The printer sends a list of the available paper trays to the host. The list is a list of paper tray IDs. The list has entries for each paper tray ID and for the mandatory Media Source ID. Based on the media information, the host selects a paper tray using the Media Source ID. In tray-to-tray mode the paper tray IDs are mapped to the paper trays via the tray-to-tray mapping table. This table is available in the Settings Editor. It can be more convenient to use the tray-to-media mode and the corresponding tray-to-media mapping table, which decouples the IPDS setup from the content of the paper tray.
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The paper tray IDs in the IPDS data stream start at 0, but the paper tray IDs in the printer start at 1. Therefore, the paper tray IDs of the host are subtracted with one before they are sent to the printer.
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The tray-to-tray mapping table and the tray-to-media mapping table can be configured in the Settings Editor.
A paper tray is selected by the host. The paper tray must contain the correct media for the job, before the job is started.
In the Settings Editor, the tray-to-tray mapping table is available. The table maps a Media Source ID from the IPDS data stream to a paper tray.
The mapping from a Media Source ID to a paper tray is defined by the paper tray IDs. A paper tray ID maps a Media Source ID with either a paper tray (tray-to-tray mode) or media (tray-to-media mode).
The IPDS paper tray ID is mapped to the default paper tray ID according to the tray-to-tray mapping table:
|
Media Source ID (decimal) Host |
Media Source ID (hex) IPDS |
varioPRINT 6000 series |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
00 |
Paper tray 1 |
|
2 |
01 |
Paper tray 2 |
|
3 |
02 |
Paper tray 3 |
|
4 |
03 |
Paper tray 4 |
|
5 - 8 |
04 - 07 |
Paper tray 5 - 8 |
|
9 - 12 |
08 - 0B |
Paper tray 9 - 12 |
In the Settings Editor, the tray-to-media table is available. The table maps a Media Source ID from the IPDS data stream to a specific media.
Media can be selected by name instead of by paper tray. In this case, the media must be in the active transaction setup. The media name must be unique within the media catalogue.
The media defined in the tray-to-media setup is reported to the host as available media. Names that do not comply to the IPDS naming standard cannot be used in the tray-to-media setup. Also, media that has a device link profile attached cannot be used, because device links are not supported in transaction mode.