Mixed Bin or Bin 2 Printing to Apple LaserWriter Select 360
  
PSS ID Number: Q117626
Article last modified on 11-02-1994
 
6.00
 
MS-DOS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print a document to the Apple LaserWriter Select 360 using Mixed
as your paper feed choice, Word prints only the first page of your
document. When you print using Bin 2 as your paper feed choice, Word does
not print your document at all.
 
CAUSE
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This problem is caused by the LaserWriter's treatment of the multi-purpose
tray on the printer. Earlier-model LaserWriter bins were numbered 1, 2, and
3, so Word's POSTSCRP.PRD was written to address bins on the LaserWriter in
that way. The LaserWriter Select 360 numbers the multi-purpose tray as bin
0 and the paper cassette as bin 1.
 
WORKAROUND
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A simple change to the POSTSCRP.INI file allows Word to pull paper from the
correct bins when using the Mixed or Bin 2 paper feed choices. To modify
the POSTSCRP.INI file, do the following:
 
1. Open the POSTSCRP.INI file.
 
2. From the Edit menu, choose Search.
 
3. In the Text To Search For field, type "/B2" (without the quotation
   marks) and press ENTER.
 
4. The following line appears:
 
      /B2 { statusdict begin papertray 2 ne { 2 setpapertray } if end } def
 
5. Change this line to the following:
 
      /B2 { statusdict begin papertray 0 ne { 0 setpapertray } if end } def
 
6. Save and close your POSTSCRP.INI file.
 
7. Reset your printer by turning it off and then back on.
 
You should now be able to print properly.
 
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