LaserWriter problem

LRugolo at centurytel.net LRugolo at centurytel.net
Tue Mar 18 08:38:27 PST 2003


LRugolo at centurytel.net posted this query:
>  The problem printer is a LaserWriter Select 360, about 8 or 9 years
>  old. I wonder how I can tell if it bit the dust? ........... Today,
>  all of a sudden, it stopped working. I sent a document to the printer
>  (Command-P) as usual, the desktop printer icon displayed the small
>  page symbol on its lower left as usual, but instead of flashing it's
>  green light to show that it would print, the printer light remained
>  steady and I got a finder-warning:
>        The document "xxxxxxxxx" failed to print on the printer "LW
>        Select 360" because the requested printer could not be found.
>  -----[ snip ]-------

Tracker at aol.com responded:
>  It looks like a printer preference problem.
>
>  Try tossing all your printer preferences and reboot. You will have to go
>  through the Chooser procedure all over again, but it's worth a try. I solved
>  a similar problem with a StyleWriter 2500 by trashing those preferences.  HTH

Thanks, Tracker. That was it!

--Larry



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