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Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

Title:	Digital PostScript printers and their associated software

Moderator:	REGENT::LASKOHER

Created:	Wed Jan 24 1990
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	7230
Total number of notes:	31971

7074.0. "Problems printing to DEC Laser printers "Printer is not ready"." by RDGENG::WATSON (Sheep in wolves clothing) Fri Feb 07 1997 12:33

	Setup:

	VAX/VMS 6.1 
	DCPS V1.3
	LAT V5.2

	Problem:
	
	I have a printer that will not print using the DCPS software , however
	I can print to this printer from UNIX using LAT. The error I get is
	the "printer is not ready" , I have scanned through this conference
	and noticed people having the same problems. 

	I have tried starting the queue with the LATSYM processor and although
	the entry says its completed no job has come out. The display on the 
	DEC Laser 2200 says its processing and then goes to idle and nothing
	is printed. The hardware has been checked out and we know the cables 
	and decserver are fine as we can print from UNIX , but we can not 
	print from VMS. The only difference I can see is that we have recently
	moved over to UTP but we have other printers on other machines that
	work ok. Any pointers on this problem would be much appreciated as
	I am completely stumped at the moment.

	Thanks and Regards

	Darren 

Engineering I.S

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
7074.1		REGENT::POWERS		`Mon Feb 10 1997 11:23`	8
	The DEClaser 220 is not a PostScripot printer, and won't work with DCPS. If, in fact, what you have is a DEClaser 2250, that is a PostScript printer and will work with DCPS. Is the printer in PS mode? (What ELSE does the front panel display besides PROCESSING? Does it have PS in front?) LATSYM is a not a PostScript symbiont. - tom]
7074.2		DIBDIB::DBATES	Time for a note	`Mon Feb 10 1997 11:53`	2
	The printer in .0 is a DEClaser 2250, (a 2200 with a PS cartridge).
7074.3		REGENT::POWERS		`Tue Feb 11 1997 09:51`	13
	> <<< Note 7074.2 by DIBDIB::DBATES "Time for a note" >>> > > >The printer in .0 is a DEClaser 2250, (a 2200 with a PS cartridge). And what are the answers to the rest of the questions in .1? And: Are you printing PostScript from your Unix system? You are using the serial port, properly configured, from each system? - tom]
7074.4	answers...	FORTY2::WATSON		`Wed Feb 12 1997 10:11`	12
	Hi Tom, Yes the printer is in PS mode , when a file is printed the display show PS READY, PS PROCESSING , PS WAITING and back to idle and nothing is printed. The UNIX file was text format and printed ok. The only error we get is "printer not ready" on the vax machines. any ideas ? Regards Darren
7074.5	LOGICALS ! AND MORE	EVTAI1::LEREUIL		`Tue Feb 18 1997 02:59`	9
	Hi , version DCPS ?? , and more when you shared your printer with UNIX machine you need applied a logical name dcps$queue_name_interrupt_when_busy "1" , the last version DCPS is 1.3 , adn more for your help you can used these 2 commands reply/ena=print and into print command /notify hope this help gerard-louis lereuil french CSC
7074.6		FORTY2::WATSON		`Mon Feb 24 1997 09:35`	25
	Hi Gerard-louis, We are running DCPS V1.3 , I have switched enable on and these are the errors I get: With notif the printer is starting.... then we get : Message from user SYSTEM on SYSTEM Queue LN05$EDIOUT: %DCPS-W-NOT_READY, Printer is not ready This will keep looping until the entry is deleted. I tried defining the dcps logical as per last note: the queue did exactly the same as above. Regards Darren
7074.7		REGENT::POWERS		`Mon Feb 24 1997 09:48`	11
	> Message from user SYSTEM on SYSTEM > Queue LN05$EDIOUT: %DCPS-W-NOT_READY, Printer is not ready DCPS tries to exchange control signals with a printer when a new job begins. In this case, it looks like the return isn't being seen by DCPS. Recheck your serial line connections, including communications settings, state of the cables, securely connected, etc. - tom]