Chapter 1
Product Descriptions
1.1 Overview
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1.2 Options and Consumables
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1.3 Specification
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1.3.1 Printing Specifications
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1.3.2 Control codes
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1.3.3 Character tables
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1.3.4 Paper Feeding
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1.3.5 Paper Handling
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1.3.6 Printable Area
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1.3.7 Adjust Lever
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1.3.8 Ink Specification
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1.3.9 Input Data Buffer
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1.3.10 Electric Specifications
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1.3.11 Environmental Conditions
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1.3.12 Reliability
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1.3.13 Safety Approvals
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1.3.14 CE Marking
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1.3.15 Acoustic Noise
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1.3.16 Physical Specification
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1.4 Interfaces
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1.4.1 Parallel Interface
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1.4.2 Mac Serial Interface
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1.4.3 Optional Interface
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1.4.4 Prevention Hosts from Data Transfer Time-out
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1.4.5 Interface Selection
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1.4.6 Printer language
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1.5 Operation
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1.5.1 Control Panel
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1.5.2 Default Setting
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1.5.2.1 Setting Method
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1.5.2.2 Setting Menu
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1.5.3 Printer Adjustment Mode
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1.5.4 Printer Initialization
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1.5.5 Self-test Printing Mode
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1.5.6 Hexadecimal Dump Function
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1.5.7 Monochrome Printing Mode
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1.5.8 Error Condition
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1.6 Main Components
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1.6.1 C203 MAIN Control Board
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1.6.2 C172 PSB/PSE Board
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1.6.3 Control Panel
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1.6.4 Printer Mechanism Unit
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1.6.5 Housing
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