Digital BW, The Print

On 24 Sep 2004 at 10:03, Glenn Barry wrote:

> Hogarth Hughes wrote:
> 
> > Yup. The printer is the only printer, and it's on a USB port on the 
> > motherboard, not a USB hub. This problem isn't making me like USB any 
> > better.....
> >
> 
> I have heard that USB is an acronym for "you son of B....",

It's supposed to stand for Universal Serial Bus, but Utterly Stupid Bus seems to 
make more sense.  The key, from another post, is communication error, that means 
that the printer and the computer are not on speaking terms.  Well over 90% of the 
time, that kind of error is caused by a flakey or improperly installed cable.  

1) Turn off printer, and shutdown the computer
2) Disconnect the printer cable at both ends
3) Examine the cable, do the connectors look good, does the cable have any kinks 
or sharp bends in it.
4) Reinstall the cable
5) Reinstart the computer
6) turn on the printer, and try it.

If this does not work, beg, borrow or buy another cable, repeat except that you skip 
step three, and swap cables for step 4.  

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