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Appendix D
LN03 Compatibility
This appendix contains information highlighting the differences between
the DEClaser 2100 printer and the LN03 printer. This information is
directed at the differences affecting compatibility between the printers.
D.1 General Differences
The following list identifies the general differences between the LN03
printer and the DEClaser 2100 printer.
• A 25-pin serial cable (female) and an MMJ-to-25 pin male adapter are
provided with the DEClaser 2100 printer. The LN03 does not come
with an interface cable.
• Font cartridges for the DEClaser 2100 printer do not have the same
physical format, or the same internal data format, as the font cartridges
for the LN03. If your application requires special cartridges (logos,
signatures, private character sets), you need to use a soft copy or have
a new cartridge made.
• The DEClaser 2100 printer comes with 512 KB of RAM, and can be
upgraded to 3.5 MB. The available memory is 284 KB up to 3.284 MB.
This memory is not dedicated as it is on the LN03. For example, the
LN03 PLUS option is dedicated to bitmap processing while the RAM
cartridges are dedicated to font storage. On the DEClaser 2100 printer
you can use the available memory for font storage, bitmap storage,
or a display list. When you want to ensure the availability of bitmap
memory, use DEC Memory Management (DECMM), or the paint feature
in the INITIAL menu (Table 4–12) to allot the proper memory space.
When you want to ensure the availability of font memory, load the fonts
at the beginning of the print job.
• The DEClaser 2100 printer does not use DIP switches to select features.
Instead it uses setup menus and a nonvolatile memory to select and
save features. The DEClaser 2100 also uses coded keys on the paper
cassettes to indicate paper size.
• When the DEClaser 2100 encounters a ‘‘page too complex’’ error, it stops
until the error is cleared using the
Error Skip
key (see Section 6.1).
LN03 Compatibility D–1