HP PCL Code for Ouput Bin Select

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Joe Chasan wrote:

> Probably a Jim Asman question, but i'll put it out there in case someone
> else has it.
> 
> I've a customer with an HP LaserJet 4015 who installed a "5-bin mailbox
> output bin" add-on HP option to share this printer amongst 5+ users - in 
> windows, under the printers properties, they each select which bin to 
> use (e.g. tom = mailbox/bin #1, joe=mailbox/bin #2, bob-mailbox/bin #3,
> accounting=mailbox/bin #4, etc)
> ... 

Joe,

I have not played with one of these units, and I have not ever heard of a 
PCL standard for output bin control. You could pretty easily build some 
test files that would each contain a different numeric value in the bin 
selection sequence you cited.

You could also examine the output of the Windows driver when set for each 
option. A hex editor such as Hex Workshop is handy for this. You 
may find that control of the output bin is being done with PJL, which 
"wraps" the PCL.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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