Yes, I think that you are 100% correct in that the problem seems to be a
miscommunication between the printers and the JetDirect cards.

The actual message I get is:
                OUTPUT SPOOLER, LDEV 401: DEVICE HAS REPORTED A POWER
FAILURE OR OTHER INTERRUPTION WHILE OUTPUTTING THE HEADER FOR SPOOLER
ID# O44086 THE SPOOLER WILL REPRINT THE HEADER

        NATIVE SPOOLER MESSAGE 9029

The PCL Configuration is:
        HP JETDIRECT    J3263A
        FIRMWARE                H.06.00
        PORT SELECT             RJ45
        PORT CONFIG             10BASE-T HALF
        AUTO NEGOTIATION        ON
        IPX/SPX         DISABLED
        DLC/LLC         READY
        TCP/IP                  READY
        IDLE TIMEOUT (SEC)      90
        APPLETALK               DISABLED

The system information is:
        RELEASE: C.55.00   MPE/iX HP31900 C.05.08   USER VERSION:
C.55.00

To the best of my knowledge there is no secondary programs on the
system.

I will be glad to give you any other information!  Let me know!


Thank you,

Dwayne Stewart

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Newman, Kevin: [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Friday, August 07, 1998 8:23 AM
                To:     'Dwayne Stewart'
                Subject:        RE: Printer Problems

                It seems like there is a little bit of miscommunication
between your
                impact printers and the JetDirect cards.  I would
double-check the
                connection, and settings for both, just to make sure.
Some printers
                also have "robust" settings for communications on them.
If this one
                does, use it.

                In order to get into any more details, you would need to
explain EXACTLY
                what the setup is like.  Are you using a third party
printing solution?
                HP's network printing? Configurations for the ldev,
JetDirect, and
                printer, etc.

                Also, does it start printing from the beginning each
time, or does it
                just give you the messages about the header?

                Kevin Newman

                > -----Original Message-----
                > From: Dwayne Stewart [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
                > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 4:31 PM
                > To:   [log in to unmask]
                > Subject:      Printer Problems
                >
                > I am running an HP3000 MPE/iX.  We purchased HP LPQ800
and HP LPQ1400
                > high speed impact printers.  The printers are hooked
up as network
                > printers using HP JetDirect 300X.  Every time I print
to these
                > printers
                > I get messages stating that the system has detected a
power outage or
                > other failure and will attempt to reprint the header.
Sometimes this
                > will happen 2-3 times prior to finally printing.  Any
Ideas???????
                >
                > Thanks,
                >
                > Dwayne Stewart
                > EdCC