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Printing Problems with AS400

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FUJIFILM

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Dec 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/30/97
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Hey, I great all AS400 Specialists.

We´ve got some little Problems with Printing out over
AS/400 System. Our Configuration is an ordanary AS/400
System with V3R2 many WIN v3.11 and Windows 95 Clients.
All works very well and causes nearly no Problem.

When we start a Printout of any list, generated from any
Application (e.g.JDE Application), all works very well,
but even very slow.

It doesn´t matter if we use a IBM AS/400 Printer or a
PC Printer. When we use a PC Printer like EPSON-LQ1070
you can see at the Status LEDs, that the AS/400 System
send Control Codes to set the Roman Characterset and the
Printer will Print in LQ-Quality. All Settings at the
Control Panel of the Printer will be ignored.

When we set Draft Mode at Printers Control Panel our
AS/400 overrides the Setting and prints in LQ. LQ is
very nice but on PIN-Writer very slow. When we print
long lists it takes several hours to finish.

We checked nearly every setting for printing. We checked
the Userprofile (No Settings), the Devicedescriptions of
of the Printer (there are some Settigs but don´t take
effect) and the Spoolfilesettings, but nothing causes
any Changes.

Now the final Question who kwows in which way we can tell
the AS/400 System don´t use the Roman Characterset. We
want to print long Lists on a 24 PIN-Priter in draft Mode
or in Fastdraftmode and not in LQ-Quality.

If somebody can help it would very nice and helpful.
Many thanks ...

Alen Hopek

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Jan 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/1/98
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If you have problems with low speed when you print to a ordinary
AS/400-printer
my first guess should be that you must change the printer quality in the
printer file
for that list to *DRAFT.


FUJIFILM skrev i meddelandet ...

Richard L Daniels

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Jan 2, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/2/98
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Your post mentions an EPSON LQ... I believe there has to be some
protocol conversion somewhere in the line between the printer and the
400 which should not be overlooked as contributing to the problem. If
the protocol conversion is being handled thru client access, check your
printer definition tables.

Good Luck!
Dick Daniels
WYNTH, Inc.

Vjeran Kenda

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Jan 8, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/8/98
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Hi,

Look at the C:\PCOMWIN\PDFPDT directory on the PC running
Windows 3.11. In the PrinterDefinitonFile-s ( *.PDF ) are some
kind of macro commands representing Printer Language
(e.g. ESC P2). Replace all code for Quality Print with code for
Draft Print. Convert this file to PrinterDefinitionTable. Add to
selected printer.
This way AS/400 is disabled to pass through any command
for print quality other than DRAFT.

This is very *hack* way , but this will work !

Good luck !

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