Printing from different trays

[comptek]

Hello,

I have a HP LJ2100t with 3 trays (1- manual feed, 2 regular tray, 3- added tray). Well tray 3 has special paper that is used by a unix based program and when user's try and print out of say word or the internet it defaults to tray 3, there is plain paper in tray 2 and if there is plain paper in the manual feed word or IE will print from the manual feed. The printer had pcl 6 and is on a w2k server. Any suggestions.

Thanks

Comptek
A+, Network+

 

[netmanrick]

Have you printed a configuration to check all options ?
Sounds like tray 3 is set to be default.If that does not help,look at ps instead of pcl.

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations

 

[jgideon]

On our 5si's there is a 'paper type' setting on the printer for each try. In order to make the printer NOT auto-select, we have to change the try three paper type to be something other than 'plain'.

 

[bluegroper]

I have a few HP-2100's with extra paper trays.
It works fine to install the printer multiple times, and to setup a different default papertray for each.
eg HP-2100-Tray1, HP-2100-Tray3, HP-2100-Tray3.
Then its quicker to select the "printer" you want to use rather than clickety-clack at horrible WindoZe printer dialog boxes.
HTH
- BG

 

[t2303]

Hello,
I have a 4100 HP printer with 3 trays, I have noticed that my predecessor has installed some functions in a Word 2002 form/document that has the ability to print to specific printers, by merely pressing an icon on the toolbar. There are about 3 different icons that represent different HP printers, and presumably you can add as many icons/printers as you desire. Furthermore, each printer possesses a slightly different function, for instance one of them is able to print multiple documents from different trays. The particular function I am interested in, is the ability to print the same document from 2 different trays simultaneously, as we have 2 different types of letter-headed paper, and printouts need to be done on each of them. I was wandering if this type of function was a specific HP configuration, or whether it was something that can be done in Word 2002 itself. Many aplogogies for this long-winded explanation, and indeed if it is not a specific HP issue. Thanks in advance for any assistance.