Hopefully this can be answered by Larry 'Spoolers are him" Byler, but maybe
someone else has an idea.

I have a LaserJet 5SiMX that is networked and that has a duplexing unit.  I
am running MPE/iX running 5.5 Express 1.  I have prepunched paper in tray 3
and have told the printer, through the control panel, that I have done so.
Now the problem:  using NPCONFIG I a am trying to tell the printer to use
the paper in tray three using data_tray = 3 (see the last lines of NPCONFIG)

<<START NPCONFIG>>
#==========================================================================
# File: NPSAMP1
#
#
#                    Sample NPCONFIG File
#
#==========================================================================
# This is a sample file for NPCONFIG.PUB.SYS, used to configure
# networking and printer parameters for TCP/IP - JetDirect spooled
# printers.  This NPCONFIG.PUB.SYS might be appropriate for a
# small network confined to, say, one site, with identical LaserJet 4Si
# printers.  We show configurations for three such printers.  One is
# configured as ldev 6, one as ldev 210, and one is configured as both
# ldevs 200 and 201.  This latter configuration is so when it is
# referenced as ldev 200, it will default to PCL, and when referenced
# as ldev 201 it will default to PostScript.
#
# Note:  The setup file names shown in the setup_file items below are
#        examples only.  The files are not supplied in HPENV.SYS.

# All four of these ldevs are configured as MPE I/O
# devices via SYSGEN.  Ldev 6 is shown below.  Note the use of PATH: NONE
# in the configuration example below.  The example also uses the default
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# record size (RSIZE) of 66 halfwords (132 bytes).  You may wish to
# alter this to 40 halfwords (80 bytes).
#
#
#     io> ld 6
# LDEV:     6  DEVNAME:                OUTDEV:        0   MODE:          OS
#   ID: HPTCPJD                        RSIZE:        66   DEVTYPE: PP
# PATH: NONE                           MPETYPE:      32   MPESUBTYPE:  0
#CLASS: NETLP
#
#
#  We use default values for the following items, shown below.  Thus, they
#  are not shown as explicit items in this file.
#     program_file = OUTSPTJ.PUB.SYS
#     poll_interval = 10 seconds
#     poll_interval_max = poll_interval = 10 seconds
#     banner_header = TRUE
#     data_timeout = 10 seconds
#     snmp_timeout = 5 seconds
#     snmp_max_retries = 3
#
#  Note:  Headers must be on (via HEADON) for either banner_header or
#         banner_trailer to be effective.
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#
#  Since all printers are LaserJet 4Si printers, we can specify most of the
#  remaining items in the global entry.

global #setup_file = pcllpD.PENV.SYS      #
        (message_interval = 60                # Repeat msgs every >= 60 secs.
        banner_tray = 1                      # Upper tray has colored banner
                                             #   paper.
#       data_tray = 4                        # Lower tray has regular white
                                             #   paper.
        banner_trailer = FALSE               # Only need a header page.
        pjl_supported = TRUE                 # LJ4Si is a full PJL device.
        jam_recovery = TRUE)                 # Reprints jammed pages by itself.

61      (network_address =  206.15.255.18)
62      (network_address =  206.15.255.21)
63      (network_address =  204.89.151.50)
80      (network_address =  206.15.255.18)
81      (network_address =  206.15.255.18
           setup_file = PCLLPD.HPENV.SYS)
82      (network_address =  206.15.255.18 data_tray = 3)
83      (network_address =  206.15.255.18 data_tray = 3
           setup_file = PCLLPD.HPENV.SYS)
<<END NPCONFIG>>

The communicator for 5.5 (page 10-76) shows an item of data_intray, while
the sample that came with with the release shows data_tray.  Neither one
selects tray 3.  What am I doing wrong?


Gary Jackson
Nevada CSOS
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