Xerox 8560 printing code instead of document

[revbill]

I have a new Xerox 8560 and when I send it documents via USB from my iMac it prints pages of code instead of the document. If I restart the printer it will print the first document I send successfully, then it will print code instead of the document the next time. How do I fix this?

(The code looks like this - pages and pages:

/getrbinumcopiescomment get exec
dup length 0 ne {
cvi userdict exch /xerox$num_copies exch put
dup /NumCopies xerox$num_copies put

}{
pop
} ifelse

...and so on.)

 

[jimbopalmer]

(I own a 8550, I am assuming it is the same)

The Phaser can print in PostSript (PS) or Printer Control Language (PCL) A Mac is going to prefer PS.

Be sure your iMac us using a PS driver, not a PCL driver

http://www.support.xerox.com/suppor...ntId=103613&from=downloads&viewArchived=false

I talk to my Phaser via a network cable as I can change the settings via a web page, but it might be possible to make these changes on the front panel screen, just way more cumbersome.

In this pic you can see I am showing off the choices for Ethertalk, you would want to be sure USB was PostScript.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...811234122990_1304125006_2052049_3967435_n.jpg

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[revbill]

Thanks Jimbo!

I couldn't find a way to set the emulation to PS instead of PCL on the USB port, so I just went ahead and connected the printer with a network cable and then followed your instructions - it seems to be working fine now. Thanks!