HP PCL Code for Ouput Bin Select

[Steve Wiltsie]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Chasan" <joe at magnatechonline.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:12 AM
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.
>

Here is a snapshot of a filePro printer definition table I used several 
years ago with a large Lexmark laser that have multiple output bins.  It has 
5 input bins and 3 added output bins.  I think it stood about 5 feet tall!

In their case, each output bin belonged to a certain department so their 
printed materials went to their bin.  That way if anyone was walking past 
the printer and saw something in that department's bin, they new to pick it 
up.  Today they would probably have a laser in each department, but that was 
then.

 ~   $1b & l 1 H              ~   Source Tray 1
 ~   $1b & l 4 H              ~   Source Tray 2
 ~   $1b & l 5 H              ~   Source Tray 3
 ~   $1b & l 20 H             ~   Source Tray 4
 ~   $1b & l 21 H             ~   Source Tray 5
 ~   $1b & l 6 H              ~   Source Envelope Tray
 ~   $1b & l 2 H              ~   Source Manual Feed
 ~                            ~   unused
 ~   $1b & l 1 G              ~   Output Standard Bin
 ~   $1b & l 3 G              ~   Output Bin 1
 ~   $1b & l 4 G              ~   Output Bin 2
 ~   $1b & l 5 G              ~   Output Bin 3
 ~   $1b & l 0 G              ~   Output Auto Select

Steve Wiltsie
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