7 Apr
2005
7 Apr
'05
9:56 a.m.
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
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Hi
At least on the 3Si, one holds one of the main buttons
on the front panel ( I think the line switch ) and it
prints the test page. Most 3Si's come with postscript
built in and many also have a duplexer. The only
bad point is that most office machines only came
with the ethernet thin connector. To get serial or
parallel it takes another board. I've seen these
occationally on ebay for about $20 or so.
The 4Si has all three connections in one card and
600 dpi ( not that I've ever seen any difference).
The 3Si is a heave unit that will out last the lighter
machines.
Dwight
Looking around the local salvation army, I spotted a LaserWriter plus.
I've searched the archives and discovered it's a PostScript enabled laser
printer with RS-442 interface. It seems. No disucssion of the "plus"
specifically. If it helps, there was a DB-25, a DE-9 and small (4? 6?)
dip switch on the back (that I remember, I don't remember any mini-DIN).
I'd be interested in having a "real" postscript printer. But I'd like
to
test it before buying.
- Is there a way to print a test page w/o pluging into a computer?
IIRC it's based on the Canon CX engine. In which case there should be an
engine test button above the connector panel. Pressing that will get it
to print a page of vertical lines. That proves the mechanism is working,
and the 'DC controller board', but doesn't tekk you anything about the
state of the formatter board.