topic Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015 in Operating System - OpenVMS

DCPS printing to HP 4015

Stephen Eickhoff_1 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:40:19 GMT

Does anyone know how to set TWO default parameters on a DCPS queue? I want all jobs to print duplex AND to go to the stacker. I've tried the following, and it prints duplex but doesn't go to the stacker:

$ @sys$startup:dcps$execution_queue -
HP4015 - ! P1 - Execution queue name
"ip_rawtcp/10.123.1.122:9100" - ! P2 - Interconnect protocol/device name
DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies)
"sides=2, output_tray=stacker"- ! P4 - Default queue♦
"/DEFAULT=(FLAG,NOBURST,NOTRAILER)/SEPARATE=(NOFLAG,NOBURST,NOTRAILER)" -♦
""- ! P6 - Communication speed(serial
- ! devices only)
""- ! P7 - Device characteristics
"" ! P8 - Verify on/off

By the way, the last parameter is supposed to be "verify on/off", but the documentation never says what you're supposed to put in there! It would be nice to have some logging on disk, as I am not at the customer location.

Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015

Paul Anderson_7 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:47:52 GMT

You are specifying the output tray correctly. Where does the output go when specified on the PRINT command?

PRINT /PARAMETERS=OUTPUT_TRAY=STACKER

DCPS should send output to the Bin 1 tray when Stacker is specified, as BIN_1 and STACKER are synonyms.

And any character can be put into P8 to turn verification on.

Paul

Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015

Stephen Eickhoff_1 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:32:14 GMT

I had the customer try printing with /param=output_tray=stacker and it still went to the normal tray.

Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015

Paul Anderson_7 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:38:04 GMT

What trays do you have on the printer and how are they physically labeled?

Paul

Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015

Stephen Eickhoff_1 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:51:06 GMT

Here's the config right off the printer web interface:

Default Paper Size: LETTER
Tray 1 Size: ANY SIZE
Tray 1 Type: ANY TYPENORMAL
Tray 2 Size: LETTER
Tray 2 Type: PLAINNORMAL
Tray 3 Size: LETTER
Tray 3 Type: PLAINNORMAL
Duplex Unit
HP 500-SHEET STACKER CB521A

Re: DCPS printing to HP 4015

Paul Anderson_7 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:07:27 GMT

Send the attached file to the printer and take a look at the "output tray" section. It should list your stacker tray and perhaps give a clue as to what PostScript code might be used to select it.

The other output trays are selected with PostScript code containing the following strings:

Bin 1: OPTIONAL OUTBIN 1
Bin 2: OPTIONAL OUTBIN 2
Bin 3: OPTIONAL OUTBIN 3
Bin 4: OPTIONAL OUTBIN 4
Bin 5: OPTIONAL OUTBIN 5
Standard: TOP OUTPUT BIN

Paul