Lantronix MPS1-T, MPS1-2, MPS100 manual PostScript Problems, Table B-6PostScript Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

B.6 PostScript Problems

PostScript printers will silently abort jobs if they detect an error.

Table B-6:PostScript Troubleshooting

Area to Check	Explanation
The Server is communicating	To test a PostScript printer use the Test Port 1 PostScript Count
with the printer	2. This command will send 2 pages of PostScript data out the
	parallel port. Watch the indicators on the printer to verify that
	the Server is communicating with the printer.
	If the printer is capable of bidirectional communication, use the
	Test Service MPS_xxxxxx_PS PostScript Count 5 command.
	This will transfer data both to and from the printer.
	Autoselection must be disabled and the printer must be
	conÞgured as a PostScript printer for this test to succeed.
The printer is conÞgured to	If special characters or bitmaps are not printing correctly, the
use 8-bit characters	printer may be incorrectly conÞgured to use 7-bit characters.
Service Characteristics	Issue the Show Service Characteristics command. If the service
	rating is zero, the parallel port is in use. Verify that the
	PostScript characteristic and appropriate protocols have been
	enabled on the service.

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