LaserJet 4m Plus will not print. Stays in 'offline'

[Bernie Fisher]

Hi
I have just purchased a used laserjet which worked OK when I picked it up. I cannot get it to print at all. I have downloaded the latest driver, followed the troubleshooting guide. The job stays inthe queue but comes up as printing offline even though I selected online printing.
It self tests OK and comes up as being "00 Ready"
It had previously been working on Win98 OS and I am using XP pro.
Can anyone suggest what I should do next?
Thanks :confused:

[redcow]

How about 'test print' from properties?

[JJprinter]

Are you using an XP driver??

[Bernie Fisher]

How about 'test print' from properties?
Thank you kindly for your reply. I tried to print from 'properties' but it doesn't work. I notice that this time I have an error '22 PAR IO ERROR'. I have fitted a new cable from the parrallel port.

[Bernie Fisher]

Thanks for your reply; yes I am using Win XP and initially used its driver. I then went to HP and downloaded a driver from there.

[kalboako]

Try this:

* check for a loose cable conection. make sure your using a ieee-1284 cable.

*print a menu map and verify that the serial pacing item (from the i/o menu on the printer control panel) matches the setting on the computer.

* reset teh formater.

ric