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Printing print-ready documents from a command line - laserjet troubleshooting
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Table 2-7 Troubleshooting a firmware update failure (continued) Reason for firmware update failure Corrective action A flash hardware failure occurred. Although it is extremely unlikely, the product might have a hardware failure. Call technical support to address the problem (see the flyer that came with the product for a local telephone support list). NOTE All HP LaserJet products leave the factory with the most recent firmware version installed. If a remote firmware update fails, the .RFU file must be sent over a parallel port connection. Printing print-ready documents from a command line Documents in the following file formats can be printed by using a command line. That is, they do not need to be opened in a software program that supports the file format (such as the Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader programs for .PDF files), but can be sent directly to the product using a command line. ■ HP LaserJet Printer Control Language (.PCL) ■ Portable Document Format (.PDF) ■ Postscript (.PS) ■ Text (.TXT) Use one of the following methods to send print-ready files to your product. NOTE The examples that are used in this section are for printing .PDF documents. However, any print-ready file type can be substituted. Print-ready file printing by using FTP through a browser Complete the following steps to print print-ready files from a command line by using FTP through a browser. NOTE The following instructions can be used on Windows or Macintosh operating systems. 1 Take note of the TCP/IP address on the EIO Jetdirect page. The Jetdirect page is the second page of the configuration page printout. To print a configuration page, see Determining the current level of firmware. 2 Open a browser window. 3 In the address line of the browser, type ftp://. For example, if the TCP/IP address of your product is 192.168.0.90, type the following: FTP:// 192.168.0.90 4 Locate the print-ready file for the product. 5 Drag and drop the print-ready file onto the PORT1 icon in the browser window. 64 2 Software description