything but the simplest text files: ignores most PCL commands (including graphics and fancy fonts), only extracts any plain-text. At least it knows about all (?) PCL5 commands and most HP-GL commands; can also be used as an HP-GL debugger; does not know anything about PCL6 as yet.
  If you have graphics, then may want to check out http://www-wisconsin.cern.ch/~lishka/progs/lj2ps/lj2ps_intro.html (also in comp.sources.misc/volume13) and/or http://ftp.ru.xemacs.org/pub/graphics/hp2pbm-pl3.tar.Z (also in comp.sources.misc/volume26).
  Maybe the best is GhostPCL from http://www.artifex.com/downloads/.

Language extensions (perversions)

• Xerox seems to confuse PJL and PCL, and has added curious interpretations to PS and PJL comments.
  From http://www2.xerox.com/downloads/dc00cc0197.pdf

• Lexmark has rather comprehensive manuals
  at http://www.lexmark.com/publications/techref.html

  Lexmark has implemented the PS command setenginesync in the statusdict. Could we replicate this for HP LaserJets with something like:
    ESC-12345X@PJL
    @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
    ESC&r1F <--- Flush all pages: should this be ESC*s1F?
    ESC-12345X
  ? Works fine on LJ4000 and LJ2200 printers, but not on the newer LJ4100. Could we use 'PJL TEOJ=ON' on the LJ4100?

Setting up HP LaserJet printers

• hp jetdirect -- administrator's guide
  Available only locally: copied from the LaserJet4650 CD

• hp embedded web server -- LJ3700, LJ4650 -- use
  Available only locally: copied from the LaserJet4650 CD

• Managing HP JetDirect's Print Servers in a Secure Environment
  From http://www.nswc.navy.mil/ISSEC/Form/AccredForms/acc_part2_printer_help.html

• HP Jetdirect Security Guidelines
  From http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00746792/c00746792.pdf

• Making HP Jetdirect Print Servers Secure on the Network
  From http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj05999

• Using the HP Jetdirect Embedded Web Server Security Wizard
  From http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj07576

• README file
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/README
  Instructions on how to talk to the JetDirect card in HP LaserJet 4000 printers.

• bootptab.example
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/bootptab.example
  Example /etc/bootptab file for HP LaserJet 4000 printers with a JetDirect card.

• dhcpd.conf.example
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/dhcpd.conf.example
  Example /etc/dhcpd.conf for use with http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP/ (instead of bootpd).

• any.cfg and any4100.cfg
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/any.cfg and http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/any4100.cfg
  Example T144 configuration file for HP LaserJet 4000 or 4050, and 4100 or 4550 or 2200 printers (read by tftp, as directed by /etc/bootptab).

• /usr/sms/share/axis directory
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/axis/
  Contains data_xp.c (a utility to talk to JetDirect cards, as well as Tektronix terminals), the /sbin/init.d/prosd script to start these daemons, as well as Tektronix stuff (needed when printers are connected to the serial or parallel port of X-terms) and Axis stuff (that is not used any more).

• /usr/sms/share/LPRng directory
  Also at http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ps/LPRng/
  Contains everything for the LPRng daemon, including the ifilter (symlink to prf) script and the printcap, lpd.conf and lpd.perms files.

• HP JetAdmin software (Not online)
  • JetAdmin for SunOS (29 June 1998)
    Tarred compressed tar ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/SUNd450.TAR.
  • JetAdmin for HP-UX 11 (1 Sept 1999)
    SD (?) archive ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/HP11d621.SD.
  • Web JetAdmin 5.6 for Red Hat Linux
    Gzipped tar ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/hpwj_linux_en.tar.gz.

• HP LaserJet 4050 Community Forum http://forum.support.hp.com:5050/escforum/laserjet/lj4050
  (HP servers may return MIME type text/plain, so UNIX Netscape may show source... looks better on PC Netscape. Also needs cookies, JavaScript, ...)
  Can read as guest, but need to register (free) to post or reply to messages.

HP LaserJet printer User's Guides

• HP LaserJet 2200 User's Guide

• HP LaserJet 4050 User's Guide
  We have several copies of (slightly older) HP 4000 versions in book form.

• HP LaserJet 4100 User's Guide

• HP LaserJet 4200 and 4300 series printers -- Use

• HP LaserJet 4250 and 4350 series printers -- Use

• HP LaserJet 4550 User's Guide

• hp color LaserJet 4650, 4650n, ... -- use

• HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 Series printers User Guide

• HP LaserJet M3027/M3035 MFP User Guide