Send control code from DOS to Xerox Phaser 6180N

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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 here:

http://www.saunalahti.fi/erakko/newdealtuki/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?
 
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.
 
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,

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
 
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