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HBP - Brother Host Based Printing

Reference

HBP commands are composed of ‘@’, an uppercase command specifier character and possible parameters.

The conventions listed in the table bellow are used to describe the EJL commands in this document:

Convention	Description
[ ]	Brackets indicate optional parameters. Do not include the barackets themselves.
< >	Idicates control characters like <LF> for the line feed character
~	The tilde character indicates that the current line continues in the next line. “This example belongs on ~ the same line”
/	A slash indicates there are more then one optional parameters

The following control codes and special identifiers are used in this document:

Code	Description
<NUL>	Null character (ASCII 0)
<SOH>	Start Of Heading character (ASCII 1)
<HT>	Horizontal Tab character (ASCII 9).
<LF>	Line Feed character (ASCII 10).
<FF>	Form Feed character (ASCII 12).
<CR>	Carriage Return character (ASCII 13).
<ESC>	Escape character (ASCII 27).
<SP>	Space character (ASCII 32).
<WS>	White Space, a result of one or more <SP> or <HT> characters.

Command	Param	Function
@A	?	Undocumented
@B	?	Undocumented
@C	?	Undocumented
@D	?	Set Centronics Port Speed
@E	?	Set Economy Mode
@F	?	Form Feed
@G	?	Send Rasta Data
@H	?	Undocumented
@I	?	Request Information (Undocumented)
@J	?	Set Engine settings
@K	?	Execute Engine command
@L	?	Set Resolution
@M	?	Set Error Mode
@N	?	Undocumented
@O	?	Set Duplex Mode
@P	?	Undocumented
@Q	?	Undocumented
@R	?	Undocumented
@S	?	Set Media Tray
@T	?	Set Sleep Time
@U	?	Set Password
@V	?	Undocumented
@W	?	Undocumented
@X	?	Exit HBP
@Y	?	Undocumented
@Z	?	Undocumented

HBP Mode is entered by sending the following PJL string:

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL<LF> 
@PJL<SP>ENTER<SP>LANGUAGE<SP>=<SP>HBP<LF>

@D

Syntax:

@E[mode]

Parameter	Size	Description
[mode]	1 byte	0×00: economy mode = off 0×01: toner density = dark 0×02: toner density = medium 0×03: toner density = light

@F

@G

This command is undocumented.

@J

@K

@L

Determinate how the printer handles errors. When not used, the printer will use default settings.

@M[mode]

Syntax:

@O<mode>

Parameter	Size	Description
<mode>	1 char	“0”: simplex “1”: landscape “2”: portrait

Syntax:

@S<tray>

Parameter	Size	Description
<tray>	1 char	“1”: tray 1 “2”: tray 2 “M”: manual “O”: multipurpose “o”: auto

@T

@U

With this command, the printer leaves HBP mode. Must be send the the end of each print job.

@X

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