Hi David,

I've had several manual printer switches go bad. Try bypassing the
switch.

Jim Killmaster

David Coulthart wrote:
>
> Good evening everyone,
>
> I have an interesting one for you tonite, that I hope isn't as difficult
> as it appears to me.  My neighbor is running Windows 95 on a 486 DX 66.
> She has two printers attached through a manual switch box.  Her main
> printer is an HP DeskJet 600C and the other is a Panasonic laser (don't
> know the specific #).  When she attempts to print to the HP, every other
> line is completely crossed out with a line running through it.  It does
> not matter which application she uses (Word, Internet Explorer, etc.).
> She even attempted to use the testing/alignment software provided by HP,
> which even printed out with the line crossing out every other line.
> However when the same documents are printed using the Panasonic laser
> printer, there is no line.  Does this have something to do with possibly
> having a low ink cartridge (she says that the HP is still printing with
> dark colors)?  Any other ideas?
>
> --
> TIA,
>
> David Coulthart
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