HP LaserJet 2300 printer - External Software Technical Reference

Paper-tray configurations
The HP LaserJet 2300 printer comes with an integral standard 250-sheet input cassette, which is always designated
as tray 2. An additional 250-sheet or 500-sheet cassette can be stacked beneath the printer, providing a tray 3. The
cassette hardware provides mechanical system for automatically assigning these tray numbers.
The following table indicates the paper tray configurations that are possible for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer.
Table 87: Paper tray configurations for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer
Configurations Tray number Tray type Standard/optional
A Tray 1 multipurpose tray standard
Tray 2 250-sheet tray standard
B Tray 1 multipurpose tray standard
Tray 2 250-sheet tray standard
Tray 3 250-sheet tray optional
C Tray 1 multipurpose tray standard
Tray 2 250-sheet tray standard
Tray 3 500-sheet tray optional
Note: A duplexing unit is possible in any configuration.
Paper-source commands
The PCL 5e escape sequence for paper source is "Esc&l#H" (the "l" is a lowercase "L" rather than the numeral "1").
See the following table for values of #. For example, "Esc& l1H" is the command for tray 2.
The PCL 6 escape sequence for paper source is "ubyte # MediaSource". See the following table for values of #. For
example, "ubyte 4 MediaSource" is the command for tray 2.
Table 88: Paper-source commands
Paper source PCL 5e PCL 6 PS
Tray 1
4 3 3 ManualFeed false
Tray 2 (250-sheet) 1 4 0
Tray 3 (500-sheet) 5 5 1
Auto Select 7 1 -
Manual feed 2 2 3 ManualFeed true
Media types and sizes
The tables in this section provide information about media features, media attributes, and paper-handling constraints
for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer.
Note
The following table lists the features and attributes of various media listed under the Size Is: drop-down menu on
the Paper tab. The list order can vary, depending on the printer and operating system. The list contains all the
following sizes, and might contain sizes from other drivers.
Table 89: Supported features and attributes by driver
Paper sizes
Width Height PCL 5
escape
value
1
PCL 6
2
PCL 5
margin x,y
portrait
PCL 5
margin
x,y
landscap
e
PCL 6
margin
s
PS
comma
nds
5
Letter 216
mm
(8.5
inches)
279 mm
(11.0
inches)
2 "LETTE
R"
150,100 120,100 100,
100
"Letter"
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