Sorry if this is a duplicate; i can't tell if my first entry was accepted. we are currently migrating from RSC 6000 to Redhat and are attempting to test printing reports to an IBM 6400 matrix printer. it prints however it prints the report upside down in reverse order (last page first ending with the first page). is this a driver or setting issue?
Driver, the printer can't even hold one page in memory let alone many pages.
SOURCE: Error 058 Shuttle Jam on an IBM 6400 Matrix printer
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I suggest you get a sheet of Card Stock (Heavy
paper) and place it in the feed way. Then press the print
button applying a slight amount of pressure on the Card Stock so it
will feed through the printer. The reason for this is in some cases I
have been able to clear the paper track of debris that was deposited there
over time.
Worth a try, as I have fixed a number of printers this
way, saving costly repairs.
Hope this helps.
Bud
SOURCE: Cutting letters off in 2 spots down whole report
IF trouble in first row - you ribbon is tracking wrong - replace
You may have junk in the ribbon mask also. No parts needed for that. You need to rotate the hammerbank. Remove ribbon and black cover, the whole shuttle will tipback toward you when you unscrew the allen wrench - watch out for the paper tractors they will hang on the ribbon mask. The ribbon mask is held on by magnetic field - just pop off carefully. clean holes with toothbrush and water - dry. (if the trouble is a bad actuator - 4 allen screws to remove a group of hammers - if using short paper - you can use a group from the end of the printer). reverse to fix
SOURCE: IBM 6400 Dot Matrix Printer - Need Drivers for Windows XP
Try running couple of these test, to see if it might be another issue.
It should be printing these test at 1500 Line Per Minute... ?
1500LPM is at 10CPI if you have (Font size: 6, 8, 12, 14) it will make a difference.
Change your driver to Generic/Text, rerun your report... any difference?
SOURCE: IBM 6400 Matrix Printer is printing twice over a
Might be your gap is set to high. try moving the right lever from A to B for example and see if it clears it out. Also might be your parallelism, you will find to hex screws on the right and left of the platen assy that u can adjust. This will balance out the shuttle if one side is printing to light and another is printing to dark. Rory 708-597-4222
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