Date   : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:54:58 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Printer Cable

On 16/06/2010 00:27, AlembicPrs@... wrote:

> Everything comes out on the one line. I have tried sending various
> escape codes, but to no avail.

Some <cough> lesser </cough> operating systems use CRLF combinations, 
and a lot of printers are set up to expect this.

It seems odd that you are getting everything on one line, as the Acorn 
linebreak is
             an &0A (LF) so you should
                                      see text formatted oddly like
                                                                   this!

Does your printer have a secret 'hex' mode (on your generation, probably 
somewhere in the control UI) [older printers, try holding FF or ONLINE 
while switching on]. This will allow you to see what is actually being 
sent to the printer, to determine if it is best to tweak the printer, or 
the computer. Do you need to print text from a PC as well?


[later] Oh, okay. You have no UI. Just a button and a couple of LEDs. 
Mmm, don't hold down the button, it is for clearing the NVRAM partially 
or totally.
You might find this interesting: 
http://www.freeprintermanuals.com/PM/HP%20LaserJet%201150_1300%20Service%20Manual.pdf


It doesn't look like the 1150 will have DIP switches. ;-) I'm not even 
sure if it is capable of hex mode! What software are you trying to use 
to print? Can you try *CONFIGURE NOIGNORE followed by making the 
linefeeds be CRLF (&0D &0A)? As it is a page printer, you may need to 
stick an FF (&0C) at the end to get the thing to print (or print the 
final page) without waiting for timeout.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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