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From: mwm@raybed2.msd.ray.com (mwm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: DEC LA50 compatibility question
Message-ID: <1905@raybed2.msd.ray.com>
Date: 26 Nov 90 18:24:49 GMT
Organization: Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Mass.
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   Hope someone can help me.  I have a Digital LA50 dot matrix printer
that I'd like to hook up to my PC.  As you may surmise, its not widely
supported.  My question is, how can I make this printer emulate something
common like an Epson printer.

   Unfortunately, I have no documentation for it so if someone could tell
me what the microswitch settings should be, I would be forever grateful.

   Also, the top row of the printhead appears to be dead (it's not the ribbon
alignment), any ideas on how to diagnose/clean/fix it?


   Thanks in advance,
   Mark

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