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printer tray and blank separator issues

  • 1.  printer tray and blank separator issues

    Posted Tue September 01, 2009 01:06 PM

    Originally posted by: Imad77


    Hi,

    I experience some issues with my new print queues that I created in
    AIX (smitty). This following print queue is dedicated to print on tray
    1 and the user have to put the paper manually, the jobs should be
    executed without separator page.
    But when we print on this queue, the job is executed on tray 2 and
    automatically () and we have one blank page as separator between the
    jobs.
    Here is the configuration of my print queue from smitty:
    ===========================
    Print Spooling
    AIX Print Spooling
    Change / Show Print Queue Characteristics
    1 Printer Setup
    Print queue name Printq1
    Printer name hp@printest1
    POSTSCRIPT option INSTALLED? no +
    AUTOMATIC detection of print file TYPE to be done? yes +
    PAPER SIZE for standard 250-sheet cassette letter +
    PAPER SIZE for multipurpose tray letter +
    PAPER SIZE for optional 500-sheet lower cassette letter +
    PAPER SIZE for manual paper feed letter +
    ENVELOPE SIZE for multipurpose tray 10 +
    ENVELOPE SIZE for optional envelope feeder 10 +
    ENVELOPE SIZE for manual envelope feed 10 +
    Input PAPER TRAY for header page multipurpose
    tray 1 +
    Input PAPER TRAY for trailer page multipurpose
    tray 1 +
    FORMATTING FLAGS for header page []
    FORMATTING FLAGS for trailer page []
    USERS to get intervention messages []
    FLAGS PROHIBITED for all print files []
    Default VERTICAL SPACING (lines per inch) 6 +
    WIDTH of printable area on header page 77 +#
    ===========================
    Here is Print job configuration:
    ===========================
    2 Default Print Job Attributes
    Print queue name Printq1
    Printer name hp@printest1
    Text Print Options

    TYPESTYLE and PITCH courier
    10 +
    Print QUALITY
    300 +
    Job Processing Options

    PAGE NUMBER where printing should begin
    [1] +#
    Print file TYPE
    p +
    Pre-processing FILTER NAME
    [] +
    INITIALIZE printer? full
    initialization +
    RESTORE printer?
    yes +
    Text Formatting Options

    TOP MARGIN (lines)
    [0] +#
    BOTTOM MARGIN (lines)
    [0] +#
    Number of columns to INDENT
    [0] +#
    WRAP long lines?
    yes +
    Add LINE FEED or CARRIAGE RETURN LF->CRLF VT-
    >CRVT +
    CODE PAGE of print file
    ISO8859-1 +
    TITLE STRING for 'pr' filter []
    LINES per page
    60 +#
    COLUMNS per page
    80 +#
    Paper/Page Options

    Page ORIENTATION
    portrait +
    Input PAPER SOURCE multipurpose
    tray 1 +
    PAPER SIZE override for input paper source
    letter +
    DUPLEX output simplex (single-
    sided) +
    Header/Trailer Page Options

    SEPARATOR PAGES
    none +
    HOSTNAME for "PRINTED AT:" on HEADER PAGE []
    Messages/Diagnostics

    DIAGNOSTIC LEVEL (normal) - print job; exit if filters
    produce stderr +
    ===========================
    Have you any idea to fix this issue? to be able to print on tray 1 and
    without blank separator page.
    Thanks a lot
    #AIX-Forum


  • 2.  Re: printer tray and blank separator issues

    Posted Thu September 03, 2009 08:10 AM

    Originally posted by: Imad77


    Hi,
    here is a solution to prevent form feed after each print job.

    chvirprt -q<queue> -d<queuedev> -a _Z=!

    But I'm not able to print on tray 1. I run this command:
    chvirprt -q Printq1 -d hp@printest1 -a _u=1
    and I get this result for this print queue
    lsvirprt -q Printq1 -d hp@printest1 -a _u
    Name Description Value
    _u Input PAPER SOURCE 1
    But it prints on tray2, my goal is to be able to print on tray 1 and I
    have to put the papers manually.
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks a lot.
    #AIX-Forum