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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1188.0. "LA50, HOW TO MAKE IT WORK?" by VFOFS::PHILLIPS () Fri Feb 19 1988 18:53

    What do I have to do to get my LA50 to work... 
    
    I use the dec cable that came with the printer...and plug it in
    the serial port...
    
    
    dave
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1188.1LA50.ARCWJG::GUINEAUThe Mathematics of Reality ?Fri Feb 19 1988 19:219

Copy WJG::AMIGA:LA50.ARC

download it to Amy, unarc and install it.

Then get into preferences and make LA50 the printer type


1188.2MORRIS::SMCAFEESteve McAfeeFri Feb 19 1988 19:402
    It's not likely but if you've got an Amiga 1000 I don't think you
    should be using the DEC cable.
1188.3LA50 CableDPDMAI::MARASKYSat Feb 20 1988 01:437
    There is a note 14 on this database that tells how to hook the cable
    or make if you will to your LA50.  The file for connecting the LA50
    is a real help and will give you all the info you need to make it 
    work.   Good Luck.....
    
    
    Don
1188.4BCC19-15MQFSV2::DESROSIERSTout est possible Thu Feb 25 1988 12:554
    The BCC19-XX works quite well. (I use it on my LA100)
    
    Jean
    
1188.5A handshaking problem on LA50HSK03::HAKALATuomo Hakala, ES FinlandThu Mar 17 1988 16:2120
    Can anyone help with the following LA50 problem:
    
    When I print a large file (ie many pages), after 3-4 pages my LA50
    starts to skip letters/words and print extra question marks. Sometimes
    it merely hangs. Seems like buffer overflow at the LA50 side or
    something...  The problem remains if I change the driver from LA50
    to generic.
    
    I've checked the dip swithes on LA50 and Amy's Preferences 100 times,
    tried different combinations, different cables... I normally used
    XON/XOFF on both sides. The strange thing is that everything worked
    first fine, but after moving the whole system from another location
    to the current place, this problem arised. 
    
    I still don't believe there is a hardware error on either side.
    Am I missing something? Has anybody experienced anything like this?
    
    Still hoping...
                    Tuomo
          
1188.6Frizz outELWOOD::PETERSJbe nice or be dog foodThu Mar 17 1988 16:385
    I had a simular problem with a printer at a customer site the problem
    was a sensitive? board. The office was extremely dry and there was
    a lot of static electricity and the board would frizz out. This
    may or may not be your problem but it sounds the same.
                           Jeff Peters
1188.7Could be H/W problemMLNVMS::MILOSMilos Roberto SSU MilanThu Mar 17 1988 16:3823
	Re .5
    
    Yes I did experienced this behaviour two times!
    
    Both times was an H/W problem,
    First time was the ground pin (pin #7 ) of the cable that was broken.
    The second time was a blown  buffer chip inside the Amy that was
    that caused the serial to miss the X-OFF coming from the LA50.
    
    You can try to lower the baud rate on the serial line below ,say
    600 Baud , I don't remeber if LA50 can work at 600 or it requires
    300 Baud.
    
    If the problem is caused by missing the X-OFF you should now be able
    to print your files correctly, even if slowly.
    
    Hope this helps
                                                                 
    
    Regards...
    
    Roberto.
     
1188.8Seems to be H/W problemHSK03::HAKALATuomo Hakala, ES FinlandMon Mar 21 1988 17:107
    I've been experimenting a bit more with my LA50, and it really seems
    that the problem IS H/W problem. I still don't know in which side
    Amy or LA50.
    
    Thanks for helpful comments!
    
    	- Tuomo