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- Troubleshooting Common Printers Problems - January 24, 1996
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- "My printer won't print from any program since installing PageWiz."
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- Make sure all cable connections are correct and tight. If you have a later
- model printer with advanced diagnostic features, your printer is probably in
- bi-directional mode. There may be communication problems between the printer
- and the PC. Listed below are instructions to switch off bi-directional mode
- on some popular printer models:
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- Hewlett Packard Printers
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- LaserJet 4 Series
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- On LaserJet 4 Series printers equipped with LCD displays, press the "On-Line"
- button until the display says "Off-Line". Next press the button marked "Menu"
- until "Parallel Menu" is displayed. Press the "Item" button until
- "ADV FUNCTION" is diplayed. Press the key labelled "+/-" so that the display
- shows "ADV FUNCTION=OFF" and then press the printer's "ENTER" key. If the
- display reads "ADV FUNCTION=OFF* " press the "On-Line" button. You are now
- ready to print.
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- DeskJet 500, 600, and 800 Series
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- The following instructions will ensure that your PageWiz and your HP DeskJet
- Series printer will function properly together:
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- From the File Manager (Win 3.xx) or from the Start button (Win95) perform a
- file search for HP*.exe and search the C: drive. The search should yield
- several files. Look for any one of these files: HPVCNFIG.EXE, HPFCFG01.EXE,
- HPFCFG02.EXE or HPRCFG02.EXE. Double-click on the file to launch the program.
- A screen will then advise that this program is used to modify .ini files.
- Click on the "Continue" button. A new dialog box will appear.
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- If you have the older version of this program there is a "Simple IOD"
- checkbox that must be checked. The newer version will have a box marked
- "bi-directional" that is already checked. Click on the checkbox to remove
- the checkmark.
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- After marking the appropriate boxes save the new settings by clicking "OK".
- This will modify control values in various *.INI files and disable the need
- for bi-directional communication. Click on the the Restart Windows button.
- When Windows opens again your printer will work from all programs.
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- Epson Laser Printers
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- Action Laser 1100 and 1400 Model Printers
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- If you have the Action Laser 1100 or 1400 and can't print go to the Windows
- Print Manager and remove the Epson printer driver. If you have the Action
- Laser 1100 add the Hewlett Packard Laser Jet 3 driver as your default
- printer. For the Action Laser 1400 add the Hewlett Packard Laser Jet 4 driver
- as the default printer.
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- Lexmark Laser Printers
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- With some Lexmark models it is not possible to switch off bi-directional
- communication. If your printer is one of those the best solution is to
- install an inexpensive IBM PC or AT compatible standard mode parallel card as
- LPT2. Connect your printer to LPT1 and the PageWiz to LPT2. After connecting
- both devices, quit Windows or restart your computer in MS DOS or Command
- Prompt mode. From the root directory, type c:\windows\twain\pagewiz\ctta and
- press the Enter key. Press "Y" for yes to test the parallel port again.
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- If you purchased your Lexmark printer from Circuit City, call Microtek at
- 310-297-5052 for more information.
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- "My Canon color inkjet printer prints lines that resemble a barcode."
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- If you are using the Microsoft-provided Canon BubbleJet printer driver, you
- have to install drivers that came with your printer. Drivers supplied on
- Microsoft Windows 95 produce this problem. From the Print Manager, remove
- the current printer driver and install the Canon supplied drivers from the
- floppy disk. If the new drivers do not solve the problem then contact the
- manufacturer for an updated driver diskette.
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- For a quick workaround you may install the driver for a B/W model, such as
- the BJ200 in the Print Manager, keeping your color driver as the default
- printer. Within PageSuite click on the General Preferences icon and click on
- the Printer setup icon. Click the drop-down button for drivers and highlight
- the new B/W driver.
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- "My inkjet printer won't print more than one copy per print command."
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- Many inkjet printers have very little on-board memory so their drivers will
- not allow more than one copy per print command for large files. This a
- safeguard to keep the PC from locking up. Therefore even though the option
- to print multiple copies seems available, it actually is not.
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