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Problems with printing, I can’t print a document – Apple IIe Card User Manual

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I can’t print a document

Make sure the printer’s power cord is plugged in and the printer’s
power switch is turned on.

Make sure the printer cable is connected to the correct port.

Make sure the AppleTalk option is turned off in the Macintosh
Chooser if the printer is directly connected to the Macintosh LC
(that is, if it is

not connected via a network).

Make sure the Printer Card is in a slot that your program can print to,
usually slot 1 (and sometimes slot 7).

Make sure the program’s print options are consistent with the slot
settings in the Option Panel. (See the manual that came with the
program you want to run.)

If you’re printing through the Printer Card, make sure your Apple IIe
program is set to print to an ImageWriter II. No matter what printer
you’re actually using, the Printer Card treats it like an ImageWriter II.

Turn on the Extend Printer Timeout feature in the Printer Card
portion of the Option Panel.

An Apple IIe document stops printing before it should

Don’t open the Option Panel while printing. Opening the Option
Panel can interrupt printing.

The pages don’t break right or another document prints
in the middle of mine

Turn on the Extend Printer Timeout feature in the Printer Card
portion of the Option Panel.

Problems with printing

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

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