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Q36910: TI 855 Prints Garbage if Switch 4 Is Not Off

Article: Q36910
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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Your Texas Instruments TI 855 line printer prints garbage characters when you
print from applications running under Microsoft Windows.

CAUSE
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The printer dip switch settings are incorrect.

RESOLUTION
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The following are the recommended dip-switch settings for the TI 855 line
printer for use with Micorosoft Windows.

  1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8
  on    on   off   off    on    on    on    on

Switch number 4 switches between word-processor mode and daisywheel mode. If this
switch is not set in the off position, Windows applications produce garbled
characters.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Texas Instruments product included here is manufactured by a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin203 kbWin210 kbWin211 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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