The Braille Lite M20-M40 User's Manual - Freedom Scientific

Answer: The printer is probably off-line. Turn the
printer on-line. If this does not work, connect a
minitester in between the Braille Lite and the
printer. (The minitester comes with Blazie's
interface kit. Call for more information.)
Question: When I try to print, the Braille Lite
says, "Okay", but nothing happens.
Answer: First, check whether the
telecommunications settings on both devices
match. Check baud rate, parity, data bits, stop
bits, and handshaking. Next, try turning on Add
Linefeeds. Some printers need a linefeed
character with every line or they'll refuse to
cooperate. Next, check the pins in the serial
ports of both devices to see if they are bent or
broken.
Question: When I print either to a PC or printer,
I get garbage -mainly x's, p's and at signs.
Answer: Most likely, Baud rates don't match.
Check the Baud rate on both devices.
Question: When I print, my document is missing
characters. This is probably a handshaking
problem. The Braille Lite's handshaking may be
different from the printer's.
Question: I can't send or receive files from my
disk drive and I am properly connected to it. If I
press a T-CHORD, I don't hear the "disk drive"
message before the prompt, "Enter S to send or
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