[comp.sys.apple] Imagewriter II 15" query.

Xc60039@PORTLAND.BITNET (Douglas Howell) (07/25/88)

    I was wondering if anyone had the pinouts for the Imagewriter II 15 inch
carriage?  There are two sets of dip switches; 1-8 and 1-4.  When I bought my
printer there was no manual.  Presently it prints out rather odd; it sorta
alternates between sets of characters and the chatacters are not lined up. I'm
not sure if the Imagewriter normally prints characters that are a little off
center or not, but the 12" ones that I've used at work don't seem to express
the same problems.  Thanx for any help in advance.

                               Doug

pmwenzel@tybalt.caltech.edu (Peter M. Wenzel) (07/31/88)

In article <8807250829.aa00270@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> Xc60039@PORTLAND.BITNET (Douglas Howell) writes:
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>    I was wondering if anyone had the pinouts for the Imagewriter II 15 inch
>carriage?  There are two sets of dip switches; 1-8 and 1-4.  When I bought my
>printer there was no manual.  Presently it prints out rather odd...

I just solved this problem for the Imagewriter I borrowed from a friend not
more than an hour ago!  When I got it, it would print in a proportional-space
typestyle, so columns wouldn't line up and program listings looked horrible.
A quick call to a dealer revealed that for normal (elite) type, switches
6 and 7 on SW1 should be on and off (open), respectively.

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