IBM 3812 Pageprinter Tips

DocumentID: 633735
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:24 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: IBM 3812 Pageprinter Tips: Checkerboard characters print any time an error occurs. (Note: The pattern that prints cannot be shown in Folio.) The number 701 shows in the LCD screen on the printer when it is ready to print and in the correct mode. This printer can operate in three modes: 1. Regular mode (the user needs to select the 3812 driver) 2. Proprinter mode 3. IBM Graphics mode (the user needs to select an IBM graphics printer or mark fonts with a +) This printer must be initialized in WP the first time WP is entered. The disk you use to boot with should say 3812 PC-8 A-Sync on the label. The LCD screen will show 10 while it is initializing. In WPCorp testing, this printer allowed only four fonts to be marked in WP5.0 or 5.1. In other applications (perhaps using less memory in the printer) more fonts could be marked. For troubleshooting purposes, boot vanilla to make sure the 3812 INIT.EXE is not being sent to the printer. If the 3812 INIT.EXE is sent to the printer, it puts it into an IBM Graphics mode. Check to make sure the serial information is correct in Shift-F7, S, 3 Printer Edit. Check the XON/XOFF switch in WP, Shift-F7, S, 3, 2, number corresponding to serial port, and number 5 for XON/XOFF. If XON/XOFF is set to Yes, XON/XOFF will display next to the serial information in the Select Printer Edit screen. XON/XOFF should be set to No.

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