LW Printers: Using a Multipurpose Tray w/ QuickDraw GX

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TOPIC

I am printing to a LaserWriter printer using Quickdraw GX and cannot find an option for the multipurpose tray in the print dialog box, or in tray options.

DISCUSSION

There is no multipurpose tray option within QuickDraw GX. There is a selection for manual feed in the print dialog. You can use this option with minor setting changes to obtain the same functionality as the multipurpose Tray option.

Using the QuickDraw GX Manual Feed With A Multipurpose Tray

Click on the desktop printer icon. A Printing menu appears in your menu bar next to the Special menu. If a Check appears next to Show Manual Feed Alerts, you need to disable the alert messages, by choosing Show Manual Feed Alerts. If you do not have a check next to the Show Manual Feed Alerts, manual feed alerts is already disabled, so you can use your multipurpose tray without making any changes.

The only PostScript LaserWriter you cannot use this workaround with is the LaserWriter Select 310 printer. There is no manual feed disable feature available with this printer.

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