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Re: Word Perfect with a DWP 510

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From: Jerry Lotto
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1986 14:04
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In article <2161@watdcsu.UUCP>, hesse@watdcsu.UUCP (BJ Cameron - DCS) writes:
> Is anyone using a TRS80 DWP-510 printer on a PC with WORDPERFECT.
> I defined the printer from the setup menu and everything works
> great (subscripts superscripts underline etc).
> However, when I go to print the document a second time it just
> prints junk.
> It requires a power off of the TRS1000 before it will print properly
> again.

Define your printer output "port" as 8, DOS file.
Print a document. Rename the output file and print again.
Dump the 2nd file with the debugger (or something) and make sure the problem
is not in the generated output (not likely). Then concatenate the two files
and send them to the printer.  Back in the debugger, look at the last thing
sent before the problem occurs and look it up in your printer manual...
The PRINTER program can be used to change the definition.

> I thought I would ask the NET before spending the money on a long
> distance call, just to find out they don't know what the problem is.

The tech support line is toll free, one of the reasons I would never switch
to another WP.
-- 

Gerald Lotto - Harvard Chemistry Dept.

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From: lotto@talcott.UUCP (Jerry Lotto)
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Subject: Re: Word Perfect with a DWP 510
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Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 09:04:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 13 09:04:20 1986
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Summary: A method for solving WordPerfect printer problems