steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (05/22/89)
After six or seven weeks, I finally received my replacement LQ last week. It appears to be an entirely new one (not rebuilt though I'm not sure how easy it is to tell). I haven't tested it extensively but it seems not to screw up at the top of the page like my old one did. It isn't exactly less noisy; what they've apparently done is to change the frequencies in which the noise is distributed somewhat. From memory, the whining sound the LQ makes as it prints, especially in its best mode, is a little bit lower-pitched and thus a little bit less annoying. But the sound is still pretty annoying so it isn't a dramatic improvement. The main difference visible in the printer is the paper separator which comes installed and stays in the printer regardless of paper path. The printer also comes with a HyperCard stack to explain the paper-path options; unfortunately it won't run without a later version of HyperCard than I currently have. One interesting anomaly: when I reinstalled my AppleTalk Option card, I noticed that two of the dip switches were in a different position than shown in the manual. One was switch 8 on block SW2. The self-test states that this switch toggles the precise position to which the paper is loaded after printing. The other, however, is switch 8 on block SW3. The LQ AppleTalk Option manual gives a warning, "Do not adjust DIP switch block SW3 yourself. Only authorized Apple dealer technicians should adjust SW3." Does anyone out there know what this switch block controls and why switch 8 is shown as up (open) in the manual but was set down (closed) by Apple? I figure that if Apple wants to protect me from myself, they should either set the switches as described or explain why they didn't. Steve Goldfield
englandr@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Englander) (05/25/89)
In article <24696@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) writes: >haven't tested it extensively but it seems not to screw >up at the top of the page like my old one did. It isn't We're still waiting for ours. The problem we have at the top of the page is that when you go to print using manual feed (in Word), unless you have a top margin of like 0 in, it will leave extra space at the top. Likewise down at the bottom -- it's as if the whole page is shifted up an inch or so. (No prob with auto feed, though). Do you mean to say that it still does this?! _PLEASE_ don't say yes. -- - Scott
steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (05/25/89)
In article <8666@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> englandr@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Scott Englander) writes: #>In article <24696@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) writes: #>>haven't tested it extensively but it seems not to screw #>>up at the top of the page like my old one did. It isn't #> #>We're still waiting for ours. The problem we have at the top of the #>page is that when you go to print using manual feed (in Word), unless #>you have a top margin of like 0 in, it will leave extra space at the #>top. Likewise down at the bottom -- it's as if the whole page is #>shifted up an inch or so. (No prob with auto feed, though). #> #>Do you mean to say that it still does this?! _PLEASE_ don't say yes. #>-- #> #> - Scott Sorry I can't answer these. I don't use Word because I can't stand it (3.0), and I don't use manual feed on the LQ because I have a laserprinter. I just printed out a couple of test files. I mainly use the LQ to print continuous labels. However, you might check the dip switch I mentioned (no. 8 on block 2) which controls where the paper is positioned after printing. Your problem may also be caused by Word; I don't know how it controls top margins. I think you're going to have to wait for your LQ and answer the questions yourself. Steve Goldfield