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Re:Spools to 2200 but will not print

2007-07-16 by na_goodman

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
>
> I've seen some 2200s start to have more problems feeding heavy paper
as they
> age and wear.  You might try some cheap paper to see if that feeds
correctly.
> If so you may need to manually load the heavier paper.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On 7/15/07, na_goodman <nagoodman@...> wrote:
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, John Kelly <jtk@> wrote:
> > >
> > > ...also, when you've shut it down, unplug it and leave it that
way for
> > > 10 minutes or so. 2200 seems to me to behave a LOT like old Win 98
> > > machines, memorywise.
> > > That may just be superstition. The point is to let it clear it's
> > foolish
> > > little head. If I were you, I'd also put some trash paper into it,
> > > anticipating that it wants to print when you boot it back up.
> > >
> > > I don't know of any way to clear the printer's own memory without
> > > letting it waste ink but perhaps letting it sit UNPLUGGED longer
> > than an
> > > hour or three would let it lose some sort of volatile memory.
> > >
> > > There, that sounds almost like this is real science doesn't it? No?
> > >
> > > John .
> > >
> > Sounds like a plan, I'll try that. It's never had this problem before
> > but I guess there is a first for everything. I on the other hand have
> > a really hard time knowing where to respond on this type of message. I
> > want to write at the top and I think I'm supposed to respond at the
> > bottom. Oh well, I'm trying - is the point. Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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So, you think it is more of a feed problem than the actual driver. It
actually feeds and starts to print 2 passes, than thinks it has
completed the job and shoots the paper out. I have no feed problems
when using the standard driver.

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