Microsoft KB Archive/70344

Sheet Feeder Support on an NEC LC-890

PSS ID Number: Q70344 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for MS-DOS version 4.0, to use a dual-bin sheet feed on an NEC LC-890 printing in PostScript mode, you must make the changes below to both the POSTSCRP.PRD and POSTSCRP.INI files if you print in portrait orientation, or to the POSTSCRL.PRD and POSTSCRL.INI files if you print in landscape orientation.

Word 5.5

The printer driver for the NEC LC-890 in Microsoft Word for MS-DOS version 5.5, POSTSCRP.PRD, incorporates these changes.

Word 5.0

For Word for MS-DOS version 5.0, printer drivers from the Supplemental Printer Kit for Word version 5.5b have incorporated these changes and can be used. You can obtain the Supplemental Printer Kit from Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you call from outside the United States, contact Microsoft International Customer Service at (206) 936-8661.

The files can also be found under the filename DWXPS0 in the Software/Data Library by searching for Q45512 or S12808. DWXPS0 was archived using the PKware file-compression utility.

DWXPS0.EXE and DW0297.EXE are the files that contain the PostScript PRDs on the Microsoft Download Service (MSDL).

Word 4.0

Follow the instructions below.

MORE INFORMATION

In both the POSTSCRP.INI and the POSTSCRL.INI file, the following information appears about 140 lines into the file:

56 [/Symbol /Symbol /Symbol /Symbol] 57 [/LineDraw /LineDraw /LineDraw /LineDraw] 60 [/ZapfDingbats /ZapfDingbats /ZapfDingbats /ZapfDingbats] ] def /SLL {/LL def} def /BD {STh ssc} def

Add the following two lines immediately before the line that begins with “/SLL”:

/B1 {statusdict begin 1 setpapertray end } def /B2 {statusdict begin 2 setpapertray end } def

For the POSTSCRP.PRD and POSTSCRL.PRD files, use the Makeprd utility to create a text file version of the printer driver(s). Then change bytes 38, 42, 46, and 50 of the PCSD table. There are not any codes following these bytes initially, so you see some lines that read as follows:

byte:38 mod:0 byte:42 mod:0 byte:46 mod:0 byte:50 mod:0

Add “B1”, “PE”, “B2”, and “PE” at bytes 38, 42, 46, and 50, respectively. Verify that there is a space between the last alphabetic character and the ending quotation mark. After you have done so, this section appears as follows:

byte:38 mod:0 “B1” byte:42 mod:0 “PE” byte:46 mod:0 “B2” byte:50 mod:0 “PE”

Use the Makeprd utility to convert the text version of the driver into a printer driver (.PRD file); you should now be able to access both bins.

Reference(s):

“Printer Information for Microsoft Word,” version 5.5, Chapter 6

“Printer Information for Microsoft Word,” version 5.0, Chapter 6

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.