Start printers

From the command-line interface, you can start an iSeries™ printer.

Before you start the printer, verify the following conditions:

To start an iSeries printer from the command line interface, perform the following 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.