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From: andyross@igloo.UUCP (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Problems with Epson printer
Keywords: Line feeds in the wrong places
Message-ID: <1349@igloo.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jan 89 18:46:01 GMT
References: <3853@alvin.mcnc.org>
Reply-To: andyross@igloo.UUCP (Andrew Rossmann)
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Organization: igloo, Northbrook, IL
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In article <3853@alvin.mcnc.org> jewett@mcnc.org (Rusty Ford Jewett) writes:
>I am trying to use an Epson LX-800 printer with a Tandy 1000A computer.  I
>need to do graphics dumps, ....
>... but when using PCpaint or a CAD program, I end up with an extra
>linefeed in between each printed line.  It looks like a venetion blind.  
>Does anyone have any idea how I can solve these problems?
>(jewett@alvin.mcnc.org)

  Are you using a standard Tandy printer cable?? I think I've heard or read
that Epson printers use one of the lines to force all CR's to also give a
line feed. This line even overrides any DIP switch settings in the printer.
The solution is to either get a different cable, or to cut one of the lines
on the Tandy cable.

andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM -or- ddsw1!andyross -or- ddsw1!igloo!andyross