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by Roland Bryant
Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:34 pm
Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
Topic: Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day
Replies: 4
Views: 12300

Re: Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day

That would be great. I know it doesn't really identify the root cause, but I don't think I have the skills to diagnose what's causing those stray signals from my PC (because I assume static doesn't totally explain the X chars, or maybe it does?). When I was looking yesterday through the PDFs that ...
by Roland Bryant
Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:19 am
Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
Topic: Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day
Replies: 4
Views: 12300

Re: Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day

An update. I was able to reproduce the blank page (not the X char), twice this afternoon with a static shock to the Centronics port. (I have one of those plastic carpet protectors in front of my desk, and it's really dry here, so I only have to touch the thing to create a shock).

Attached the raw ...
by Roland Bryant
Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:27 am
Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
Topic: Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day
Replies: 4
Views: 12300

Blank page with X printed sent to printer several times a day

I've been having issues where either a blank page, or a page with just the letter X is sent to the printer (A couple of cases with double X)

Looking back at the PDFs generated, it does it anywhere from 2-6 times in a single day at seemingly random times.

I have a parallel cable between the retro ...