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Send control code from DOS to Xerox Phaser 6180N
Now that I resolved the issue of not being able to DOS COPY a text file to
my Xerox Phaser 6180N, I'm trying to use the DOS COPY command to send a control code to select the multi purpose (bypass) tray. The code that I received from Xerox support is esc&l2H. I have used the instructions he http://www.saunalahti.fi/erakko/newd...i/ts/272hp.htm to create a file that contains the control code, but the printer still prints from the main tray. Can anyone offer any help with this issue? |
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Send control code from DOS to Xerox Phaser 6180N
Not sure if this is help--but--
Your problem may be that a reset code is sent to the printer before the data to be printed. This is not too uncommon. A way to test it involves prefacing the data to be printed with the esc&l2H code, then using the dos copy command with the binary option. Since this is a laser printer, laser printers are generally "page printers" and depend upon external commands or occasionally a timeout to print a partial page. These external commands may also be part of the problem. "WCI" wrote in message news Now that I resolved the issue of not being able to DOS COPY a text file to my Xerox Phaser 6180N, I'm trying to use the DOS COPY command to send a control code to select the multi purpose (bypass) tray. The code that I received from Xerox support is esc&l2H. I have used the instructions he http://www.saunalahti.fi/erakko/newd...i/ts/272hp.htm to create a file that contains the control code, but the printer still prints from the main tray. Can anyone offer any help with this issue? |
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Send control code from DOS to Xerox Phaser 6180N
Chuck,
I have tried that. In my DOS app has a print option "Execute before print" that I have added the COPY command with /b. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Thank you for your suggestion. Mark "Chuck" wrote in message ... Not sure if this is help--but-- Your problem may be that a reset code is sent to the printer before the data to be printed. This is not too uncommon. A way to test it involves prefacing the data to be printed with the esc&l2H code, then using the dos copy command with the binary option. Since this is a laser printer, laser printers are generally "page printers" and depend upon external commands or occasionally a timeout to print a partial page. These external commands may also be part of the problem. "WCI" wrote in message news Now that I resolved the issue of not being able to DOS COPY a text file to my Xerox Phaser 6180N, I'm trying to use the DOS COPY command to send a control code to select the multi purpose (bypass) tray. The code that I received from Xerox support is esc&l2H. I have used the instructions he http://www.saunalahti.fi/erakko/newd...i/ts/272hp.htm to create a file that contains the control code, but the printer still prints from the main tray. Can anyone offer any help with this issue? |
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Send control code from DOS to Xerox Phaser 6180N
Chuck,
Your comment about a reset code made me think about this some more. In my DOS app's printer configuration there is a field "Reset Printer - Y/N" that is default "Y". I changed it to "N" and the control code successfully changed the printer to print from the MPT. Apparently the DOS app sends the printer reset AFTER it sends "execute before print" commands. Thanks again. Mark "Chuck" wrote in message ... Not sure if this is help--but-- Your problem may be that a reset code is sent to the printer before the data to be printed. This is not too uncommon. A way to test it involves prefacing the data to be printed with the esc&l2H code, then using the dos copy command with the binary option. Since this is a laser printer, laser printers are generally "page printers" and depend upon external commands or occasionally a timeout to print a partial page. These external commands may also be part of the problem. "WCI" wrote in message news Now that I resolved the issue of not being able to DOS COPY a text file to my Xerox Phaser 6180N, I'm trying to use the DOS COPY command to send a control code to select the multi purpose (bypass) tray. The code that I received from Xerox support is esc&l2H. I have used the instructions he http://www.saunalahti.fi/erakko/newd...i/ts/272hp.htm to create a file that contains the control code, but the printer still prints from the main tray. Can anyone offer any help with this issue? |
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