It looks like Canon used a software utility in place of switches, and it rons from DOS. It is still available from Canon, it appears.
https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART127608 On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 21:09 Jerry Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > From my observations the M100 doesn't do anything special when printing > text. It looks like you are attempting to connect a Windows printer to the > M100 so the problem may be, "Is the printer expecting something from the > M100 that's not being sent". > > Hardware handshaking on the Strobe, ACK, and Busy signals vary by computer > and printer manufacturer and model. Okidata and Epson dot matrix printers > used to have dip switches to accomodate the various polarities and timings > of these signals used by different computers. Its possible what your > printer is expecting doesn't match what the M100 is expecting. If that's > the problem you may not be able to connect the M100 and Canon printer > together as most inkjet/bubblejet printers no longer have these settings. > > Most Windows printers expect elaborate setup strings from the print driver > even when printing unformatted text. The M100 won't be sending any of that > so results will likely be unexpected. > > I would suggest consulting the technical manual for the printer, if there > is one, to determine what hardware handshaking is required and what setup > strings needs to be sent to the printer before you can send ASCII text and > control codes for printing. Depending on the printer and the M100 > application, it may or may not be possible to print text from the M100 on > the Canon printer. > > Jerry > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 8:11 PM Charles Hudson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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- >> >
