I have a client who's fed up with the poor reliability of the TFT's printer. Is anyone using an external printer or in some other way getting around using the 911's internal printer?
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External Printer on TFT EAS 911?
- Thread starter BobOnTheJob
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As I recall, the TFT printer uses an internal ribbon cable so it's probably a parallel device.
Nobody but TFT knows what kind of data is being fed to the printer.
The internal printer is a pain but I really don't know of any other option at this time.
Nobody but TFT knows what kind of data is being fed to the printer.
The internal printer is a pain but I really don't know of any other option at this time.
If you want to eliminate printing entirely, here's some nifty software that takes the serial printer output and logs it to a file.
http://www.tdmdatasolutions.com/eascriber.htm
http://www.tdmdatasolutions.com/eascriber.htm
Roy, does the TFT have a serial output?
The TFT has a serial output but it doesn't deliver the same information as the internal printer output.
It's designed to feed data to a Charactor Generator.
It's designed to feed data to a Charactor Generator.
In my experience, the TFT serial output delivers only the data the scrolls on the TV screen.
It does not contain all of the information required by the FCC.
As I recall, it's 9600 8/N/1 serial format.
It does not contain all of the information required by the FCC.
As I recall, it's 9600 8/N/1 serial format.
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