Re: [WinMac] Mac to NT Queue Print Problem

Liam Helmer(liamh[at]axion.net)
Thu, 7 Jan 99 18:30:35 -0800

>Hi everyone, and Happy New Year.
>
>I'm having a problem printing from a Mac to an NT Print Queue. The printing
>is very light and washed out. Printing from a Windows NT box is OK.
>
>Mac: OS 8.5.1, LaserWriter 8.6, PPD for HP LaserJet 5si
>
>NT Server: NT 4 SP 3
>
>Printer: HP LaserJet 5si MX
>
>I tried printing a PostScript file with Apples Printer Utility, with the
>same results. Printing directly to a LaserWriter IIg (no NT server and with
>the appropriate PPD) is okay.
>
>Any clues/suggestions/etc ? Thanx.

Sounds like the printer has a built in setting so that you can change the
density of the print in each individual print job. So, 1st -> make sure
you have the latest LaserJet 5si Printer Description for the Mac, so that
it does this. Is the 5si postscript? If so, check and see if the NT box
is using postscript or PCL for it's printing -> it could be that the
Windows is using PCL, and the Macs are using Postscript, and the two are
set up differently on the server or the printer.

Cheers,
Liam

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