I've been using a Canon Pro9000 MKII to print 11 x 17 prints from LT2012. I print lots of contract dwgs and check prints of my dwgs and ink gets expensive. I've got an old HP5000n and plugged into my router using an eternet cable. It works, kinda. I've tried the PCL5 & PCL6 universal print drivers and also the Xerox universal print driver. The computer sees the printer, and sets things up properly using the add printer function.
The main problem is that I can't get it to pull 11 x 17 paper from tray 2 (the drawer). The Xerox printer driver allows me to set the default tray as tray 2. However, no matter the driver or the settings, the printer always wants to pull paper from the fold down, manual load door. I've set the printer menu on the printer to 11 x 17 but still can't get it to pull from tray 2. I'm about ready to pull my last XP workstation out of retirement, reformat & reload everything and hook up the printer to that setup. Or buy a new $1900 HP M712n.
I've also tried using LT2015 but no luck.
Any suggestions to get the HP5000n to work properly?
Lowell