Digital Equipment DECprinter I User manual

1st Edition, December

1975

2nd Printing (Rev),

July

1976

(

3rd Printing

ev)' February

1977

1975,

1976

1977

by Digital Equipment Corporaton

The

material

this manual

for informational

purposes and

subject

change

without

notice.

Digital

Equipment

Corporation

assumes no respon-

sibility

for

any

errors

which

may appear in

this

manual.

Printed

U.S.A.

For additional copies

this document, order No.

-LA

180-0P-003

The

following

are

trademarks

Digital Equipment

Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts:

DEC DECtape

PDP

DECCOMM DECUS RSTS

DECsystem-10

DIGITAL

TYPESET-8

DECSYSTEM-

MASSBUS TYPESET-11

UNIBUS

9/77-

(

LA180

DE(print~r

TABLE

CONTENTS

Page

SECTION 1 OPERATOR'S

GUIDE·

LA180

ALARM

SIGNALS

...........................................

LA180 OPERATOR CONTROLS

.......................................

SELF-TESTING THE LA180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

USING THE LA180

...............................................

OPTIONS

.....................................................

SECTION 2 LOADING

PAPER

AND

RIBBON CHANGING

PAPER

................................................

NEW

FORMS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RELOADING

PAPER

..............................................

RIBBON INSTALLATION

............................................

SECTION 3 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION CHECKOUT GUIDE

GENERAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION

.................................

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

........................................

PACKING PROCEDURES

............................................

CHECKOUT AND ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES

...............................

50 Hz/60 Hz CONVERSION

...........................................

INTERFACE DESCRIPTIONS

..........................................

INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

.........................................

LA180 JUMPER SELECTIONS

.........................................

JUMPER FUNCTIONS

..............................................

iii

TABLE

CONTENTS (Continued)

Page

SECTION 4 PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE

RECEIVING CHARACTERS AND COMMANDS

................................

SECTiON 5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

SECTION 6

lA180

SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 7

lAXX-NW,

NX/LA180

BUffERED

SERIAL

INTERfACE

GENERAL

INFORMATION

.......

iNSTALLATION

AND

CONFIGURATION

PARTS LIST

SECTION 8

lAXX-KJ

COMPRESSED FONT OPTiON

KIT

INTRODUCTION

INSTALLATION

.......

TEST

AFTER

INSTALLATION

...

.43

...

· 57

· 64

PREFACE

The LA

180

a simple, dependable addition

your

company's processing system. It was designed

maintain

optimum

performance for many years while keeping maintenance

a minimum. Built-in safeguards, such

automatic

protection system in

the

event

a head jam,

protect

the

machine even when an operator

not

present.

This user's manual

a guide

the

simple procedures required

operate

your

180. However,

ensure crisp

copies and maximum

equipment

life,

the

user

must

adhere

the

following:

• Perform

the

impression

adjustment

(when required)

described

this manual.

• Replace

the

ribbon (when required) only

with

DIGITAL-recommended ribbons. Ribbons

must be made

nylon fabric with nonabrasive inks. Carbon-based inks are extremely

abrasive and should

not

be used.

PAPER

ADVANCE

KNOB RIBBON SPOOLS

CARRIAGE

ADJUSTMENT

LEVER

OPERATOR CONTROLS

•

SELF TEST

SET

VFU

LENGTH OF FORM

OPERATOR CONTROLS

•

HEAD

OF FORM

LINE/OFF

LINE

•

POWER

TRACTOR TRACTOR

ADJUST

KNOB

7595

-3

LA180

ALARM

SIGNALS

SECTION 1

OPERATOR'S GUIDE

The

180

produces

three

different

audible alarm signals.

The

operator

should

become

familiar with these alarms in

order

determine

the

correct

response.

• Continuous Tone -Indicates a carriage jam

failure.

turn

the

alarm

off,

set

the

POWER switch

OFF.

Turning

the

POWER switch

OFF,

then

ON, resets

the

alarm.

• Repetitive Beeping -Indicates an

out

paper

condition

a series

bell codes.

turn

the

alarm off,

set

the

LINE/OFF

LINE switch

OFF

LINE.

• Single Beep -Indicates a bell

code.

LA180 OPERATOR CONTROLS

HEAD

FORM

Pushbutton

The

HEAD

FORM

pushbutton,

when

pressed, causes

the

line

printer

paper

advance

the

top

the

form,

determined

the

SET

VFU

and

LENGTH

FORM switches.

The

HEAD OF FORM

pushbutton

only

active off-line.

7595-9

LINE/OFF

LINE

Switch

The

LINE/OFF

LINE switch enables

the

operator

place

the

LA180 off-line

on-line

with

operating

system. When off-line,

the

HEAD OF FORM switch

activated.

POWER

ON/OFF

Switch

The

POWER switch

controls

power

application

the

LA180.

SELF

TEST

Switch

the

on-line mode, setting

the

SELF

TEST switch

causes

the

180

out

all

the

ASCII

characters.

NOTE

When performing a self-test, 14-7/S-inch (132-column)

paper

must

be used.

SET

VFU

Pushbutton

The

LENGTH OF FORM switch enables

the

LA180

determine

the

length

the

forms; however,

the

180

does

not

know

where

the

form begins. Pressing SET

VFU establishes

the

starting

point

the

form.

7595-10

LENGTH

FORM Switch

The LENGTH

FORM switch

set

the

number

corresponding

the

form length

inches.

set

the

form length

inches, set

the

switch

_(The new

switch setting

delayed until one form passes

through

the LA180

the

old switch setting. Pressing SET

VFU

eliminates

the

l-form

delay.)

Paper Advance Knob

The

Paper Advance

knob,

when turned, advances

the

paper

one

step

a time. Pressing

and turning

the

Paper Advance

knob

enables

the

paper

be rolled

freely

either

direction,

and

allows preoise vertical

forms positioning.

Tractor Adjust Knobs

The Tractor Adjust

adjustment

forms. knobs allow fine horizontal

Carriage Adjustment Lever

The Carriage

Adjustment

lever controls

the

head

gap for single

multipart

forms.

NOTE

Refer

the Impression Adjustment procedure

Section 2 when setting

the

Carriage Adjustment lever.

PUSH

HERE

AND

TURN

ADJUST

PAPER

---~

VERTICALLY

PAPER

ADVANCE

KNOB

7595-11

7595

·4

TRACTOR

ADJUST

KNOB

7595-7

CARRIAGE

ADJUSTMENT

LEVER

SELF-TESTING THE LA180

The following self-test procedure provides a simple and accurate method

testing the

180.

1. Install 14-7/8-inch {132-columnl paper.

Set

the

LINE/OFF LINE switch

OFF

LINE.

3. Set the POWER switch

ON.

4. Set

the

SELF TEST switch

ON.

Set

the ON LINE/OFF LINE switch

LINE. A sample self-test

printout

shown

Figure 1.

TERMINATING THE SELF-TEST PROCEDURE

NOTE

The following steps must be performed

the

order

indicated

or the LA180 may be inhibited from receiving data.

1. Set the

LINE/OFF LINE switch

OFF LINE.

Set

the SELF TEST switch

OFF.

Set

the

LINE/OFF LINE switch

LINE

resume normal operation.

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