Re: errors from lexmark printers w ipds card

[Paul Tykodi <ptykodi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

The NACK being reported is the generic "Printer Not
Ready" response from an IPDS capable printer. It is
not one of the more specific device NACKS for out of
forms, output bin full, or out of toner.

My suggestion would be to check and see whether any
updated software (sometimes called firmware) has been
released for the operation of the printers themselves.
This sounds like the IPDS Simm/Dimm is being told the
mechanical hardware needs to pause for some reason and
it is alerting the host to stop sending data.

HTH

Best Regards,

/Paul
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Paul Tykodi
Principal Consultant
TCS - Tykodi Consulting Services LLC
E-mail: ptykodi@xxxxxxxxxx

>date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:34:23 -0400
>from: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: errors from lexmark printers w ipds card
>
>We get this all day long - and answer with "PAGE" and
>it continues printing. Large spool files (hundreds of
>pages, duplex, with barcodes, diff fonts, logos)
>Spool file is *afpds. Nothing on the control panel to
>indicate problem. This is V5R3 i5 520 (had same error
>on prev V4R5 server) Ethernet connect for local
>Lexmark Optra printers (2). IPDS cards in printers
are >from IBM. Using PSF Config. Printer ipds cards
had >updates as of 2 years ago. 
>
>Customer been tolerating this since implementing.
>Nothing in Knowledge Base for PQT4101. Could not find
>match of sense data in IPDS manual. 
>jim

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