At 11:24 AM -0500 12/28/2009, Len Gerstel wrote: >On Dec 28, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Dale Hoffman wrote: > > I've just pulled the paper tray from our Apple Laserwriter because >> someone inadvertently launched a print job of indeterminate length. >> I'm getting continuous duplicates of a single page with over 100 >> printed so far. >> The job is in the printer's memory, shutting down the printer does not >> clear it - the job resumes when the printer is back up. > >It is probably in the print que on your Mac, and not in the printers >memory.
Depends on the job's size and the printer's memory. Len's soln will work if the job is still in the mac's queue. But we often find jobs are totally held within the printer. The soln then is to remove the paper tray, as you did (to create an error condition long enough to get the printer's attention), then use the front panel to clear / cancel the job. Aside - mac vs pc issue. When my housemate prints n copies of a small job, his pc always retains control, and sends the job to the printer n times. So the printer sits there and waits and waits and waits between copies. The same job sent from OS X sends the data once and tells the printer to do it n times. That means control is lost on the Mac almost immediately, and the job zooms along on its own. Amazing how many envelopes you can foo before you realize there's a problem! :\ - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
