Re: A new printer and the Printer File

[Kirk Goins <kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx>]

I believe teh 6400 and be set to emulate a number of different devices. I
would check those settings in the 6400 and match/change those or the device
description to match.


On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Gary Thompson <gthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Maybe the printer device description?
> Sounds like the host thinks the printer speaks a strange language . . .
>
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> Subject: A new printer and the Printer File
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> Good Morning.
>
>
>
> Client has just installed an IBM 6400 line printer which is currently
> ignoring the Printer File associated with a specific report.
>
> I know this because the Printer File specifies:
>
> .         15 cpi printing, the printer is printing the report at 10 cpi.
>
> .         Draft mode, the report is in Standard mode
>
> In addition the printed output is showing:
>
> .         At least 1 line of 198 spurious characters at the beginning of
> the
> report.
>
> .         the characters "a+00216H" as the first 8 characters of every
> print
> line.
>
> Neither the spurious characters nor the "a+00216H" are in the report's
> spoolfile.
>
>
>
> Any ideas where to go first?
>
>
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