Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!iagnet.net!iagnet.net!ais.net!nntp.giganews.com!newsgate.swbell.net!151.164.30.35.MISMATCH!cyclone.swbell.net!swbell!not-for-mail From: Rubywand Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Imagewrite Help Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 13:24:54 -0500 Organization: Southwestern Bell Internet Services, Richardson, TX Lines: 106 Message-ID: <35744376.C63A4EDD@swbell.net> References: <3573F73C.ED337C65@colba.net> Reply-To: rubywand@swbell.net NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-207-193-11-220.hstntx.swbell.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: nnrp3 896811910 17932 (None) 207.193.11.220 X-Complaints-To: usenet@nnrp3 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) Xref: news1.icaen comp.sys.apple2:134726 Robert Fournier writes ... > > I was given an old Imagewriter printer (A2M0058). > I would like to know the setting possibilities with > the two dip switches. .... ImageWriter II & II LQ DIP Switch Settings In Imagewriter manuals, "SW-1" refers to DIP switch module 1. Each such module has several individually numbered switches. For example SW-1 #5 refers to switch #5 on the SW-1 module. When a switch is UP it is open. When a switch is Down it is closed. The settings for SW-1 #1-#8 have to do with printout format. On SW-1 all of the switches are normally open (UP) except #6 which is closed (DOWN). These settings work for printouts under Appleworks and several other programs which take care of page breaks. For tasks like listing a program, doing a hex dump in the monitor, etc. you may want SW-1 #5 to be DOWN. (This enables automatic skipping over perforations between pages). Character Set SW-1 #1 #2 #3 American U U U default Italian D U U Danish U D U British D D U German U U D Swedish D U D French U D D Spanish D D D Form Length SW-1 #4 11 inches U default 12 inches D Auto Perforation Skip SW-1 #5 No U default Yes D Character Pitch SW-1 #6 #7 10 cpi U U 12 cpi D U default 17 cpi U D 160 dpi D D (proportional) Line Feed with Carriage Return SW-1 #8 No U CR only Yes D CR plus LF The settings for SW-2 #1-#6 are concerned with hardware interfacing. #1 and #2 set the baud rate the printer will expect: #1 #2 UP UP- 300 (on IW-II) 19200 (on IW-II LQ) 'LQ default DOWN UP- 1200 UP DOWN- 2400 DOWN DOWN- 9600 IW-II default You should set the switches to match the speed of your printer interface. SW-2 #3 is usually set UP to enable DTR hardware handshaking. If your interface wants to use XON/XOFF handshaking, set #3 DOWN. If you have the 32K Memory Option, LocalTalk card, etc. installed, SW-2 #4 should be set DOWN. Otherwise, it should be set UP (the usual setting). IW-II: SW-2 #5-#6 on the IW-II are factory-set to optimize hammer firing and should be left alone by the use (On my IW-II #5 is DOWN and #6 is UP.) 'LQ: SW-2 #5-#7 on the IW-II LQ are used to set the number of cut sheet feeder bins attached to the printer. (The standard default setting for SW-2 #5-#7 is UP UP UP.) 'LQ: SW-3 #1-#5 (only on the 'LQ) are factory-set to optimize printer operation and should be left alone by the user. 'LQ: SW-3 #6-#8 (only on the 'LQ) control vertical allignment of dots in bidirectional printing mode. Rubywand