I have a DMP105 printer that I acquired along with my M100 and early on I verified that the M1 could "print out" to the DMP. Formatting and a few graphics characters notwithstanding, the text from an M100 file printed out on paper. But the 105 has the world's smallest and least obtainable ribbon cart and sooner or later the one I possess will fail. Let's not even talk about replacing the ribbon or re-inking.
So I hooked the M100, using its dedicated cable, to another printer (Canon BJC80) having a parallel interface with a Centronics port. Something prints, i.e. the printhead moves, but the text is being lost in translation. I'm wondering if there is a peculiarity to the M100 print scheme: either a special handshake, cable configuration or printer prologue that the M100 uses and expects the printer to accommodate. Any suggestions? Thanks. -CH-
