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Kodak - Diconix 150 Parallel/150 Serial
Print method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-pin drop on demand plain paper
thermal inkjet, AC or battery powered
Print speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 cps draft, 50 cps NLQ
Print width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 inches (177 mm)
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 x 80 draft, 96 x 160 NLQ
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 character ASCII italics, bold,
enlarged, proportional, condensed;
50 coded graphics characters; 33
International character sets
Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . Single sheet, fan-fold, and pin-feed
continuous forms; 8 1/2 inch wide
paper
Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CENTRONICS parallel - Diconix 150
Parallel; RS-232C serial - Diconix 150
Serial
Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson and IBM Proprinter (with some
exceptions)
Print head life . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 pages of text
Control Panel
Power light - Red indicates power on. Flashing indicates batteries are
low.
Paper Empty light - Red indicates out of paper. Flashing indicates an
error condition.
On Line light - Green indicates online condition.
On Line key - Toggles the printer between online and offline. Also will
recover some error conditions.
Line Feed key - Offline, press once to move forward one line. Hold to
continue advance. Hold in conjunction with Form Feed key to
reverse paper movement. Online, press to select draft print mode.
Online, press in conjunction with Form Feed key to select script font
(parallel printer), or condensed font (serial printer). Hold the Line
Feed key while turning on printer power for envelope printing mode.
Form Feed key - Offline, press to advance to top-of-form. Online,
press to select NLQ print mode.
Power switch - Slide to the right to apply power to the printer, left for
off.
Self-test
With paper installed, hold Form Feed key, while turning on printer
power. Press On Line key to pause self-test, press On Line key
again to resume test. Turn the printer power off to terminate the test.
Printer Configuration
The printer may be configured for print mode, using the control panel
keys.
Line Feed key
1. Online, press to select draft print mode.
2. Online, press in conjunction with Form Feed key to select script
font (parallel printer), or condensed font (serial printer).
3. Hold the Line Feed key while turning on printer power for
envelope printing mode.
Form Feed key - Online, press to select NLQ print mode.
DIP Switches
The configuration DIP switches are located under the top cover on
the back side of the carriage opening.
Switch
Function
OFF
ON
SW1
CR
CR only *
CR + LF
SW2
LF
CR + LF *
LF only
SW3
Perf skip
No skip *
1 inch skip
SW4
Page length
11 inch *
12 inch
SW5
Font
Draft *
NLQ
SW6
Emulation
Epson *
IBM
SW10
Not used
Character Set Selection
Country
SW7
SW8
SW9
USA *
OFF
OFF
OFF
England
ON
ON
OFF
Sweden
ON
OFF
ON
Italy
OFF
ON
ON
France
ON
OFF
OFF
Germany
OFF
ON
OFF
Denmark
OFF
OFF
ON
Spain
ON
ON
ON
* Indicates default setting
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