New printer prints blank pages

[Bill Randall]

Unless Jim knows something we don't,  PCL6 will not work directly with filePro

This is from our website and manuals.

Printers specs must support one of the following...

PCL-3
PCL-5
PCL-5c
PCL-5d
PCL-5e

...to work with filePro directly.

Bill

On 5/17/2017 9:50 AM, scooter6--- via Filepro-list wrote:
> I answered my own question - the MFC-L2740DW shows emulation as PCL6/BR3 -
> which is same emulation as the Brother printer it's replacing (MFC-7840W)
> Also found a few threads via google outlining this exact issue - there are
> some 'cumbersome' workarounds using GhostPCL and Perl etc but not a can of
> worms I have time for...
>
> thanks for catching the emulation issue - I guess I ASSUMED when it had
> Linux support that PCL would work
> Shame on me!
>
> Scott
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 9:39 AM, scooter6 at gmail.com <scooter6 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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