Stopping a Printer
To stop a printer after it finishes printing the current file,
enter:
drain rdev
where rdev is the real
device number of the printer. You may now set up to print a new group
of files or remove the printer from the system. Sometimes you may need to stop the printer without waiting for
the current file to finish printing. For example, the printer may
have the wrong print train cartridge for the file, or the file may
take too long to print during first shift. If you want to stop a printer
immediately and save the file that is interrupted, enter:
drain rdev
flush rdev hold
where rdev is the device number
of the printer you want to stop. In response to this command, CP stops
printing the active file and puts it back in the print queue in system
hold. To print the interrupted file later, release it from system
hold. See Releasing Files in the Print Queue from System Hold.If you want to stop a printer immediately and delete the file that
is interrupted, enter:
drain rdev
flush rdev all
where rdev is the device number
of the printer you want to stop. In response to this command, CP stops
printing the file and deletes it.