Stopping the test page?

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***** charles

Hi all,

I have an older Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS.
Everytime I turn it on, it prints a test page.
How can I get it to stop doing this and just
print the jobs that I send it with the computer?

thanks,
charles.....
 
***** charles said:
I have an older Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS.
Everytime I turn it on, it prints a test page.
How can I get it to stop doing this and just
print the jobs that I send it with the computer?
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use an OS9 utility called Apple Printer Utility.

Barring that, you need to send a snippet of Postscript to the printer.
This reference spells it out:

http://tinyurl.com/7a3d6

If the printer is network connected (OS X or otherwise), you can telnet
into the 16/600 (in OS X, use the terminal). Once you've opened the
telnet session, just issue these two commands:

serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin false setdostartpage



To turn it back on, issue the commands again and replace "false" with
"true".
 
I have an older Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS.
Everytime I turn it on, it prints a test page.
How can I get it to stop doing this and just
print the jobs that I send it with the computer?
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First question is whether this is caused by hardware
(the printer) or software (its configuration.) If the
test page appears when you have the computer
switched off and switch the printer on, you might
find a resettable dip switch is the cause. If the
computer must be on before this phenomenon
appears, we should need to know the operating
system and how you have the printer configured.
 
Elmo P. Shagnasty said:
use an OS9 utility called Apple Printer Utility.

Barring that, you need to send a snippet of Postscript to the printer.
This reference spells it out:

http://tinyurl.com/7a3d6

If the printer is network connected (OS X or otherwise), you can telnet
into the 16/600 (in OS X, use the terminal). Once you've opened the
telnet session, just issue these two commands:

serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin false setdostartpage

To turn it back on, issue the commands again and replace "false" with
"true".
Click to expand...

Sorry to leave out a few details: I had the computer connected to a
Windows 98SE machine with a parallel cable. (worked fine)

and Don, it prints the test page whether or not the computer is turned on.

I do have the ethernet converter plugged into the back of the printer. I
connected an ethernet cable from the printer to my switch. The info on
the test page is:

Information Svcs Laserwriter
Netware
Printer Name: APPLE_LW84e827

Ethernet (Address: 08:00:07:84:e8:27)
Ethertalk: Postscript
Netware Disabled
TCP/IP: Postscript
IP address: 129.116.70.11

Localtalk: Postscript

Parallel: AutoSelect

8 MB RAM

600 dpi resolution

600 dpi FinePrint enabled

50929

After I connected the printer to the switch, I fired
up telnet in W98SE. I tried to conect to the IP
address from the test page but I couldn't get a
connect.

I have been using the printer with the parallel cable
just fine but I hated the waste of paper. I installed
the driver in W98SE and it just worked. Now I
would like to turn it into a network printer if I can
since I have other computers where it would be
nice if they could print to it too. I used to dable a
bit with apples/macs but I don't have a working
apple/mac at the moment. I bought the printer at
a flea market for $30 and it has been one of the
best printers I have ever used.

On the back of the printer on the side were the
power plug is located, it has the following from
bottom to top:

a little square scsi connector, hard drive?
an adb/local talk connector
an ethernet connector with an adapter for RJ-45
a place for a fax connector that is not present
a parallel connector
and above that is a toggle switch that can either be
up or down, up is a white box and down is a
collored in box, it is set to up.

from the front there are four lights on the left side
of the printer. is the manual still abailable to
determine what they mean?

my dhcp server gives out address from
192.168.69.2 through 192.168.69.199
with a net mask of 255.255.255.0

Any way to get this to be a net printer in the
Windows/Linux/Apple/Unix environment?

Can it be done with W98SE? what software
do I need?

thanks ever so much,
charles.....
 
Elmo P. Shagnasty said:
use an OS9 utility called Apple Printer Utility.

Barring that, you need to send a snippet of Postscript to the printer.
This reference spells it out:

http://tinyurl.com/7a3d6

If the printer is network connected (OS X or otherwise), you can telnet
into the 16/600 (in OS X, use the terminal). Once you've opened the
telnet session, just issue these two commands:

serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin false setdostartpage

To turn it back on, issue the commands again and replace "false" with
"true".
Click to expand...

Actually, the above doesn't work. Once you get a telnet
connection, it asks you to set a password, but you don't
have to. Then it gives you a menu setup with 1 to 10 choices.

Well, to follow up, I found the apple printer utility for windows on
apples web site. (LW95_422.ZIP). It is a dream to use but I
still can't get the driver installed that will do tcp/ip printing. I can
ping to it and I can telnet to it ok. I just do not know how to get
the tcp/ip printing to work, at least in W98SE.

thanks for the feedback,
charles.....
 
Read Elmo's post, and click on the link. It'll tell you how to on a
PeeCee machine. Are you hooked up to the printer by the parallel port
or Ethernet?

Raymond
 
Silicon Sam said:
Read Elmo's post, and click on the link. It'll tell you how to on a
PeeCee machine. Are you hooked up to the printer by the parallel port
or Ethernet?

Raymond
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Already did that. It did point me in the right direction
with regard to the page printing problem (fixed) but
there is no info on how to get a computer whatever OS
to print to/with tcp/ip ip address.

The printer is connected to my W98SE machine with
both a parallel(centronics) cable and an ethernet cable
that is hooked to a switch that is also hooked to my
computer with a nic card. The driver that is
associated with the parallel cable works fine, the
ethernet is not even set up. Pinging the printer works
fine.

thanks,
charles.....
 
***** charles said:
It did point me in the right direction
with regard to the page printing problem (fixed) but
there is no info on how to get a computer whatever OS
to print to/with tcp/ip ip address.

The printer is connected to my W98SE machine with
both a parallel(centronics) cable and an ethernet cable
that is hooked to a switch that is also hooked to my
computer with a nic card. The driver that is
associated with the parallel cable works fine, the
ethernet is not even set up. Pinging the printer works
fine.
Click to expand...

the issue is, Win98--being a "consumer" operating system of 8 years
ago--doesn't natively support printing over TCP/IP. Back then, that was
a "business" need and MS didn't include such things in their consumer
operating systems.

You can:

(a) add an lpr utility to your current Win98, or

(b) move up to Windows 2000 or XP, both of which have this support
built-in.

What you're looking for is lpr printing. That's what the 16/600
supports over TCP/IP.

Do some research on lpr printing and Windows 98 and 2000 and XP and how
to set up an lpr port (*not* the infamous Microsoft "Standard TCP/IP
Port"--MS makes you add it manually, and they call it UNIX Printing).
 
Elmo P. Shagnasty said:
the issue is, Win98--being a "consumer" operating system of 8 years
ago--doesn't natively support printing over TCP/IP. Back then, that was
a "business" need and MS didn't include such things in their consumer
operating systems.

You can:

(a) add an lpr utility to your current Win98, or

(b) move up to Windows 2000 or XP, both of which have this support
built-in.

What you're looking for is lpr printing. That's what the 16/600
supports over TCP/IP.

Do some research on lpr printing and Windows 98 and 2000 and XP and how
to set up an lpr port (*not* the infamous Microsoft "Standard TCP/IP
Port"--MS makes you add it manually, and they call it UNIX Printing).
Click to expand...

Thanks for the pointers, I will let you know how it turns out.

charles.....
 
***** charles said:
Well, to follow up, I found the apple printer utility for windows on
apples web site. (LW95_422.ZIP). It is a dream to use but I
still can't get the driver installed that will do tcp/ip printing. I can
ping to it and I can telnet to it ok. I just do not know how to get
the tcp/ip printing to work, at least in W98SE.

thanks for the feedback,
charles.....
Click to expand...
====================
Try this file (which I just used for a TCP/IP port in Win 98SE):
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/hpspm98.exe

It's from HP, but I think it will work on other printers. You run the
installer and if you already have the printer installed, go to
properties/details and choose "add port". You should see the HP
(click other button, not the network button), click OK, next, and enter
the IP address.

I just changed over from a W2K print server to TCP/IP on a few Win 98
machines this AM and it works fine.

Oh yeah - if you don't have the printer installed, you install as a
local, then go to properties/details yada yada yada.

A small write up here:
http://experts.about.com/q/Windows-Networking-1050/Networking-processes.htm

Good luck!
 
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