I had a similar problem with a Personal LazerWriter NT, The engine was had
gone out to lunch.
Praxis $5000 ck
On 7/19/01 4:16 PM, "Richard Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also OT, but somewhat related to the post:
>
> I have been searching the web for months (OK, not all at one time!), and
> have yet to come up with a convenient, one-stop site for technical help with
> printers, particularly LaserWriters. I can pick up bits and pieces here and
> there, but there's no really good clearinghouse (e.g., Low End Printer).
>
> Does any lister have suggestions for good places to start when looking for
> answers?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:38:32 EDT
>> Subject: repost: weird laserwriter
>>
>> Hi All,
>> About a month back, I had posted a message describing a slightly off
>> topic problem I was having with a LaserWriter 12/640 PS I got from school. I
>> described the problem as follows.
>>
>> When the printer fires up, there is no engine movement, no test page, but the
>> logic board POST is fine. The lights blink like their supposed to, but after
>> the tests are all done, the "paper jam" light comes on, and stays on. At
>> this point, the printer does nothing. I can see the printer in the Chooser
>> with both local talk and Ethernet, I can try to print to it, resulting in a
>> misfeed message, but when I load it onto a management platform, the printer
>> doesn't respond. I've tried LaserWriter Utility, Apple Printer Utility and
>> The Namer. The printer stops responding, and with some programs, the Mac
>> hangs. I've been mostly troubleshooting this with my trusty PowerMac
>> 5400/180 and my SE/30 with Ethernet. If anything, I would like to narrow
>> down this problem to the logic board or something. I have taken the printer
>> apart totally, and can't find any real paper jam.
>>
>> Thankyou in advance for you help,
>> Levi Glennie
>
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