Re: BJC-600 And Postscript Problems. PLEASE HELP

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On Tuesday, April 28, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Jens Sorensen wrote:
> How do I get my Canon Color Bubble Jet Printer BJC-600 to print
> postscript files? It's a local printer. I currently have Redhat 5.0 and
> Aladdin Ghostscript 3.33 (4/10/1995) installed. I don't have
> any problems printing text files. When I try to print a postscript
> the following error message will print:
> Unrecoverable error: rangecheck in .putdeviceprops
> (1488)op_array(458)0x813023c:Execution stack at 0x80f4310:
> 0x80fbc94: 0x0f oper --F---e-- 0x0000 0x08052f00 = %interp_exit
> 0x80fbc94: 0x03 file --G-rxe-- 0x0001 0x081306ac
> 0x80fbca4: 0x05 mpry --G-rxe-- 0x0002 0x08131194
> 0x80fbcac: 0x05 mpry --G-rxe-- 0x0039 0x081318ee
> --------
> I use "RHS Linux Print System Manager" which looks like this:
> Printer Queues in /etc/printcap
> lp Canon BJC-600 and BJC-4000 on /dev/lp1
> "Edit Local Printer Entry" Dialogbox...
> Names (name1|name2|...) lp
> Spool Directory /var/spool/lpd/lp
> File Limit in Kb (0=no limit) 0
> Printer Device /dev/lp1
> Input Filter "SELECT" *auto* - BJC600
> "Configure Filter" Dialogbox....
> Printer Type: Canon BJC-600 and BJC-400
> Resolution : 360x360
> Paper Size : A4
> Color Depth: 3 Normal color printing with color cartridge
> Send EOF after job to eject page? = CHECKED
> Fix stair - stepping text? = UNCHECKED
> Fast text printing (non-PS printer only)? = UNCHECKED
> 8 4 2 1(CHECKED) pages per output page.
> Margins (in pts=1/72 of inch)
> Right/Left = 8 - Top/Bottom = 8
> Extra GS options: "" <- empty
> ----
> If I select "Print ASCII test page" from the "Tests" then everything
> works fine. But if I select "Print Postscript test page" from the
> "Tests" menu then the error message show above will be printed.
> I also tied
> $ gs - dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=bjc600 -sOutputFile=\|lpr elvis.ps
> it also doesn't work. It prints the same error message shown above
>
> my /etc/printcap file looks like this
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
> doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
> format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
>
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL bjc600 360x360 letter {} BJC600 1 {}
> lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
>
> PLEASE HELP.. I TRIED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR WEEKS. CAN IT
> BE SOLVED.
> Is it even possible to print postscript files to a BJC-600?
> Please email solution to j....@ix.netcom.com
> THANKS IN ADVANCE....
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