IBM 1725 SLS - Manual (Page 152)

Testing PC
Communication
QMS 1725 SLS Print System User's Guide 6-6
Testing PC Communication
To test communication between your printer and your PC, first create
a short file that ejects a page from the printer. Then send the file to
the printer.
Creating the Test File
To create the test file, type the following commands at the DOS
prompt:
copy con printest.ps
↵
showpage
↵
^D^Z
↵
You can use either uppercase or lowercase letters; however, you
must type the PostScript showpage operator in lowercase letters.
The
↵
symbol means to press the Enter key. To produce the ^D and
^Z, press and hold down the Ctrl key while you type the appropriate
letters (d and z). These characters signify the end of the file and must
always be included.
Menu Administration/Startup Options/Do Error Handler
Choices Yes—Load the Error Handler.
No—Don’t load the Error Handler.
Default No
Notes Refer to the PostScript Language Reference Manual (Adobe
Systems Incorporated, Reading, PA: Addison-Wesley, 1990,
ISBN 0-201-18127-4) for information on PostScript errors.