Quick Reference Guide

Paper attributes and commands
This section includes the following information about paper attributes:
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Paper-source commands
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Paper-type commands examples
Paper-source commands
The PCL 6 Print driver attribute for paper source is ubyte # MediaSource or ubyte_array
"string" MediaSource. See the following table for values of #. For example, "ubyte 4
MediaSource" is the command for Tray 2.
The PCL 5 print driver escape sequence for paper source is Esc&l#H (the "l" is a lowercase "L" rather
than the numeral "1"). See the following table for values of #. For example, Esc&l1H is the command
for Tray 2.
NOTE: The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer products support Tray
1, Tray 2, and Tray 3.
Table 5-1 Paper-source commands
Input source PCL 5
Esc&l#H
PCL 6
ubyte #
MediaSource
PCL 6
ubyte_array
"string"
MediaSource
PostScript
/MediaPosition
# or null/
ManualFeed true
or false
Automatically select NA NA NA NA
Printer auto select 7 1 AUTOSELECT null false
Manual feed in tray 1 2 2 MANUALFEED 3 true
Tray 1 (100-sheet) 4 3 TRAY1 3 false
Tray 2 (250-sheet) 1 4 TRAY2 0 false
Tray 3 (500-sheet) 5 5 TRAY3 1 false
Paper-type commands examples
The PCL 5 print driver escape sequence for paper type is "Esc&n#Wdpapertype", where "n#" is the
number of characters in the paper type plus 1. For example, in the sequence "Esc&n6WdPlain",
"Plain" has 5 letters plus 1, for a total of 6.
Table 5-2 Paper-type commands
Esc& n# Wd Paper type
Esc& 6 Wd Plain
Esc& 11 Wd Preprinted
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