Tektronix Phaser 600 User Manual
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Printer not
operating
(cont’d.)
Verify that your printer can communicate:
If you have a PC
Type this DOS command:
echo %! >
port
echo showpage [Ctrl-D] >
port
Where
[CTRL-D]
indicates pressing the
D
key while holding down the
CTRL
key.
Substitute the name of the printer port (for example
COM1
:
,
COM2
:
,
LPT1
:
,
LPT2
:
)
for the variable
port in this command. For example, if you are testing a
parallel connection on
LPT1
, type:
echo %! > lpt1:
echo showpage [Ctrl-D] > lpt1:
If the communication link between your computer and the printer is working,
the printer ejects a blank page (if media was previously loaded). If this
occurs, but you cannot print from your application or through Windows, make
sure that the appropriate driver is installed and that you have selected the
printer correctly.
Power indicator
blinks and stops,
but the file does
not print
This is probably the result of a PostScript error. Enable the PostScript error
handler in the printer’s front panel. See
Using a PostScript error handler
for
more information.
If you can’t make a print (cont'd.)
Symptom
Solution