Gary Jackson ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: 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>>

[...]

: 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?

data_intray is the correct item name.  Sorry for the miscommunication else-
where.

But your second problem is more serious.  It seems that that the spooler is
ignoring the data_intray selection :-(.

One of our LJ4 Si's here at work has green (separator) paper in its upper
tray and white paper in its lower tray.  The LJ 4Si User's Guide says to
use <esc>&l1H to select paper from the upper tray and <esc>&l4H to select
from the lower tray.

So I configured its NPCONFIG entry with data_intray = 4, and got both
header and single output page on green paper.  Seems to be a bug somewhere,
but I haven't chased it down.

Sorry for the bad news, but look on the bright side -- we get to file
another SR (cancelling :-( :-)).

Thanks for pointing out the problem.  Perhaps I can find an easy workaround.

-Larry "MPE/iX Spoolers 'R' Us" Byler-