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Error messages from printer
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  If your printer returns error messages, the error message gives very
good information on what might be going wrong.  One of the most common
error messages is `bop undefined'.  This is caused by old versions of
Transcript and other spoolers that do not properly parse the setup
section of the PostScript.  To fix this, turn off structured comments
with the `-N' option, but it'd be best to get your spooling software
updated.

  Another error message is `VM exhausted'.  Some printers indicate this
error by locking up, others quietly reset.  This is caused by Dvips
thinking that the printer has more memory than it actually does, and
then printing a complicated document.  To fix this, try lowering the
`m' parameter in the configuration file; use the debug option to make
sure you adjust the correct file.

  Other errors may indicate you are trying to include graphics that
don't nest properly in other PostScript documents, among other things.
Try the PostScript file on a QMS PS-810 or other Adobe PostScript
printer if you have one, or Ghostscript (Note: Ghostscript
installation.); it might be a problem with the printer itself.