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| 2656.1 | possible answer | VIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEIN | Steve G...01-234-5935 | Mon Jun 19 1989 14:07 | 18 |
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1) Which version of the LA75
RS423 = RS232 when using the BC16E supplied cable BUT you will need an
adaptor H8571-D this then plugs into the serial port but I don't know
how to set the Ami or printer up to use the serial port...
Parallel. this plugs into the parallel port and you can set up the
parallel port using PREFERENCE on the AMI (I beleive there is a P.D.
driver for the LA75) but there is possible a switch pack to set it up
to an Epson/IBM printer...
I hope this helps
regards
Steve G...
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| 2656.2 | A few pointers | MQOFS::DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Mon Jun 19 1989 20:47 | 13 |
| You need the LA50 driver which should be on NORSE::UTILITIES, this
goes in the DEVS/PRINTERS directory. It is then selected by
preferences.
If you are using 1.3, you will need the "printer.device" from WB
1.2 to enable it to print graphics correctly, this is only if you
use it as an LA75, if you set the switches inside the printer to
IBM (yuck Il'l have to wash my fingertips now) emulation, you can
use the EPSON generic printer driver from 1.3, a co-worker did this
on his LA75 and he reports it works fine.
Jean
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| 2656.3 | Careful, some pins carry power. | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Tue Jun 20 1989 05:22 | 11 |
| Also, watch out for pins 9 and 10 (I believe) on the serial interface.
These carry power. I almost came a cropper when I attached a printer cable
with virtually all pins connected. It was blind luck, that pins
9 and 10 had been pulled out.
Being lazy, I just ran the Generic print driver supplied with WB
1.3.
Angus.
Do any pins on the parallel interface carry power?
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| 2656.4 | I'm using an LA75... | ATLV5::MCDONALD_J | Surly to bed, surly to rise... | Tue Jun 20 1989 12:19 | 15 |
| I use an LA75 with my Amiga. I've got the LA75 in IBM emulation mode so I can
use the Workbench 1.3 printer drivers. (They're MUCH faster for graphics, and
supposedly provide some other capabilities... I haven't checked them out yet.)
I think I'm using the CBM???1000 printer driver. I'll try and remember to check
tonight. The only non-standard setting option I had to do on the LA75 was to
turn on "Auto LF on CR".
As for the cable, I made my own by cutting one end off a DECconnect cable and
wiring it into a standard RS232 connector (from Radio Shack). The pinouts for
the DECconnect plug end are on page 15 of the LA75 reference manual. I think
the RS232 pinouts and instructions on which wires connect to which pins are in
a previous note (try 1188). It's a really simple procedure.
John
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