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From: jblaby@news.cyberstore.ca (John Blaby)
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Subject: Re: DeskJet 500 Problems
Date: 29 Dec 1994 15:31:52 GMT
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On 28 Dec 1994 11:41:33 -0800, Joe Kohn (joko@crl.com) wrote:
  > Actually, the key to fixing your DJ problem (first page prints fine, others
  > don't) lies in your dip switch settings. I don't remember exactly which
  > dip switch to change, but I seem to think it may be 1-3.

Absolutely! 

Thanks to Jim Pittman, I  have solved my problems. I am using the 500c
driver but can probably go back to the regular 500 driver. I changed
the dips on the printer from the ones suggested in the Harmonie manual
to the ones suggested from Jim. Things appear to be working just fine
now.

For those that wish to know how my dips are now set, here they are:

A1 & A3 UP (rest of them DOWN)
B1, B2 and B5 UP (rest all down) 

I am not sure why B1 (Text scale mode) has to be up but it works. Now
I have a working configuration, I can experiment around a little more.

I think that the key was really in the B2 switch. The down position is
75dpi and the up position is 300dpi. The software should handle this
but maybe not??

In any rate, all is well. Thanks to everyone who tried to help me.

John
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From: casa@unm.edu (Jim Pittman)
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Subject: Re: DeskJet 500 Problems
Date: 29 Dec 1994 09:00:51 -0700
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Re:

> From joko@crl.com Date: 28 Dec 1994 11:41:33 -0800 (Joe Kohn)
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
> Subject: Re: DeskJet 500 Problems
> 
> Actually, the key to fixing your DJ problem (first page prints fine,
> others don't) lies in your dip switch settings. I don't remember
> exactly which dip switch to change, but I seem to think it may be 1-3.

Joe,

The HP DeskJet 500 switch you told me about is B-2 and it should be up
for 300-dpi. (B-2 down is for 75 dpi and doesn't work correctly.) Note
that other HP DeskJet 5xx models may have different switch locations.

The Harmonie manual has settings for the "HP DeskJet" on page 10. But,
this is for the DeskJet, NOT the DeskJet 500, a different printer.
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The Harmonie disk Read.Me.Text file (more recent information than what's
in the printed manual) includes settings for the "HP DeskJet 500". It
says to put switch B-2 down. Not so; this is the 75-dpi position.

Jim Pittman - University of New Mexico - casa@unm.edu