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    How do you assign check printing to a particular tray?
    • 03 Jun 2023
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    How do you assign check printing to a particular tray?

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    I want to print checks to a particular tray. How can I do this?

    Answer:
    There are a couple of ways to do this:

    1. In the printer dialog window, select the tray to print to.
    2. In Control Panel, devices and printers, find the printer, go to properties and set the tray there.
     
    Note that that tray setting would be used for any jobs printed from your computer if this printer is set as the default printer. As such, for example if you have a network printer that is the default on your workstation, you can install the printer locally so you have a local copy and then in that local copy set the tray there, that way your default printer and check printer can be separate. When you print checks, you would then pick the check printer that has the tray assignment that you created.
    3. Change on the check form level.
     
    Note that if you need assistance with changing the coding on the check form, this would be something that our Services department can assist with for a fee:
    • You need to first identify what the bin number is for the printer and then set up the option in the check forms.
    • To determine the bin number run the procedure tools\binnames.w from the run procedure line. 
    • Choose disable gui. 
    • Type in the first letters of your printer ( like HP) and click the button. 
    • A message box will come up. 
    • Click ok. 
    • The lower box on the screen will have the various options it found and the tray numbers in brackets. 
    • 263 is an example of a tray 1 number. 
    • What you see is probably different.
    • You can highlight the line you want to use and click the test print button and it should print out on paper from the selected tray.
    • Inside the check form you will then need to add to the [Options] section two lines  (put them at the end of the section)
    PrinterBin=263
    #XprintInitial=<Bin=263>
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