StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter - No link light

[Bolacore]

Picked up a StyleWriter EtherTalk adapter and am trying to get it to work on my network, but cannot seem to get it to bring up its interface on the 10BaseT side. Test/Power light is green, printer activity light is solid yellow and none of the others are on. It seems to be somewhat working as it makes my StyleWriter jiggle the print head around as it powers up and goes from red to green test/power light.

Tried it on a few of my switches which work just fine on my AstanteTalk of the same era which is also 10BaseT. Before I go and drag out my 10Base2 setup from storage figured I'd ask if anyone has an idea on what might be grumpy on it? Thanks!

 

[robin-fo]

What kind of StyleWriter is it?

 

[Bolacore]

It’s a Colour StyleWriter 2200 and the adapter is the Apple version of Farallon’s iPrint.

 

[A24A]

Would it be correct to assume that everything is according to the instructions?

download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/ZM0308907SWEtherTalkAdapter.PDF

download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/0306992AACSW2200SU.PDF

 

[beachycove]

AFAIK, the SW2200 is a serial printer, not a LocalTalk printer. There was a Farallon iPrint for serial printers and one for LocalTalk printers. The manual linked in the previous post suggests that the Apple-branded version was for LocalTalk (LT to EtherTalk bridging), so maybe this is the trouble?

 

[A24A]

AFAIK, the SW2200 is a serial printer, not a LocalTalk printer. There was a Farallon iPrint for serial printers and one for LocalTalk printers. The manual linked in the previous post suggests that the Apple-branded version was for LocalTalk (LT to EtherTalk bridging), so maybe this is the trouble?

StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter datasheet information indicates support for the CSW 2200 (which is a serial printer). A text on the adapter packaging should confirm this.

 

[Bolacore]

Would it be correct to assume that everything is according to the instructions?

download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/ZM0308907SWEtherTalkAdapter.PDF

download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/0306992AACSW2200SU.PDF

Sorry for the delay, was away for a bit - Yes it's just like that and the manual that it came with says: Printer cable that was included with the StyleWriter (so no PhoneNet adapters or anything) going directly to the Stylewriter, power, and then RJ45 to a switch.

StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter datasheet information indicates support for the CSW 2200 (which is a serial printer). A text on the adapter packaging should confirm this.

Yup yup, has a sticker on the box saying it. It definitely seems to talk to the printer as on power up it gets the printer to move the head and I guess check for paper presence (little paper wheels start to move but nothing prints, and only after that does the red light turn to green on the adapter)


Still no luck figuring out the RJ45 side, just trying to find my 10Base2 cabling and hub and things to try that side.

 

[A24A]

Thank you for the update.

Yes, one should perhaps not rule out a hardware problem in the twisted-pair section of the adapter.

I guess that the CSW 2200 as such has been tested OK without a cable (a nozzle test pattern print, page 15 in the printer manual). Also, directly connected to a MiniDIN-8 Printer port of an appropriate Macintosh computer?

Any information about the printer software used (pp 2-3 in the aforementioned user's guide for the adapter)?
Mac operating system version?

 

[Bolacore]

Yes printer itself works OK, spits out a valid test page and I can print from my PowerBook G3 (OS 9.2) just fine on it with the same printer cable. Not using any special software, just what came on the 9.2 install disk. If I select networked StyleWriter on Chooser I can see NBPs going out for it but of course with the link never coming up there is nothing that responds.