HP Jetdirect 175x Print Server series - Manual (Page 117)

Configuration page does not print, or is
unreadable.
for HP Jetdirect 175x external print server/Internet connector for USB
and HP Jetdirect 310x external print server/Internet connector for USB
If the configuration page does not print successfully, try the steps below. If the page prints but is
unreadable, note step 4 particularly.
1. Make sure your printer is connected to your print server by a USB A-to-B cable. (This is the
standard USB cable.)
to print server to printer
Note that the print server does not support parallel-to-USB converters (for connecting a parallel
printer to a USB host) -- it works with USB printers only. Make sure that the cable is connected
firmly to both the printer and the print server.
2. Make sure that the printer and the print server are powered on.
3. Make sure that the printer is Online or Ready.
4. You can check whether the print server is sending the page in a printer language (PDL) that the
printer supports. If the PDL is not supported by the printer, the page will not print or will be
unreadable if it does print.
By default, the print server is configured to determine the appropriate printer language
automatically. It is possible that the print server is not able to determine automatically which
language it should use for your printer.
You can cycle through the 4 printer languages using the following procedure:
a. Press and hold the print server’s test button.