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From: miller@intvax.UUCP (Dave Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Need help using HP Laserjet II with AMIGA
Message-ID: <320@intvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Aug-87 12:20:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: intvax.320
Posted: Thu Aug 27 12:20:32 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Aug-87 10:27:50 EDT
Organization: Sandia National Labs, Org. 1411, Albq, NM
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Keywords: Laserjet print cable

I recently purchased an HP Laserjet II for my AMIGA 1000 and interfaced
it through the parallel port using the same printer cable that I have
been using with my Epson JX-80 and Silvereed daisy-wheel printer.
I have not been able to get anything out on the printer except for the
test pattern which comes out off-line and not from the AMIGA.  I have
the printer set up correctly in parallel mode, and I have Preferences
set to use the HP_LaserJet_PLUS driver and parallel port under
Workbench 1.2.  I've tried to print from CLI by doing a COPY to PRT:.
I've also tried from Notepad, Scribble!, and City Desk (which includes
its own HP driver and specifically supports the HP).  I either get
the "Printer Trouble" window which says "Check Printer or Cable", or
the machine just hangs up.  I also tried the serial port using
my modem cable and had no luck with this either.  It appears to be a
cable problem, but this implies the need for different cables for
different printers.  I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP FROM ANYONE
WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY USED THE LASERJET II WITH THEIR AMIGA.

                                              Thanks,

                                              David J. Miller
                                              Sandia National Labs
                                              P. O. Box 5800
                                              Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
                                                           87185
                                              (505)-844-9662

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