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regordon
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Help with dip switch settings for Epson LX-80?
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Nov 26 18:26 UTC 1994 |
Help with dip switch settings LX-80?
I have just come into an Epson LX-80 but can't make it respond.
When I turn it on it prints out "Data Dump Mode" and then just
sits there. I suspect that the dip switches on the back are
set wrong but since I don't have a manual I don't know what are
the correct settings. Can anybody help?? Muchimas gracias.
Ted Gordon (regordon)
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regordon
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response 1 of 8:
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Nov 27 04:31 UTC 1994 |
Make that muchisimas gracias
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rcurl
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response 2 of 8:
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Nov 27 07:45 UTC 1994 |
I can tell you what they are for a Star SG-10. It has two DIP switches
of 8 and 4 switches respectively. Would this help?
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regordon
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response 3 of 8:
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Nov 28 03:42 UTC 1994 |
The LX-80 has the same 8 and 4 switch setup so I'm willing to try
the settings you use. After all it's better than trying 2 to the
12th power settings.
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rcurl
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response 4 of 8:
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Nov 28 06:54 UTC 1994 |
Here goes nothing (as they say....). I could e-mail this, but I'd
be interested in any differences others notice from other printers:
ON OFF
1-1 11" page 12" page
1-2 Char set #1 (IBM) Char set #2 (IBM mode)
1-3 10 CPI (pica) 17 CPI (condensed)
1-4 Normal NLQ
1-5 Ignore d/l char's Enable d/l char's
1-6 USA
1-7 USA
1-8 USA (these are for Int. character sets)
2-1 Paper-out detect No paper-out detect
2-2 STAR mode IBM mode
2-3 LF from host Auto LF with CR
2-4 Std. buffer Optional buffer
Good luck!
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regordon
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response 5 of 8:
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Nov 29 01:45 UTC 1994 |
Well I tried but she no work. I set all #1 switches to on, 2-1 and 2-4
also on and 2-2 and 2-3 off. Same result. One more item of interest -
I performed the printer test that comes with the MSD diagnostic on DOS 6
and it prints out the hex numbers for the characters alongside the stuff
it is printing. eg:
0000 0d 0a 0d 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4d 69 63 72 6f .... Micro
0000 73 6f 66 74 20 44 69 61 67 6e 6f 73 74 69 63 73 soft Diagnostics
etc etc
Anybody have any ideas??
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regordon
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response 6 of 8:
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Dec 1 05:37 UTC 1994 |
yeah, I do. And it's all fixed. The problem was switches allright,
the online switch, LF switch and FF switch. They were all frozen
closed. Once freed the printer works perfectly. Milagro!
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rcurl
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response 7 of 8:
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Dec 1 07:14 UTC 1994 |
What did you do, kick it? 8^]
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regordon
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response 8 of 8:
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Dec 3 03:53 UTC 1994 |
No, Rane, I cleaned them and then used the ubiquitous WD-40 to lubricate
the switches (thanks to a suggestion from the equally ubiquitous Carl
Miller)
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