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Re: QMS PS-810

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Date: Thu, 05 May 1988 15:55
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>   ... The
>   810 has a thumbwheel switch that must be set to "3" for LocalTalk and
>   to some other number for the RS-232 port. Is changing the switch position
>   sufficient to disconnect the printer from LocalTalk and connect it to
>   RS-232 or must I also remove the LocalTalk cable from the printer?

The manual implies that when you are physically connected to AppleTalk
(I assume "LocalTalk" is synonymous), the switch must stay set to 3 at
all times.  "A mistake in the switch setting could bring down the entire
network", it says.

				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{ihnp4,decvax,uunet!mnetor}!utzoo!henry


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Subject: Re: QMS PS-810
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Date: 5 May 88 15:55:06 GMT
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