Identify paper trays
The ChangeBins tool requires a mapping of printer tray numbers for all applicable printer types. The QueryPrinters tool examines all printer drivers installed on a system and reports the paper trays and their bin numbers. You can use these bin numbers to construct a mapping.
Sample output from the QueryPrinters tool.
[01] PS_LJ4000 Name of the printer as shown in Windows
Port (list): LPT1:
Driver: AdobePS HP LaserJet4000SeriesPS
Printer provides 7 bins
[01] (015) Automatically Select
[02] (257) Tray 1 (tray number) and name of the tray as shown in Word
[03] (258) Tray 1 (Manual)
[04] (259) Tray 2
[05] (260) Tray 3
[06] (261) Tray 4
[07] (262) Envelope Feeder
[02] HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS
Port (list): LPT2:
Driver: AdobePS HP LaserJet4050SeriesPS
Printer provides 24 bins
[01] (015) Automatically Select
[02] (257) Tray 1
[03] (258) Tray 1 (Manual)
[04] (259) Tray 2
[05] (260) Tray 3
[06] (261) Tray 4
[07] (262) Tray 5
[08] (263) Tray 6
[09] (264) Tray 7
[10] (265) Tray 8
[11] (266) Tray 9
[12] (267) Tray 10
[13] (268) Envelope Feeder
[14] (269) Plain The HP LaserJet 4050 can match paper types
[15] (270) Preprinted with a paper tray based on their type, which
[16] (271) Letterhead allows operators to load paper in any tray as
[17] (272) Transparency required.
[18] (273) Prepunched This is shown as virtual "paper trays" in Windows.
[19] (274) Labels
[20] (275) Bond
[21] (276) Recycled
[22] (277) Color
[23] (278) Card Stock
[24] (279) Rough
[03] \\xerox\xerox Network printers show up with their path.
Port (list): \\xerox\xerox
Driver: HP LaserJet 5P
Printer provides 5 bins
[01] (015) Automatically Select
[02] (257) First Available Tray
[03] (001) Tray 1
[04] (004) Manual Paper Feed
[05] (002) Tray 2
This example shows three printers with their paper trays (bins) and the bin numbers assigned to those trays. Note that different assignments are used for common paper trays by the drivers described in the table.
Printer | Tray 1 | Tray 2 | Envelope Feed |
---|---|---|---|
PS_LJ4000 | 257 | 259 | 262 |
HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS | 257 | 259 | 268 |
\\xerox\xerox | 1 | 2 | - |