[Njtechdiv] Tech problem connecting to braille printer

[Mario]

Tracy, before I provide an answer, I need to ask 2 important questions:

what is the manufacturer and model of the braille printer?

and when the braille printer was last connected to a computer and was 
working fine, what operating system was the computer running (windows xp)?


On 3/10/2016 3:56 PM, Janie Degenshein via Njtechdiv wrote:
> Hey there
> I will post this on the nfb tekkie site for you
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> From: Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:25 PM
> To: jdegen16 at comcast.net
> Subject: Tech problem connecting to braille printer
>
> Hi Jane.  Joe Ruffalo gave me your email as someone who can, hopefully, hook me up with the tech expertise I need.
>
> I have 2 old braille printers that still work well.  The problem is, they connect to a PC via parallel cable, and my Windows 7 PC only has USB ports.  I bought a USB to parallel cable, and connected the printer to my PC.
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> I defined the printer as generic/text, and tried to print.  Nothing.  I tried defining the printer port as USB001, or as LPT1, and neither printed.
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> What I’d like to know is, which port should I define the printer to?
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> And, is there something I’ve missed in this setup?
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> I contacted the printer manufacturer, and they said they don’t support it anymore, goodbye.
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> I hate to throw out perfectly good printers, just because they connect in old ways.
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> Hope someone knows the answer.
>
> Tracy Carcione
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