ESV@psuvm.psu.edu (ANDREW COLL) (01/22/91)
Greetings All, I have recently acquired a Lanier RP - 1600/LP
daisywheel printer and I was wondering if anyone knows anything
about this beast. It appears to have an RS-232C interface except,
pins 3,4,7,11,20 are used in the interface; according to my documentation
on RS-232C, pin 11 is not used normally. I tried connecting it to
a normal RS-232 serial port and sent it a barrage of characters at
various speeds with no luck; all I could get it to do is spit several
sheets of paper through the sheet feeder. The printer has _no_ dip
switches of any kind on it to set serial interface parameters, so my
first guess was 9600,7,1,e -- nothing. All other combinations of
serial settings yielded nothing except more spent pages through the
sheet feeder.
If anyone has any information on this printer I would be more than
willing to pay copying & shipping costs. If not, it looks like I
am the proud owner of a 65lb boat anchor in a soundproof box...
Thanks in advance...
Andrew Coll ESV@PSUVM.BITNET
ESV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU