APPENDIX U
PRINTER RELATED HELPFUL HINTS
(Last update: 09 Sep 2002)
This list goes back to 1995 only.
===================================================================== HH973; 6.1.x,6.2.x,6.3; Mar. 25, 2002 Subject: Fixing Printer Interfaces that Use cs_ofilter ALARM MESSAGES PRINT at the WRONG PRINTER: Alarm messages directed to the AP/AW/WP51's local serial port b, may print at another printer where print jobs from this AP/AW/WP51 are simultaneously directed. PRINTER ICON MOMENTARILY DISAPPEARS from STATION MANAGEMENT DISPLAY ===================================================================== HH977; Parallel Printer; 4.3, 6.1.x, 6.2.x; Oct 19, 2001 Subject: Allow Client System to Print to Remote Parallel Printer User at a client station has trouble sending output to a parallel printer on a different station serving the parallel printer. SysMgmt shows printer ok but not the DevMon. Needs to use a dummy printer. ===================================================================== HH963; Release: ALL; May 4 ,2001 Subject: Fixing Faulted Printers on Remote 51 Clients Problem: Remote Printer Faulted LP04 faulted. Enabled since Fri April 16 12:52:33 GMT 1999 system not responding ===================================================================== HH879; 2.X; Sep 23, 1998 Subject: Remote Printers Not Responding on 51 Series Remote Printers faulted, not responding. Using sacdm Network listener for the printer has failed. Killing and restarting the tcp port monitor will initialize the listener processes, which should resume network printer communications. ===================================================================== HH843; 4.2+; May 6, 1997 Subject: Device Monitor Subsystem Overview ===================================================================== HH837; 4.2 to 4.2.2; Feb 28, 1997 Subject: When printing ASCII files to printer OKIDATA 80 connected directly to the AW51B1/AW51B, strange characters are printed. ===================================================================== HH832; 4.2; Jan. 13, 1998 Subject: Device Monitor Information and Troubleshooting Tips DEVICE MONITOR Keeps track of the status of all communication Servers (printers) and graphical consoles on the I/A system. Event driven process. DevMon is notified whenever a station (printer, gc) goes off/on-line, or failed. ===================================================================== HH822; 4.2 to 4.2.2; Jun 17, 1997; Subject: Black and White Printscreens when doing a printscreen from a PW-OE and the HP1600 PostScript printer is connected to Communication Processor or directly to the PW-OE. ===================================================================== HH818; Release: ALL; Jun 27, 1997 Subject: HP1600 Printer Changing Default Lines Per Page and Print Quality ===================================================================== HH800; 4.2; Aug. 12, 1996 Subject: Postscript printers will not print text files. However, printscreens work correctly. ===================================================================== HH794; Release: ALL; Date: Aug. 5. 1996 Subject: Comm-10 connected HP1200C/PS Changes to LP02 HP1200C/PS comm-10 connected printer to enable printing Batch reports, print screens, and ASCII files. ===================================================================== HH752; 4.1, 4.1.1; Feb. 26, 1996 Subject: HP1200C configured to print Postscript, PCL and ascii text ===================================================================== HH695; 3.3 - 4.0; Jun. 23, 1995 Subject: Re-Initializing the Serial/Parallel Converter Box / HP 1200C ===================================================================== HH694; Solaris 2.x and up; 11/6/96 Subject: 50 Series printer commands and troubleshooting hints Here are some helpful commands for working with printers on 50 series. ===================================================================== HH688; Release: ALL; Jun 2, 1995 Subject: Hewlett Packard Deskjet 1200C/PS Cropped Printscreen ===================================================================== HH658; Device Monitor; Release: All; Mar. 14, 1995 Subject: dm_recon Useful tool in helping to solve Device Monitor problems. =====================================================================