Hi dan,

you need PrintMulti (http://www.lvbprint.de/bin/current/PrintMultiSetup.exe)
It allows you to print a document to multiple printers even from
different manufacturers with many option. Since there is no english
manual (but a detailed example is installed in the program path), here
are the necessary steps:
- install another printer (e.g. name it "formularprinter") with the same
driver as your destination printer (perhaps it is necessary to install
another printer and change the driver later)
- change the print processor to PrintMulti for the formularprinter
- add the following entries to the printmulti.ini in the c:\program
files\printmulti path:

[formularprinter]
Active=1
PrintSelf=0
ActionTray3=Print;PrintFromTray3
ActionCopy=Print;PrintManual

[PrintFromTray3]
Active=1
Printer=HP 4050TN
PaperSource1=257

[PrintManual]
Active=1
Printer=HP 4050TN
PaperSource1=258


the real entries for papersource1 can be read from the log file after a
first try. They differ from printer to printer and may look like:
1: 15 - Automatically Select
2: 259 - Drucker autom. Auswahl
3: 258 - Man. Zufuhr (Fach 1)
4: 257 - Fach 1

use the number or the text (e.g. "257" or "Fach 1", which means Tray 1)

There are many more entries, which could be useful for your duplicate
output:
NUp=4 prints four pages on a sheet
Color=0 prints the duplicate black/white for all output

Good luck

Dieter


I have an HP 4050TN that i would like to print multiple copies of
single page documents from multiple trays. I have tried setting the
preferences on the printer, at the aplication (word 2003 & quickbooks)
and on the computer. I have not found the right combination of
settings to make this happen. Ultimately what i would like to have
happen is that when i send the document to the printer i want it to
print from tray 3, which has preprinted forms in it, and the manual
feed so i have a hard copy of the order. where is my problem coming
in? any help would be appreciated.

dan