Table of Contents |
1. GENERAL INFORMATION | 1-1 |
1.1 INTRODUCTION | 1-1 |
1.2 PRINTER IDENTIFICATION | 1-3 |
1.3 UNPACKING | 1-4 |
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2. PRESENTATION OF THE PRINTER | 2-1 |
2.1 OPERATOR COMMANDS AND INDICATORS | 2-1 |
2.2 FUNCTIONS | 2-4 |
| 2-4 |
2.2.2 PAPER RELEASE LEVER |
| 2-5 |
| 2-5 |
2.2.4 RIBBON TENSION KNOB |
| 2-6 |
2.2.5 INTERFACE CONNECTORS |
| 2-6 |
2.3 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL GROUPS | 2-7 |
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3. INSTALLATION | 3-1 |
3.1 RIBBON CARTRIDGE INSERTION | 3-1 |
3.2 INSERTION OF THE SHEET FEED | 3-2 |
3.3 INSERTION OF SINGLE SHEETS | 3-2 |
3.4 MOUNTING THE SPROCKET | 3-3 |
3.5 INSERTION OF CONTINUOUS FORM | 3-5 |
3.6 PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER FUNCTION | 3-6 |
3.7 AVAILABLE PARAMETER SETTINGS | 3-7 |
3.8 EXAMPLE OF PROGRAMMING FOR CONNECTION TO COMMODORE C64/C128 | 3-8 |
3.8.1 COMMODORE COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-8 |
3.8.2 EPSON FX-80 COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-9 |
3.8.3 IBM PROPRINTER COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-9 |
3.8.4 IBM GRAPHICS-PRINTER COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-10 |
3.9 EXAMPLE OF PROGRAMMING FOR CONNECTION TO AMIGA AND IBM COMP | 3-10 |
3.9.1 EPSON FX-80 COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-11 |
3.9.2 IBM PROPRINTER COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-11 |
3.9.3 IBM GRAPHICS-PRINTER COMMANDS and NATIONAL CHARACTERS TABLES |
| 3-12 |
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4. SELF-TEST AND TESTING | 4-1 |
4.1 SELF-TEST | 4-1 |
4.1 OPERATOR TEST | 4-2 |
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5. FAULT TRACING GUIDE | 5-1 |
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6. GENERAL PWOER SUPPLY AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS | 6-1 |
6.1 MAINS POWER AND VDC VOLTAGE | 6-1 |
6.2 CONNECTIONS | 6-3 |
6.3 LIST OF SIGNALS | 6-4 |
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7. CHANGING THE MAIN PARTS | 7-1 |
7.1 REMOVAL OF THE CASING | 7-1 |
7.2 REMOVAL OF ELECTRONIC BOARD | 7-2 |
7.3 REMOVAL OF MAINS GROUP | 7-3 |
7.4 REMOVAL OF CARRIAGE TRANSPORT MOTOR AND ENCODER | 7-4 |
7.5 REMOVAL OF PRINT GROUP AND TIMING BELT | 7-5 |
7.6 REMOVAL OF PRINTHEAD | 7-6 |
7.7 REMOVAL OF PLATEN AND PRESSURE ROLLER TRAY | 7-7 |
7.8 REMOVAL OF PAPER PRESENT PHOTOSENSOR | 7-8 |
7.9 REMOVAL OF PAPER FEED MOTOR | 7-9 |
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8. ADJUSTMENTS | 8-1 |
8.1 ADJUSTMENT OF PRINTHEAD-PLATEN DISTANCE | 8-1 |
8.2 ADJUSTMENT OF THE STROBE DISK OF THE CARRIAGE | 8-2 |
8.3 ADJUSTMENT OF THE PAPER DETECTOR PHOTOSENSOR | 8-3 |
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9. SPARE PARTS CATALOGUE | 9-1 |
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APPENDIXES | |
A. TEHCNICAL CHARACTERISTICS | A-1 |
B. PROGRAM EPROM AND CHARACTER GENERATOR | B-1 |
C. CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE | C-1 |
D. COMMODORE SERIAL INTERFACE | D-1 |
E. COMMAND CODES | E-1 |
E.1 Summary of IBM PROPRINTER Command Codes |
| E-2 |
E.2 Summary of IBM GRAPHICS-PRINTER Command Codes |
| E-3 |
E.3 Summary of EPSON FX-80 Command Codes |
| E-4 |
E.4 Summary of COMMODORE MPS 801 (ESC Extended) Command Codes |
| E-6 |
F. CHARACTER TABLES | F-1 |
| F-1 |
F.2 EPSON CHARACTER TABLES |
| F-5 |
F.3 COMMODORE CHARACTER TABLES |
| F-6 |