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3. Power on the printer. Wait for the printer to eject the power-up test
page, and then check the test page to ensure that the desired settings are
indicated on the test page.
2.1.2.3 AppleTalk Printers
If you use your printer in an AppleTalk network, the address of the printer in
the AppleTalk network is normally the printer’s PostScript printername. If two
or more printers have the same printername and are on the same zone of the
AppleTalk network, the actual node names for these printers will be depend on
the order in which the printers are powered up. Printers of the same product
type will have the same printername until it is explicity changed. Therefore, it
is necessary to change a printer’s printername to ensure the printer is uniquely
and consistently identified on the network. Use the tools provided with your
printer, and/or your PC or Macintosh to change the name of your printer.
2.1.3 General Information
2.1.3.1 Supported Printers
You can use DCPS with many PostScript printers. Consult the SPD for the list
of supported by the DECprint Supervisor software. You may also be able to
use DCPS in an unsupported fashion with printers not listed in the SPD (see
Section 7.12).
Before installing a printer, perform the following:
• Install a PostScript option if your printer requires one.
• Install at least the minimum amount of memory for PostScript printing.
Printing legal size paper or printing duplex requires more memory than
the base configuration. Consult your printer manual for your minimum
requirements.
2.1.3.2 Setting the printer timeout
The printer may abort a print job if it does not receive data for a specified
period of time. Compaq recommends that you change the timeout value to zero
(0), which means no timeout.
You may be able to set the timeout value through the front panel, as
documented in the operator’s guide for your printer.
You can also change the printer timeout value with the setdefaulttimeouts
PostScript operator. Modify the standard file
SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS]LPS$SET_TIMEOUT.PS to
change the timeout value to 0. Print the file using the DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT
parameter to change the timeout value in the printer’s nonvolatile memory to
0, thus preventing timeout conditions on the printer.
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