Re: Apple Daisy Wheel Printer

[Alan Tuttle <news001@macgeek.org>]

It would help if I also put in the pin-outs for the 590-0037 and
590-0166 cables...

Cable 590-0037

DB-25 Male      DB-25 Male
----------      ----------
    1               1
    2               2
    3               3
    4               4
    5               5
    6               6
    7               7
    8               8
    20              20

Can you say "straight through"??? Hehehe!


Cable 590-0166 (replaced 590-0029)

DB-25 Male     DB-25 Female
----------     ------------
    1               1
    2               3
    3               2
 4 and 5            8
    6               20
    7               7
    8            4 and 5
    20              6


In article <070819991341196519%news001@macgeek.org>, Alan Tuttle
<news001@macgeek.org> wrote:

> 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
> 
> ---
> 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).