User ID on the LCD DISPLAY

[Sharman]

I use HP LJ4100s & 8150 on my network with MS Word 8 as the WP. I want to send a message with each manual job, which displays on the LCD DISPLAY identifying which users job is being held for MANUAL printing. The problem is that when multiple users send MANUAL jobs no one knows who’s job is next and there fore which type of paper to put into tray 1.
Can any one help?

Regards
Sharman

 

[jlasman]

The PJL RDYMSG command will let you print whatever
you want on the display.

Jim Asman

 

[Sharman]

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the reply. I have looked at the PJL RDYMSG command before but could not get it to work I presume that I put the code

{27 "%-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY= ""User1"""}{27 "%-12345x"}

into the top of the Word document in the same way that I use PCL5 codes to trigger macros. {} being Ctrl + F9. Doing this dos not seem to have any effect.
Please help me out and tell me what I am doing wrong.

Regards
Sharman

 

[jlasman]

It needs more than what you have shown. You need

<esc>%-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = &quot;User ID&quot;
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
your PCL JOB goes here
<esc%>-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = &quot;&quot;
<esc>%-12345X

The ENTER LANGUAGE command is mandatory, and should be
the last thing before you actual PCL job.

After your PCL job is finished, you have to clear the
message or it will stay on the display.

Jim Asman

 

[jlasman]

It occurred to me that even though the User ID can be
displayed, it is going to be overprinted by the manual
feed request.

I don't know if there is another PJL command to deal
with this.

Jim Asman