Common Windows Problems
Common PS Errors
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| The following situations are PS language specific and may occur | ||
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| when several printer languages are being used. | ||
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| “File in Use” message | Exit all software applications. Remove all software |
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| NOTE: To receive a printed or screen displayed message when | ||||||
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| PS errors occur, open the Print Options window and click the | ||||||||
| appears during | from the StartUp Group, then restart Windows. |
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| desired selection next to the PostScript errors section. | ||||||||
| installation. | Reinstall the printer driver. |
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| “Error Writing to LPTx” | • Ensure that all cables are connected correctly |
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| message appears. | and the printer is on. |
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| Message | Status | Do this... | ||
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| in the driver, it will also cause this message. |
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| PostScript file | The PostScript driver | • Reinstall the PS driver, | |||
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| “General Protection | Close all other applications, reboot Windows and |
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| can not be | may not be installed | referring to Software | |||||
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| Fault”, “Exception OE”, | try printing again. |
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| Or a problem has | • Print a configuration page | ||||||||||
| “Spool32”, or “Illegal |
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| occurred in the | and verify that the PS version | ||||
| Operation” messages |
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| PostScript DIMM. | is available for printing. | ||||
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| • If the problem persists, | ||||
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| “Fail To Print”, “A printer | These messages may appear during printing. Just |
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| timeout error occurred.” | keep waiting until the printer finishes printing. If |
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| messages appear. | the message appears in standby mode or after |
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| “This job | The pure binary data | Open the Properties of the | |||||
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| printing has been completed, check the |
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| contains binary | option is not | PostScript driver, click on | ||
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| connection and/or whether an error has occurred. |
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| data...” message | supported by the | PostScript, and click on | ||
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| appears. | PostScript driver. | Advanced. The pure binary | |
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| data option is not supported. |
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| NOTE: Refer to the Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/NT 4.0/2000/ |
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| information on Windows error messages. |
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| A PS error page | Print job may not be | Make sure that the print job is | |||||
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| prints. | PS. | a PS job. Check to see whether | |
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| the software application |
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| expected a setup or PS header |
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| file to be sent to the printer. |
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| Common Macintosh Problems |
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| The optional | The printer driver has | Open the PostScript driver | ||||||
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| Tray2 is not | not been configured | properties and set the Option | |
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| selected in the | to recognize the | Tray item of the Device | |||
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| driver. | optional Tray2. | option to Installed. | |||||
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| The printer does not print a | You should change the Print Method |
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| In Windows NT | In some programs, | Open the PS driver properties | |||||||
| document from Acrobat Reader. | option to Print as Image when you |
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| 4.0/2000/XP, | such as Acrobat | and click the Advanced tab. | |||||||
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| when you select | Reader, Adobe | Set the Color Mode under the | ||
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| The document has printed, but | Update your Mac OS to OS 10.3.3 or |
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| in the Color | CorelDraw, the Color | Gray. | |||||||
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| disappeared from the spooler in |
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| When print a | The resolution setting | Make sure that the resolution | |
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| Acrobat Reader | with that in Acrobat | Reader. | |
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