HP 4250 - DOS printing

[horaces]

Hi

We recently installed a new HP LJ4250 tn with 3 trays. Tray one is the MF, tray 2 is loaded with preprinted paper, tray 3 is loaded with blanc paper. On our server, I have configured 2 printers, HP4250T2 and HP4250T3. First printing to tray2, second to tray3. Both printers have the same IP port but different port name.

From Windows I can print from any client to the correct tray. However, the printer is used to print from a third party software packet. The print jobs are generated by a DOS batch file.

Problem is that from this application, I cannot print to the seperate trays. I have tested on another printer as well and when I launch a DOS print command, the tray setup does not function, it just loads paper from the last (3rd) tray.

To test the printer from DOS I am using the following command: print /D:\\server\share document

Does somebody has experience with printing from DOS to several trays on the same physical printer on a Windows platform?

Any help is welcome

Best regards

Horaces

 

[hpwizzard]

You have to figure how the DOS application adresses the trays used for printing. Also the printer probably has to be setup correctly with escape sequenses since you are probably dealing with RAW/text PCL printing.
Maybe this doc. will help ?

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...cc=us&objectID=bpl05272&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

 

[horaces]

I assume it should be possible with escape codes but people from different locations with different printers are printing from this program, meaning that adding the PCL code to the document would only solve the problem for one site. Also, the documents are created by the third party software meaning the documents need to be altered at the external company.

I was looking for a solution on printer level or if there is a Windows based solution that would even be better. Any experience?

Thanks for your input hpwizzard.

Regards

Horaces

 

[hpwizzard]

The PCL code can be sent to printer that stores the info permanent.
You can for example set paper types for each tray or define what tray should be set as default.
It's more or less mostly dependant on how the data is sent as per tray number or paper type from the software you use.
You could also try and post your question in this forum where the specialists on PCL codes are located :

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=286

 

[id4ego]

Has a solution to the DOS printing issue been resolved? I recently ran across a nearly identical issue and have yet to find a solution.

 

[horaces]

No solution yet. Haven't looked deeply into the PCL code yet as recently our software partner picked up this issue again. Hope they will come up with a solution but I know this will be a longterm process.