Q88098: Windows Err Msg: "Offending Command" on Microtek Printer

Article: Q88098
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
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Last Modified: 06-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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