Toni,

Try PR22D96 instead. Type 22 uses status checking whereas 18 does no
checking. This is the infamous problem with printer type 18. With the
2562C which supports status checking, PR22D96 should work and all you
need connected is 2, 3 and 7.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Terterian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 12:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Spoolfile is gone!!!
>
>
> One of our customer has 2562C printer connected to HP3000 via DTC.
> It is configured as PRT18D96  (Printer type 18 at 9600 baud).
> It is connected to the DTC with a cable that has the following pin
> connections:
>
> 2  -  2
> 3  -  3
> 7  -  7
> 6  -  20
> 20 - 6
> 5&4  -         (Jumber at pin 5 & 4 on the Printer side)
>      -  5&4    (Jumper at pin 5 & 4 on the DTC side)
>
> Everything works great till they turned off their printer
> (turned off the
> power).  When the printer is offline, then all the spoolfiles
> that is being
> sent to the printer are gone...
>
> They tried another cable with 2, 3, 7  but the problem here
> is that when the
> printer is out of paper or offline there are no messages on
> the console....
>
> I would like to thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Toni
>