That looks like either a PCL.XL error message or a PostScript message.
When it comes to printing PDFs there is one quick work around:
1. Open the PDF
2. Navigate to File > Print
3. Click on Advanced
4. Check the Print as Image checkbox (the default DPI is usually fine)
Using the Print as Image feature will alter how your printer recieves teh PDF print data as if it were a single image instead of a document with fonts and formatting that could be causing the error message.
Otherwise you will need to experiment with updating or swapping your print driver lanugage.
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limitcheck is a PostScript error that is typically reported by a device when it runs out of memory processing a job. It can also be caused by a corrupt print job or corrupt image within a print job.
The first step for troubleshooting is to power cycle the printer. This will hopefully open up any reserved memory.
If it is a PDF try downloading the PDF and printing it from Preview or Adobe Reader rather than the web browser.
The next best troubleshooting step is to try and print he PDF as an image.
This is a feature of Adobe Reader so you may need to download that to print rather than Preview.
Open the PDF in Adobe Reader and select Print. Then select the Advanced button in the print dialog. Under Advanced select Print as Image.
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Actually i have this issue as well.
Print Spooler: 2008r2 sp1
Models of Printeers, 7545, 6400, 6360, 4250, 4510
Driver: Xerox Global Print Driver
We are getting this error on all of our printers… We have tried to disable the advanced printing features, but that has not worked
We have tried to set the port settings to 1gb full, instead of auto auto
we have tried to update to the latest global print driver
only solution that seems to help, is to reset the printer, and this is only a temporary fix, as the prolem will come back with 1-2 days
anyone else have any suggestions
I use an old salvaged office printer (Kyocera Ecosys FS-1118MFP) which might not be able to handle some fancy things with recent PDFs – or, who knows, the PDF was a very crappy one?
When trying to print the PDF in questions, I got an empty page and another one with the following error message:
ERROR: limitcheck OFFENDING COMMAND: filter STACK: --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- /DataSource --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false -mark- -mark- -mark-
A limitcheck error happens when a request “Exceeds printer’s memory or PostScript language limit.” The “offending command here” is “filter”, which probably has to do with decompressing an image.
On the second attempt at printing, the printer was stuck with the “receiving” led blinking for ages.
What helped me to print that PDF: I opened it with LibreOffice Draw (currently using version 6.1.5.2), which now does a great job at handling PDFs. I then exported it as a new PDF, which interestingly changed the size from 626.4 kB to 125.5 kB. I was then able to print the PDF without any error, and without having the printer think about it for an hour.
There will be other ways to fix that. You can try different way to reduce the complexity of the document (including converting it to an image before sending it to the printer). People often have success with reinstalling their printer for some reason.
Some links that might be of interest if you have that kind of error:
- This is the best article I have found about limitcheck errors, with lots of tips to try and resolve the issue: https://www.prepressure.com/postscript/troubleshooting/errors/limitcheck
- My particular error had the “filter” offending command. If you want to understand other offending commands: https://www.prepressure.com/postscript/troubleshooting/errors
- Adobe’s help to troubleshoot Postscript errors: https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-postscript-errors.html
- Xerox printers: https://forum.support.xerox.com/t5/Printing/ERROR-limitcheck-OFFENDING-COMMAND/td-p/7530
- HP printers: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/LaserJet-Printing/ERROR-limitcheck/td-p/6501290
That was tested on an Ubuntu 18.04-derivative, with LibreOffice Draw version 6.1.5.2, Gnome Document Viewer 3.28.4 and CUPS 2.2.7.