Panasonic 1150/Atariwriter problem

[Wally1]

I am trying to print from Atariwriter with my Panasonic 1150 printer.

 

I am also using the MPP-1150 printer interface.

 

I select printer option '4' from the print menu (Atari 822)

 

but the printer keeps printing over the same line, without carriage returns.

 

what can I do?

thanks

 

[flashjazzcat]

You need to get the interface to send line feeds to the printer. On the P:R: Connection, there's a jumper for this. Not sure about the MPP-1150. It could also be done via software (by explicitly sending the CR/LF sequence from the word processor).

[Wally1]

I figured out that CTRL-J is a line feed and it works.

 

but do i have end every line with a ctrl-j?

 

 

and i cant insert them in an Atariwriter document.

Edited September 22, 2013 by Wally1

[HiassofT]

According to the user manual you can enable "Auto LF" using the panel buttons (see page 27/28 of the manual for details).

 

Most of the old printers have such a feature, usually on a dip-switch block, your panasonic printer seems to be somewhat newer and use an eeprom for that

 

BTW: in general it's better to enable auto-lf in the printer than in the interface. When printing graphics converting 155 to 13,10 would totally mess up the output, converting 155 to 13 only shows up as a slight distortion in the graphics.

 

so long,

 

Hias

[UNIXcoffee928]

The Panasonic 1080 & 1091 had a DIP-switch (inside the printer) that was to be manually set (by the user) to fix this. Check your Panasonic manual for the DIP-switch settings, to correct the problem. It's been about 30 years, but I think that it was the last switch in the bank, for those two models.

 

edit: oh, looks like Hias answered it as I was typing.

Edited September 22, 2013 by UNIXcoffee928

[Wally1]

big thanks to both you guys

[BillC]

The setup disk for the 1150 is still available as well: http://panasonic.net/pcc/products/printer/download/p1150download.html