Media Type
Media types are used to distinguish the type of media a job requires. If using the Media Source command, set the Media
Type command to Unspecified.
PS
<</MediaType (string) >> setpagedevice
PCL5
<Esc>&n#Wdstring
where # is the length of string+1, and string from the table below
PCL6
ubyte_array uint16 ## ## string attr_ubyte MediaType
Example: 0xc8 0xc1 0x0C 0x00 transparency 0xf8 0x27
where ## ## is the length of the string in hex (lsb, msb), and string from the table below.
PS (string) value
use-any
use-ready
stationery-lightweight
stationery
stationery-reloaded
stationery-heavyweight
transparency
cardstock
cardstock-reloaded
cardstock-lightweight
cardstock-lightweight-
reloaded
cardstock-heavyweight
cardstock-extra-
heavyweight
envelope
labels
stationery-letterhead
stationery-recycled
other
stationery-pre-printed
stationery-pre-punched
cardstock-lightweight-
glossy
cardstock-lightweight-
glossy-reloaded
cardstock-glossy
cardstock-glossy-
reloaded
cardstock-heavyweight-
glossy
stationery-colored
bond
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PCL5 examples
<Esc>&n8Wduse-any
<Esc>&n10Weuse-ready
<Esc>&n23Wdstationery-lightweight
<Esc>&n11Wdstationery
<Esc>&n20Wdstationery-reloaded
<Esc>&n23Wdstationery-
heavyweight
<Esc>&n13Wdtransparency
<Esc>&n10Wdcardstock
<Esc>&n19Wdcardstock-reloaded
<Esc>&n22Wdcardstock-lightweight
<Esc>&n31Wdcardstock-lightweight-
reloaded
<Esc>&n22Wdcardstock-
heavyweight
<Esc>&n28Wdcardstock-extra-
heavyweight
<Esc>&n9Wdenvelope
<Esc>&n7Wdlabels
<Esc>&n22Wdstationery-letterhead
<Esc>&n20Wdstationery-recycled
<Esc>&n6Wdother
<Esc>&n23Wdstationery-pre-printed
<Esc>&n23Wdstationery-pre-
punched
<Esc>&n29Wdcardstock-lightweight-
glossy
<Esc>&n38Wdcardstock-lightweight-
glossy-reloaded
<Esc>&n17Wdcardstock-glossy
<Esc>&n26Wdcardstock-glossy-
reloaded
<Esc>&n29Wdcardstock-
heavyweight-glossy
<Esc>&n19Wdstationery-colored
<Esc>&n5Wdbond
PCL6 Hexadecimal and String
0x07 0x00 use-any
0x09 0x00 use-ready
0x16 0x00 stationery-lightweight
0x0A 0x00 stationery
0x13 0x00 stationery-reloaded
0x16 0x00 stationery-heavyweight
0x0C 0x00 transparency
0x09 0x00 cardstock
0x12 0x00 cardstock-reloaded
0x15 0x00 cardstock-lightweight
0x1E 0x00 cardstock-lightweight-reloaded
0x15 0x00 cardstock-heavyweight
0x1B 0x00 cardstock-extra-heavyweight
0x08 0x00 envelope
0x06 0x00 labels
0x15 0x00 stationery-letterhead
0x13 0x00 stationery-recycled
0x05 0x00 other
0x16 0x00 stationery-pre-printed
0x16 0x00 stationery-pre-punched
0x1C 0x00 cardstock-lightweight-glossy
0x25 0x00 cardstock-lightweight-glossy-
reloaded
0x10 0x00 cardstock-glossy
0x19 0x00 cardstock-glossy-reloaded
0x1C 0x00 cardstock-heavyweight-glossy
0x12 0x00 stationery-colored
0x04 0x00 bond
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