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From: abrown@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Allen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Hewlett Packard Thinkjet
Message-ID: <18770002@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Oct 90 23:00:53 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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> I have just picked up the printer above for a steal of a price in an
> auction.  Unfortunately, NOTHING came with it, not even a power cord!
> On using it's self-test feature, it started printing and then faded
> out. The jets must be clogged as there is plenty of ink in it.

Probably not.

> My questions are: Does anyone have an old manual lying around that
> could tell me what the dip switches in the back must be set to to
> communicate with the Amiga's serial port?

I probably can't help here.  I had a Thinkjet with a parallel port.

> How DO you unclog the jets?

You buy a new head.  They are cheap.  Every time I thought my head was
clogged, it turned out to be out of ink.  Even tho the blatter appears
to still have ink in it, it is probably out.

> Does anyone have a printer driver for this printer? Thanks for
> listening...
> 	Barry Fence

Use the one that comes with the Amiga.
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