Re: Imagewriter II error code... Anyone know this one??

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Jeff Blakeney (CUTjefbla@bconnex.net) wrote:
: On 12 Jan 1998 23:22:31 -0500, dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave
: Althoff) wrote:

: >Even with the cover off (or the magnet missing), the printhead will still
: >do its reset/center-seek/black reset upon power-up.  (I just tried it).

: I would have tried it too but I currently have a 7" portable colour TV
: sitting on top of my ImageWriter II and didn't want to move it just to
: find out.  :-)

Sounds like *my* workspace...I actually have a long desk running the
length of the room, with the IIgs at one end and a ][e at the other. 
Trouble is, I don't have anyplace to put the ][e's printer...

: >Mostly right, but not strictly accurate.  Color/black sensing is done with
: >a switch under the ribbon carrier; but regardless of what ribbon is in
: >place (in case you switched them), the printhead is cycled down to yellow
: >then back up to black.  This insures that if you have a color ribbon
: >installed, the printhead will be in position to print on black...and if
: >you have a black ribbon, the head will be in position to print on it.

: Picky, picky.  :-)

Yeah, well...

So many people here on c.s.a2 are dealing with stuff that is so alien to
me that I just jumped at the chance to pipe up about something I actually
know something about.  8-)

: I actually knew about that ribbon switch but forgot all about it while
: writing that message.  Thanks for the clarification.

It's easy to forget...and as the single-color and multi-color ribbons are
different thicknesses, it makes sense that the color seek might be done
exactly as you described... 8-)

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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