Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:36:12 -0500
From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] P-330 USB connection
I think your problem is related to your drivers rather than USB speed. The
driver that controls your USB to parallel port and your printer driver
capable of using such adapter (a lot of old printer drivers don't support
this).
- Original Message -
From: "Tina Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:48 PM
Subject: [LIB] P-330 USB connection
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:25:25 -0600 (CST)
> From: Tina Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: P-330 USB connection
>
> So, does anyone out there have any ideas about
> how to >slow down< a USB connection? I'm trying
> to use this printer with my Libretto 1100, which
> only does USB, to take advantage of the Smart Card
> reader (and the fact that it's the 1100 that has
> all my photo software on it). I'll continue
> pursuing with Olympus, of course, but I suspect
> there are more experts out here.
>
> With the default settings for the printer driver
> and the USB-to-parallel cable driver, I get no
> indication that the printer is receiving any data
> from the computer. Next, I've tried modifying
> the driver settings for the cable to disable bidirectional
> communications, and to really really long transmission
> timeouts.
>
> After this change, I do get activity from the printer --
> the "printing" light blinks really optimistically, and
> it sounds like the printing process starts (the paper
> starts its printing process, but no ink is deposited).
> Then after a couple of minutes I get an error indicating
> that the printer is out of paper. Fascinating, captain,
> since I've just reloaded all the paper.
>
> Now, I'm about at the point of running the printer to my
> L110 which has native parallel capabilities, and doing
> something annoying like using IrDA to transfer pictures
> between the machines -- but if anyone has any ideas about
> this, I'd be >>much<< obliged.
>
> Tina Bird
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:45:34 -0500
> From: Olympus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: P-330 USB connection
>
> Dear Tina:
>
> Thank you for contacting Olympus Digital Technical Support in the United
> States.
>
> Olympus apologizes for not responding to your inquiry in a timely
> manner, but unfortunately there has been a delay in our normal response
> time. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you will
> continue to support Olympus products in the future.
>
> I am sorry for the frustration that this issue has caused you.
> Unfortunately the P-330 is not designed to utilize the speed of USB and
> may not work through a USB - Parallel adapter.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Toby L.
> Olympus USA Technical Support
>
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> Name: Tina Bird
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Product: P-330 Photo Printer
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> Computer Make: Toshiba
> Computer Model: Libretto ff1100v
> Operating System: Win98
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> Problem Solved: No
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> Comments :
>
> My Libretto doesn't have a parallel port, so I bought a USB-to-parallel
> cable. The printer and driver have installed without error, but when I
> try
> to print an image, there's no sign of activity on the printer (errors,
> printing or otherwise), and I keep getting the "Olympus P-330 Language
> Monitor" popping up and then disappearing, without ever showing any
> progress. The documentation is really really awful (I am a sys admin by
> profession, so I read a lot of doc, and the stuff that came with this
> printer is awful even for computer documentation). How do I
> troubleshoot
> this?
>
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