| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2904.1 | | CPCOD::CODY | | Thu Feb 06 1997 09:11 | 3 |
| I forgot to add I use Windows 95 operating system.
PJ
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| 2904.2 | Test it without the printer switch | NEWVAX::PAVLICEK | Upgrade your PC: Install Linux | Thu Feb 06 1997 10:10 | 8 |
| Remove the printer switch (cable straight from the computer to printer)
and see if the problem persists.
I don't know about this personally, but I've heard multiple computer
show vendors warn customers about possible problems using switches on
printer lines. I don't have any details, though.
-- Russ
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| 2904.3 | | CPCOD::CODY | | Thu Feb 06 1997 10:13 | 4 |
| Thanks for your input, I've already done that, forgot to put it in my
original note.
PJ
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| 2904.4 | IEEE 1284 cable maybe?? | NWD002::SKRABUT_LA | Larry Skrabut | Thu Feb 06 1997 11:12 | 8 |
| Question:
on the printer cable, is it an IEEE1284 standard? One can usually tell
by the code written on the cable itself, alot of HP and Canon printers
do require a cable of this quailty. The cable cost around $40 last
summer,but now I seem them in COSTCO for around $10. Also for a canon
610 printer it should be no longer than 6', I don't know what HP's specs
are. Also for a Canon this wasn't in there owners manual but there tech
support does call for this.
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| 2904.5 | | POBOXA::KEEFER | Craig PK03-1/R11, DTN:223-4902 | Thu Feb 06 1997 11:37 | 10 |
| RE.0
Also check your BIOS setup. Some BIOSes allow you to setup your parallel
port as conventional, bidirectional, or EPP/ECP.
If it is setup as EPP/ECP you need the IEEE 1284 cable, or try changing it to
conventional. Check your printer manuals to see what parallel port protocols
they support/recommend.
-Craig
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| 2904.6 | Not familiar with "bidirectional" parallel port... | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Thu Feb 06 1997 12:32 | 5 |
| When they use the word "bidirectional" what exactly are they
defining? A parallel port that can create a "Y" connection to
2 separate printers?
Bob
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| 2904.7 | | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Thu Feb 06 1997 13:03 | 10 |
| re: .6 by NETCAD::BATTERSBY
>> "bidirectional" parallel port
Hi Bob,
It simply means that information travels in both directions, i.e. from
and to the printer port.
/Bill
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| 2904.8 | That's what I thought, but needed to verify :-) | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Fri Feb 07 1997 08:31 | 8 |
| >It simply means that information travels in both directions, i.e. from
>and to the printer port.
That's what I thought it might mean, but with the context of
discussion about printer switches, I had to make sure there
wasn't some other "feature" that I wasn't aware of. :-)
Bob
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| 2904.9 | | CPCOD::CODY | | Fri Feb 07 1997 14:20 | 4 |
| Changing the bios setting for the parallel port did the trick, thanks
for the help.
PJ
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| 2904.10 | | CPCOD::CODY | | Mon Feb 17 1997 13:48 | 5 |
| I solved this problem by replacing the manual switch I was using with
an automatic switch and replacing the cables.
PJ
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