ZX Spectrum & Centronics E

t0nyt
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Re: ZX Spectrum & Centronics E

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I bit the bullet and cut 26, 25 & 23 which made no difference

Not sure what to do with 21 though as in the list it says it's "READY" then underneath says NC

Have ordered a replacement PIA in case the one in the Opus is faulty

May try a bit of electrical tape on pin 21 and see what happens
t0nyt
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Re: ZX Spectrum & Centronics E

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I'm a dipstick!

I hadn't crimped the centronics plug fully home to the cable

It works with/without Tokens ("t" & "b" options) though line spacing is a little different but that is probably CR/LF settings

Will PM you the outputs from the Opus in case they contain any useful information

Many thanks
Tony
t0nyt
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Re: ZX Spectrum & Centronics E

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The line spacing turned out to be a case of RTFM

To open the opus printer with tokens on I was using open #3;"t" which adds CR/LF (whereas tokens off "b" only sends CR)

By changing to open #3;"t";2 it only sends CR

The sample token emulator document you sent me, based on a tokens off output, is actually identical to the output I get from the opus other than TAB shouldn't be printed out

Many thanks
Tony
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