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- Number: A4TH071790U126V45
- Subject: IBM 3816 Page Printer Installation Tips
- Date: July 25, 1990
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- PROBLEM: We had problems getting an IBM 3816 page printer (SERIAL,
- COM printer) to work with Pserver and Rprinter. Our PSERVER would start
- sending to the printer buffer, about a page would print emptying out the
- buffer, then the printer would not tell PSERVER to continue sending to the
- 3816 print buffer. It turned out to be a handshaking problem. We were
- using the latest print server software.
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- SOLUTION: The pin settings were changed to the following:
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- 1. pc pin 2 goes to pin 3 on the printer.
- pc pin 3 goes to pin 2 on the printer.
- pc pin 4 goes to pin 5 on the printer.
- pc pin 5 goes to pin 20 on the printer.
- pc pin 6 goes to pin 4 on the printer.
- pc pin 7 goes to pin 7 to establish grounding.
- pc pin 8 is jumpered on pin 4 on printer.
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- 2. Also make sure Dip switch 6 is on. Switch 6 asserts DTR
- (Data Terminal Ready). All others should be off except for 1-3 which
- adjust your speed.
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- 3. XOFF/XON was set to ON in pconsole.
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- These settings got RPRINTER to work correctly.
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- (X) This information was verified verbally.
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- (X) This information was verified by the vendor.
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