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Figure 1-I. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s
If you select super/subscript, the character box now has 16 (high) x 7 (wide) dot positions for draft characters, or 16 x 23 dot
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CHARACTER SETS This appendix gives tables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each charac
STANDARDCHARACTERSET - 1 - 93 1125 . > N A n N 46 62 78 94 110 126 / -?’ 0 0 <DEL> - 47 1 79 95 111 127
0 . -- ” c 1 128 144 160 176 192 1 <DCl> I 1 A 1 1 Q U 3 229 245 Ic -V 230 246 -W 1 I SI- 1231 247 Iu IX Ih Y E <so> * >
CHARACTER SET #2 U 101 117 v f v 70 86 102 118 I? * . . . I<CR>i = M I 1 m II D - II J 111 I 13 29 61 77 /F/-r- 109 125 E
Power 1 - Entrv slot Rear ‘Over \/ Bail lever x\v,Release Platen knob Connector 1 Figure I-2. The printer’s external parts Release lever: r
IBM CHARACTER SET #l Hexa- I all decim I D I‘? 13 29 il E <so> 14 30 F < SI > 15 31 Other characters are identical to IBM chara
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET t 24 +I 9 OuL25 -3 26 In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands. 103
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4 or by a command from softwa
INDEX r--- L& Absolute tab, 78 Auto feed, 86 Automatic carriage return, 16 Automatic line feed, 17, 75 Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 1
Irl IBM character sets, 61, 100 - 103 IBM mode, 16, 43 IBM printers, 29 IBM-PC, 24 IC card, 5 Immediate print, 85 Initialization sequ
Star printers, 29 Style/Pitch switch, 21, 23, 26 Subscripts, 60 Super/subscript character, 91 Superscripts, 60 Tabulation, 50, 73, 74. 7
COMMAND SUMMARY MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION IBM Std. Std. IBM Std. IBM Std. Std. IBM IBM <BEL> Bell CBS> Backspace <HT> Horizontal
MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION PAGE < ESC > “8” Disable paper-out detector < ESC > “9” Enable paper-out detector IBM < ESC &g
MODE CONTROL CODE FUNCTION Std. c ESC > “1” nl n2 IBM <ESC> “n” I BM <ESC> “[““\” <4> <O> <O> -co>
MODE CONTROL CODE < ESC > “x” < 1 > < ESC > “x” “0” < ESC > “x” “1” <ESC> “-” <O> <ESC> -.
trgure nemovmg me rop cgver install the ribbon cartridge The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon. Tu
Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carriage, guiding the ribbon between the print head and the platen. Press down
Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer end of the interface cable to the connector socket on the right side of the
I guide I Figure i-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power o
lever I Figure l-8. Loading a single sheet Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off.
LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called
Clamp lever , ,YYrF ,-,“. vv’c,,r,ry L,lr irv,vrnrc bu.Tra Iv rnrose tne sprocltet teetn 10. Fit the holes in the paper over the spro
13. Turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward until it comes out from under the top cover. 14. Move the bail lever back to
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement ‘his equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if
3. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. If n
I Figure l-73. Short test pattern Long self test To see the printer’s variety of type styles, you can run the long version of the pr
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thickne
Figure l-15. DIP switches Switch 1 Function 1 ON 1 OFF 1 l-l Page length 11 inches 12 inches l-2 Auto CR Yes No l-3 Bottom margin None 1 i
Switch l-l: Is the page length of your paper 11 inches or 12 inches? Leave this switch ON if you will be using 11-inch forms. Mov
If selected mode, you IBM set or ON character #2, is computers an interface most kind). selects set for with 7-bit Switch l-8: Do
Option * Option * 10 CPI OFF OFF OFF ON 12 CPI OFF OFF OFF OFF * If there is no Font Card in the slot, Courier style is selected. 1
Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel switches can be pressed singly to perform the oper- ations indicated by their n
On Line switch The On Line switch sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the switch. In the on-l
Quiet Mode switch This switch operates off-line to select the printing mode. The printer powers up in normal printing mode. To sele
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into five chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of you
The selections cycle in the following order when using the Quiet Mode switch: Pica (10 characters per inch) Elite (12 characters per
Stay in pane/ pitch: Style/Pitch and Paper Feed switch By holding these switches down during power-up, you can prevent software inter
If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-3. 00 01 02
F ,. Coding for IBM-PC with color adaptor: 20 GOSUB 100 100 O=INP(&H379) :IF 0<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H378,1 :OUT &H37A,5
Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are usi
C/earing the buffer: On Line and Style/Pitch switches When DIP switch 2-l is ON, the printer stores received data in a large memory
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Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-
Selecting (or describing) a printer is the main step in the installation process and frequently the only step necessary. If you se
Initialization sequence One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each
FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is a compact, convenient, monochrome printer with a full complement of features, making it an e
Type style and pitch selection If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must make these selections on the
1 Most printer commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. Some examples are: <ESC>Wl Doubl
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C hapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC Although you will probably do most of your printing with the aid of commercial soft
To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSC or CTRL-P again. Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from o
If you want a particular type style or print pitch you can make these settings from the control panel before you start printing.
l:*-V[xl-V[!-VAV[XVLl 2-*-c! . - *E ^V indicates that the following character is a control code. ^V[ enters the < ESC > code. <
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1560 LPRINT ES;" ";CHR$(I); 'Increase character space 1570 LPRINT "THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED" 1580 NEXT I 1590 L
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Type styles are: Draft characters, Courier characters, Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, Sdp~ w, sfm' italics for ALL 4t.y&4
3260 DATA 3270 DATA 3280 DATA 3290 DATA 3300 DATA 3310 DATA 3320 DATA 3330 DATA 15, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 0, 1, 3, 3, 7, 7,
Actual printing begins in line 1120. Using the preassigned commands, the program prints samples of its different type styles, includi
1600 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36); 'Set l/6" line spacing 1610 ' LPRINT ES;" ";CHR$(O); 'Normal character
Chapter 5 MAIAITEIVAIVCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best maintenance is preventive,
Figure 5-1. Replacing the ribbon cartridge REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD The dot matrix print head has a life of about 200 million dots,
- 7. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 8. Thread the new cable the same way as the old, se
REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD The optional RAM card has an internal battery that backs up the stored data even when the c
TROUBLESHOOTING n If the printer doesn’t print: l Check the Power and On Line indicators. Both must be on. l Check that the interface
n If the printed characters don’t match the characters on the screen: l Check DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. When these switches are not all
I : TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS n Printing Mechanism Printing method Printing speed Printing direction Text: Dot graphics: Print head Serial impac
TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Check the carton contents Setting up Mount
Special features 4 Dot Matrix Size Draft character: LQ characters: Dot graphics: n Character Sets Standard character set IBM character set
n Type Sty/es and Pitches Type styles Extra-large characters Print pitches Line spacing Column width Pica: Elite: Semi-condensed: Condensed p
1 Electrical Specifications Line voltage 120 VAC + 10% 220 VAC f 10% 240 VAC + 10% Line frequency Power consumption Insulation resistance D
Pin No. Signal Name 10 KCK Direction Function OUT 5-Microsecond Low pulse acknowledees receipt of data. 11 12 BUSY PAPER OUT OUT OUT Low when
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PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS This appendix describes the printer’s control commands. The commands are arranged by function. The name of e
Select LQ characters 1 Mode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I <ESC> “x” “ 1 ” 27 120 49 IB 78 31 Both iESC> “X” <I> 2
Select upright characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “ ” 5 27 53 1B 35 IBM < FS > “ ” 5 28 53 1c 35 Stops ital
Stop underlining 1 Mode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal I Hexadecimal I < ESC > “-” "0" 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 Both < ESC > “-” co
CHARACTER SET COMMANDS L Select standard character set pi Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard
Page feed Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE 29 Ins
n Character set n Character set 0 U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmar
CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “P” 27 80 IB 50 IBM <DC2> 18 12 In Sta
Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I <Sl> 15 OF Both <ESC> < SI > 27 15 IB OF I In Standard mode, changes fr
Caocel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 1 <DC4> I 20 I 14 Stops one-line expanded printing set with
increase character spacing IModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Std. 1 <ESC> “” n 21 32 n IB 20 n Increases the space between c
Select character width Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. I <FS> “E” n 1 28 69 n IIC 45 n Selects a character width according t
Select character type and print pitch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM < ESC > “I” n 27 73 n 1B 49 n Selects a combination
Set line spacing to 116 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. 1 < ESC > “2” 27 50 IB 32 IBM <FS> “2” 28 50 IC 32 Sets
Define line spacing to n/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “A” n 27 65 n 1B 41 n Defines the distance the paper
Perform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “J” n 27 74 n 1B4A n Feeds the paper on
Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR Draft character LQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETS Standard character set IBM character set
Set page Iength to n inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” co> n 27 67 0 n 1B 43 00 n Sets the page length to
Disable paper-out detector Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 1 <ESC> “8” 1 21 56 IIB 38 Causes the printer to disregard the si
Select vertical tab channel Mode 1 ASCII Decimal Both 1 < ESC > “i” no I 27 47 n0 Hexadecimal IlB 2F n0 Selects a set of vertic
Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column
Backspace Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both CBS> 8 08 Moves the print position one column to the left. Ignored if the print positi
Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both I <ESC> “D” nl n2 . ..<O> 27 68 nl n2... 0 IB 44 nl n2...0
Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> I“’ nl n? \ 21 92 nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 IBM < FS > “\” nl n
GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print 8-bit sing/e-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “K” nl n2 27 15 nl n2 Both 1B 4B nl n? ml
Print 24bit hex-density graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < FS > “2” nl n2 28 90 nl ni’ 1C 5A nl n2 Both ml m2 m3 ___ m
Select graphics mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “ ” nl 27 91 103 nl IBM <ESC> “[” g 1B SB 67 nl n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2...
Chapter 7 SET7NVG UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (names of parts
Define download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “I%” co> nl 27 38 0 nl 1B 26 00 nl Std. n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0
Select ROM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “O,o” “0” 21 37 48 IB 25 30 Both <ESC> ‘C% 93 <o> 27 37 0
Cancel last line Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <CAN> 24 18 Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer. Rep
Cancel immediate print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal c ESC > “i” “0” 27 105 48 1B 69 30 Both c ESC > “i” co> 27 105 0 1B 6
Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “U” “0” 27 85 48 1B Both 55 30 <ESC> “II” co> 27 85 0 1B 55 00 C
Eject paper from ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM > “R” 21 25 82 1B 19 52 Both s.(,, ccr “R” “)” “)” 40 40
Appendix c DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have
The normal character height is 24 cells, and the width is varied by the character mode as shown below. Character mode Character wid
I : By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quickly build up the dot pattern. If necessary you can cle
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