Re: Remote printer driving me crazy!

Dear Mark,

One of the reasons for the "Processing" phenomenon on an IBM 4232 LED panel
is as follows. Certain OS/400 Host Print Transform drivers can send an
initialization sequence after the form feed value that ejects a page to
properly position the print head to the top of the next page when working
with certain impact printers. When this philosophy is employed with an IBM
4232 printer, it will cause the LED panel to always claim the printer
condition is processing even when the printer is waiting for data. The
reason is that the printer is waiting to begin printing the page that is
active, from its perspective, because it has received a couple of page
formatting commands.

This method of working with an IBM 4232 should never prevent it from
printing correctly. After you finish a one or two page print job, is it
possible to send another print job to the printer and have it print
correctly without performing any type of reset process at the printer or
not?

HTH

Best Regards,

/Paul
--
Paul Tykodi
National Product Manager
Intermate US Inc.

p: 603-431-0606 x115
f: 603-436-6432
E-mail: paul@intermate-us.com
www.intermate.com

>From: "Taylor, Mark W" <MarkWTaylor@eaton.com>
>To: "'midrange-l@midrange.com'" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
>Subject: Remote printer driving me crazy!
>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:43:06 -0400
>Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
>Hello all
>
>I am having a problem with an IBM 4232 attached through a JetDirect card as
>a remote printer.
>It prints my spool files fine, and the files go to a SAV status just like
>they are supposed to. But after the file is printed the "Processing" light
>on the printer continues to flash until the printer is reset by turning it
>off and on again or by pressing the button sequence Stop - Cancel Print -
>Start. This printer is used for printing our Pack Lists so we have several
1
>to 2 page spool files printing off constantly throughout the day, which
>makes it a real pain in the neck having to reset the printer between each
>file.
>
>Just to make sure it wasn't something specific to the Pack List print file
>I've tried printing other spool files as well with the same results.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas what the problem could be?
>
>Below is the configuration of my remote OUTQ:
>
>TIA
>Mark