Fonzie Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 What is the easiest way to get printed copies of volume catalogs if TI-print will not work with my printer? My HP 5500 AIO printer only prints rows of Xs for a catalog request. Can the nanopeb print directly to a TI serial printer? I tried connecting my TI-99/4 serial printer (PHP2500) to my nanopeb using straight and null modem cables and adapters but have not been successful so far. I have a big assortment of TI equipment, loaded pebs, nanos, a 9900 MES, Lotharek, consoles, cassette recorders, modems, cables, adapters, etc. If I desperately want a nanopeb printed catalog, I use cfhdxs1 to send files to my pc where I can take a snap and print a copy. Surely, with all the TI paraphernalia I have, there must be a simpler less convoluted way. Suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 ok first off. ti print won't print catalogs? will it print anything else? what shows up on screen? tiprint shows a screen of the data before each page comes out.. second off, instead of tiprint, just open a terminal on your pc like hyperterm or putty.. and receive the data right to there.. is it x's? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Use TI99Dir and open the catalog in the Editor..... print from there (or paste into Notepad++ for better formatting) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 One way convoluted way is to have the program print "TO DISK" then you can use various methods to get the file to the PC, converted and printed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Did you set parity to none bits to 8 and stop bits to 1? Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Agreed. If you're getting a big row of Xs, do the following. -Insert Disk Manager 2 -Select Disk Functions -Select Catalog Disk -Select Drive -Select "4" for "Other device" -Type in RS232.BA=1200.DA=8.PA=N -Hit Enter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Thanks to all especially Opry99er. I followed his excellent instructions and I got a catalog listing of my Nanopeb drive exactly what I wanted. After all my feeble fumblings, it made my day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 My pleasure! I was having a similar issue the other day, so I felt your pain. So glad you're up and running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 horray yes with rs232 data you have to set everything up manually there's no aut0sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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