Dynamic tray selection

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6 total messages Started by Doug Satchwell Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:30

#1082

Author: Doug Satchwell
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:30

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Hi - I need to process postscript files in order to add some code that would force a HP printer to print from tray 2 for the first page and tray 1 for the remaining pages. Does anyone have an example postscript file or some example code that does this?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks,

Doug.

Re: Dynamic tray selection

#1084

Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:43

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Tray selection is VERY printer specific, so you need the code for your
exact model and configuation of printer.   The PPD file for your
printer is the place to find code snippets for these tasks.

Aandi Inston

Re: Dynamic tray selection

#1083

Author: Helge Blischke
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:58

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At least with newer HP printers, you may select paper by type instead of tray number.Configure your trays acordingly and select the paper by specifying MediaType in your PS job(s). For the details which media types are configueable see the PPD.

Re: Dynamic tray selection

#1086

Author: Doug Satchwell
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 08:12

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Thanks for the info. Looking at the PPD:

 <http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/lpr/ppds/hp/Attic/HP_LaserJet_8150_Series.ppd?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain>

It seems that the following should do what I want:

% use tray 2
<</ManualFeed false /MediaPosition 0>> setpagedevice

% use tray 3
<</ManualFeed false /MediaPosition 1>> setpagedevice

Problem is, I don't know WHERE in the postscript I should put these statements! Have you any ideas? I need the first page to use tray 2 and the remaining pages to use tray 3.

Thanks,

Doug.

Re: Dynamic tray selection

#1087

Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:43

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These instructions may work by themselves, provided all trays have the
same, default, paper size. Otherwise you also need to specify the
paper size instructions.

You have to put these before any marking operators on the first page
to which they apply, since "setpagedevice" erases the page, and resets
the graphics state.

Aandi Inston

Re: Dynamic tray selection

#1089

Author: Doug Satchwell
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:24

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Great! It works. I put the statements just before the:

%%Page:

lines, and it works nicely. Thanks for everyones help!

Doug.

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