New printer prints blank pages

Wed May 17 06:57:10 PDT 2017

I use an old Lexmark X264 for my B&W multifunction needs. It serves up PCL5 and PostScript just fine. I need both.

The new Lexmark MX317dn is the heir-apparent to the X264. According to the web site, it supports...
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Printer Languages (Standard)
PCL 5e Emulation
PCL 6 Emulation
Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS)
PostScript 3 Emulation
Microsoft XPS (XML Paper Specification)
PDF 1.7 emulation
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USB 2.0 and Ethernet ports.

$141 including free shipping from Amazon. In stock.

Not a bad deals.
Tom Podnar
Microlite Corporation

----- Original Message -----
From: "scooter6--- via Filepro-list" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
To: "Jim Asman" <jlasman at telus.net>
Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 9:39:57 AM
Subject: Re: New printer prints blank pages

Well, guess I should have done my homework more initially - wouldn't have
even thought this of a Brother all in one.....
They have a 'sister' printer to this one  MFC-L2740DW that claims PCL6
(does this 'automatically' assume it will then also support PCL5?)
If not - does anyone have a suggestion on a similar type new printer - this
isn't a super high traffic printer but obviously needs to be able to print
from filePro.....having scan/fax feature is a bonus but not a true necessity

thanks for the help
Scott

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Jim Asman via Filepro-list <
filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:

>
>
> --------------- Original Message ---------------
> At 08:53A Wed May 17 2017, scooter6--- via Filepro-list wrote:
>
> >
> > CentOS 5.10 w/fp 5.6.10R4
> >
> > Replaced an older Brother printer with new Brother MFC2700
> >
> > Cups can print a test page fine - I loaded drivers to Windows PC and can
> > print to it fine
> >
> > But everything I print from filepro is just blank pages.....so I'm
> > scratching my head here
> >
> > Didn't change IP address, just changed the ppd file that Cups uses and
> as I
> > said, CUPS can print a test page just fine....
> >
> > Any thoughts on why this would be?
> >
> > Printer is configured in fp using standard hplaser in printer
> > configuration, just like the older brother printer I had and was no
> > issues....
> >
>
> I would guess that the new printer is not PCL5 compatible, or it defaults
> to something else and requires a PJL preamble to specify PCL5.
>
>
> Jim
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