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Summary of Contents for MX-100

Page 1: ...n PREU iiNARY MX lOO EPSON DOT MATRIX PRINTER Operation Manual n PI m n ...

Page 2: ...ches 9 Install The cartridge ribbon Set the paj er 3 Operation Qlurn on the P0K1R switch TjChecli the LF FF funct ion QjSelf test node Start to operate Cut the paper 4 is at is a MX 00 Qwhat is a dot matrix printer Define meanings of some terms Control code in the text mode Control code in the bit ima e mode J Print sample in the both modes 5 Question and Answer O ...

Page 3: ... 7 Pay attention 8 Specifications Appendix a ASCII code table D Control code f Character font Connector pinout 0 Da ta transini ssion sequence vD Logic block diagram of the control circuit Logic block diagrain of the driver circuit ...

Page 4: ... a lot of functions to do sentence formatting or to dump oulscreen data In addtion to that we can specify any character graphics and symbol as we want programmablely So if you can pull out its functions fully you l get another eye to the printer An hyou can get highly reserved print quality on the form Let s learn how to operate this printer heferrlwg fo the manual ...

Page 5: ...x Printer set it up and test it Read tnis manual carefully before you get into trouble Flow chart of in llation ssemyiy j tools Contacfx Unpack Countink the parts the parts hi Lay the printer on a fi rm surface I Open ti Set th e printer switches 0 Inetai the ribbon 1Set jpaper EftVt ...

Page 6: ...ly There should be So Parts Q ty Remarks M X I 00 1 z lb Cartridge ribbo i j Black in a u i ie bo Operation KanuaL 1 obviously Separator Power cord European type only A Separator 2 Cartridge Ribbon S Power Cord Europear Type Operation Manual 1 MX I Dot Matrix Printer Rev ...

Page 7: ...cola Prepare the following two kinds of tools to disassemble the printer and to assemble it A Phillips type screwdriver j pc B Round bladr type screwdriver pc Re Phillips type screwdriver Round blade type screwdri Assembly tools ...

Page 8: ...nction of the print head Never lay the printer near to noise generating equipments such as large power motors refrigerators etc Avoid use of the printer in humid locations or in the vicinity of heat generating sources such as heater etc CRT display Floppy disk unit Computer MX Iflfl Interface cable Paper Lay the printer on a firm surface Do not subject the printer to temperatures below 5 0 40 or a...

Page 9: ...inter cover firmly o its both top si es with vour h ic s Pu k ike nr e r oover towarol lie xight a little b f a vid f all up is left side Cn tne other ha id push down the printer cover to set it back Printer Ud Pemove the printer cover Uwer Ca 5e ri hi side reui M s fJe Rerr pyfc ...

Page 10: ...ips type screwdriver remove the shipping screws and store them for possible future use The purpose of the shipping screws is to protect the printer against any damage that may be caused by shock or vibrations during rCir j cr a tio n ...

Page 11: ... but steady pressure Full out Phillips type screwdriver Upper case 0 Pull Turn the printer upside down on a Soft surface With a phillips type scr driver completely loose all 4 screws Place tape over 4 holes so the screws won t fall out wnen we tip t ie prin er rightside up again xNoW tip the printer rigntside up again Gentl loose the upper case Lift the cover up mostly from the left side And then ...

Page 12: ...rinter mechanism a controller a transformer filter circuit board and ft contrd panel Controller Ttransfc Sc liter hlr a rri iiTier Printer tcecnanism Controller ontrol panel TransfcriLer Sc Filter circuit board M 560 Printer mechanism H X 100 Printer Dot Matrix TiVCr 1 I Cc rne 4t rflWttle ft fgttxeU HMTP BDAp Con frot rculi boCird Controller ...

Page 13: ...t off Gently reiLove them K 0 MD oQQ in x The e are called DIf switch Tne svitcnes set to the left are OK to tne right are CFF Rev SW 1 fNC ittO Mn E 003 r wi rri ou Each switch Ko of the DIP ewi functions as described on the next page So set these sivatches so as to your application or coiLputer s specifications Put be surt that tne PC tH swii of the printer is turned off before changing ...

Page 14: ...nisir is used in the printer SV l 5 must be OFF TFrfo t mean H at e sio i cKes i pv tet to P t nLostiy f fc y ur use 01 he ut o d is Shlpp fo o The M p fljne i pn nHer wechani sm j as rr ore pv ec ee raiio 0f h 9 r IIhIcc 4o corttrol Hs print heal cw nV ic 5 Carr ftje So 4Kai K riioh tel o f veHUa dct pof W Cflrmpcportd 1 fa l rrsyoc riiAp y SW Ko Function International character set Autu at signa...

Page 15: ...jaximum j cJefduLt column len th maximum columri len default th length KoriTial 3 3 t3 Condensed 233 933 25LV 2SU Err phasized 3b bB Uciet Understani tkoft jeu tar Above cacR cKamcter sjje to tKe enlargement cJitiracter f rini moi j vru i i wum luwrv lle k uj Ll reduced io a hoJ f rf it SW 1 3 SW 1 4 Character size OK CK Emphasized OFF CK Condensed OFF OFF Normal Cho aclev Si e ...

Page 16: ... C F OK CFF SWEDEK OFF OFF OK ITALY CFF OFF OFF SPA IK Rev FSC R vn coTiirol codea cour tries ar QdoV Apj as fbflou ho hab e mASC r s A GEF MA N 1 EXC JlV DDMARH SWEDEN ITAIV SPAIN 23E U 3 d n 40E o a s C E s 0 5BH 0 A c f A i 5CH 9 0 0 0 NJ 5M 1 u 1 A A e d 5 U 1 A A A A u A A 60H 5 f e LL 2 7BH e a a a 7CH 1 1 u 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 n 7DH e a a a V C 7EH 3 rsj u L w ...

Page 17: ...Rev r That s all that we have to check or to set at inside of the printer Let s go back to the outside of the printer again Before that close the upper case I ...

Page 18: ...ridge rit bon fron its box and turn the plastic cloclc knob counter ee so tne ribbon is tignt Steer the 4 tabs on its sides into 4 slots in the printer s Vroetal frame Press tne cartridge firmly into place Cartodoe Ribbon Ribbon Mask Rtbbon Head Nose Ribbon Feeding Knob Using a pencil put the ribbon into the slot between the head nose and ribbon icask Wind the plastic ktiob counterclockwise t ...

Page 19: ... tr r uecy o Inro fec 1 r t f l Ribbon Ribbon Mask Head Nose O O Incorrect Correct Examples of Correct and Incorrect Ribbon Setting R e j ...

Page 20: ...nfolded paper or n b One sheet paper n n 7 i l9 Xoi1 ft j Tf T fi i ic ilG vn V M STf Vd 1 J I I j S 1 o A V T v I i n The printer accepts 4 to 15 5 width fanfolded paper or 8 5 to 12 width one sheet paper Take the following steps to install the paper ...

Page 21: ...oles in the prints frame Paper Holding Cover Release Lever Pape Roller Scale Stde View prame L Roller Paper IN OUT 2 Position the paper on the flcor benind and belcw tne print i aise the printer cover open both the paper holding covers and center the pl stit roller between them The tractor ur Is adiustable to match fanfol pa ei of 4 tc Feeding Pin I S lange pape widfk Paper Holding Cover Sprocket ...

Page 22: ... the paper hole spacing Tne sprocket lock levers are used to release the tractor units and to adjust the paper width 6 foEition the paper holes on op of the feeding pine and close the paper holding covers 7 AG uEt one or both tractor units so the paper is centered as you wisn it ana is held firiLly 6 Turn back tne scale bar to the home position to retain the paper firmly Ana roll it forward with t...

Page 23: ... Corutiriued pm Course of Paper D F Example of Paper Arrangement Rev ...

Page 24: ...Rev Gap Adjustment That s what the 7 position thickness control levftr called Head Adjusting Lever is for It moves the print head closer cr further from the printer Forward Widen the distance between the platen and print head Backward Karrow them For ordinary single paper start out with the head adjusting lever dr about the middle position For carbcn paper sheets start out with it at the 7th posit...

Page 25: ...Ur unit Place a nark at a position on the edge of the paper 77 mm above the perforation and align tnie mar with the mafchmark on the tractor unit At this point turn the POWER switch on and the prinjer will recognize this position as tne Top of Porm position Incase of feeding one page of fanfolded paper by depressing tne FF button or operating the printer by inputting FF code the above mentioned ad...

Page 26: ...vers on the top of the tractor unit and pull a bit toward you Lock lever Grasping them rotate the tractor unit toward the back away from you You could dismount Good On the oter hand to set the tractor unit hook the notches of the tractor frame onto the small shafts in the both sides grasping the lock levers After that confirm it was lock firmly ...

Page 27: ...black knol on the righthand side of the printer clockwi so the paper will be fed Turn the paper Release Lever Scale 4 Turn the paper release lever toward you and then set the paper straightly like whan you use a typewriter 5 Turn back the papsTrelease lever and scale ba to the home position to retain the paper firmly And roll the paper forward with the knob Manual Paper Nj Peed Knob ...

Page 28: ...tm Two black plastic tubes of the scale bar are used to retain th paper firmly So move them to proper positions 6 Close the printer cover ...

Page 29: ...ore 2 If the paper is set on the line marked 1 4 as she below then the printing starts from a position 2 below the top edge of the paper If the paper is on the line marked 1 8 then the printing starts from a position 30 2mm below the top the papei l t Letter Size Paper _ A4 Size Paper Setting of Cut Paper Sheet ...

Page 30: ...ne H X 100 l plue in the T e the following steps and get ER co WAiar with the printer ndic 5or 6k Turn on 5Uii tcK POWER Yte 1 D Check 1 functic ne LF FF ns We ney Junction miLing Self te t iTiOde Check r 1 ng increicentally Start t J operate 5 Cut tne paper ...

Page 31: ...e should be as snort as possible to protect the printer from noise The plug located behind the printer case is AMPRENOL s 36 pin connector 37 30360 3 Turn on the POWER switch A little start up buzzer sounds The print head moves to the left Puargin of the carriage 4 Look at the four indicator lamps on the control panel If we did everything right the PCWER REALY and ON LINE lights Br ould be lit And...

Page 32: ...ving AC power 2 READYCgreen LED The printer is ready to receive data 3 PAPER OUT red LED Paper is out 4 O KJ Hv ECqrevn B Switches rhe ON llWE mode Those function as follows 1 ON LINE non lock type push switch Switch the printer to ON LINE or OFF LINE mode 2 FF non lock type push switch W en this switchis depressed paper will be fed to the next Top of Form position 3 LF non lock type push switch P...

Page 33: ...ve only while the printer is in OFF LINE node HTien the ON LINE switch is pushed while data is being received all data received up to then is printed ir red i a tely This is helpful to avoid data loss If data has bee transferred into the print buffer memory without any print comnand such as CR LF or VT control code no data can be printed out on the paper However if the ON LINE switchis turned off ...

Page 34: ...eing depressec The IF operation can not be activated while the printer is ON LIWE lEode One of the two stepper niotors is used tc feed paper incre ir en and continuously 3 Pusn the F su ittV Wnen tnis switcn is depressed once paper will be fed to preceterniined Top of Form position Aitr LF FF sv itches refer 9 contral cojcs described later You can do LF ancF IF prcgranr ably the saiLe as tnese swi...

Page 35: ...rementally ntinuously Continue to print i I ar c EtOD auton ati cal y END end QWER switch 1 Tne fanfoldea papei must be longer t an 22 to cor piete self test 2 Turn off the POWER switch 3 Turn 94 tne POWER switch again while depressing the LF 0 r Euitch 4 Tne printer starts to print all criaracter that tne print Tncrementally nae Printing result 789 S ABCDEFGHI JKLhN0P0RSTUVWXYZt 3 _ abcde fg 89 j...

Page 36: ...e printer The merici is used to store data for a whi If the printer receives print command such as CR LF and so on it starts to print the data VilL The printer also print data if it receives data more than presc column length We M learn the control codes that the MX 00 has in the next chapter Before that see what computer can be connected to the printer If your machiTie has a centronic s style 36 ...

Page 37: ...l carefully 1 Tarallel interface 8 bit parallel TTL level 2 TRS 80 interface without expansion interface Interface board 8120 cable 3 TRS 8D interface with expansion interface Interface cable 8220 4 APPIE 2 interface c Interface board 8131 o cable 8230 5 IEEE 4 88 interface Interface board 8161 6 RS 232C 20 m current loop interface without 2K buffer memo Interface board 8141 o T mvo u 7 RS 252C 20...

Page 38: ...n 4 mochme TT S g r 0 xpC Ksion iKTterface 4 An LE 2 II vii CeHiW rr ocVV ltt _ 5 in Wrfnce 4 4 in4 rfttce S br i rcl yhrface i l2D lc l M C 10P MX 10 M X t 1 My KP T My 10 Oi M Mx Urf CsKtpr mdci M CoY C 4o W T v Mv 10 ...

Page 39: ...E 2 iSet new Push th s i tch paper on LIKZ P ApgR OJT Jo off OU LIU 1qv p Control panel ready to restart printing When the PAPER OUT detector a reed switch located on the paper guide Getect tnat paper runs out and alarm you that tne paper should be changed for further use The printer stops ptinting anc sends PAPER OUT signal to a host coir puter See the indicator lanips now tney work at each time ...

Page 40: ...FOWER switch off and on agaiin or aplly the IMIT signal In the latter way however all previously prograixmed formatting data such as TAB line spacing and so on and data itself will be erased and disapeared into tne air Interface signals in Afx r OUT status i j Signal Pin No Status 1 1 i ERROR 32 low 1 tm 1 1 PE paper end 12 HIQ 1 d 1 BUSY 11 HI H ACKNLG 10 no pulse is output Concerning ERR R EUSY ...

Page 41: ... the paper Take the following steps to tear the fanfolded paper 1 Open the printer cover 2 Turn off the ON LINE switch 3 Push the LF or FF switch 4 Cut the paper along perforation n n i n r pn i I 1 r n P j n ...

Page 42: ...age mode You might be familiar with the text mode because an ordinary printer or typewriter has it In this mode a printer print alphabets numbers and some special s mbols On the other ahnd you probably do not understand the word Bit iT age In short the bit image mode allows you to control each of the neeles freely and programmablely As result you can get scree hard copy including graphic patterns ...

Page 43: ...nt d ta at tne saT e time like line printer Tne print speed will go slow But if a printer nas buffer j emory it can store data for a wnile in the buffer memory and then prin U at the al TiOSt same ti T e The receive only printer means tnat it can not send data to a computer or anotner euipn en i e It does not hftve a keyboard v t ed c e ivitev ice c w sj The dot matrix printing method allows a pri...

Page 44: ...hift over a bit and wires 1 4 and 7 fire Like tnis the cnarcicter E is formed Weef Head movement direction Tnis is called Dot Katrix Printing Dots are printed according to a pre designed Katrix or Q rid system wr ere each letter number and punctuation roarK is formed by arrangement of dots B Character and line specing Kext w ll learn a line spacing between characters The line spacing means a pitch...

Page 45: ...little bit hard to read a long message including upper csiBe characters and lower case ones In the othei use however its line spacing is effective You could understand its effectiveness in a case of using trie bit iiDsge node On the other hand in a case of 1 6 line spacing tnere is no problem even if upper case characters and lower case ones are mixed on a message In this case at minimum 1 24 line...

Page 46: ... we look the printer in detail we should better defio some terms first so that we can understand easily and with lec time Ehey are A ASCII code B Escape code t Set a control code and release it D E 2 t H If you are familiar with above terms skip to the next para graph ...

Page 47: ...tercnange code the bit group 10C0001 2 1 represents tne cnaracter A The sending and receiving equipment must be engineered or programmed to acknowledge the code used in computer systems The M X rOO has 95 character set and control codes In addition to that it has an international character set as shown before chapter Those characters are put in lome address of the ASCII code table instead of the s...

Page 48: ...asized printing 3 To select paper end detector programmablely 4 To set column length 5 To select an international character set b and so on Generally speaking printer control codej especially like ESCAPE are not stondardrz cf Every computer and printer manufacturing compoy defines its own meaning for those codes The ESCAPE codes y ould not confused with the escape key which some computers haveT se...

Page 49: ...l a pre programmed control code can done automatically and another time programr ablely In other worct some control codes are kept until its cancellation code is input And in the control codes family there is a priority A particular control code has a priority to other codes See the latter pragraph or try by yourself one by one Of course the biggest priority is to turn off the printer ...

Page 50: ... symbol often in the explanation description of control codes from now on This symbol is used for legibll ty So do not input your actual program E 2 D or Dec and H or Wex ively represent binary decimal and hexadecimal nunber ...

Page 51: ...izontally ESC D HT Tabulation ESC Q Column length b Vertically ESC B VT Tabulation ESC 0 SC 2 ESC A line spacing Kd C r Form lengfh Forin ESC N ESC 0 Skip over perforation 3 Character destination code 50 ESC SC DC 4 Double width printing 51 ESC SI DC 2 Condensed printing ESC E ESC F Emphasized printing ESC R International character set 4 Other cod es DC 1 DC 2 Selection or deselection cff the prin...

Page 52: ...used to fix AUIO FE D XT internally LF line feed ZX 10 Perform printing cnaracter on a line 6A 138 stored in the buffer r er ory and on line paper feid If no data precedes IF code or if all preceding data is space only cne line paper feed is perforTied mm 2 formaHfmo Control code d HoKi2oitt Ally u Con rol CoJit H y pu HTChorizonxal 09 j 9 rerform norizontal tabulation tabulation 89 137 accoraing ...

Page 53: ...n is an absolute value Availability of K is ItK U To terriinate tabulation setting SUL code oust be input after n To execute horizontal tabulation code first input On enlarged size character ode KT code i not effective ESC C n set a column length under the condition of character size specified bv ESC code n tteans a colunin 1ecgth 1 n j The itaxitcuTc value of n depends cn pre cve rBined character...

Page 54: ...ts a 7 blt hi ary rjr ber EX Ttie fur ction cf EST A is equal tc E5C y0 Allovace of n is 1 X 55 ESC S5 se a 9px v o io p r 2 Sft Ol j jr Sp C np uO 0 I TES p i c Vt vertic l 0 11 According to predetermined vertical tac ulcitio position that is specified by Z5C B Kn up tc 8 positions perform printing and vertical tabulation ...

Page 55: ...femioTi and VT are sc ov r set iit the same program be sure that VT l OTe Hin a range that skip perforat cT IS activated F7 forrD feed 0 12 Advance paper vertically to the ec 14 next predeter 7 ined Top of Forn position ISC C Hn ESC C 0 H hn et a fonr length 1 ESC C D l c l27 n tteans number of lines So a line spacir p is set autoinatically by specifirg a fore lengtf 2 ESC C 0 K it ltfm 22 vith In...

Page 56: ... C n or ESC C 0 H m have priority to ESC N n ESC 0 release ESC N n code 3 Cha c er desiiratio i code Ccrtn L cyj t Hex Dec FuLnciion so i4 When SO code is input all data followed it on y C I A a line will be printed out on enlarged ize character a de This code can be input at any position on a line SI 15 Whea SI code is input all data followed it on a line will be printed out on condensed characte...

Page 57: ...rincing speed dacraasetro iO CPS This csde can be ir pu at a y c l m pcsi i r b c all characters L puc ca a llr e are prlr Cf 03 emphasized printing cfe cAi If E5C code is input on condensed character 3ode will be car celled automatically 50 F enables the pria tD recover condensed or alete character mode SC Release ISC code ...

Page 58: ...llowing country selecticn mm n count ry 0 U S A tm 1 i FRANCE 2 GERMANY tWH 3 i ENGLAND mm 4 1 DENMARK j 5 SWEDEN i mm i ITALY j mm 7 SPAIN Cikev CohtroL cc de BC DC 3 ex Dec 1 t dafa 13 13 47 or cc puter All data fsUo it cannot be printed uncLL DC 1 code Is Input Even If the printer Is active all data preceded DC 1 that is Input at any colua except 1th are Ignored iq This code disables to receive...

Page 59: ... DCa i LOW HIGH I _J I Generated Generated HIGH j Normal entry LOW Possible ON LINE LOW jOCI HIGH p h o h I i Nor n l n v IDC3 high G ra d LOW See Note 1 dC1 0C3 HIGH Generated HIGH J _ I G j j j Normal entry LOW i Impossible 1 ln1ht bwe Tni assumed that as scon as Printer rece ves data it sends back the ACKNLG signal though h 5data s not stored m the print buffer In th s status the Pnnter s ma ti...

Page 60: ...ction ESC ni Z SW 1 1 Line spacing ESC C SW 1 2 Form length SO ESC SO 1 SI ISC SI ESC E F j SW 1 5 SW 1 4 Character size SW 1 5 Hi or normal ear printer mecnanism ESC 8 9 SW 1 6 Paper end detector ESC R SW 1 7 SW 2 1 SW 2 2 International character set r C t SW 1 8 S CI signal SW 2 3 AJT FE D XT signal j ESC N 0 SW 2 4 1 1 Skip over perforation 2 ...

Page 61: ...ave to switcn tne printer from the text Jiode to the bit iir age xode by inputting an escape code This bit image mode expands an ability of the printer The printer enters bit image mode when ESC K or ESC L code is input and utilizes a raster scan tecnnique tnat enables the printing of vertical coIu tjis of 8 dots across a page daring each pass of the print head To receive bit image data RA C128 by...

Page 62: ...CCo V U cl r t t ev v e 3 sfxec k InOroci e f SrwN C owv4aIiy stical a cvdev Pc rvwv wVevH i 0 et i d e r or syi to l E MpVwts tzecj pviv fiMA pp Coti 0V1 r e _ ...

Page 63: ...sitions iti Blt iitage mode are g 6 columns per line If nl n2 are specified numbers oora than column positions excess data are Ignored or vanished Note n2 is actually equal to 7 bits Cppet 6 bits from 4th through 7th Jii always equal to 0 of M because printable positions are limited up to 816 colu on a line c ooc o oo i oooo 2 On complition of the bit image mode printing the aode automatically ret...

Page 64: ...In 430 characters Input as bit image mode character the first can be printed but the remained can not be printed Ex 2 Input data data A text doJxx Im BSC print ing nl n 2 2 n 1 data B data C ESC Bit ima e data Text d at a bit laage positions nl f n 2 nl n 2 data D Bit im data r text data Bit imo t data text data bit i wfligi data A B C D 6 mage positions put data n2 nl ESC K nl n2 data A LF bit im...

Page 65: ... Text mode to be changed to the double density Bic laage mode Printable positions in this mode are columns on a line The ESC L mode is furdamentally the sa e as ESC K code in dat transfer sequence Note ESC K and ESC L mode can be mixed on a same line n2 1 1 1 1 i 1 MSB LSB f i r t I z nl MSB I 1 I I Ui 1 2 2 2 2 Z 2 2 ...

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Page 67: ...I I M J t 9l9M9l SETMD 3 r fik Jt o o 0 f c r o s o 3 O r lC 3 V r V fXi s s 5 5 6 s lO m fO s r id P CL M X 1 5 1 t li n O J c r o H 3 9 s z w vr V ts KJ fW og 0 Ci 0 o f 9ro s W e Xi s H ft 0 o p o AJ fr c ...

Page 68: ... JKL 3 Incase of char c e data fans erring over next tab stop I DATA jESC Dj 5 h A m 15 m j_NUL A9C0EF TtR GM hT JKL c TT 1 PPINT A CDEF GHI JKL 4 I case of Tra s er ig two HT codes at a ti e DATA lESC D 5 h A h 15 m jNL L ARCn T t SPAC i r EFGH i5 IEj IPPiNTl abCD EFGH DATA ESCB 4 h 6 m A NUL AAAAAAA BBBBBBB JyGl CCCCCCC DDDDDDD PRINT AAhAAAA 1st line BBBBBBB 4th lines CCCCCCC 6th lines DDDDDDD 1...

Page 69: ...NT ABCOEF GHI 2 DATA A0CD fSO EFGH jcW Lkfj UKL 5E VNQP S3 lE PRINT ABCDEF C3M IJKLMIMOF 1 DATA A3CDEFGHIjKl CP LR PiNT ABCOEFfiHIJKL 2 DATA ABC DEF so GHIJKL HTT PRINT AICDCFGHUKL DATA ABCDEF GHI HIf DC 2 JKLMN Tf PRINT AKSCFGHI JKLMN 1 DATA JP ABCDEF GHI OcT JKL TP PRINT ABCDEFGHIJKL 1 DATA jESC Ej ABCDEFGHI Jr IT PRINT ABCDEFGHI 2 DATA lsrr ABCDEFGHI C T PRINT ABCOEIR OIH Z ...

Page 70: ... of ne ct form po ro 1 DATA DC l AAAAA OC 3 3EBB3 DC 1 CCCCC CP PRINT AAAAACCCCC 2 DATA AAAAA DC 1 BB5B3 DC 3 CCCCC cTT PRINT BBBBB LF CPRo m IjO REM bit image printing 160 LPRINT CHR5 r HlB K CHP H50 CHP HO 170 FOR N 1 TQ H50 180 LPRINT CHR f HFF 190 NEXT 200 LPRINT CHR Hh 210 GOTO 160 CPRIMTJ CPeofrRAHj 1 RLM bit mcsqe printing r1cDble fJensj v 160 LF PIfJT CHRt HlH L zCHRt H50 LHR 170 FC3R N 1 ...

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Page 74: ...you turn on the bit image mode vou can define any character what you want In TRS 80 you have to define all graphics one by one Q2 TftS 80 has US RS and GS control codes which switch column length to 5 10 and 16 5 characters per line How can I get it A2 Instead of above 3 control codes you can achieve them by inputting appropriate control codes US SO ESC SO RS normal size character GS SI ESC SI So ...

Page 75: ...d detergent and water solution or denatured alcohol 2 Interior of the printer can be cleaned by denatured alcohol T Parts replacement Owing to the sophisticated of the circuitry and mechanisrm utilized in the MX lOO your trouble shooting i obligcci to be limited to certain easily recognizable s Tnptom3 3iia cures If the printer should occur which is not coverd in this chapter please ask an experie...

Page 76: ...on the cartridge assembly and turn tne head lock lever counterdotlco ise 5 Insert tne head cable into the head connector carefully Inadequate connection may cause tne malfunction of the head Head Lock Lever Carriage Assembly Side View Head connector 0 Head Cable Print Head 1 Print Head Unit Head Cable Terminal Board Head Connector Be sure to hold this Tnector firmly to p the head cable out straigh...

Page 77: ...ock Rerfer to tne following basic calculation for that purpose 1 Print head life g Tne print nead life of tne printer is 100 x 10 cnaracters If we assume L1 X Y Z as tne following LI Print head life 100 x 10 characters characters X Average character number per line chara line Y Average line number per message line Z Average rtessaje number per day message day Tl Cycle time of the parts repl icer e...

Page 78: ...room like your office Comfortable Clean No shock No vibration Install far from noise generating equipment Avoid extremely hot or cold place Operating 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F Storage 30 C 22 r to 70 C 158 F Avoid humidity Operating lC Uo 60 no condensation Storage 5X to 85 nc condensation Avoid shock Operating IG less than 1 msec Storage 2G les8 tnan 1 msec Avoid vibration Opera ing 0 25G 55Hz raax S...

Page 79: ...mm to 12 304 8mm One sheet paper 7 Copy 1 original and 2 carbon copies 8 Paper thickness 0 012 0 3mm max 9 Line spacing 1 6 1 8 or programmablely 10 Column length c j i i V oriftAol StHe CV a rc a w eclfUikMi 12 Paper insertion Backside of the printer 13 Print speed 80 CPS normal size character 14 Line feed time Approx 200 msec 15 Cartridge ribbon Color Black Life 3 million characters 16 Interface...

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