>Subject: [1st] Re: Apple CSW 2400 printer problem >Date: Sun, 2 May 04 23:53:42 -0500 >From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>From: Melvyn & Edith Halbert, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>When a program asks my Color StyleWriter 2400 to print anything, I get a >>nonspecific message in the Finder that the printer has a "hardware >>problem". The printer turns on its yellow light and sits there >>indefinitely.
<snip> >>Mel Halbert >> >Hi Mel; > >Here's my best guesses for things to play with... > >Furst, 'Assuming' you've changed nothing in hardware except for >the cartridge... > >1: verify to make sure the correct item is still selected > in the chooser. (Obvious, but I'm not making any assumptions) > >2: Sometimes Ethernet seems to goof things up. Try turning > it off if in use. Note that you must tell it to close the > window and save changes before it is changed officially by > the system. (Assuming you're on something before system 10) > ( After 9.?? I have no idea ) > >3: If you have extras installed like a switch box, remove it > to verify it is not the problem. > >4: If you run your machine 24/7, do a restart to see if that > corrects things AFTER you've turned gone through the others. > >5: Are you attempting to print a very large file. Sometimes > that can booger things up a bit too. I never did resolve > that one. > >6: Reinstall of the printer stuff from the original installer > may make it behave if something went awry in perhaps having a > driver meant for use on a 68 k mac while running a power mac. > >7: Have you updated to a newer machine since the onset of the > difficulties? I have that problem on one machine right now > and have not resolved it yet. I suspect that a driver is > 'out to lunch' or something. > >HTH > >Don > Don: Thanks for your suggestions. The difficulty started the day after I made several printouts successfully; I made no change in the computer or its software before the trouble appeared. I believe it must be a hardware or firmware fault in the printer. The cartridge-test procedure (which starts but fails to complete) can be done with the printer completely disconnected from the computer; i.e., one is not printing a file from the computer, so nothing about the computer's OS, Chooser, printer driver, file characteristics, or networking can possibly influence how the printer executes its test printout. I do not use a switchbox. Mel Halbert -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
