Microsoft KB Archive/65251

Legal Landscape from Bin 2 on NEC LC-890

PSS ID Number: Q65251 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word for MS-DOS version 5.0, a modification to the PostScript initialization file (POSTSCRP.INI) is necessary if you want to print on legal-size paper in landscape orientation from bin 2.

= MORE INFORMATION =

POSTSCRP.INI is a text file that you can load and modify with Word. In addition to modifying the POSTSCRP.INI, the front panel of the NEC LC-890 should be set to select letter size paper from bin 1 (the lower bin) and legal-size paper from bin 2 (the upper bin). Word cannot override these hardware settings.

Load the POSTSCRP.INI file as a text file in Word, and use the following procedure to modify the POSTSCRP.INI file:

  Perform a search for the text string “/PE” (without the quotation marks). This will move the cursor to the /PE definition, which reads as follows: /PE {showpage ptop exch restore save exch /ptop exch def} Change this definition to read as follows: /PE {showpage ptop exch restore save exch /ptop exch def userdict begin letter end} Note: When making modifications, let the lines wrap. Do not press ENTER and add carriage returns to the file.   Search for the text string “/B1” (without the quotation marks). Repeat the search (SHIFT+F4), or move the cursor to the second set of /B1 and /B2 definitions, which read as follows: /B1 {statusdict begin 1 setpapertray end} def /B2 {statusdict begin 2 setpapertray end} def Change these definitions to read as follows: /B1 {statusdict begin papertray 1 ne {1 setpapertray end userdict begin letter end} {end} ifelse} def /B2 {statusdict begin papertray 2 ne {2 setpapertray end userdict begin legal end} {end} ifelse} def Note: When making modifications let the lines wrap. Do not press ENTER and add carriage returns to the file. 

After making these changes, save the POSTSCRP.INI file as a ASCII or text file by choosing Save from the Transfer menu and saving the file as text-only.

Before using the modified POSTSCRP.INI file, reset the printer by powering it off and then powering it back on. This will clear the /PE, /B1, and /B2 definitions created in the NEC LC-890’s virtual memory by the previous POSTSCRP.INI file.

These modifications to the POSTSCRP.INI file will ensure that the NEC LC-890 is reset properly for printing on letter size paper from bin 1. Otherwise, letter-size pages from the bin 1 may be clipped.

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