Stair-Stepped Output; No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out - InfoPrint 6500 Series User Manual

Chapter 5
Unix Troubleshooting Tips
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Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue? If so, check that the printer
is online. If it is, there is a configuration error on the Unix station, so
creating a new print setup may be needed.
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Is the control panel showing any activity to indicate it is receiving data? If
so, but there is nothing printing, check if a manual form feed is needed.
Also, ensure that the printer can support the type of job coming through.
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Do all jobs fail or just certain ones? For example, is it possible that jobs
from a certain application are the only ones to fail? If so, check the type of
data it sends to make sure it matches the printer emulation. Check the
application printer configuration for mistakes.
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If you are using System V, was the spooler restarted?

Stair-Stepped Output

Stair-stepped output is print which starts at the top left of the page but every
line thereafter starts a little further over to the right. It also refers to Unix jobs
that print one line of text at the top of a page followed by a series of blank
pages.
This kind of output happens only with Unix text jobs if carriage return insertion
is not incorporated into the print setup. The printer may be told to do a
linefeed, but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage return to
follow this.
To fix this, carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the print
setup. The easiest and most common location is on the ethernet itself within
the appropriate model. The feature is called "onlcr" and the command syntax
is:
set model modelname stty onlcr
save
For example, if printing to the destination, d1prn, the associated model is m1.
Therefore, the command is:
set model m1 stty onlcr
save

No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out

Unix text jobs may also have problems outputting the last page of a job
especially when the BSD Remote (LPD) print method is used. This means the
form feed button has to be pressed on the printer to get this last page out.
To make this process automatic, tell the ethernet to handle this task by setting
this feature "on" in the appropriate model. The command syntax is:
set model <modelname> trailer $FF
save
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