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by Grant Bennet-Alder,★HelpfulNov 12, 2010 5:48 PM in response to Cynthia Cheney
Grant Bennet-Alder
Nov 12, 2010 5:48 PM
in response to Cynthia Cheney
Level 9 (60,904 points)
DesktopsIts a Network Printer, you can use it with all your Macs.
Hook it up to your Router using Ethernet.
Turn on Appletalk in the Appletalk Control Panel and assign it to the Ethernet port. (be sure to close the Control Panel and save changes for it to take effect).
Should work up to, but not including 10.6.x. -
Nov 14, 2010 4:36 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alderby Cynthia Cheney,Thank you, Grant, we're going to try that. -
Nov 19, 2010 3:57 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alderby Cynthia Cheney,We have established a connexion between the Laserwriter 600/1600 PS and the new iMac, running 10.5. We got an Asante box as recommended, to be the intermediary between printer and computer.
The computer sees the printer; we are able to choose it in an application and send it a job. The printer functions to the extent that when turned on it prints a test page. But then after the test page, the “Paper jam” symbol comes on and a light turns orange. No paper jam exists. If we unplug the printer or turn it off, then it resets itself, prints another test page, and reports another paper jam.
In the Printer utility on the computer we see reports as follows after we send a page to be printed: Connecting, followed by Sending Data, followed by Printer Ready (instead of saying Printing). The printer utility does not report a paper jam.
Because of this, I thought it possible that it’s some kind of connection or computer problem, although the most likely culprit is within the printer (broken sensor keeps reporting jam, e.g.).
I really appreciate your help with this earlier; any other suggestions at this point? -
by Grant Bennet-Alder,Nov 20, 2010 10:56 AM in response to Cynthia Cheney
Grant Bennet-Alder
Nov 20, 2010 10:56 AM
in response to Cynthia Cheney
Level 9 (60,904 points)
DesktopsThe printer functions to the extent that when turned on it prints a test page. But then after the test page, the “Paper jam” symbol comes on and a light turns orange.
Once the diagnostic has finished, and the test page is printing, those lights should be interpreted only by their nearby icons -- they are no longer used to give error codes.
If you disconnect the printer and the problem goes away. it is possible that a connection issue is involved. If you were to run the appropriate OS 9 Printer Utility for your printer, it may tell you where the jam has occurred. -
Nov 20, 2010 2:53 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alderby Cynthia Cheney,The paper jam light message must be false, since if it is turned off and on again it prints another test page with no problem.
I'm afraid it is a bad sensor.