Kathi7/31/04 3:31 AM Thanks for the advice below, Len. I removed the panel and pressed the button. Nothing. Now the search begins for a DC controller, or maybe another laser printer I can run from my G3. I feel as though I am experiencing an obsolescence/money sinkhole.
Kathi > > On Jul 31, 2004, at 1:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >>> I hate >>> to give up this printer, so I bit the bullet for another 70 bucks and >>> got an >>> AC power module. >> >> After the fuser, the most common failure of a LW II, or any other Canon >> marking engine, is the dc controller, not the ac controller. >> >> The LW's I/O board ships the rasterized data to the dc controller which >> in turn ships that date to the laser. >> >> The marking engine reports all status to the dc controller which in >> turn >> ships that status to the LW's I/O board. The I/O board displays that >> status. >> >> Test your printer using the test button hidden under the removeable >> panel >> on the side. >> >> Depressing the test button should cause a page to be printed. >> >> If no test page comes out, then the problem is most likely in the dc >> controller, as it is the dc controller which is solely involved in >> generating that test page and causing it to be printer. >> Snip >> > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
