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PCL XL error

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Name: Jayme Swinson
Date: May 25, 1999 at 08:10:22 Pacific
Comment:

Subsystem: KERNEL
Error: IllegalStreamHeader
Operator: 0x0
Position: 0

Any Suggestions as to what this means.



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Response Number 1
Name: Quentin McCallum
Date: November 4, 1999 at 14:34:08 Pacific
Reply:

I ran it to the same error printing from UNISYS's ROC program. The report was printing to a HP4050 using the native driver. I eliminated this error by using the HP Laserjet driver. In my case the non Windows printing environment was the cause of the problem because ALL other programs printed fine.

Good Luck.


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Response Number 2
Name: ron
Date: December 6, 1999 at 09:08:53 Pacific
Reply:

PCL XL error
Subsystem: KERNEL
Operator: SetBrushSource
Position: 11


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Response Number 3
Name: wong
Date: December 7, 1999 at 05:37:45 Pacific
Reply:

PCL XL error

Subsystem : KERNEL

Error : IllegalTag

Operator : 0 x 1b

Position : 2175


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Response Number 4
Name: Mukuna
Date: December 13, 1999 at 13:41:34 Pacific
Reply:

I encountered that problem printing from an NT 4.0 box to an HP 4050 TN.
We resolved this issue by deleting all printers, rebooting the system (NT 4.0 Workstation) and reinstalling the printers.


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Response Number 5
Name: Mukuna
Date: December 13, 1999 at 13:42:32 Pacific
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Subssystem: Kernel
Error: IllegalStreamHeader
Operator: 0x0
Position: 0

I encountered that problem printing from an NT 4.0 box to an HP 4050 TN.
We resolved this issue by deleting all printers, rebooting the system (NT 4.0 Workstation) and reinstalling the printers.


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Response Number 6
Name: Denise
Date: May 3, 2000 at 11:57:21 Pacific
Reply:

We ran into that problem, trying to print a color logo, on a hp b/w printer. Removed logo, replaced it with a b/w one, printed fine.


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Response Number 7
Name: Chris
Date: August 17, 2000 at 09:23:18 Pacific
Reply:

Subsystem: Kernel
Error: Illegal Tag
Operator: 0x12
Position: 18


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Response Number 8
Name: Chris
Date: August 17, 2000 at 09:50:19 Pacific
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Subsystem: Kernel
Error: Illegal Tag
Operator: 0x12
Position: 18


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Response Number 9
Name: Chris
Date: August 17, 2000 at 09:50:56 Pacific
Reply:

Subsystem: Kernel
Error: Illegal Tag
Operator: 0xff
Position: 19


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Response Number 10
Name: luis diaz
Date: August 23, 2000 at 13:26:52 Pacific
Reply:

Subsystem: Kernel
Error: Illegal Tag
Operator: 0x1b
Position: 369


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Response Number 11
Name: mike
Date: August 25, 2000 at 12:23:21 Pacific
Reply:

I am getting this error when printing from Lotus Notes 4.5.4 but only on when printing certain documents from certain forms. It only happens to some users and they are at remote locations so it is difficult to troubleshoot. All users are on Win 95 printing to an HP printer. It appears by reading the replies that only HP printers are affected. Any other comments???


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Response Number 12
Name: Gemeente Landerd
Date: September 4, 2000 at 05:13:24 Pacific
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We get the following PCL error

Subsystem: KERNEL
Error: IllegalTag
Operator: 0x82
Position: 1420


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Response Number 13
Name: Nigel Jones-Morris
Date: September 19, 2000 at 05:06:33 Pacific
Reply:

I have encountered similar messages even when printing a Windows test page to an HP LaserJet 6P. It is on a network of 3PCs + 1 printer - should I delete ALL printers from ALL PCs before re-installing drivers?


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Response Number 14
Name: Wolfgang Ehmann
Date: September 27, 2000 at 02:18:21 Pacific
Reply:

Subsystem: KERNEL
Error: Illegal Operator Sequence
Operator: SetROP
Position: 419

happens in Win 95 on HP 6p priner


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Response Number 15
Name: Patrick Becks
Date: September 29, 2000 at 03:14:40 Pacific
Reply:

Subsystem: KERNEL
Error: IllegalOperatorSequence
Operator: SetCursor
Position: 164

happens when printing page 63 of a certain PFD-file (adobe acrobat) in a win98se/Novell enviroment.......

WHY.....????????


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Response Number 16
Name: Kelvin Farmer
Date: November 15, 2000 at 09:48:37 Pacific
Reply:

PCL XL error
Subsystem: Kernel
Error: IllegalStreamHeader
Operator: 0x0
Position: 0

This happens to some of our users when printing MS Excel 97 tables on a HP Lasjet 8100n.


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Response Number 17
Name: randy lyman
Date: November 29, 2000 at 09:09:30 Pacific
Reply:

I'm getting this with a user also; it's on a standalone Laserjet 4050. Sometimes power cycle will fix it for a few pages. This really sucks.


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Response Number 18
Name: Jeff Sweetland
Date: December 1, 2000 at 13:49:58 Pacific
Reply:

The PCL/XL error is a problem with all newer laserjets, 4000, 4050's, 6000's and 8000's. Generally changing the driver to a lower version ie. Laserjet 4, will allow you to print. However you will not have access to the higer level print functions, 1200 dpi or Postscript features. I have also heard that updating to HP's latest driver for the 4050 can fix the problem.


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Response Number 19
Name: Randy Lyman
Date: December 14, 2000 at 15:03:07 Pacific
Reply:

Finally! I fixed this problem by installing an IEEE 1284 printer cable. Who'da thunk it?


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Response Number 20
Name: Steve
Date: January 5, 2001 at 06:14:37 Pacific
Reply:

I get this error on a HP 4550N sometimes. Ususally printing a powerpoint presentation or something. The printer is networked.

Subsystem: Kernel
Error: Illegal Tag
Operator: 0x25
Position: 6396


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