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Albc Page Icon Posted 2022-10-23 1:13 PM
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Hi everybody,
I have received from the previous owner this Psion IRDA adapter for printers.

Psion Printer

It allows to receive printout orders via IR. It connects to a centronics 36 serial cable.

Considering that new printers has just USB - B interface (i have an HP officecfjet 3833) do you think it would work using the necessary adapters?

I try to summarise which adapters are necessary.

1) Psion IRDA - Centronics 36
2) Mini centronics adapter CN 36M - CN36H) Centronics Male - Female adapter
3) USB to parallel 36 pin USB to parallel centronics 36 cable
4) USB A female - USB B male adapter


Do you think the HP officejet would receive the printout command via the USB B port, coming from Psion 5?

Many thanks
Alberto

Edited by Albc 2022-10-23 1:16 PM
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Rich Hawley Page Icon Posted 2022-10-23 2:03 PM
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Even the Psions didn't just print to any printer. You needed a printer with the character set embedded into it. Primarily the PCL2 protocols as found in the older HP Laserjets. Just dumping data in a parallel port without the proper driver will do nothing.
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Albc Page Icon Posted 2022-10-23 2:20 PM
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Ok, many thanks.
Project aborted then.
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2022-10-23 2:38 PM
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If you need a printer, the Canon Bubble Jet BJC-50 works nicely with Psions/IR. If you can find one and its cartridges...

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