Re: RICOH WSCST object

Hi Michael,

I am trying to make *RICOHSP6330N printer pull paper from the manual
feed tray. I have tried several combinations of changes the :DWRSLT
parms will no success.

I'm not familiar with the *RICOHSP6330N. I've worked with other Ricoh printers, though -- primarily the Aficio 2035. (Which is getting old, now!)

When I started working with this stuff in 2005, Ricoh sent me a manual with their PCL code specification. Not sure if it still applies to today's printers, but it says this:

Paper Source Command is ESC & l <opt> H , where <opt> corresponds to an option. Then, there's a table that lists the options.

The possible <opt> values for manual sheet feeder appear to be 2, 3 and 6.

I'm not exactly sure what you've tried, but in the example you posted with the <<<<< marks, neither of them looks like a paper source command. The first one, '1B266C3768314F'X, is ESC & l 7 o 1 O. I have no idea what they might do. The second one is '1B266C3768'X which is ESC & l 7 o. I have no idea what these do??

I would suggest you try 1B266C3248, and if that doesn't work, try 1B266C3348, and 1B266C3648. The second byte from the right (32, 33 or 36 in these examples) is the only one you'd change to change the input paper source. (32 is ASCII code for the number 2, 33 is the ASCII code for the number 3, 36 is the ASCII code for the number 6.)

If that fails, keep trying more values (in ASCII from 0 - 40) or contact Ricoh and ask them for a list of PCL codes for your printer so you can tell which one you need.

Also, please be sure you are sending the right drawer from your program. IF you change the WSCST for DRAWER1, and the program that you're testing with specifies OVRPRTF DRAWER(2), it won't matter what you put in the drawer1 spec!

Good luck