Service manual

3-6 DECcolorwriter 1000
3 Verifying the Printer and Host Connections
Veryifing printing to a PC using the Error Handler utility
If a PC has trouble printing directly to the printer, download one of the Advanced Error
Handler utility files to the printer.
1. Locate the ADVEHAND.PS file in the Printer Utility diskette.
2. Copy the file ADVEHAND.PS to the PC's hard disk or use the file from the
diskette.
3. Use the DOS COPY command to send the file to the printer. For example:
COPY advehand.ps LPT1:.
If necessary, substitute the appropriate port for LPT1:
This loads the error handling utility into the printer's memory where it remains until the
printer is turned off. Send a file to the printer as explained in the previous procedure. If
an error occurs, the printer will print a page listing the error.