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From: ESV@psuvm.psu.edu (ANDREW COLL)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Help needed for Lanier Daisywheel Printer
Message-ID: <91021.174819ESV@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 21 Jan 91 22:48:19 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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Greetings All, I have recently acquired a Lanier  RP - 1600/LP
daisywheel printer and I was wondering if anyone knows anything
about this beast.  It appears to have an RS-232C interface except,
pins 3,4,7,11,20 are used in the interface; according to my documentation
on RS-232C, pin 11 is not used normally.  I tried connecting it to
a normal RS-232 serial port and sent it a barrage of characters at
various speeds with no luck; all I could get it to do is spit several
sheets of paper through the sheet feeder.  The printer has _no_ dip
switches of any kind on it to set serial interface parameters, so my
first guess was 9600,7,1,e -- nothing.  All other combinations of
serial settings yielded nothing except more spent pages through the
sheet feeder.

If anyone has any information on this printer I would be more than
willing to pay copying & shipping costs.  If not, it looks like I
am the proud owner of a 65lb boat anchor in a soundproof box...


Thanks in advance...


Andrew Coll       ESV@PSUVM.BITNET
                  ESV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU