Re: Printer problems with overlays

Hi Everyone,

I have just recently replaced an HP LaserJet 2100TN with an IBM InfoPrint 21 printer in our Shipping Dept. One of the main things printed on this printer is the Bill Of Lading. This is a PRTF with an overlay in it.

It worked fine in the past with the HP printer, but now with the InfoPrint 21 it will "sometimes (5%)" print, and other times, "most of the time(95%)", the Printer will go to status "END". I have to stop/start the Print Writer a few times to get it to work again.

I also have Sharp ARM 350 Copier/Printer set up there with the same exact config, and it prints with no problems. That is where I am printing the BOLs now.

Normal PRTFs print OK.

I have it configured as:

DEVD MORSHPLAS1 OPTION *BASIC *PRT DEVCLS *LAN TYPE 3812 MODEL 1 LANATTACH *IP PORT 9100 ATTACH *DIRECT ONLINE *YES FONT 011 *NONE FORMFEED *AUTOCUT SEPDRAWER *FILE SEPPGM *NONE PRTERRMSG *INFO MSGQ *CTLD QSYSOPR QSYS ACTTMR 170 INACTTMR *SEC15 LINESPEED 19200 WORDLEN 8 PARITY *NONE STOPBITS 1 TRANSFORM *YES MFRTYPMDL *HP5 PPRSRC1 *LETTER PPRSRC2 *LETTER ENVELOPE *NUMBER10 ASCII899 *NO IMGCFG *NONE CHRID *SYSVAL RMTLOCNAME 192.168.10.17 WSCST *NONE USRDFNOBJ *NONE *NONE USRDTATFM *NONE SYSDRVPGM *HPPJLDRV MORSHPLAS1 QSPLJOB 733007 TEXT Shipping Laser - IBM InfoPrint



This is the same config as I had for the HP.

Also, I tried setting it up as an *IPDS printer instead of a 3812. The printer never "ended", but the overlay moved up about 3 lines, so I could not go that route.

We are at V4R5. :-(

Any help would be greatly appreciatted.



Thanx,

Nick



Nick Radich
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
EPC Molding, Inc.
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