Tektronix Phaser 600

SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTIONS

601

Printer not

operating

(cont’d.)

Verify that your printer can communicate:

If you have a PC

Type this DOS command:

echo %! >

port

echo showpage[Ctrl-D] >

port

Where [CTRL-D] indicates pressing the D key while holding down the CTRL key.

Substitute the name of the printer port (for example COM1:, COM2:, LPT1:, LPT2:)

for the variable

port

in this command. For example, if you are testing a

parallel connection on LPT1, type:

echo %! > lpt1:

echo showpage[Ctrl-D] > lpt1:

If the communication link between your computer and the printer is working,

the printer ejects a blank page (if media was previously loaded). If this

occurs, but you cannot print from your application or through Windows, make

sure that the appropriate driver is installed and that you have selected the

printer correctly.

Power indicator

blinks and stops,

but the ﬁle does

not print

This is probably the result of a PostScript error. Enable the PostScript error

handler in the printer’s front panel. See Using a PostScript error handler for

more information.

If you can’t make a print (cont'd.)

Symptom Solution