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From: fred@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM (Fred Spreuwers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: postscript printers on Tower system
Summary: The NEC LC890 printer and "lpr"
Message-ID: <1990Feb12.161547.5882@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 12 Feb 90 16:15:47 GMT
References: <81@texbell.swbt.com>
Organization: NCR Corporate Customer Services, E&M Columbia
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In response to John Alsop's questions about the NEC LC890 printer.

>>Does anyone have a PostScript printer connected to the Tower?
>>We've been using ours (NEC LC890) for a while connected to an HPSIO port, 
>>sending the output straight to the port using "cat".
>>I'd like to use it through the "lp" spooler instead, and I'm hoping
>>someone has already written a suitable interface program, to save me
>>re-inventing the wheel.

I have been using the "lpr" spooler to print to the NEC LC890 printer for 
about 6 months without a problem. There are a few things that you have to do
to get the "postscript batch" mode on the printer to work properly.

	1. Remove the entry for the printer out of the /etc/inittab file.

	2. Always use the -b option of "lpr/print".

	3. Set up the printer for 9600 baud and even parity.


These changes are necessary because anything other than a postscript file will
cause the printer to start processing and not properly process the postscript
file. Removing the entry from "/etc/inittab" will prevent the system from 
sending that tty port a login banner. This will work because the HPSIO ports
default to 9600 baud and Even parity.

If you have any additional questions feel free to ask.

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