Microsoft KB Archive/68001

Word 5.50: DeskJet Pulls Paper into Feeder at End of Print Job

PSS ID Number: Q68001 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.50

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet drivers for Word version 5.50 pull an extra piece of paper into the feeder at the end of each print job. This behavior differs from the printer drivers that were shipped with Word version 5.00.

The following solutions are offered to correct the problem:


 * 1) If you have Word version 5.00, you can use the DeskJet printer driver from Word 5.00.
 * 2) Modify the Word 5.50 PRD file.

Use the MakePRD utility to convert the DeskJet printer driver to a text file. For more information, refer to Chapter 6 of the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” version 5.50 manual.

The modification should be made to byte:4 of the PCSD section of the printer driver. The original entry reads as follows:

byte:4 mod:0 “^[&l3e1H”

change the line above line to read:

byte:4 mod:0 “^[&l3e1h0H”

This change will cause the printer to eject the sheet that is pulled into the feeder at the end of each print job.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The changes to the Word 5.50 DeskJet drivers were done to correctly reset the printer at the end of each print job. The Word 5.00 drivers did not reset the page dimensions correctly. The corrected sequence in the Word 5.50 drivers reset the page dimension and set the paper tray to be the standard bin; however, resetting the bin on the DeskJet causes the printer to pull paper into the feeder. An eject sequence is all that is necessary to clear the feeder.

If the extra sheet is not wanted, then an alternative modification would be as follows:

byte:4 mod:0 “^[&l3e0H”

This change will reset the page dimensions without pulling an extra sheet; however, this change prevents the printer from resetting the bin back to the standard paper tray at the end of the print job. This will cause problems when switching from envelope printing to continuous printing (a problem that also existed with the Word 5.00 DeskJet drivers).

KBCategory: kbprint KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: blank sheet 500 hpdj ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.