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Printer spits out 'stair-cased' PostScript source code

I get this error when trying to print postscript created from a pdf using pdf2ps with ghostscript from a Kyocera 1370DN:

%!PS-Adobe-3.0
              %%BoundingBox:  0  0  612  792
                                            %%Creator: GPL Ghostscript 905 (ps2write
  • I checked to make sure the path was correct in the environment variables.
  • I cleared the printer spooler data in : %WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers.
  • I power cycled the printer and the pc that it was connected to.
  • I checked and printed a test page. The test page works fine.
  • It is the same error message every time.
  • I printed some other documents from that printer and it prints fine.

Any advice?

Solution

  • Which method did you use to send your PostScript file to the printer?

    It looks like your printer isn't a PostScript printer, and hence it doesn't understand PostScript code when it sees it.

    You are sending PostScript code, and the printer only 'sees' text. So it prints the text....

    The printer also doesn't see a CR/LF code at the end of the line, but only a LF code. Thats why you see this staircase effect.