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HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Managing Printers 

All of the printers configured on your system are listed on the Printer
Management screen.  The menus at the top of Printer Management screen
contain all of the options necessary for managing your printers,
including the following tasks:

   *   checking the status of printer

   *   enabling a printer

   *   disabling a printer

   *   setting the printer outfence

To access Printer Management 

You must be in system administrator mode to perform Printer Management
tasks.

   1.  Move the cursor to Printer Management on the Main menu.

   2.  Press either F3, Return, or Spacebar.

The Printer Management screen provides information about all of the print
devices on the system, including the following:

   *   name of the printer

   *   status of the printer (enabled or disabled)

   *   current outfence set for the printer

The following figure illustrates the Printer Management screen.


          Figure 7-4.  Printer Management 

To check the status of a printer 

You can check the status of printers on your system from the Printer
Management screen.

The status of a printer can be any one of the following:

This status              Means this 

ENABLED                  The system administrator has
                         enabled the printer.  It is
                         available for printing.

DISABLED                 The system administrator has
                         disabled the printer.  If you
                         route your print files to this
                         printer, they will not print
                         until the printer is enabled.

UNKNOWN                  This status indicates a
                         problem with the printer or
                         printing program.  Contact
                         your system administrator for
                         assistance.

To enable a printer 

If you are the system administrator, you can enable a printer.  This task
activates a printer and makes it available for printing.

   1.  Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press E for Enable.

To disable a printer 

If you are the system administrator, you can disable a printer.  This
task stops a printer and makes it unavailable for printing. 

   1.  Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press D for Disable.

To set the printer outfence 

If you are the system administrator, you can set the printer outfence.
By increasing the outfence, you can prevent files from printing.  The
outfence can be any value from 1 to 14.  If the outfence is set at 5, for
example, then only those print files with a priority of 6 or higher can
print.

   1.  Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press O for Set Outfence.

       A dialog box prompts you to type the new outfence.


            

   4.  Type the outfence number.

   5.  Press F5  OK to set the outfence.

To set the HP Easytime/iX printer 

You can specify a printer for all printing initiated in HP Easytime/iX,
for example, print files, listings of system errors, or backup reports.
Unless saved by the system administrator, this setting is valid until you
exit HP Easytime/iX.

   1.  Press F2 O to open the Options menu.

   2.  Press P for Set Printer

       A dialog box prompts you to select a printer.


            

   3.  Select a printer from the list.

   4.  If you are the system administrator, you can press F6  Save to
       save this setting permanently.

       Or, press F5  OK to set the printer for this session only.

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