Oric MCP-40 User manual

I nt roduction
Congratulations for selectin 11 this high-quality. low-<:ost colour
printer/ plouer! We know this Printer is the ideal output device
for home
or bus in ess use.
Its special featur es includ e:
• A se t of s in1pl e i rlstr\1ctio11s t1 1a t allo\\I you to change
colours. backspace the pens. rever se f eed the paper. and
n1ore !
• Four colour 1>rin1oul (black, reel , and bl ue).
• Standard roll paper (4.25" wide by 180' long).
•Selecta
bl e 40 ·characlcr or 80·c httrac tcr per line printing.
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Contents
I General De sc ription.·.....· .. ··. ·....·..····· .. ··· .. · .. ·· ·· ····· .. · .... ·· I
2 Setting Up ····· ·· ··············· ··· ················ ·· ······················· :l
3 A L
it tle Background Information .. .. .... .......... ........... .. ... 8
4 Using t
he printer/plotter .. ........... ............. .. ...... ........... 12
Control Codes ··....·..··.......·. .. ....·........···..···· .. ..· 13
Graphic Comn1ands .......... ................................ 14
5 Specifications ........................................ ............. .. ....... 26
Appendix A/ Sample Prograrns .......................... .. ..... 28
Appendix B/ Graphic Com rn ands Sun1111ary ··............ .. 33
Appendix C/ ASCII & JIS Char ac ter Set ................... 35
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Top Cover
1 Ge neral Description
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'POWER 'ON i ndica to r.
'LINE FEED 's witch( PAPER FEED)
'PAPER EN O' indica1or
THIS I NSE RTION REPLACES THE PAGE I TOP DRAWING
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Figure 2. ~ar View
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Pen lioldcr
Paper Platen
Fi gu re 3. ln ~ide Vie ,,·
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2 Setting Up
Power Cable Connections.
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Co nnect the J)O \\' Cr cai> le (ro1l1 the 1 \C ln let soc ket of the
s>ri nter (on re ar p:1 nel) to a ,,·a ll out let.
Connec ting the printer / plotter to
y our Con1puter
\\ '}1e11 co nn ec tin g th e l> ri nt er/ plot te r to yO t.lr Co 11 1µ t1ter. l>e St tre to
t1se tl1e cor r ec t ca l>l c.
l. Conn ec t one end of the cable to th e pr i nter / plo tt er.
2. Co n1 lect the ot l 1 c ~ r encl of tl 1e c::i bl e 10 ti1e Co1 111 >utcr.
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Pap er Loading
When loading paper into the printe r/ plotter.follow these slel>S'
I. With !'Ci"-~0 1' . cu t the en d of th e 1>apcr square.
2. In se rt the en d of the 1>aper i '1 to the slot in the bo ll om of the
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1rintcr.
:1 . In sert th e shaft into the 1'0 11 an d pla ce the roll of paper i nt o
1-> a1>cr C( >11 1 1)<1rt n1 e1 1t .
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~ r urn 1) 0\\·er on.
5. Rai~ the top co\·er so pri nti 1lg \ vii i 1 lot take µl ace on the
1>later1.
6. Prc:;s the PAPER FEED button to feed th e 1>aper through the
slot and around the platetl.
Pen Installation
l~c \1e ry c ar ef ul '"l 1e r1 touching tl lc l)c 'n J( (> l<l cr . ' l't ie Ilolder is
c l c li c :i t t~ ancl <:a n t >e ea.sily (la n1 agcd. NC\'(:I' l'<J l<l te <- >1 ' 11 1o vc tl1c
J >e n 1-fc >l clcr 1 11 anuall)1• Us e tile l)rinlcr c<11 1trolt' tt> 111 ovc t l1c J ">e11
ll o lrl er.
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® Pen Holder
® Pen Guide \\'he el
@ Pen
Ej ectio n L ever

Pen Installation/Itemoval
l1 l l1>orta nt Nc >te: You ll lUS t a l'' 'a ys lt Se . four 1>e11~.
Usi ng the l' rinter \\'ittt on l> ' t hree (or fc,ver) pens 111a y ca u~e
i1lcorrect t <)} or cha n. o: cs '' 'hen )'OU ar c cl la ns :ir1 1! C< >lc 1r .
't 'ou ca n i 11s tall the l'e ns in any or<lcr you need. f· Jo ,,·cver. the
Pr i11 te r rccog1)i zes (O \tr S{ X! <: ific pen J >o!-' i t i C ) ll ~ · .[ >e n ;;:: I. J>cn :::: 2.
J >e11 +; 3. (l ll( I r> cn :::: 4. \\ ie S ugg es t ~ r o u tl !-'e th e SC(! UCllCC dctai lcc l
i1 1 'l'<1l >l e be Jo ,,· ,, ·he n insta ll i 1-i.g JX! nS. \\ • lt e11 r efe rring to J >c n Co lors
;:u1cl l'<! n l 'os i£i o11s i11 th is 111a11t ta l. ,..., e· n l>< ! u ~in g tlti !' ~< 1 uc n cc :
Pett f, os it io 1 1s vs .
l'e n Col or s
P c1 1
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Col or
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1 Black
2 Blue
3 Gr ee n
4 R
ed
Tabl e
'l 'llre ;:\r e l \'.' O '" a~ r s to ide ntify a 1>art i c1 tlar l'en Po si tio 1l # :
· Th e Pen Gui de Whe el is color -coded. Simply l oo k car e fu lly
near the ce11t er ti1e of \\ 'h ee l and rnatch t 11 > the color of t he
Pen with th e co lor on the Wh eel.
· 'l '1. 1rn t l1 e Pr i11t< !r OJ<'f:. ti1 er 1 turn it b ac k ON. On i)O \\'Cr-up.
Pen # I (color-coded Black) is always " on to1>." To ge t to
Pen # 2. press COLOR SELE CT : to ~et to P en # 3. press
COLOR SELECT
aga in.e tc .
\\ ie reccn11n1end that ii yot1 knO \v tlt<-it yot1 \ V( >n 't l>e t 1s i1 1g th e
Pr i r1l< !r f<>r a \ \T hilc (e .g .. nl ore t h;_:i.1 l a. clay or t'' '<> ). yc >t l re n1ov e
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11 e Pens front t1 1e J >r it1tcr a11 d "ca1> " the r11 so the ink \ VOt l 't
dry ou l. In th e S (in1 c sc 1 1se . it's a good icl ea to rttb tl1 e P e1 1 1>o i11t
back and fo rt h on a piece of paper to ge t the ink {lowing
l :>e (ore yOt t in !'ta ll it in th e Printe r.
B efore yo u i ns tal l, re 1 11 ove, or r c1 >lac c <' n~
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Pens. tak e a lo ok at
( and t .>e:co rn e f,1r1 1 il i ar \v itl1) '' ' hat' s "unclcr the h oo cl."
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Raise the top cover and look at the right s id e printing ar ea.
Yo u' ll see a wire about 1 /2 '' lo ng pointing to t he le h. Above it.
and to the right, there wi
ll be a sma ll white leve r- ·the Pen
E :j ect ion Le,1 c r. Gently pr ess dO\\ 'll 0 11 tl1is Je,rcr a nd t11c \v ~ re
will go up . \V hen a Pen is in the Holder, t hi s wi ll "pop" the
f)cn ou t.
Re rr1 e mb e r! Ne\ •er n 10 \1e or r ot ate t l1c Pen fiol<ler rna nual ly.
To in stall, ren1 < )\
1e. or
cha1 1g e Pe1 1s:
I. Raise the To1 >Cover.
2. Pres.< the COLOR SEL EC T Sw itch to rotate to the Pen
Posti on :Ii y< rn n ee d.
3. Press the PEN CHANGE SWitch.
Th e Pen Holder will move to th e far right. No te that the Pen
Ej ec t ion Lever 'vire \v iii be 11r 1der the f >er 1.
·1. If yo u're re rn ov i ng or c l1 a1 1 gi ng a Pen :
· (;entl}' ho ld the Pen do ,vrt \ Vit l1 Otle f in ger.
·Gently pr es.s cl own on the Pen Ejection Lever.
If the Pen "p ops" i nt o the Printer, ho ld the Paper Roll (if
installed), turn the Printer
up side·down, and J'( ently shake
P ri nt er tu1 t il the Pen f;:1J ls o ut . De> not 01>e rate th e f'ri nt er
\v itl1 a Pe 11 Jc )c >se in the printing n1echa n is m or dan1a ge to
the Pri nt er may result.
· Rem ove the pen.
To insta ll a new Pen, in se rt the "ink" tip of Pen into the
Pe n Wheel Gu ide ho le. (Match up the color on the pen
with th e color on the \Vhee l. ) Ge ntly "snap" the other end
of the Pen into
pl ace.
5. To rot
at e the Pen Hol der the next Pen Position ;;2 ,
press the COLOR SELECT Switch.
Th e Pen Ho ld er wi ll move to t he le ft, r ota te to Pen Position
# 2. and return to tl 1e r ig ht 1n ost 1> os iti on.
To select Pen P os iti on ii 3. repeat the above procedure.
6. Close the Top Cover.
7. Press the PAPER FEED Switch and the Pen Holder will
return to the left margin and will be ready to begin printing.
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Se tting the Pri nt Param ete rs (DIP s,v it ch)
The scuings of the DIP $Wi tch (on the Bollom Panell of the
Pri1ltcr/ Pl o1 1 cr de t erm ine ho\ ... it ,,·ill 5>ri 11t. 'J"hcr O"l\Jst
ul~o be a1> 1> ro1)riate l) ' ad jtLS t e< l for lite Cotn5>u t er tl 1e l)rint er is
conn ect<.'<! l <l . F' ig ur e sl 'l o,vn bclO \\ ' d esc ri l>es t he sc 11 i 11 gs of tl1 e [ )( (>
5, \li tcl t.
80 cha r; l ctcrs I ler L ir1 c I.
IS i
40 Characters Per l #i ne
Carria11c Return Only 2.
ISi
Carri a11e Return and Linc l' et!d
JIS
3.
ISi
ASCII
:\ o USE
4.
NO USE
The DIP Switches
Set cnch 5
,, ,i t<: h to eit l1 er right or l ef t us in g a tool st 1ch as a
penc il point or ball.point 1>e1 1 ,. .. ith the pen-po ir 1t retracted.
For instance. if you're in Text :Vlodc (see Text Mode '11. Graphic Mode),
and )'OU \\
1ant
to print SO characters per lirlC (sr11all print). set
Dll' Switch li I to the left.
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