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PCL TraySwitching(Source Mapping)

Tray switching for PCL emulation jobs is controlled by the settings for Source Mapping (in the PCL Emulat Menu). (See Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel for information on using the Control Panel.)

•If you are familiar with the concept of source mapping, skip to “Default Source Mapping Settings” (page 2-16) and “Customizing Source Mapping Settings” (page 2-16).

•If source mapping is a new concept to you, continue reading.

When you send a PCL job to the printer, commands in the data stream tell the printer what logical paper source to use and on what size paper to print. The way in which the printer interprets the PCL command for paper source and page size depends on the PCL Emulat Menu settings for Source Mapping and Paper Size.

If the printer receives no paper tray or paper size information from your software application, it uses the PCL Emulat Menu settings for Paper Size and Default Source.

PCL recognizes the six paper sources shown in Table 2.3. (These PCL paper sources may, or may not, appear in your software application, or they may appear under alternate names.)

Table 2.3 Six PCL paper sources

PCL Paper Source

Alternate Names

 

 

Upper

Main Tray, Paper Tray, Paper Cassette

 

 

Manual

Front Tray, Manual Feed

 

 

Manual Envelope

Envelope Manual Feed

 

 

Lower

Lower Tray

 

 

Large Capacity

Paper Deck

 

 

Envelope Feeder

N/A

 

 

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