Microsoft KB Archive/66134

DeskJet Not Resetting Paper Feed After Printing Envelopes

PSS ID Number: Q66134 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

After printing envelopes on a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet printer by setting the paper feed in Print Options to Envelope, subsequent print jobs with the paper feed option set to Continuous or Manual will pull from the envelope slot. In order to have paper feed from the standard paper bin after printing envelopes, set the paper feed in Print Options to “bin1”.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Continuous and Manual paper feed options do not actually select a bin, they simply pull paper from the currently selected bin on the printer. On the HP DeskJet, choosing a bin as the default will actually cause the paper feed to be set to that bin. For this reason, the DeskJet printer drivers only set a “default” bin when a specific bin is stated (for example, Envelope). As a result, the paper feed option needs to be set to “bin1” after printing with the paper feed set to Envelope.

Another possible workaround is to modify the .PRD file so that the printer driver resets the printer at the end of every document. To reset the printer, change Change byte:4 in the .PRD file to read as follows:

byte:4 mod:0 “^[E”

Please note that resetting the printer after each print job will erase previous printer settings, such as downloadable fonts.

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