Re: Xerox 5135 drawer select

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

  The PCL DATA is represented by an ASCII string often described as:
      <esc> & l int H

  The above is often referred to in the IBM documentation as the 
"Command (ASCII Text)" represented in a slightly different form [e.g. 
Ec&l4H where int=4]:
      Ec & l int H

  The Bypass Tray was noted to be represented with the ASCII string in 
hex notation:
     '1B266C3248'X

  Breaking down the above string, for each ASCII character:
   <esc>=0x1B, '&'=0x26, 'l'=0x6C, int=(2=Bypass Tray)='2'=0x32, 'H'=0x48

  For HCI-Tray=2 the corresponding "int" value apparently should be 20, 
and presumably the value 21=(Tray 3 [High Capacity]).  As such, the 
ASCII string [for the DATA= ASCII control sequence] in hexadecimal 
notation for the HCI-Tray=3 as I understand should be:
     '1B266C323148'X

  Breaking down the above string, for each ASCII character:
   <esc>=0x1B, '&'=0x26, 'l'=0x6C, int=(21=Tray 3 [HCI])='21'=0x3231, 
'H'=0x48

Regards, Chuck

On 02-Mar-2012 11:38 , John McKee wrote:
> I have made considerable progress, but have hit a wall.
>
> I downloaded a reference to PCL. Under Paper (Media) Source, I saw
> the code to explain why the bypass tray was being used. The WSCST had
> this for DRAWER=PAPER: DATA = '1B266C3248'X.
>
> The second from the right hex chars x'32' command "Feed paper from
> manual input".
>
> I changed that to 31. Now, draws from drawer 1. At the bottom of the
> codes for paper source is this entry:
>
> 20 -39 High Capacity Input (HCI) Trays 2-21.
>
> Since I need tray 3, it seemed simple. If tray 2 is 20, then tray 3
> must be 21.
>
> So, I converted 21 (assumed decimal, based on 32 being ASCII value of
> 2 for manual input) to 15.
>
> That didn't work. Printer rejected that sequence.
>
> So, question is (feels like snatching defeat from the jaws of
> victory), what goes into that position?
>
> I know this is not an IBM issue. I found another 5135 that they also
> would very much like to use tray 3. I'm just not understanding what
> that value should be.