ptal-hp

Langue: en

Version: October 8, 2008 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 1 (Commandes utilisateur)

NAME

hpoj reference: "ptal-hp"

SYNOPSIS

ptal-hp [devname] command [params...]

DESCRIPTION

The "ptal-hp" command-line utility provides high-level access to various control and status features of supported HP multi-function peripherals, including:
General device information
Front-panel display readback
Clock readback and setting

Not all features are available on all models. In general, the common thread between the various functions of "ptal-hp" is that internally they involve access to PML objects on the device. On the other hand, "ptal-pml" may be used to get and set PML objects directly.

OPTIONS

"devname" is the optional PTAL device name
"command" is the command for "ptal-hp", one of:
"device" --- general device information
"display" --- display readback
"clock" --- clock readback and setting
"[params...]" is zero or more parameters for the specific "command". See the following sections for more information.

"device" --- general device information Displays various information about the device, and displays "(unavailable)" for information that the device doesn't provide. Syntax:

ptal-hp [devname] device

There are no additional command-line parameters. See also "ptal-devid". Example for a PSC 750:

Model name: PSC 700 Series Model number: 750 Serial number: MY11TA1040WB Firmware version: BD401R Firmware datecode: (unavailable)

Example for an OfficeJet 700:

Model name: (unavailable) Model number: (unavailable) Serial number: (unavailable) Firmware version: (unavailable) Firmware datecode: (unavailable)

"display" --- display readback Displays the contents of the LCD (liquid crystal display) on the device's front panel, or displays "(unavailable)" if the device doesn't provide this information. See the "xojpanel" column on the hpoj Supported devices page for the most up-to-date information about which models support this feature. Syntax:

ptal-hp [devname] display

There are no additional command-line parameters. A related utility is "xojpanel", which is a graphical application that continuously displays the LCD contents in its own window. The "xojpanel" document contains some useful information that also applies to ""ptal-hp display"". Example for a PSC 750:

1 Copy / 100%

Example for a LaserJet 3200:

READY AUTO JUL-31-2001 11:35PM

Example for an OfficeJet G85 with a page loaded in the ADF:

Jul 31 01 11:37p Original loaded

Example for a LaserJet 1100A:

(unavailable)

"clock" --- clock readback and setting Displays the current date/time of the device's clock (if it has one), and if desired, synchronizes the clock to the PC's clock and/or changes the date/time display formats. Syntax:

ptal-hp [devname] clock [params...]

Where "params..." may be zero or more of:

"-set" --- Sets device clock to PC clock
"-mmddyy", "-ddmmyy", "-yymmdd" --- Sets date format
"-12hour", "-24hour" --- Sets time format

Any parameters you specify are processed in order of appearance on the command line. ""ptal-hp clock"" currently does not support setting the device's clock to an arbitrary time or date (different from the PC clock). Most models allow you to set the clock from their front-panel menus.