Re: FM 6.0, Windows 2000 and QMS printer

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

(1) Forget about using Windows NT drivers with Windows 2000. They
are totally different beasts.

(2) The standard Windows 2000 PostScript driver "should" work with
any printer that properly interprets PostScript as defined in the
PostScript Language Reference manual. The QMS Magicolor printers do 
use the QMS/Imagen UltraScript "emulation" of PostScript. However,
I believe the problem is one of "handshaking" between Windows 2000
and the printer.

(3) You should look at the driver settings. Binary versus ASCII versus
TBCP settings could be the problem.

(4) It is also possible that if your communications is via parallel port,
that the Windows 2000 implementation of ECP parallel port control is 
conflicting with either your computer motherboard's settings or your 
printer's support for ECP bi-directional IEEE 1284 parallel ports. The
cheapest and easiest test for this is to reboot your PC and go into
ROM BIOS setup. Change the parallel port configuration to PC AT or PS/2
compatibility modes as opposed to ECP or EPP. Save that change and
let the boot continue. Windows 2000 should note the change and reconfigure
its physical parallel port driver. It printing now works, the problem
was indeed ECP configuration. [Note that you can leave the printer this
way, but it will transfer data in a slower, less efficient manner.]

        - Dov



At 9/7/00 08:42 AM, Janet Lohmeyer wrote:
>Hello all
>This is cross posted to the 'other' list.
>
>I am sorry for the bother, but I looked in the archives (and yes, Shlomo, I
>even looked at MicroType.com!) but the nearness of my deadline must have
>given me screen blindness for I do not see what I need to find out.
>
>Recently changed to Windows 2000 (did a clean install) and now FM 6.0 won't
>talk to the QMS Magicolor 2 printer. The job spools, printer blinks ready
>and prints nothing. Eventually it times out. We think it's a driver problem
>but are stymied.
>
>The network fellow has tried all of the drivers that are offered for this
>combination and no joy. He's been advised to go back to a NT driver but
>claims that Win 2K objects.
>
>I can't even discover what driver is currently installed, but would welcome
>someone telling me the right one.
>
>Suggestions, anyone?
>
>And thanks for all the help, past and on this one.
>
>Janet Lohmeyer


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