Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
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I've been using a Legend in my home, and would love to get the printed reports from the console menu (I'm not using WinSPM). I'd like to send the reports to an HP Laser Jet printer directly or thru the PC (WIN10) that the printer is connected to. The only references I can find in the Legend documentation are for connecting very old AT&T dot matrix printers. The laser jet has a lan jack.
Any advise welcome on how to connect.
Regards, Jim
Any advise welcome on how to connect.
Regards, Jim
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
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RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
Stupid part is you would need the same setup to use WinSPM. I use an old XP machine with a had serial to run WinSPM because it is flaky on Win 7 with a USB converter. I am not sure it would even run on Win 10. I haven't tried.
Dermis and feline can be divorced by manifold methods.*
*(Disclaimer for all advise given)--'Version Dependent'
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
Dermis and feline can be divorced by manifold methods.*
*(Disclaimer for all advise given)--'Version Dependent'
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
Mike
RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
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RE: Connecting a Printer to the Legend (ver 7)
Once you plug in the USB > Serial adapter, you need to go into device manager under com/ports to see which Com port the usb adapter is.
You can then use terminal software such as Putty to connect to the serial port (1200 baud), and if you hit print on the console, you'll see your report write out on the screen. In addition, you can set putty to spit out its contents to a printer as well.
Supposedly there was a device you could get for the Merlin that would queue up a report and spit it out to a printer; you can find it in the manuals, but nowadays with some ingenuity this could be done with a $5 rasp pi and some adapters.
Jeff