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CutterK
Jul 20, 2011Aspirant
HP P1005 problems
Hi all I hope someone can help me with this. I have a HP P1005 laser printer connected to my RND4000. It works well for a few days then it wont print. it shows as running fine in all areas just w...
PapaBear1
Jul 21, 2011Apprentice
That model is a "host based" printer and they do not play well with the print server in the ReadyNAS units. Most of HP's printers are PCL (Printer Control Language) printers starting with the original Laserjet in the early 1980's. They do have a line of inexpensive printers in the 1000 number range that are host based, meaning the image is created by the computer and sent to the printer as opposed to the PCL printers in which the raw data is sent to the printer and the image is created by the CPU in the actual printer.
What operating system are you operating on your PC's and how many PC's are printing to the printer?
What operating system are you operating on your PC's and how many PC's are printing to the printer?
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