Try changing your port settings in the Bios for the LPT Parallel port to
another type SSP, may do the trick for some printer, where as EPP, may work
for others!

Good Luck,  Steve...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Prettyman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Epson printer


> Thanks Joe,
> This is a strange deal, I find the Epson will print on a couple of sys
> normally. With
> what appears to be a std cable. But on this particular sys that I want to
> use it with
> with and same cable arrangement it prints garbage. I changed cables
several
> times
> and did find one that it would print with. You are correct it needs a
> different cable.
> I do not know how to ID a std from a bi-directional. Unless they are
marked
> how
> would one know? One of the things I would like to understand is why this
> particular
> sys will print, with a std cable, (?) to a Panasonic kx-p1180 perfect. If
I
> switch to
> a Panasonic kx-p 1123 it prints garbage. (installing the printers and
> setting them to
> default in all instances, same cable ) I wonder what is the reason. This
> small sys
> that I am using this Epson on is for a email use primarily, It is a Pent 1
> 200 with Win
> 98se.
> Thanks for your help.
> Jim
>
> At 08:18 AM 10/9/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Quick quess: the printer cable may need to be Bi-directional.
> >
> >Maybe the Panasonic can use a standard cable and the Epson needs a
> >bi-directional cable?
> >
> >Did you load and CHANGE to the epson lq drivers when printing out or is
it
> >set to something else as a default?
> >
> >God Bless America!
> >
> >Joe Lore
> >MicroComputerCenter, Inc.
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