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Testing the Printer Here is part of a typical self test printed in Letter Quality mode. Letter Quality mode Country USA France Germany U.K. Denmark Sweden Italy Spain Font Roman Sans serif Slot Draft SW1-1 1-2 1-3 on on on on on o f f on o f f o n on off off off on on off on o f f off off on off off off SW1-4 1-5 off off on o f f off on on on Page length 11" 12" Tear off moc Invalid Valid 1"Skip Invalid Valid Auto LF Invalid Valid Receive buff 1kbytes Setting Up the Printer 1-21

Section	Page
FRONT MATTER	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS	6
INTRODUCTION	9
Features	9
Options and Supplies	10
About This Manual	12
Where to Get Help	14
CHAP 1-SETTING UP THE PRINTER	15
Unpacking the Printer	16
Checking the Parts	16
Removing the Protective Materials	17
Choosing a Place for the Printer	19
Assembling the Printer	21
Installing the Platen Knob	21
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge	22
Attaching the Paper Guide	26
Testing the Printer	28
Plugging in the Printer	28
Running the Self Test	29
If the Self Test Does Not Work	36
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer	37
The Parallel Interface	37
Setting Up Your Application Software	40
Choosing From a Menu	40
CHAP 2-PAPER HANDLING	41
Selecting a Paper Feeding Method	42
Using Single Sheets	43
Loading Paper	43
Reloading During Printing	46
Using Continuous Paper	47
Positioning Your Continuous Paper Supply	47
Loading Continuous Paper	48
Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheets	56
Switching to Single Sheets	56
Switching Back to Continuous Paper	61
Printing on Special Paper	64
The Paper Thickness Lever	64
Multi-part Forms	67
Labels	68
Envelopes	70
CHAP 3-USING THE PRINTER	72
Operating the Control Panel	73
Setting the DIP Switches	77
Changing a DIP Switch Setting	77
The DIP Switch Tables	78
The DIP Switch Functions	80
Page Length	81
Skip Over Perforation	82
Adjusting the Loading Position	83
The Loading Position	83
Using Micro-adjustment	84
Using Short Tear-Off	86
Adjusting the Tear-off Position	87
Selecting Typestyles	90
Character Fonts	91
Condensed Mode	92
Selecting an International Character Set	93
Choosing a Character Table	95
Using the Data Dump Mode	97
CHAP 4-SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICS	100
Enhancing Your Printing	101
Character Spacing	101
Character Size	102
Special Effects and Emphasis	103
Selecting Typestyles With Master Select	105
Graphics	108
The Print Head	109
The Graphics Command	112
Column Reservation Numbers	113
A Simple Graphics Program	113
Designing Your Own Graphics	114
User-defined Characters	119
Designing Your Characters	119
Defining Your Characters	121
Sending Information to Your Printer	123
Printing User-defined Characters	126
Copying ROM Characters to RAM	127
Letter Quality Characters	128
Superscripts and Subscripts	128
Mixing Print Styles	129
CHAP 5-USING THE PRINTER OPTIONS	131
The Cut Sheet Feeder	132
Installation	132
Paper Handling	136
Testing the Printer in the Cut Sheet Feeder Mode	140
Single-sheet Insertion	143
Operating the Cut Sheet Feeder	145
Removing the Cut Sheet Feeder	147
The Pull Tractor	151
Installation	151
Paper Handling	153
Removing the Pull Tractor	160
The Multi-Font Module	164
Installation	167
Selecting a Font	168
The Interface Boards	170
Choosing an Interface	170
Compatible Interfaces	171
Installation	171
#8143 New Serial Interface	179
CHAP 6-MAINTENANCE	181
Cleaning the Printer	182
Replacing the Ribbon	185
Transporting the Printer	191
CHAP 7-TROUBLESHOOTING	195
Problems and Solutions	196
Power Supply	198
Printing	199
Paper Handling	208
Options	218
CHAP 8-TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	229
Printer Specifications	230
Printing	230
Paper	231
Mechanical	234
Electrical	235
Environment	235
Interface Specifications	236
Pin Assignments for the Parallel Interface	236
Interface Timing	238
Printing Enabled/Disabled Signals and Control Conditions	239
Option Specifications	240
Single-bin Cut Sheet Feeder	240
Initialization	242
Default Settings	242
CHAP 9-COMMAND SUMMARY	244
Using the Command Summary	245
Control Key Chart	247
Commands in Numerical Order	248
Commands Arranged by Topic	251
Printer Operation	251
MSB Control	254
Data Control	255
Vertical Motion	256
Horizontal Motion	262
Overall Printing Style	265
Print Size and Character Width	267
Print Enhancement	271
Word Processing	276
Character Tables	277
User-defined Characters	279
Graphics	281
APPENDIX	284
Proportional Width Table	285
Character Tables	289
GLOSSARY	291