smisra@eos.ncsu.edu (SAURABH MISRA) (10/23/90)
I am using a Panasonic 1091 printer with a 520ST and I am having problems printing with it, especially in graphics print first, it is leaving random characters when you print normally (like from a word processor) Secondly, and more obvious, when I do a screen dump (Pressing Alt and Help) I get a line of the screen followed by a line feed, so on paper you get the picture of the screen, except it is striped because you are getting a linefeed at the end of each line (so it is twice as long in length on paper) Does anyone know what to do? Like DIP switches or the like? Thanks Saurabh
pegram@uvm-gen.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram) (10/25/90)
From article <1990Oct23.150838.2061@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, by smisra@eos.ncsu.edu (SAURABH MISRA): > > I am using a Panasonic 1091 printer with a 520ST and I am > having problems printing with it, especially in graphics print > > first, it is leaving random characters when you print normally > (like from a word processor) Hope this gets out... I can't help you on that one, check if straight ascii files print ok. If so, you probably need to make or modify your programs' printer drivers to use the correct ESC codes, but read below. Secondly, and more obvious, when > I do a screen dump (Pressing Alt and Help) I get a line of > the screen followed by a line feed, so on paper you get the > picture of the screen, except it is striped because you are > getting a linefeed at the end of each line (so it is twice as long in > length on paper) Does anyone know what to do? Like DIP switches or > the like? > Thanks > Saurabh This is an old problem, back from the begining of STdom. The screen dump really only works for printers that emulate the IBM (originally rebadged Epsom MX with graftrax) 9 pin printer series. You can have a substitute driver for the screen dump in your autofolder - for better resolution or a different default size or a really oddball printer - but if you use it rarely, just put your printer into IBM emulation (with an Esc command or by means of a dip switch - read by the printer when it powers up). I used to do this routinely for my Star SG 10 and screen dumps *still* work on my new Citizen GSX140 (24pin) when I put it into IBM Proprinter emulation. The problem is that the (emulated - usually 8-) Epsom does not get its linefeeds reset to just 8 pins down (only 8 are used in the graphics modes) by the ST's dump code. The same commands on the IBM side *do* shrink the size of the linefeeds. In your case, you have a 9 pin printer, so you could just leave it in IBM mode, which is what I did with my SG10. Be warned however, most software that needs a printer driver, GDOS programs especially, was written by people who believed Atari when it said that the ST was compatible with Epsons. They only give you a driver for the Epson mode of your printer. You could end up writing or scrounging a lot of printer drivers. Good Luck, (posted for the benefit of those who didn't know about the 24pin screen dump trick 8-) Bob Pegram Internet Domain: pegram@griffin.uvm.edu *NEW* UUCP: uvm-gen!pegram (uunet not needed in path anymore - though it still might be a good way to come if uvm-gen is no on your site's maps yet...)RBPIII
wallace@ynotme.enet.dec.com (Ray Wallace) (10/25/90)
In article <1990Oct23.150838.2061@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, smisra@eos.ncsu.edu (SAURABH MISRA) writes... >I am using a Panasonic 1091 printer with a 520ST and I am >having problems printing with it, especially in graphics print I use the same printer and it works just fine, contrary to a previous followup, I've never had to put it in IBM ProPrinter mode. >I do a screen dump (Pressing Alt and Help) I get a line of >the screen followed by a line feed, so on paper you get the The only thing I can think of that would do this is having the pixels per line set wrong in the ST. To fix it (and/or check it) go to the controll panel desk accessory and click on "Install Printer", in the printer menu select 960 pixels/line. Now save the desktop (so you will always have the 960 setting) and then try a screen dump. --- Ray Wallace (INTERNET,UUCP) wallace@oldtmr.enet.dec.com (UUCP) ...!decwrl!oldtmr.enet!wallace (INTERNET) wallace%oldtmr.enet@decwrl.dec.com ---