Re: Printing problem through parallel scanner?

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From: Alastair Law
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00

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On Sun, 11 Apr 1999 16:48:55 +0100, John Goulding
<jgoulding@jgoldy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Could anybody please offer any advice for the following:
>
>I have recently bought a parallel port flatbed scanner into which I now
>have to plug my printer cable for a Canon BJC-4200.
>
>My problem is that because I do not have to use the scanner very often I
>do not have it plugged in all the time (Unfortunately no on/off button),
>this then causes disruption when I print anything because the printer
>only prints half a page at a time. The printer will now only work
>correctly when the scanner is on.
>
>Apart from remembering to plug in the scanner when I want to print
>anything, what are my options to overcome this?
>
I found the same problem. My solution was to plug the scanner &
printer into the same socket, and only switch the power on when I want
to use one of them.

-- 
Alastair Law
Yeovil, England.       www.law-home.demon.co.uk

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