| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
To MacDonald;
As per advice on the notes file I attempted to use the EPSON printer
driver in the AMIGA system. It did not work. Following are the exact current
settings on the printer and the AMIGA. If anyone has a working Amiga and
EPSON-RX80 combination I would like to hear from you.
EPSON dip switch settings:
SWITCH # 1
| ON | S# | | DESCRIPTION | | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 1-8 | ON | INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET | | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 1-7 | ON | INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET | | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 1-6 | ON | INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET | | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 1-5 |INACTIVE| PRINTER | | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 1-4 | 12" | PAGE LENGTH | 11" | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 1-3 | MUTE | BEEPER | SOUND | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 1-2 | GCS | CHARACTER SET 128-160 | CC | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 1-1 |132 COL | NUMBER OF COLUMNS | 80 | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
SWITCH # 2
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 2-4 | ON | SKIP OVER PERFORATION | OFF | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| | 2-3 | CR+LF | AUTO LINE FEED | CR | * |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 2-2 | ACTIVE | PRINTER SELECT | INACT | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
| * | 2-1 | SL 0 | SLASHED 0 | 0 | |
|-----|-----|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|----|
AMIGA SETTINGS :
FIRST SCREEN :
PRINTER TYPE - EPSON
PARALLEL INTERFACE
PAPER SIZE - U.S. LEGAL
LENGTH - 66 LINES
PAPER TYPE - FANFOLE
QUALITY - DRAFT
LEFT MARGIN - 1 CHAR
RIGHT MARGIN - 75 CHAR
PITCH - 10 PICA
SPACING - 6 LPI
GRAPHIC SELECT SCREEN
THRESHOLD - 2
ASPECT - HORIZONTAL
IMAGE - POSITIVE
SHADE - BLACK AND WHITE
STARTUP PROCEDURE
1. BOOT SYSTEM FROM WORKBENCH WITH THESE SETTINGS IN PLACE.
2. OPEN SYSTEM FILE.
3. INIT PRINTER.
4. OPEN CLI.
5. COPY 2 LINE FILE CREATED WITH ED TO PRINTER WITH THE COMMAND:
COPY FOO.TXT PRT:
6. RESULT IS APPROXIMATLY 2 INCH LONG LINE OF NEARLY SOLID BAR OF DOTS.
If anyone has a comment about this I would be grateful, not having a
working printer sucks.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 798.1 | SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN 790 | CAM::ARENDT | Tue Oct 13 1987 10:01 | 5 | |
SORRY ABOUT STARTING A FRESH NOTE WHEN A REPLY WOULD AHVE DONE I
SIMPLY MADE A MISTAKE.
DDT
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| 798.2 | Epson driver works | CAM::ARENDT | Wed Oct 14 1987 14:18 | 7 | |
To whom it may concern;
Last night I got my Epson printer working just fine. What
I did was to not use the init printer icon in the system file, I
don't know what this does but it doesn't do what I thought it would.
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