From the spooler, you can move a print job that is either waiting to print or that is in the process of printing.
Before moving a print job that is in process, you need to pause the printing process. After moving the print job and clearing any partially printed pages from the printer, you can resume the printing process.
Use the following procedures to:
Use this option when a document you need to print now is behind another large print job.
Use this option when the printer on which a job is printing breaks down or when a user assigns a long job to the wrong printer.
To move a queued print job to another printer:
From the System > Printers menu, select Spooler Management to display the Spooler Management screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
Select Move a Print Job and press Enter to display a list of printers and the print jobs queued for each.
Position the cursor on the print job to move and press Enter to display a destination printer prompt.
At the prompt, enter the number of the destination printer to add the job to the selected printer's queue.
To move a print job that is in process:
From the System > Printers menu, select Spooler Management to display the Spooler Management screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
Select Suspend an Active Print Job and press Enter to display a list of system printers and the print jobs queued or running on each one.
Select the print job you want to suspend and press Enter to re-display the Spooler Management screen.
Select Halt Printing to a Printer and press Enter.
The system prompts you to confirm your action and then displays a list of the system printers.
Select the printer whose print job you suspended and press Enter to re-display the Spooler Management screen.
Select Move a Print Job and press Enter to display a destination printer prompt.
At the prompt, enter the number of the destination printer to add the suspended print job to the selected printer's queue.
The job will start printing again from the beginning.
On the first printer, press the Form Feed button to clear the buffer and any partially printed pages from the printer.
On the Spooler Management screen, select Resume Printing to a Printer and press Enter.
The system prompts you to confirm your action and then displays a list of the system printers.
Select the print job's original printer and press Enter to start the next print job at that printer.
Press Esc to exit the Spooler Management screen.
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