Re: Diagnosing parallel printer problem

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

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> All,
>
> I have a Grappler+ card with all DIP switches set to off (no printer
> emulation) installed in an Apple IIe Platinum.  I am having trouble using
> the card to print.
>
> I've tried connecting different printers to the card with different
results.
> My HP Deskjet 500 would spit out a single sheet of paper whenever I tried
to
> print to it from MECC Writer.  My HP OfficeJet C630 did even less.  I
> noticed that one of the printers (sorry, can't remember which now) would
> jiggle the print head when I connected its cable to the Grappler+.  The
> other printer didn't do that when I connected it.
>
> I don't know where the problem lies: the software I'm using to print, the
> Grappler+, the cable connecting the Grappler to the printer, HW settings
on
> the printers, or something else.  I thought a parallel printer connected
to
> any parallel card would at least print plain text, which is all MECC
Writer
> can print.  (For the record, I also tried to print a disk's directory
> listing from Copy II Plus.)
>
> I've never had a parallel card and printer connected to an Apple before;
is
> there some kind of foolproof test to determine that my card functions
> properly?  Maybe I need to find an older printer?  Ich weiss nicht...
>
Full FAQ on Printers and interfaces here.

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2PRINTER.html

Here is a short excerpt from the site.

According to those who use a Grappler+ to connect a DeskJet, the dip
switch settings are:

 1-ON   (up)
 2-OFF (down)
 3-OFF (down)
 4-ON   (up)

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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