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The following are the facts:
1 The printer is working by itself OK Prints check prints
2 The printer cable when installed in another PC belonging to a friend which
has an Epson printer which works perfectly indicates a "communication
problem."
3 The printer cable from the other friends working PC when installed in the
problem PC set-up shows the following
3a Using the Epson status monitor there is a red sign which says the
printer is idle
Also "There was an error writing to LPT1. The printer is not ready.
Make sure it is turned on and online.
3b Using the print command I get a large red cross against the icon
of the printer and a statement "out of paper"
4 The printer cable when installed in my system indicates a communication
problem
I have carried out all the checks that have been suggested and I'm still
beaten!
Blair
"Blair" <darrach@coille.com> wrote in message
news:ddajue$9v5$1@newsm1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Yes the printer has been working for years with this connector.
> Waiting for my friend to say he is back home so I can visit and do the
> uninstalling
> Blair
>
>
>
> "Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:w51Ke.156472$5V4.66026@pd7tw3no...
> > It might be the cable, but they rarely fail. It could be the driver, as
> > I think I mentioned before, although it would be odd that both computers
> > were corrupted, unless they both have a similar conflict.
> >
> > It is possible the parallel port is failing on the printer end, or that
> > you have the wrong parallel option set in your bios, or a driver setting
> > is incorrect. I assume the printer cable was working fine previously
> > with this printer.
> >
> > Art
> >
> >
The following are the facts:
1 The printer is working by itself OK Prints check prints
2 The printer cable when installed in another PC belonging to a friend which
has an Epson printer which works perfectly indicates a "communication
problem."
3 The printer cable from the other friends working PC when installed in the
problem PC set-up shows the following
3a Using the Epson status monitor there is a red sign which says the
printer is idle
Also "There was an error writing to LPT1. The printer is not ready.
Make sure it is turned on and online.
3b Using the print command I get a large red cross against the icon
of the printer and a statement "out of paper"
4 The printer cable when installed in my system indicates a communication
problem
I have carried out all the checks that have been suggested and I'm still
beaten!
Blair
"Blair" <darrach@coille.com> wrote in message
news:ddajue$9v5$1@newsm1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Yes the printer has been working for years with this connector.
> Waiting for my friend to say he is back home so I can visit and do the
> uninstalling
> Blair
>
>
>
> "Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:w51Ke.156472$5V4.66026@pd7tw3no...
> > It might be the cable, but they rarely fail. It could be the driver, as
> > I think I mentioned before, although it would be odd that both computers
> > were corrupted, unless they both have a similar conflict.
> >
> > It is possible the parallel port is failing on the printer end, or that
> > you have the wrong parallel option set in your bios, or a driver setting
> > is incorrect. I assume the printer cable was working fine previously
> > with this printer.
> >
> > Art
> >
> >