Digital BW, The Print

I recall that there are more than just noticeable speed issues with
Parallel.

Well of course there is the usual issue of dropped data depending on
the actual protocol (whether or not hardware flow control is or can be
enabled). But I seem to remember some oddities when attempting to
print panorama's as well.

Of course the ink monitor is likely to do odd things and may need to
be uninstalled to get acceptable results.

....John




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Billard"
<stephen@s...> wrote:
> QTR will work if the printer is connected to a parallel port. QTRgui
directs
> the output to the LPT<n> port that the printer is on. This works and
does
> not require a network. However, the people who have done this say
that the
> connection is slower than their USB one.
> 
> -Stephen
>  www.sbillard.org/Stephen
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@h...] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:38 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Print Server - Was: QTR - GUI Problems...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Ernst,
> > 
> > I remember you talking about this before.   I can't find any 
> > info about it on
> > the MS website -- probably searching for the wrong thing.
> > Or is just using LPT1 for the parallel port.  I believe some 
> > have used QTR by
> > connecting it to the parallet port.   Unfortunately I don't 
> > have a parallel port.
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst 
> > Dinkla <E.Dinkla@c...> 
> > wrote:
> > > Roy Harrington wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Richard and Michael,
> > > > 
> > > > You guys seem to know a bit more of the Windows internals.
> > > > 
> > > > As I guess you know, I'm getting to the USB port by 
> > simply redirecting
> > > > output to \\computername\sharename.   This works OK as 
> > long as a network
> > > > exists.  But obviously this is one of the major hassles 
> > with getting 
> > > > QTR running.  Systems that are sometimes connected and 
> > sometimes not 
> > > > are particularly problematic.
> > > > 
> > > > I'd be really interested in any info about other ways to do this 
> > > > that are more reliable and fool-proof.  Or possibly just some 
> > > > diagnostic testing to help identify what's blocking output on a 
> > > > particular system.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Roy
> > > 
> > > I do not belong to that elite group but I have mentioned before
> > > that it is possible to create a Generic Text Only printer on LPT1 
> > > and dump the QTR file there. The Wasatch SoftRip uses that method 
> > > to bypass the Windows spooling system when the printer is locally 
> > > connected through a parallel port.  It must work with USB as 
> > > well. QTR needs to do its own spooling ( it does already I think) 
> > > in that case and must have a choice (and the software) to 
> > > "connect" with the Generic printer. With Wasatch the name of the 
> > > printer has to keep "Generic" for the first 7 characters 
> > > otherwise it will not work. It is a one way connection though and 
> > > printing can only be stopped with the Wasatch spooler "cancel". 
> > > Select "Print directly to printer"  + some other settings in the 
> > > Generic driver to take out any interference of that  driver.  I 
> > > could add more from the W manual but it seems a bit too early for 
> > > that right now.
> > > 
> > > I know this is more describing than informing what it is but the
> > > elite group may know what I'm trying to describe.
> > > 
> > > I know that when I use(d) Acorn computers and I had to drive a
> > > cutting plotter I could use a plain text printer. drop the HPGL 
> > > file on it and okay'd the popping up window that said "shall I 
> > > send it as plain text ?" or something like that. Actually I could 
> > > do almost the same now in Windows with a converted HP 7550 
> > > plotter that drives the Spectrocam over printed targets but the 
> > > prompt window works as easy. Nevertheless this is very similar to 
> > > what is done in the RIP automagically.
> > > 
> > > Ernst
> > 
> > 
> > 
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