[comp.sys.dec.micro] Need printer info for VT-180

bobp@tekcae.CAX.TEK.COM (Robert N. Perry (Sky Scum)) (10/28/88)

	I have a VT-180 (ROBIN) that I'm trying to get an Epson fx-80
printer to work with. I have a null modem cable which several people have
verified is wired properly and the printer has a serial port. Problem is,
nothing gets printed out when data is sent to the printer. I have also
verified that the printer and VT-180 are set for 9600 bps, 8 bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit. It also doesn't work at lower speeds. It DOES work on
an IBM PC/XT, so I know the printer is OK. I suspect that there is a
control line problem with the way the cable is set up.
	Can anyone who has a VT-180 with a working printer tell me how you
got it to work ??

Thanks in advance. Please respond via e-mail as I don't normally subscribe
to this newsgroup.

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