tanya@adds.newyork.NCR.COM (Tanya Katz) (07/05/89)
In article <494@ntvax.UUCP> canoaf@ntvax.UUCP (Augustine Cano) writes: >I'm using a Star Micronics Gemini 15-X printer with my 3b1. >It works fine for normal printing, but being a non-supported printer, >I can't do anything fancy. I have the system set up so it thinks it is a >StarSG10.... >If I do a <SHIFT> <PRINT> the screen gets actually printed, but in stripes. >The printer does not seem to understand the codes sent to move the paper up >less than the usual amount. In his response <11960@s.ms.uky.edu> Eric Durbin writes: | No, it's not the characters, it's the print mode. My SG-10 has to be in | STAR printing mode to perform screen dumps without too much line spacing. | You have to set DIP switch 2-2 on and powerup the printer for this to work. | I'm sure your 15-X has a similar setting. I hate to tell you this, but I checked my printer dip switch settings, and 2-2 is enabled by default, but the printer still doesn't perform the screen dumps properly on my 3b1. On the 7300 however, it works! What's the trick here? In <733@icus.islp.ny.us> Lenny Tropiano writes: |>Probably the easiest thing to do, if the Star Gemini 15-X is like my Star NX10, |>is to set your printer up as an "Epson" printer. The Star NX10 by default |>I believe is Epson compatible, you need to change a dip switch to enable |>"Star" mode. Probably best if left as Epson, since almost everything has |>an Epson driver (including the screen dump) ... The Star SG10 is NOT in IBM/EPSON mode by default. You must push DIP switch 2-2 to the off position to enable IBM mode. The default is STAR mode which is set to ON at the factory. This is according to the manual. Tanya #-------------------------------------------------# | Tanya Katz (516) 231-5400 x430 | | | | ...uunet!ncrlnk!adds!tanya | | tanya.katz@adds.newyork.ncr.com | | | | ADDS Inc, 100 Marcus Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788 | #-------------------------------------------------#