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From: Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Docutech 6180 and setpagedevice issue
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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:22:28 +0100
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gemetzl@gmail.com wrote:

> I am trying to use
> 
> 
> << /PageSize [595 842] /MediaType (plain) /MediaColor (white) >>
> setpagedevice
> 
> << /PageSize [595 842] /MediaType (plain) /MediaColor (pink) >>
> setpagedevice
> 
> 
> to pull an A4 sized uncollated NCR page white and pink.
> 
> The Docutech 6180 won't recognize the page size for some reason.
> 
> I used (pink) smd and (white) smd which may be specific to an XMPie
> command. It seems to work better in that the press can recognize the page
> size but assigns the pink/white to the paper type rather than paper color.
> 
> What other options do I have for postscript commands that might make this
> work?
> 
> thanks,
> Bob

What does the 6180 do instead of what you intended? Successfull media 
selection by PostScript statements depends on the proper configuration of 
the paper bins with respect to *all* attributes that are requested by the 
setpagedevice operator.
Please switch on the printing of an error page and post what that tells.

Helge