We have a LaserJet 6P on our network. It chooses to not print out all of the pages of the print jobs all of the time. It also sometimes prints out mostly blank pages that have only one or two of the first few lines on it. Also, sometimes first print job of the day requires the printer to be turned off and then on again to get the document to print out. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem or is it time for retirement? Thanks.
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laserjet 6P problems
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There's so many things that can affect printer performance.
Off hand it sounds like a serial connection with a handshake
problem but not knowing the details of the 6P I may be all wrong.
It can be as simple as a cable problem. Even if it's a parallel printer - some require bidirectional some don't.
It could be a memor problem -- either some bad memory or not enough.
And of course it could be a driver problem.
I also am assuming here that if you have other printers on the network that these reports print fine on those printer(s) which would eliminate an application problem.
The first step - I would think is to check the printer setup, testing it with several different configurations as possible.
It would be real handy if you could get a hold of another 6P printer that is working fine somewhere else (or test yours on another system) to try to eliminate the possibility that it is in the printer itself.
Next try cable changes.
With prices down on most printers, it may end up being mose cost effective to replace the printer (be sure and test it first with a similar but perhaps longer report).
Off hand it sounds like a serial connection with a handshake
problem but not knowing the details of the 6P I may be all wrong.
It can be as simple as a cable problem. Even if it's a parallel printer - some require bidirectional some don't.
It could be a memor problem -- either some bad memory or not enough.
And of course it could be a driver problem.
I also am assuming here that if you have other printers on the network that these reports print fine on those printer(s) which would eliminate an application problem.
The first step - I would think is to check the printer setup, testing it with several different configurations as possible.
It would be real handy if you could get a hold of another 6P printer that is working fine somewhere else (or test yours on another system) to try to eliminate the possibility that it is in the printer itself.
Next try cable changes.
With prices down on most printers, it may end up being mose cost effective to replace the printer (be sure and test it first with a similar but perhaps longer report).
MrCBofBCinTX
Technical User
Try reseating all the cables and also the memory.
connections can get a little corrosion and re seating sometimes fixes things
connections can get a little corrosion and re seating sometimes fixes things
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