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Page 2: ...ons from this manual or from the lise of the information contained herein Tandy and Radio Shack are registered trademarks of Tandy Corporation MS DOS is a n gist red trademark of Microsoft Corporation...

Page 3: ...Installing the Fanfold Paper Guide Installing the Paper Rack Installing the Ribbon Cassette Selecting the Printer Driver in Your Software Control Panel About the Printer Getting Started Unpacking the...

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Page 5: ...Epson code set emulates the Epson FX 850 printer By selecting the appropriate operation mode you can use the printer with MS DOS compatible systems without code conversion and get the same results as...

Page 6: ...to the parked position this feature lets you use single sheet paper without removing the fanfold paper from your DMP 135 You can also add color to your printing by using the optional Color Ribbon Pack...

Page 7: ...curing the paper bail to the platen and close the cover Choosing a Location When you choose a location for your printer be sure to consider the fOllowing The work surface Place the printer on a sturdy...

Page 8: ...f you must stretch the power cord across the back of the printer to reach the electrical outlet the power cord could interfere with the flow of fanfold paper To prevent this position the cord behind t...

Page 9: ...200 2500 Series 3000 Series 26 288 26 1258 Tandy 4000 Series 5000MC 26 288 26 1258 Tandy MS DOS Laptop ComputerslWP 2 26 288 26 1258 1 Attach the molded male end of the cable to the connector on the b...

Page 10: ...er install the fanfold paper guide Fanfold Paper Guide 1 Face the back of the printer Find the two slots in the back panel that are even with the power cord 2 Tilt the fanfold paper guide so that the...

Page 11: ...sure to install the paper rack as de scribed for single sheet paper or for fanfold paper For single sheet paper Hold the paper rack upright and insert it into the slanted grooves on both sides of the...

Page 12: ...width you are using Locate the small square scale on the upper left side of the paper rack You might need to slide the left paper guide out of the way to find it Position the left paper guide within...

Page 13: ...if you need to replace an old ribbon follow this procedure 1 Turn off the printer Note When you turn off the printer it loses any information stored in the buffer 2 Place the paper rack in its horizo...

Page 14: ...d the print head Press down on the left side of the cassette until you hear a click Turn the ribbon feed knob in the direction shown by the arrow Pull the right side of the cas sette against the insid...

Page 15: ...t at about a 45 degree angle Slide the grooves in the printer cover over the tabs on the printer Then lower the printer cover to its closed position 8 Slide the paper rack forward to lock the printer...

Page 16: ...offer any of these choices or if the printer does not seem to print correctly using the selected driver try one of the printer drivers listed below Tandy DMP 132 IBM mode IBM Proprinter Tandy DMP 130...

Page 17: ...Software Set DIP Switch To IBM emulation or Epson emulation as called for by the printer driver IBM emulation Epson emulation IBM emulation IBM emulation IBM emulation IBM emulation Epson emulation I...

Page 18: ...set mode press and hold this button for one second while the printer is on line The printer goes off line when a paper empty error occurs To continue printing when this happens press this button The...

Page 19: ...aracters with some special attribute superscript sub script for example in HSD mode the print result might not be the same as it would be in draft or NLQ mode Also if you try to print graphics intermi...

Page 20: ...o switch to single sheet paper press this button in off line mode to move fanfold paper to the parked position This feature lets you use single Sheet paper without removing the fanfold paper from the...

Page 21: ...line and ready t receive data from the computer When the indicator is off the printer i off line and cannot receive data When the indicator blinks the printer is in pitch set margin set or font set m...

Page 22: ...witch to single heet paper you do not need to remove the fanfold paper from the printer Simply use the paper park function See Paper Park Func tion Then follow these steps to load single sheet paper 1...

Page 23: ...ing mechanism s Adjust the paper guides so that they are barely touching the edges 0 the paper Note Position the left paper guide within the range of the small square scale on the upper left side of t...

Page 24: ...he back of the printer again 9 To align the paper vertically use the paper feed knob or the front panel LF FF button described in Control Panel to advance the paper Adjust the paper as necessary O Set...

Page 25: ...aper end press ON OFF LINE Be careful not to print past the bot tom edge of the paper Fanfold Paper The printer accepts standard fanfold paper from 4 5 to 10 inches wide and no thicker than one origin...

Page 26: ...r bail lever toward you This automatically feeds the top edge of the paper to the print start position 8 Push the paper bail lever back to its original position so that the paper bail is against the p...

Page 27: ...it feeds through the printer with out binding To prevent paper skewing or jamming insert the paper into the printe directly from the back of the printer Also be sure that you set th paper rack in the...

Page 28: ...Be sure that the printer is on line before you attempt to print When you are ready to print on fanfold paper again follow these simple teps L Press ON OFF LINE if the printer is on line Press and hol...

Page 29: ...for using various paper weights Set the print head adjustment lever as described below 1 sheet of paper Position 3 a mark on the scale shows that this is the standard setting 2 to 3 sheets of paper P...

Page 30: ...p between the print head and the paper is too narrow this can cause Print head damage Paper damage at the left or right margin Inaccurate line feeding Ribbon to loosen or come off its guide during pri...

Page 31: ...er switch to ONII to turn on the printer The POWER indi cator remains lighted while the printer is on Power Switch Set the power switch to OFFIO to turn off the printer When you connect the DMP 135 to...

Page 32: ...Caution Printing on the platen can shonen the life of the platen and the print head To run the self test 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press and hold LFIFF while you turn on the printer 3 When you hear a...

Page 33: ...nnected To stop printing at an time press ON OFF LINE to set the printer off line To print the res of the data in the buffer cancel the printing process by using your com puter software Then press ON...

Page 34: ...DIP switches with the tip of a ball point pen To select IBM codes set Switch I to OFF efore turning on the printer To select Epson codes set Switch I to ON or specific switch functions in each of the...

Page 35: ...Valid Invalid Note When you set DIP switch 6 to ON the printer auto matically adds a carriage return to the line reed command such as LF VT or ESC J DIP Switch Print Functions in Epson Mode DIP Switc...

Page 36: ...nter cover If you want to see the current DIP switch settings you can print them out To avoid printing on the platen be sure to load standard width paper into the printer before printing Then turn on...

Page 37: ...default CODE setting of pitch To restore the pitch to the default CODE turn the printer off and then on again ON OFF LINE Indicator I SETJ Button FINE 1 e _ L_O V INE HSO D DFF LINE e POWER ePAPERDUT...

Page 38: ...Gh i j k 1rll l ABCDEFGhijklmn 12 CPI A8CDEFGhijklmn ABCDEFGhijklmn 17 CPI A8COEFGhi j Ion 20CPI ABCOEF9 lij i n SSD ABCDEHhijklfi PROP SPACE AE CDEFGhijkluln ABCDEFGhUklmn The examples shown here are...

Page 39: ...n still change the margins through the software Refer to the DMP 135 DOL Matrix Printer Technical Reference manual for the appropriate codes The front panel method for setting the margins does not aff...

Page 40: ...SET to set the left margin The print head moves to the current right margin position 7 Press or to move the print head to the position you want to set as the right margin 8 Press SET to set the right...

Page 41: ...imer Techllical Reference manual for a listing of the control codes The Courier font is the default setting when you turn on the printer POWER PAPER OUT ISET Button il SET FONT Button ON OFF LINE Indi...

Page 42: ...0 SPll CE RGIN COURIER SANS SERIF PRESTIGE GOTHIC Print Examples NLQ Font Print Example 10 CPI Courier ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuvwxyz Sans Serif ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrsluvwxyz Prestige ABCDEFGHIJKLMnopqrstuv...

Page 43: ...the printer dry If you accidentally spill water on it turn off the printer immediately and wipe it dry Do not turn on the printer until it is completely dry When printouts are too light or too dark ch...

Page 44: ...rinting occurs you should have the print head checked and if necessary replaced by a Radio Shack service technician If You Have Problems If the printer fails to operate properly try to correct the pro...

Page 45: ...ly Thea IOFF LINE indicator is off Set the printer on line Be sure to load paper The printer operates correctly The paper is jammed in the printer but the paper does not feed Remove the paper and rein...

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Page 47: ...to a power source 4 control panel 14 17 DIP switch functions 30 32 DIP switch panel 30 fanfold paper 21 23 guide 6 loading hints and tips 23 path 22 FINE V L1NE button 15 form length setting 31 frict...

Page 48: ...per park function 23 24 parallel interface connector 5 pin feed paper clamp 21 pitch setting 33 35 platen 19 22 power cord 4 source 4 switch 4 27 POWER indicator 16 power up sequence 27 print function...

Page 49: ...self test 28 SET button J6 33 35 37 single sheet paper 18 21 loading hints and tips 20 21 slant grooves 7 SSD mode 15 34 35 tractor unit 21 22 troubleshooting 41 unpacking the printer 3 Index 45...

Page 50: ...adio TV technician for help Shielded cables must be used with this equipment If you add or replace any cables the new cables must have shielding capabilities equal to or higher than those provided by...

Page 51: ...H RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY LOSS DR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED DIRECTLY DR INDIRECTLY BY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE SOLD LEASED LICENSED OR FURNISHED BY RADIO SHACK INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A...

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