Printer Tray Specifications and Terminology

The system defines document attributes in a device-independent fashion. PCL support is based on options available to PCL level 5 and compatible printers. The HP 5SI printer, however, offers additional capabilities which require PCL level 6 commands. The following table outlines the various PCL commands and the terminology used by the system and the various PCL printers:

 

Term

PCL command

PCL term

HPLJ4 term

HPLJ4SI term

HPLJ5SI term

Tray 1 (Main)

~&l1H

Tray 2 (upper)

PC Tray

Upper tray

Tray 2 (upper drawer)

Tray 2 (Aux)

~&l4H

Tray 3 (lower)

MP

Lower tray

Tray 3 (lower drawer)

Tray 3

~&l5H

HCI, first tray

LC Tray

n/a

First tray of HCI

Tray 4

~&l20H

High Capacity Input (HCI) Tray 2

n/a

n/a

Tray 2 of HCI

Please note…

The command ~&l5H (first high capacity tray) is supported by PCL5, but this hardware is not typically found on those printers.

The command ~&l20H requires PCL6.

The system now includes these INI options supported by the PCL print driver.

< PrtType:PCL >
Tray3 = pcl command sequence (default is ~&l5H)
Tray4 = pcl command sequence (default is ~&l20H)

If you use the earlier sequences, you can restore your original operation by specifying:

< PrtType:PCL >
Tray3 = ~&l2H
Tray4 = ~&l3H
Note   The tilde (~) represents the escape character and is translated internally. Note also that the third character in each sequence shown is a lowercase letter L.