Epson Stylus Photo 1200 User Manual - Page 142

Your printer switches to the modem port or won't confirm on the printer, port Macintosh

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Possible cause You're using background printing on a Macintosh. Solution You need to increase the memory allocated for your application, EPSON Monitor3, or both. Choose Get Info from the File menu when the application is active or when EPSON Monitor3 is selected and increase the memory allocation. See Using Monitor3 for more information. You're not using ECP or Enhanced mode and/or DMA transfers. If that doesn't work, turn off background printing in the Chooser or in your printer software; see Using Background Printing on the Macintosh for instructions. (You won't be able to use Monitor3.) If your computer supports ECP or Enhanced mode and/or DMA transfers, turn them on to speed up printing. See your computer documentation for details. Your printer switches to the modem port or won't confirm on the printer port (Macintosh) Possible cause Solution Your Macintosh has extension conflicts. Make sure AppleTalk® is inactive. In the Chooser, select any Apple serial printer (such as the LaserWriter) and choose the printer port. Close the Chooser, then reopen it and select the SP 1200 icon and the printer port. Then restart your system. You're using an AppleTalk cable. Make sure you're using a LaserWriter II serial cable. See Macintosh System Requirements for more information.

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Your printer switches to the modem port or won’t confirm on the printer
port (Macintosh)
You’re using
background printing
on a Macintosh.
You need to increase the memory allocated for your application, EPSON
Monitor3, or both. Choose
Get Info
from the File menu when the
application is active or when EPSON Monitor3 is selected and increase
the memory allocation. See
Using Monitor3
for more information.
If that doesn’t work, turn off background printing in the Chooser or in
your printer software; see
Using Background Printing on the Macintosh
for instructions. (You won’t be able to use Monitor3.)
You’re not using ECP
or Enhanced mode
and/or DMA transfers.
If your computer supports ECP or Enhanced mode and/or DMA
transfers, turn them on to speed up printing. See your computer
documentation for details.
Possible cause
Solution
Your Macintosh has
extension conflicts.
Make sure AppleTalk
®
is inactive. In the Chooser, select any Apple serial
printer (such as the LaserWriter) and choose the printer port. Close the
Chooser, then reopen it and select the
SP 1200
icon and the printer port.
Then restart your system.
You’re using an
AppleTalk cable.
Make sure you’re using a LaserWriter II serial cable. See
Macintosh
System Requirements
for more information.
Possible cause
Solution