NewDeal Technical Support Document 272
Specific Printer Notes, Diconix
This document contains notes about using Diconix
printers with NewDeal software
Note: You must have NewDeal software to use NewDeal print drivers.
NewDeal print drivers will not work with other Windows, OS/2, or DOS programs.
For the Diconix 300w, try the Epson LX-80 driver.
There are two problems we know of on Diconix printers.
- Unwanted Test Page:
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The first is that the driver in version 1.2 will
cause Diconix 150's and 300's to print a test page before every
print job. The code ESC-t-1 does it. This is used in the Epson
driver to set the character codes 80h-9fh printable. The Diconix
(which is SUPPOSED to be Epson-compatible) uses ESC t to print
a test page.
A fix for the test page problem with the Diconix
D150 is included in the driver named "Diconix D150 (Epson
Mode 1.28)" and all newer versions. Make sure that is the one
you're using. The Diconix will apparently emulate an IBM Proprinter
X24 as well. Using the IBM mode, the problem should not occur.
- Shrunken Printouts:
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The second problem is that the original Diconix 150
portable printers print a reduced size document.
The reason is that the resolution of the printer
is slightly higher, and nothing is done to print up to the real
Epson or IBM size. The margins seem to stay wide, which makes
it difficult to scale up the document without losing info off
the edge. There is no work around for this one at this point.
Last Modified 16 Feb 1999