Windows Printing Problems; Image Never Prints; Blue Color On The Screen Is Printing Too Purple; Windows Message "Problem Writing Device Lpt1: Cancel Or Retry - Tektronix Phaser 300i Service Manual

Windows printing problems

Image never prints

The printer's Receiving data message is displayed as if receiving data, but
nothing comes out of printer or the printer goes back to "Ready" mode with out
printing image.
1. Perform the same troubleshooting ideas suggested in the previous
topic "PC DOS printing problems" on page 6-23.
2.
Under the printer's set up options set RETRY = 995

Blue color on the screen is printing too purple

Many applications describe color as percentages of a video display screens
primary colors red, green, and blue (RGB). When a printer translates these RGB
colors into its own primaries of cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY), blue is often
printed as purple.
1. To adjust blue from within Microsoft Windows: Within the Tektronix
PostScript Windows driver you have an option, Vivid Blue, that alters
the blue colors that are appearing purple.
This TekColor Options window can also be accessed through the Control Panel;
select Printers option from the Windows main menu.
1. To Access this option select:
Control Panel
Printer Setup
Options
Printer Features
Media Selection
You are now at the TekColor Options window
Select Vivid Blue.

Windows message "Problem writing device LPT1: Cancel or Retry"

Option #1
1. At the DOS prompt, issue the DOS mode command by typing:
mode lpt1:,,p
2. Launch Windows by typing
WIN.
3. Select the Control Panel from the main menu.
4.
Select Printers, and click Configure.
5. Change the port selection from LPT1 to LPT1.OS2.
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