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Article #127Re: auto-initialization, erratic behavior of printer
From: Stephen Zisk
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 18:46
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 18:46
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In article <1cmiqcINNfig@crcnis1.unl.edu>, jaffe@hoss.unl.edu (David Jaffe) wrote: > > I am having problems with my printer (TI Microlaser Plus + 1MB). When I try to > print a postscript document, sometimes I get the first two pages, sometimes I > get nothing, and sometimes I get the whole document. (That's with the same > document.) I've downloaded an error-handler, but no report gets printed > out. At one point during this process, I saw that the printer was > initializing. Under what circumstances would a printer initialize without > being told to explicitly? Could I be running out of memory? These problems > have occurred when I download a lot of stuff. Need more info. For instance, if you are using a Macintosh, you could be a victim of the infamous "LaserPrep Wars", that is, your driver could be sensing the existince of an alien version of a LaserPrep header and resetting the printer accordingly. Different behavior at different times sounds like the printer has something going on outside the server loop, and LaserPrep Wars is merely an obvious (and annoying) example of this.
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!ames!decwrl!adobe!macne023.boston.us.adobe.com!user From: zisk@adobe.com (Stephen Zisk) Subject: Re: auto-initialization, erratic behavior of printer Message-ID: <zisk-031192134544@macne023.boston.us.adobe.com> Followup-To: comp.lang.postscript Sender: usenet@adobe.com (USENET NEWS) Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated References: <1cmiqcINNfig@crcnis1.unl.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 18:46:53 GMT Lines: 19