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Re: GS Keyboard
David Wilson wrote:
> julian814 wrote:
> > Now all I have to do is go through my manuals and figure out how to get
> > his Imagwriter // to print in color. At first, I thought it was because
> > of memory, but now I seem to remember that when you change the ribbon
> > from black to color in an Imagewriter, you have to send a signal to the
> > printer to let it know the ribbon's been changed.
>
> There is a microswitch on the ribbon carrier on the printhead that
> detects when you install a color ribbon. If the switch gets stuck or
> fails then the printer will think you have a black ribbon installed.
Okay, thanks. I've been going through my books trying to find what else
it might be, but I will definitely look at that as well.
Ralph