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• Is the Ethernet Interface able to communicate with the attached printer? To test this, you can: 1. "telnet" to the print server (e.g. "telnet 192.75.11.9") and log in as "root." 2. Enter the command "start fox prn." 3. Execute "stop prn" right after starting the test. This test will send the same text line over and over to the attached printer. • Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue? If so, check that the printer is online. If this is correct, there is a configuration error on the Unix station so creating a new print setup may be needed. • Is the operator panel showing any activity to indicate it is receiving data? If so, but there is nothing printing, check to see if a manual formfeed is needed. Also, ensure that the printer can support the type of job coming through. • Do all jobs fail or just certain ones? For example, is it possible that jobs from a certain application are the only ones to fail. If so, check the type of data it sends to make sure it matches the printer emulation. Check the application printer configuration for mistakes. Stair-Stepped Output Stair-stepped output is when the output starts at the top left of the page but every line thereafter, starts a little further over to the right. It also refers to Unix jobs that print one line of text at the top of a page followed by a series of blank pages. This unique output will happen only with Unix text jobs if carriage return insertion is not incorporated into the print setup. The printer may be told to do a linefeed but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage return to follow this. To fix this, carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the print setup. The easiest and most common location is on the Ethernet Interface itself within the appropriate model. The feature is called "onlcr" and the command syntax is: set model modelname stty onlcr 5-16 Unix Confuiguration

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Unix Confuiguration
•
Is the Ethernet Interface able to communicate with the attached printer?
To test this, you can:
1.
“
telnet
”
to the print server (e.g. “
telnet
192.75.11.9
”) and log in
as “
root
.
”
2.
Enter the command “
st
art
fox
prn.
”
3.
Execute “
stop
prn
” right after starting the test.
This test will send the same text line over and over to the attached
printer.
•
Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue? If so, check that the
printer is online. If this is correct, there is a configuration error on the
Unix station so creating a new print setup may be needed.
•
Is the operator panel showing any activity to indicate it is receiving
data? If so, but there is nothing printing, check to see if a manual
formfeed is needed. Also, ensure that the printer can support the type
of job coming through.
•
Do all jobs fail or just certain ones? For example, is it possible that jobs
from a certain application are the only ones to fail. If so, check the type
of data it sends to make sure it matches the printer emulation. Check
the application printer configuration for mistakes.
Stair-Stepped Output
Stair-stepped output is when the output starts at the top left of the page but every
line thereafter, starts a little further over to the right. It also refers to Unix jobs that
print one line of text at the top of a page followed by a series of blank pages.
This unique output will happen only with Unix text jobs if carriage return insertion
is not incorporated into the print setup. The printer may be told to do a linefeed
but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage return to follow this.
To fix this, carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the print
setup. The easiest and most common location is on the Ethernet Interface itself
within the appropriate model. The feature is called “onlcr” and the command
syntax is:
set
model
modelname
stty onlcr