HP PCL Code for Output Bin Select

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> Behalf Of Joe Chasan
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:12 AM
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> Subject: HP PCL Code for Ouput Bin Select
> 
> 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)
> 
> in filePro and unix - they'd like the same thing to happen.
> this is SCO/sysv printing, so i'm guessing i'll do this within
> lp interface i can't see any way to do it in filePro without adding
> print code to every single format, but thats not a given if fp
> is starting all of with an <Esc>E reset command which may or may not
> break this, i still have to think about that part, not sure yet.
> 
> in any event - _should_ i figure out the above - has anyone seen this
> beast that can help with the proper PCL code to select? (i'm doing this
> remote, sight-unseen).  my HP PCL reference has a 2 bin output select
> command:
> <Esc> & l # G
> # = 1 - Upper Output Bin
> 2 - Lower (Rear) Output Bin
> 
> wondering if it as simple as using this command and using 1/2/3/4/5 as
> the variable.
> 
> --
> -Joe Chasan-                           Magnatech Business Systems, Inc.
> joe - at - magnatechonline -dot- com   Hicksville, NY - USA
> http://www.MagnatechOnline.com         Tel.(516) 931-4444/Fax.(516)
931-1264


Joe,

Take a look at this page:

http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627
+1219422004190+28353475&threadId=227070

Richard Kreiss