pwong@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Patrick Wong) (01/28/91)
>Hi, netters: > >I have just inherited a DEC LQP02 daisywheel printer (obviously w/o manual) >and I have been trying to get it to work with my pc via the serial port that >the printer has. The printer has two bands of dip switches: SP1 and SP2. >There is a simple chart on the inside of the front panel cover of the printer >explaining all these switches. Therefore, I believe I set all the >communication parameters correctly without any doubt. (Though the chart does >not say anything about the 2nd band of dip switches except their default >positions. Thus, I left them in their default positions while only setting >the switches of 1st band). > >I used a serial cable (which is actually a modem cable that I use to connect >between the serial port on my pc and a modem) and a NULL modem to connect >to the printer. This is based on the assumption that both LQP02 and my pc >are DTE. Though I can get the power light lit up (and the DSR light lit up >if I set dip switch 6 of 1st band SP1 at up-position), I cannot get it to >print at all. > >I tried 2 different ways to send things to the printer: >1. I used a software to send things to the printer after setting up > the comm. parameters within the software to be identical to those > of the printer. > >2. I did the followings: > > >MODE COM1 9600,e,7,1,p > >MODE LPT1=COM1 > >PRINT file (or COPY file PRN) > > >Both methods did not result in any printing at all. I think the cable >that I used may not be inappropriate, although I did try also using it >without the NULL modem in-between the pc and the printer. So, what's >the deal here? > >Please HELP !!! > >Patrick Wong >pcw@squid.graphics.cornell.edu >pwong@tn.theory.cornell.edu > An update: By connecting pin 2 and 3 on the pc side to pin 3 and 2, respectively, on the printer side and straight thru for pin 7, I could get the printer to print whatever I typed when I ran a terminal emulator (KERMIT, in this case) on the pc. Other than that, there has been no progress in getting it to print anything from inside of software or from DOS. Help is still needed! Thanx in advance!