My Reply follows quote. On 02/02/2004 19:47 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Uhh lets see.... I know its a mac 512ke, its system file is 3.2 I think >and its finder file is 5.3 I believe... what is a DIP switch? > >I should note: it works SOMETIMES like, when I first got it, it would >print fine. And then bad. And then tonight, I got it to work decently >(it printed all the text appropriately alligned and such it was just >that I had rolled the paper in off to one side) and now its bad again. >Whats a DIP switch? > > >On Feb 2, 2004, at 10:40 PM, Ken wrote: > >> My Reply follows quote. On 02/02/2004 18:08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >>> Well, I tried a different application on a different disk, and got the >>> same result. The printer powers up just fine. Because I don't have >>> the old style printer paper I have been hand feeding normal 8.5x11 >>> pieces of paper into it, and the printer is messing up the alignments >>> and trying to print the majority of the text WAY far to the right off >>> the paper.... What could be causing this? Is it time to kick the >>> printer to the curb? >>> >>> Thanks for the help >>> -Kendall >> --------- >> Those old workhorses almost never fail. It just keeps getting a bit >> harder to find ribbons. >> >> It sounds more like you have a problem with the DIP switch settings. Do >> you have the manual? If not, I have one and can try to poke through it >> for you. >> >> What OS, machine and applications are you matching it with? ----------- If you lift up the "Lid" of the printer you will see, near the front left inside corner you will see two small blocks of switches. The left block has 8 switches and the right has 6 switches. These are "dual inline package" switch blocks and are used to set various options for the printer, such as character set, page length, perforation skip, characters per inch, Baud rate, communications protocol and whether or not an option card is installed.
According to the Owner's Manual the default settings are: SW1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SW2 1 1 0 0 I have never connected my Imagewriter to anything other than my old Apple ][gs, so all else would be a guess. Also I has been some time since I booted anything earlier than Sys 6.08. You should have a Chooser that lets you select the printer. I assume you have a proper printer cable (DB9 to MiniDIN 8). According to the book, the Chooser should display an Icon that looks like an outline drawing of the Imagewriter II. Also, when using single sheets of paper, set the paper release lever (right rear) to the down position. Slip the sheet of paper between the back cover and the platen. find the single-sheet icon located near the left side of the back cover and place the paper so that it aligns with the line of the icon. Make sure that the paper is straight (just as you do when putting paper in a typewiter [sic - as wrtten] and in deep enough for the platen to grip the paper. Press the FORM FEED button to load the page automatically. To see if the printer is working, you can test it without connecting it to a computer. Roll in a sheet of paper. Turn off the printer. Press the Form Feed button and hold it down while you press the On/Off button. Release both buttons when the print head moves. To stop the self test, press the On/Off button to turn the printer off. At least this should tell you if the printer is working! Ken -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
