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- From: chubbard@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (Charles William Hubbard)
- Newsgroups: comp.misc
- Subject: Mitsubishi Color Video Printer Programming Problem
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.185402.28555@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 18:54:02 GMT
- Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland
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- I am having trouble programming for a Mitsubishi CP210U color video
- copier and I was hoping someone here could help me out. I want to be
- able to send image data directly to the CP210U through its Centronics
- parallel interface. So far we have had only limited success. I can get
- a GIF image out that doesn't look bad but the aspect ratio is screwed up
- and it's not clear to me how to select an image resolution. So far all
- my printing has been of 640x525 images because that's the only res that
- doesn't bomb on me! (I usually get a timing error (E0) whatever that
- means).
-
- I have the Mitsubishi operation manual but it is a poor translation from
- the Japanese and is filled with typos and inconsistancies to boot -
- worthless. I've called a dozen different Mitsubishi numbers but
- I either get directed to another department or have to leave a voice
- mail message that never gets heard by anyone.
-
- Do any of you have any experience with this printer? Specifically, what
- is the significance of the timing parameters (H-SIZ, H-RES, V-LIN, etc)
- and how can I calculate them to get out images at resolutions and aspect
- ratios of my choosing? The manual really doesn't explain the meaning or
- importance of these constants at all. Any information on the theory of
- operation of the copier or a little C source code would be greatly
- appreciated.
-
- Please leave me e-mail at chubbard@beta.tricity.wsu.edu as I don't
- normally get a chance to read this newsgroup.
-
- Thanks in advance,
- Charlie Hubbard
-