[98568] in RedHat Linux List
Re: resetting Canon printer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank N. Stein)
Mon Nov 9 18:21:22 1998
From: "Frank N. Stein" <kcsmart@microlink.net>
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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 17:13:06 -0600
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On Mon, 09 Nov 1998, David E. Fox sniveled:
>Hi. I figure this is somewhat off topic, but there are people on the list with
>this particular printer (BJC-250) or similar.
>
>Anyhow, I've recently noticed something strange. I can't seem to clear the
>printer or reset it. I ended up printing something to the wrong print
>queue, which gave only garbage, but even after removing it and turning the
>printer on and off a few times, I just had to wait until it finished printing
>the existing buffer contents, which unfortunately wasted a bit of
>paper.
Try 'man lprm' for this one.
>Now, it's printing OK, but everything is coming out in some awful pink color
>instead of black. And this is likely because something in the buffer
>previously set the color to pink, and now I can't get it to go back.
Not familiar with this printer. Does it have separate black used when
printing in color (HP-500C would mix colors to create black when
printing in color)? If so, maybe a cartridge is empty?
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I distinctly remember forgetting that.
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