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From: tulloh@cantor.ACA.MCC.COM (Robert Tulloh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Cable for HP Deskjet Plus, Help!
Keywords: HP Deskjet DJ+
Message-ID: <45@cantor.ACA.MCC.COM>
Date: 5 May 90 06:48:02 GMT
Organization: MCC, Austin, TX
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Hello, I need some help with a cable problem from my A500 parallel port
to an HP Deskjet Plus printer. I bought the printer from a dealer who
does not sell Amigas. I called an Amiga dealer to ask what sort of cable
I would need and I was told that a straight through Centronix(tm) cable
would be OK. The dealer sold be a straight through IBM parallel cable.

Unfortunately, when I hooked up the printer, it doesn't work (all the
lights blink and the carriage jumps every few seconds). The manual
indicates this might be a ram/buffer problem, but if I disconnect the
cable, the printer self-tests fine. I suspect the cable. I looked at
the Amiga manuals and noticed that under the description for the parallel
port it says pin 14 will supply +5 volts. It also says that peripherals
not needing power should not use that pin. Well, the DJ+ has its own
power supply and the cable is straight through.... The DJ+ manual indicates
that pin 14 is unused, but could this be the problem anyway?

OK, all you DJ+ owners out there, I am real anxious to try this thing
out, especially since it cost nearly as much as I paid for my Amiga.
Thanks for any and all help!

Rob Tulloh


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