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From: ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: C. Itoh M-8510 (color) problems
Message-ID: <843@hou2e.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Apr-86 16:06:39 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2e.843
Posted: Fri Apr  4 16:06:39 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Apr-86 12:14:34 EST
Distribution: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Organization: at his home computer
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Ever since purchasing the C. Itoh M-8510 color printer, I have
been having loads of problems.  Can anyone help on how to solve
these (seemingly) simple (to solve) problems?

1.	The printer DOES NOT UNDERSTAND the BS (08h, ^H, backspace)
	character and ignores it, contrary to the manual.
2.	The Epson GRAFTRAX [FM]X/80 emulator supplied on the
	PC Itoh Utilities disk DOES NOT WORK.  Output is garbage-like.
3.	The escape sequences to change colors DO NOT WORK.  It
	will not change colors by using ESC+"C"+color number.  Also,
	it automatically changes the color to yellow (only time)
	when you sheet feed.  The Self-Test also shows this.  Yes,
	I was using a color ribbon :-)

It is a parallel printer connected to the parallel port of my
640K AT&T PC 6300 (normal).

Thanks in advance,
hou2e!ksl