Windows Err Msg: "Offending Command" on Microtek Printer

ID: Q88098

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 3.1

SUMMARY

According to Microtek Technical Support, when printing large files (over 20 pages) from Microsoft Windows version 3.1 to the TrueLaser PostScript printer model MTP-306, you may receive the following error message on the printout:

Offending Command

To correct this problem, Microtek suggests adding the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

Mode LPT1:,,P

MORE INFORMATION

Setting Windows' Transmission Retry to 999 does not correct this problem.

The MODE command shown above is a retry setting to indicate how a print job should be handled when a printer does not accept information.

The two commas are placeholders for the first two parameters (characters-per-line and line-per-inch), which will not change. Information is then sent to the printer until the printer returns a completion code or an error code to MS-DOS, or until you press CTRL+C or CTRL+BREAK to stop printing.

This MODE command is documented on page 256 of the Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 "User's Guide and Reference."

NOTE: an alternative troubleshooting method would be to turn off the Windows Print Manager.

Additional query words: 3.10 microtech microtec micro true laser WIN31

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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