Starting printers

From the command-line interface, you can start a printer.

Before you start the printer, verify the following conditions:

  • The printer is turned on and ready.
  • The printer or print method has been configured in the operating system.

To start a printer from the command-line interface, follow these steps:

  1. Vary on the printer.
    1. Enter WRKCFGSTS *DEV *PRT command.
      The Work with Configuration Status display shows a list of devices.
    2. Enter a 1 next to the printer device description to vary on the printer.
  2. Use the Start Print Writer (STRPRTWTR) command to start the print writer, and specify the printer and output queue (or queues) that the writer will service.