frustration with tip and cu and /etc/remotes under Ultrix 2.2

[Chris Siebenmann]

 I'm trying to set up a simple 9600 baud direct-connect line from the
tty03 ss port on a Vaxstation 2000 to a new PostScript LN03R laser
printer so I can try and scope out what options and suchlike it needs
(and see any error messages the printer is generating). Unfortunately,
tip(1) and cu(1) have been giving me a lot of grief; nothing I try in
/etc/remote seems to work (even the example in the Transcript
documentation bombs out). The port itself appears fine; if I connect
up a dumb terminal and cat stuff out, it appears correctly.

 So, does anyone either a) have a working direct-connect entry, b)
have a SIMPLE, DUMB cu/tip/whatever program that won't try to outguess
me, c) have a working Transcript 2.1 setup they can share or d) see
anything wrong with the following /etc/remote entry?

	# talk to the printer...
	whlw1|direct|PostScript:\
	        :el=^C^D^S^Q^U:br#9600:dv=/dev/tty03:pn=:

 Thanks in advance; please email me any advice and I'll post a summary.

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