Re: Apple Daisy Wheel Printer

[Alan Tuttle <news001@macgeek.org>]

Here's the settings:

STANDARD SETTINGS

SW1  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
     ON  ON  ON  OFF OFF ON  ON  ON

SW2  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
     OFF OFF OFF OFF ON  OFF OFF ON


These settings configure the printer as follows:

9600 Baud
ETX/ACK and DTR handshaking
No modem connected
Space parity
12 characters/inch
11-inch form
No LF after CR
6 lines/inch
ASCII standard character set
Bidirectional printing
No auto CR/LF
Full duplex
Stop printing on paper-out condition

APPLE III AND III PLUS SETTINGS

Connect cables 590-0037 and 590-0166 (A3C0351) to the RS-232 serial
port. Either the printer driver or the RS-232 driver may be used.

Driver Configuration Block - Printer Driver

     0   1   2   3   4
     08  22  00  00  00

Driver Configuration Block - RS232 Driver

     0   1   2   3   4   5
     0E  00  00  00  00  00

     6   7   8   9   A   B
     13  11  DF  84  50  80

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Courtesy: Apple Service Technical Procedures Peripherals Interface Guide
          072-0213D



In article <K52r3.2096$6M2.70349@typhoon01.swbell.net>, nospam
<nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote:

> Hi, does anyone know what serial port parms are required
> by an Apple Letter Quality (Daisy Wheel) printer?
> 
> I picked up this printer along with an Apple ///, but I can't
> get them talking!  I have a configurable serial cable, and have
> lines 2 & 3 swapped (modem eliminator).
> 
> When I try to print, it starts a shrieking set of beeps, and
> prints a line of carets.  Then it keeps shrieking.  What
> a temper!
> 
> Any help is appreciated. (I also have Apple II computers, so
> maybe there's something I can test by hooking it up to a II).