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#Word Perfect help?

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#91537From: robert buchwaldOct 30, 1987 12:42 PM
I am having a problem setting up a printer driver for Word Perfect on my Star SG-10. I want to use Star mode and not IBM mode, so that I can use the printer with Scribble! as well. I have followed the directions at least 20 times, but in Star mode, I cannot seem to get the carriage return/linefeed to work. Even if I set the automatic linefeed dip switch on the printer, it still will not linefeed!! I've tried using <13><10> in the printer def program, but it still doesn't work. Any help or insights will be appreciated. -Bob
#91592From: Don Curtis/SYSOPOct 30, 1987 10:30 PM
Robert, This may seem silly…but did you turn the printer off during or after you made the dip switch setting changes and before you tested the new setting? They won't take effect until the printer is turned off and then back on again. Don
#91610From: robert buchwaldOct 31, 1987 12:42 AM
I believe I did turn the power to the printer off after changing the dip switch, Don, but even still, I want to be able to switch between Scribble! and Word Perfect without having to throw any switches. Maybe someone else out there has solved the problem, or maybe I'm overlooking something stupid! I won't give up until I solve it. Thanks, Bob.
#91616From: Anne WilliamsOct 31, 1987 1:17 AM
Bob – I also have a star SG-10 and didn't want to toggle back and forth between IBM and Star modes. My major problem, though, was in getting the correct VMI codes in. If you like, I can E-mail all the codes I've put into the print-def program that are working just fine for me (too many for the message board, I think). If those don't work for you, then maybe the WP customer support people can help? Let me know if you'd like the print-def codes list @ Anne
#91644From: robert buchwaldOct 31, 1987 12:26 PM
Anne, I would love to have you E-Mail the codes to me. In fact, you could probably type a text file with the codes and upload them to the AmigaForem for anyone else who has the SG-10. How did you get the carriage return to work? Thanks, Bob.