Tandy DMP 132 User manual

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SOFTWARE PURCHASED FROM RADIO SHACK COMPANY-OWNED COMPUTER CENTERS, RETAIL
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copies of software Included wifh the EqUipment or licensed separately (the "Software") meefs the specifications
capacity, capabiiitles, versatility, and other requirements of CUSTOMER
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the Equipment and Software are to function, and for ItS installation,
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purchase of the Equipment RADIO SHACK warrants to the orlgmai CUSTOMER that the EqUipment and the
medium upon which the Software is stored IS free from manufactUring defects, This warranty is only applicable
to purchases of Tandy Equipment by the original customer from Radio Shack company-owned computer
centers, retail stores, and Radio Shack franchisees and dealers at their authorized locations, The wdrranty IS
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discovered dUring the stated warranty period, the defective EqUipment must be returned to a RadiO Shack
Computer Center, a Radio Shack retail store, a participating RadiO Shack franchisee or a participating Radio Shack
dealer for repair, along with a copy of the sales document or iease agreement The orlgmai CUSTOMER'S soie and
exclusive remedy in the event of a defect IS iimlted to the correction of the defect by repair, repiacement or
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within thirty (3D) calendar days of the date of the RadiO Shack sales document received upon iicense of the
Software, The defective Software shali be returned to a Radio Shack Computer Center, a RadiO Shack retali store,
a participating Radio Shack franchisee or RadiO Shack dealer along With the sales do~ument
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termmal on which Software IS to be used simultaneously,
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~~1t;~r~s specifically provided m this Software License, Customer is expressly prohibited from disassembling the
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additional copies are reqUired in the operation of one computer With the Software, but only to the extent the
Software allows a backup copy to be made, However, for TASDOS Software, CUSTOMER IS permitted to make a
limited number of additional copies for CUSTOMER'S own use,
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conveys such Equipment to a third party for lease to CUSTOMER
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owner and or licensor of the Software and any manufacturer of the Equipment sold by Radio Shack
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The FCC Wants You to Know
This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy. If not Installed and used properly,
that is in
strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, It may cause interference to
radio and television reception.
It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass B computing device
in
accordance with the specifications in SUbpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed
to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no 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 in-
terference by one
or more of the following measures:
•Reorient the receiving
antenna
•Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver
•Move the
computer away from the receiver
Plug the
computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different
branch circuits.
Warning
This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for aClass B computing device,
pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Only peripherals (computer input/ouput
devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to
this computer. Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to
radio and TV reception.
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Dot Matrix Printer DMP 132 Operation Manual:
©1987 Tandy Corporation
All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction or use, without express written per-
mission from Tandy Corporation and/or its licensor,
of any portion of this manual
is prohibited. While
reasonable efforts have
been taken in the prepara-
tion of this manual to assure its accuracy,
Tandy
Corporation assumes no liability resulting from any
errors
or omissions in this manual, or from the use
of the information contained herein.
IBM
is aregistered trademark of International
Business Machines, Corp.
Tandy and Scrips
it are registered trademarks of
Tandy Corporation.
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Contents
Introduction 1
About the Printer 1
Printer Components 3
1 Setting Up the DMP 132 5
Choosing aLocation 5
Installing
the Paper Rack 6
Tractor Feed Unit 7
Ribbon Cassette
10
Connecting the DMP 132 to aPower Source 12
Paper Loading 13
Print Head Adjustment Lever 18
Performing aSelf-Test 19
Connecting the DMP 132 to the Computer 20
Print Function (DIP) Switches....................... 21
Power Up Sequence 24
Character Pitch Set Switches 24
Hex Dump Function 26
Startup Checklist 26
2 Printing Applications 27
Control Codes 28
Sending Control Codes from BASIC 29
Data Processing Mode 30
Word Processing Mode 30
Graphics Mode 31
Selecting a Print Mode 32

Contents
3 Print Fonts and Character Width 35
Selecting Fonts 36
Standard and Condensed Fonts 36
Correspondence Font 38
Proportional Spacing Font 38
Graphics Characters 39
Right Justification 41
Wrap-Around 43
Elongated Characters 43
Boldface 44
Mixing Bold and Elongated 44
Italics.......................................................... 44
Superscript and Subscript 45
Microfont 45
4General Control Codes 47
Buzzer 47
Line Feed 47
Special Line Feed Codes 49
Carriage Return (CR) 49
Backspace 50
Setting Top-of-Form and Form Length 51
Form Feed 52
Entering IBM Mode 52
Ignored or Undefined Codes 53
DMP 132 Buffer Operation 54

Contents
5Word and Data Processing Modes 57
Superscript and Subscript (By LF Code) 57
Repeat Printing 57
Underline Printing 58
Dot Positioning 58
Left and Right Margins 60
Skip Perforation.................... 61
Bidirectional and Unidirectional Printing 61
6Graphics Mode 63
Printing Graphics Patterns 65
Line Feed 67
Repeat Function 68
Leaving Graphics Mode 68
Freehand Drawing 68
7Selecting aCode Set and Character Set 71
Code Set Selection 71
Character Set Selection 71
International Character Set Selection 72
8IBM Emulation Mode 73
Description 73
Code Set Selection 73
Character Set Selection 73
Carriage Return ........................................... 74
Vertical Formatting Control Codes................. 74
Horizontal Formatting Control Codes 77

Contents
Printing Mode Control 79
Other Control Codes 83
Appendices
A
Character Sets 87
Tandy Character Set Table ...... .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. 87
Dot-Column Width of Tandy Characters 88
IBM Character Set 1 90
IBM Character Set 2 91
Dot-Column Width of IBM Characters 92
International Character Table in Tandy Mode.. 94
BControl Codes 95
Tandy Control Codes 95
IBM Control Codes 99
CProgramming Information 107
Programming Examples 108
DCare and Maintenance 111
General 111
If you have problems................................... 112
ESpecifications........................................... 113
F Interfaces. .............................................. .. 115
GSchematic Diagrams................................ 117
Index 121

Introduction
About the Printer
Congratulations on selecting the DMP 132, ahigh-density, dot-matrix
printer that performs avariety of different printing operations, such as:
•Proportionally spaced characters
•Monospaced characters (standard, condensed and compressed)
•Correspondence-quality characters
•Italic characters
•Super-/subscript
•Microfont
•Graphics
The
DMP 132 operates in three modes:
•
Data processing mode for quick output of program listings or data
• Word processing mode for letter writing or creating text documenta-
tion
•Graphics mode for drawing pictures, figures,
or graphs
For word processing, the DMP 132's correspondence or proportionally
spaced characters produce letter-quality results. When you need aquick
printout, standard characters probably suit your needs,
In graphics
mode, you can use graphic data to draw nearly any type of graphic con-
figuration you desire.
With your ve·rsatile
DMP 132, you can determine not only character
style and printing mode, but you can also select the code set (control
code sequence) and character set.
Code sets:
•Tandy (original) code set
•Code set for IBM
80 CPS graphics printers
Character sets:
•Tandy character set
•IBM character set
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Introduction
You can use two types of paper with the DMP 132:
•
Tractor- fed 4- inch or 10- inch computer fanfold forms with guide
holes.
The DMP 132 can also print one original and up to two non-
carbon copies.
•Friction-fed, single-sheet
typewriter paper.
Other features include:
•Full- or half-line feed and 3/4 or 4/5 line feed.
•
Underline capability.
•
Buzzer function.
•
Automatic paper loading.
•
Character pitch set function
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