HPPCL5E: Printing to the HP4 Multipurpose and Manual Trays

ID: Q96199

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

When you use the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4/4M printer driver (HPPCL5E.DRV) version 31.1.03 or 31.1.08 for Windows version 3.1, you can select either Multipurpose (MP) Tray or Manual Feed as the Paper Source option in your application. Both choices refer to the front pull-out tray on the HP LaserJet 4. The printer behaves differently depending on which one of these paper sources you select.

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When you print to the HP LaserJet 4, the application sends paper source and paper size information to the printer. The LaserJet 4 behaves as described in the following sections based on the paper source information received.

Paper Source: Manual Tray

When the paper source option is Manual Tray, the HP LaserJet 4 goes offline and compares the size of the paper in the print job to the available paper sizes to determine the best match. The printer then prompts you to feed this paper size. After you place the paper in the manual tray, press the Online button to print the page.

Paper Source: Multipurpose Tray

When the paper source option is Multipurpose Tray, the LaserJet 4 first checks to see if the multipurpose tray is active (to activate this tray, set the multipurpose tray to CASS [MP Tray = Cass] on the printer). If the multipurpose tray is active, the printer compares the paper size of the print job to the paper size setting on the multipurpose tray. If the multipurpose tray is not set for the correct paper size, the LaserJet checks to see if the correct paper size is in the lower tray. If the lower tray contains the correct paper size, the LaserJet sends the print job to that tray. If the lower tray does not have the correct paper size, the LaserJet goes offline and prompts you to feed the correct paper size in the multipurpose tray.

NOTE: When the LaserJet receives a print job, it matches the paper size to the closest size it recognizes.

The following flow chart describes the above process visually:


                  Print Job to MP Tray
                     / 
                   YES
Does Print Job    / 
Paper Size Equal
Size Set for the  \                     Print Job to Lower Tray
MP Tray?          NO                   / 
                    \                YES
                   Does Print Job    / 
                   Paper Size Equal
                   Size in Lower Tray?\ 
                                      NO
                                        \ 
                                       Ask for Paper

If the multipurpose tray contains the correct paper size, the LaserJet sends the print job to the multipurpose tray without going offline and asking for paper. If you want to print jobs to the multipurpose tray without having the printer go offline, do the following:

Find out what paper size the printer requires. To do this, send a print job with a custom paper size and note what size paper the LaserJet requests.

Set the multipurpose tray for the size requested in step 1.

Place a piece of paper in the multipurpose tray and print.

How to Set the Paper Size on the Multipurpose Tray

On the front panel of the HP 4 you can set what the paper size for the multipurpose tray. To set the paper size for the MP tray, do the following:

Note: In the steps below, the resulting LaserJet LCD display messages are enclosed in brackets ([]) after each step.

Press the Online button on the printer. [00 Ready]

Press the Paper Size button. [MP TRAY = ... ]

If the "MP TRAY =" message does not appear in the LCD display, the printer is not set correctly. Use the following steps to set this printer:
1. Press the Online button to switch the printer online.
2. Press the Online button to switch the printer offline.
3. Press the Menu button five times. [CONFIG MENU]
4. Press the Item button. [MP TRAY]
5. Press the +/- button until [MP TRAY = Cass] appears.
6. Press the Enter button. [MP TRAY = CASS*]
7. Press the Online button. Repeat step 1 above.

Press the +/- key until the correct paper size appears.

Press the Enter button to lock in your choice.

Press the Online button.

Notes about the LaserJet 4

The multipurpose tray is set to Letter by default.

The multipurpose tray is set to CASS by default.

The LaserJet has an automatic sensor that detects what paper size is in the Lower Tray.

The multipurpose tray feeds from the left side of the tray.

NOTE: If your custom size pages or envelopes print in the center of the page, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

HPPCL5E and centered and paper

The HPPCL5E.DRV printer driver is manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. To call Hewlett-Packard Technical Support, call (208) 323-2551.

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Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,3.0,3.1,3.11,4.0
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