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Subject: Printer Help
Posted by: C.C. SOLDIERS
- [1810472910] Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 11:49
For some reason, my printer wont print the text that i request. When i hit print, it prints some type of mumbo jumbo. Kinda looks like foreign text or something. Anyway to make it simple. It prints but not the text that i send through. Even test pages. And it keeps printing the mumbo jumbo until i shut the printer down. Any idea? |
| 1 | Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 11:53
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The same mumbo jumbo, or maybe it's just mistranslating the font and it's different m-j each time?
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| 2 | C.C. SOLDIERS
ID: 1810472910
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:04
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hmmm. how could i possibly check to see if it's mistranslating.
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| 3 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:11
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Have you tried rebooting your computer?
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| 4 | Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:11
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well, if the gobbly gook is different when you print different documents, then it's probably mistranslating (in some way).
If it's always printing out the same nonsense then it's another problem.
Is this a new printer? Still have the install drivers on a disk or CD? Maybe the way to start is by re-installing the drivers.
What model printer is it?
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| 5 | C.C. SOLDIERS
ID: 1810472910
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:18
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i've tried rebooting. it's an old printer. canon bjc 250. always worked fine though. i have not used it in forever. i'll check the googly googg stuff to see if it's different each time. i've never had to reinstall drivers as i used this one with 3 different cpu's.
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| 6 | C.C. SOLDIERS
ID: 1810472910
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:20
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but the thing is, if i print this page, it's gonna print some gocky stuff. If i go to word and type the letter A. it's gonna print infinite pages of gocky stuff.
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| 7 | Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:21
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Can't hurt to re-install it, then reboot. A copy of the driver is here. See what happens.
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| 8 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:23
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Just sounds like its printing with the wrong drivers. Delete the printer and then re-add it.
Also check both ends of the printer cable. Reseat them, loose or not.
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| 9 | C.C. SOLDIERS
ID: 1810472910
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 12:42
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And we have a winner. Dont know which worked. I dl'd the driver and extracted it. I resealed the connections. I deleted and readded my printer. Thx alot. Nice to see some of these names as i have been retired from fantasy sports for a 1 and a half years now. Thx again guys.
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| 10 | Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 13:09
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Great--glad it worked, whatever "it" was!
pd
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