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#LJ4+ problems

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#270843From: Arthur P. PooleMay 11, 1995 2:25 AM
My wife has a problem at her workplace with a LJ4+ that is networked. The employees in her office use MS Works software. But an off-site group uses a modem to connect to the printer too. When the printer is printing a document for the off-site group, and someone in the office sends a print job to the printer, it overprints onto the first job. What can be done to resolve this problem? There seems to be a queuing problem. Also, can the LJ4+ be programmed to recognize legal vs. letter length paper and take what is appropriate? Any help you can offer will be appreciated. If more information is needed, please advise. Art Poole
#271480From: Nigel ShepheardMay 13, 1995 12:09 AM
Art Can you define the configuration a bit more exactly. Are you saying that the loacl people use it via the network and the remote people come in and use it via the serial port? My understanding is that the I/O card will correctly use the ports allowing each port to send in turn. However if it is serial to the remote users then they MUST have a cable with most of the signals connected. If they ony have 2,3,7 then flow control will have to be via software. I would suspect that if they are using telephone access they may be using a multiplexor to get more connections via the phone and often the MUX will use hardware flow control instead. As far as the trays are concerned if you purchase the correct trays for the correct size papaer and use the additional lower sheet feeder you can send jobs to each tray and it will print on the partiular size paper. Hope this helps Nigel
#271489From: Arthur P. PooleMay 13, 1995 1:04 AM
Nigel, Thanks for your response. I'll see if I can find out how the remote users are connected. Also, I'll find out if the proper trays have been purchased to allow selection of regular and legal size papers. Art