Media attributes
This section includes the following information about media attributes:
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media sources and destinations
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media-tray configurations
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media-source commands
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media types and sizes
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PCL 6 custom media sizes
Media sources and destinations
The following table indicates the standard and optional media sources and destinations for the
HP Color LaserJet 3600 printer:
Table 7-1 HP Color LaserJet 3600 media sources and destinations
Media sources 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1) standard
250-sheet paper tray (tray 2) standard
500-sheet paper tray (tray 3) optional
Media destinations standard top bin standard
Media-source commands
The PCL 6 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 escape sequence for media 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 fortray 2.
Table 7-2 Media-source commands
Media source PCL 6
ubyte # MediaSource or ubyte_array "string"
MediaSource
1
Manual feed in tray 1 2
Tray 1 (100-sheet) 3
Tray 2 (250-sheet) 4
Tray 3 (500-sheet) 5
Automatically Select (HP Traditional host-based driver) or Printer
Auto Select (HP JetReady 4.2 host-based driver)
1
1
For the string value, you must use include the quotation marks around the variable. For example, ubyte_array "TRAY2"
MediaSource is the PCL 6 command for tray 2.
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