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MATRIX

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OWNER’S

MANUAL

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“This

equipment

has

been

certified

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

computing

device,

pursuant

to

Subpart

J

of

Part

1S

of

PCC

Rules.

Only

computers

certified

to

comply

with

the

Class

B

limits

may

be

attached

to

this

printer.

Operation

with

noncertified

computers

is

likely

to

result

in

interference

to

radio

and

TV

reception.”

“This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequeney

and

if

not

installed

and

used

properly,

that

is,

in

strict

accordance

with

the

manufacturer's

instructions,

may

cause

interference

to

radio

and

television

reception.

It

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

comput-

ing

device

in

accordance

with

the

specifications

in

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

Reorient

the

receiving

antenna

Relocate

the

computer

with

respect

to

the

receivel

Move

the

computer

away

from

the

recciver

Plug

the

computer

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

computer

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

circuits.

If

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/

television

technician

for

additional

suggestions.

The

user

may

find

the

following

booklet

prepared

by

the

Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

“How

to

Identify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems”,

This

booklet

is

available

from

the

U.S.

Government

Printing

Office,

Washington,

D.C.

20402,

Stock

No.

004-000-00345-4,

“It

is

necessary

to

use

shielded

interconnect

cables

to

insure

compliance

with

FCC

Class

B

limits

for

radio

frequency

emissions”.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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CAUTIONS

FOR

USE

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SETTING

UP

THE.

PRINTER,

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2

Unpacking

the

Printer

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2

Operator

Controls:

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3

Installing

the:

Ribbon

Cassette

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4

Using

Continnous

Foss,

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5

Connecting

the

Printer

to

the

Computer

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7

Loading

Single

Sheet

Paper

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8

Installing

the:

Tractor

Unit

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10

ADJUSTING

THE

HEAD

ADJUSTMENT

LEVER

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11

RUNNING

THE

SELE

TEST

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PRINT

MODE

PRIORITY

AND

COMBINATIONS.

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13

OPERATING

THE,

PRINTER

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PRINTER-ASSOCIATED

COMMANDS

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LISTING

A.

BASIC.

PROGRAM

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PRINTING

UNDER

PROGRAM

CONTROL

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18

SECONDARY

ADDRESS

EXPLANATIONS.

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19

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SA=

0:

Printing

Graphic

Character

Mode

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®

SA=

3:

Setting

2

Page

Lengiht

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SA=

6:

Setting

a

Limefeed

Pitely:

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SA=

7:

Printing

in

Business

Character

Mode

...........0+4

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SA=—10:

Resetting

the

Printer

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SA=13:

Designating

Condensed

Character

Mode

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CONTROL

CODE

EXPLANATIONS

.

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Print

Command

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Double-Width

Character/Condensed

Character

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DOU

WAE:

RESGE

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PVE

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CHARACIER

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Underline

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Skip-Over

Perforation

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@

Print

Direction

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Double-Strike

Character

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@

Character

Pitch

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Margin

Setting

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Superscript

and

Subscript

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Near

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Quality

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@

Limefeed

Pitch

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Emphasized

Character

(Bold)

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©@

Double-Width

Character

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APPENDIX

A

(GloSSary)

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APPENDIX

B

(Specifications)

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APPENDIX

C

(Character

Category

Specifications)

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APPENDIX

D

(Code

Table)

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CBM

Standard

Font

in

Graphic

Character

Mode

(Cursor

Up)

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CBM

Standard

Font

in

Business

Character

Mode

(Cursor

Down)

............++

62

ASCII

Character

Mode

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63

APPENDIX

E

(Programming

Through

Secondary

Address)

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APPENDIX

F

(Control

Code

Summary)

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—

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations

for

selecting

this

dot-matrix

printer!

The

printer

can

be

connected

to

your

Commodore

Computer,

such

as

Commodore

64

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CAUTIONS

FOR

USE

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With

the

following

features

provided:

A

variety

of

character

fonts

are

possible

including

Near

Letter

Quality

(N.L.Q.)

and

Graphic

printing.

Self

Test

printing

Automatic

printing

Double-Width

character

mode

Double-Strike

character

mode

.

Reverse

printing

.

Italic

Cursive

character

mode

.

Internal

RAM

error

detection

.

Left

and

right

margin

settings

.

Emphasized

character

mode

Do

not

use

a

power

supply

voltage

that

is

other

than

the

specified

one.

Wait

at

least

two

seconds

after

turning

power

off

before

turning

it

back

on

again.

The

initialization

process

may

not

be

performed

correctly

if

this

is

not

done.

The

printer

should

be

used

when

the

humidity

is

low,

when

there

is

little

dust,

and

where

the

printer

is

not

in

direct

sunlight.

Do

not

perform

printing

without

the

ribbon

cassette

and

paper

properly

installed.

Never

install

the

tractor

unit

when

using

friction

feed

for

cut

sheet

paper.

Do

not

touch

the

print

head

immediately

after

printing

because

it

is

hot.

When

using

continuous

forms,

refrain

from

turning

the

paper

feed

knob

counter-

clockwise

to

feed

paper

backwards

because

a

paper

jam

may

occur.

—

SETTING

UP

THE

PRINTER

Unpacking

the

Printer

Be

sure

to

locate

the

following

components

that

come

with

the

printer

in

the

box.

1.

Printer

.

Ribbon

Cassette

2

3.

Tractor

Unit

(installed

on

printer)

4.

Paper

Separator

5

.

Serial

Cable

6.

Owner’s

Manual

Printer

Tractor

unit

Owner’s

manual

Ribbon

cassette

Fig.

1

Operator

Controls

It is

important

to

become

familiar

with

the

printer

before

setting

it

up

and

using

it.

Paper

separator

Platen

Fig.

2

Paper

bail

Tractor

unit

Printer

cover

Fig.

3

DIP

switch

Serial

connectors

1.

Power

switch

This

switch

turns

the

printer

on

and

off.

2.

Power

lamp

(green)

Remains

on

while

the

power

is

on.

3.

NLQ

switch

(Near

Letter

Quality)

This

switch

selects

the

NLOQ

or

Draft

mode.

If

the

NLO

mode

is

selected,

the

lamp

is

on.

If

the

Draft

mode

is

selected,

the

lamp

is

off.

4.

NLQ

lamp

(green)

The

Imap

is

on

in

the

NLO

mode

and

is

off

in

the

Draft

mode.

While

in

the

error

state,

the

lamp

blinks.

3

Installing

the

Ribbon

Cassette

1.

Unpack

the

ribbon

cassette

and

turn

the

ribbon

feed

knob

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow

to

remove

the

slack

in

the

ribbon.

Ribbon

feed

knob

Ribbon

2.

Be

sure

the

power

is

switched

off,

and

manually

move

the

print

head

to

the

extreme

left.

Note:

It

is

easier

to

insert

the

ribbon

when

the

print

head

is at

the

home

position

(extreme

left).

3.

Insert

the

ribbon

between

the

ribbon

mask

and

the

print

head,

and

position

the

cassette

so

that

the

ribbon

feed

shaft

in

the

printer

is

inserted

into

the

hole

under

the

ribbon

feed

knob.

Ribbon

mask

Ribbon

feed

shaft

Print

head

Fig.

5

4.

Press

gently

on

the

cassette

until

it

snaps

into

place.

Twist

the

ribbon

feed

knob

to

tighten

the

ribbon.

Using

Continuous

Forms

Tractor

Paper

bail

Separator

Paper

Print

head

Platen

Paper

feed

path

Fig.

6

1.

Remove

the

printer

cover

and

the

paper

separator.

Pull

the

paper

bail

toward

the

front.

2.

Manually

feed

the

paper

into

the

printer

from

the

back

until

the

paper

appears

between

the

platen

and

the

print

head.

Tractor

cover

7

ra

ae

rere

ee

Paper

bail

Print

head

3.

Open

the

tractor

covers

on

the

left

and

right.

Adjust

the

tractors

so

that

the

distance

between

them

matches

the

holes

in

the

paper.

4.

When

the

holes

along

both

sides

of

the

paper

are

aligned

with

the

tractor

paper

feed

pins,

close

the

tractor

covers.

5.

Push

the

paper

bail

toward

the

platen.

6.

Hold

the

paper

separator

upright

and

place

it

on

the

two

supports

located

behind

the

tractor.

Paper

bail

7.

Lay

the

paper

separator

down

flat.

8.

Replace

the

printer

cover.

Printer

cover

NLO

switch

9.

Perform

self

test

printing

to

make

sure

the

printer

is

working

properly.

To

initiate

self

test

printing,

hold

down

the

NLQ

switch

while

turning

the

power

switch

on.

The

NLQ

switch

can

be

released

after

self

test

printing

starts.

The

printer

can

now

be

connected

to

the

computer.

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