GCC Printers 21 Series manual Additional Windows 2000 Information

Additional Windows 2000 Information

Printing Binary Data (USB or LPR connection)

Users may experience problems printing files with binary data to the Elite 21 printer using a USB or LPR-based connection due to the way that binary information is processed via these protocols. Using a protocol called TBCP (Tagged Binary Communications Protocol) will avoid problems of this sort. Windows 2000’s standard PostScript drivers contain settings that can be selected to allow jobs to be sent correctly to the printer using TBCP. If you experience problems sending jobs to the printer containing binary data, check the data format setting for files being sent to the printer as follows:

•Go to the Start menu in Windows, then up to Settings and to Printers.

•Right-click the icon for your Elite 21 printer and select Properties.

•Click on the Device Settings tab in the Properties window.

•Click on the setting to the right of “Output Protocol.” This setting should become a pull-down menu.

•Pull down to “TBCP” from the list of protocols.

•Click on the setting to the right of “Send Ctrl+D After Job.”

•Pull down to “Yes” from the list of options.

•Click OK and Apply to accept the settings.

This should eliminate any PostScript errors generated by the sending of binary data over USB or LPR from Windows 2000.

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