Digital Equipment Letterwriter 100, Installation Manual

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Page 5: ...llation Procedures Nylon Cable Tie Removal AC 1nput Voltage Range Selection Option nstallation Line Cord Installation Interface Cable Installation Ribbon Carkridge Installation Single Sheet Paper Installation Roll Paper nstallation Loading Tractor Feed Paper Forms Power Up e Printhead Adjustment Terminal Self Test JUMPER SELECTION Site Considerations 1 2 iii ...

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Page 7: ...ks a I n s t a l l a t i o n Guide O p e r a t o r Guide e Programmer Reference Guide T h i s i n s t a l l a t i o n g u i d e d e s c r i b e s how t o unpack i n s t a l l power up and check o u t L e t t e r w r i t e r 100 t e r m i n a l s The g u i d e is d i v i d e d i n t o t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a p t e r s S i t e P r e p a r a t i o n d e s c r i b e s t h e e n v i r o m e n t a...

Page 8: ... i d e w a r n i n g s c a u t i o n s and n o t e s a r e used f o r s p e c i f i c purposes Warnings h i g h l i g h t i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t p r e v e n t s p e r s o n a l i n j u r y C a u t i o n s h i g h l i g h t i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t p r e v e n t s damage t o t h e t e r m i n a l Notes h i g h l i g h t g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n ...

Page 9: ...d u s t d i r t c o r r o s i v e fumes and v a p o r s To p r e v e n t o v e r h e a t i n g do n o t b l o c k t h e v e n t i l a t i o n o p e n i n g s on t h e bottom of t h e t e r m i n a l Table 1 1 l i s t s t e r m i n a l e n v i r o n m e n t a l and power r e q u i r e m e n t s F i g u r e 1 1 shows t e r m i n a l d i m e n s i o n s ...

Page 10: ... i t h a rnaximut n wetobulb t e m p e r a t u r e o f 2s0 C 92 F anc c7 minimum d e w p o i n t o f 2 O C 36 F noncondensing I n p u t V o l t a g e 9 0 t o 128 VAC 18F t o 255 VAC skit c h s e l e c t a b l e Power Consunption P r i n t i n g 4 5 w z t t s maximum N o n p r i n t i n q 2 5 w a t t s maximum Power F e c e p t a c l e Nonswi t c h e d t h r e e p r o n g grounded r e c e p t a c l...

Page 11: ...ing m a t e r i a l s t o r e p a c k t h e t e r m i n a l i n c a s e you h a v e t o move t h e t e r m i n a l t o a n o t h e r l o c a t i o n 4 Remove t h e documentation package power c o r d and a n y o t h e r c a b l e s 5 C a r e f u l l y i n s p e c t t h e h o u s i n g and c a r r i a g e a s s e m b l y f o r o b v i o u s s h i p p i n g damage Check t h e e n c l o s e d packing...

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Page 13: ...w a l l r e c e p t a c l e Connect i n t e r f a c e c a b l e I n s t a l l r i b b o n c a r t r i d g e I n s t a l l p a p e r Turn power on A d j u s t pr i n t h e a d Perform s e l f t e s t INSTALLATION Perform t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e t o i n s t a l l t h e L e t t e r w r i t e r 100 You w i l l n e e d a s m a l l s l o t t e d s c r e w d r i v e r o r a b a l l p o ...

Page 14: ...ove t h e N y Cable T i e 1 L i f t t h e a c c e s s c o v e r 2 C l i p and remove t h e n y l o n c a b l e t i e ...

Page 15: ... Voltage ange CAUTION Always use a small slotted screwdriver a ballpoint pe or equivalent to change the v o l t a g e r a n g e N e v e r u s e a pencil Lead particles can d i s t u r b t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e terminal ...

Page 16: ...de i t h t h e o p t i o n P l u g t h e L i n e Cord i n t o t h e T e r m i n a l a n d i n t o t h e W a l l R e c e p t a c l e 1 Plug t h e l i n e c o r d i n t o t h e t e r m i n a l 2 Plug t h e l i n e cord i n t o a nonswitched three prong grounded w a l l r e c e p t a c l e ...

Page 17: ...rface Connector NOTE Site plans are not supplied b v D I G I T A L I n t e r f a c e l o q i c L L connections must be specified and provided by the system supplier or t h e c u s t o m e r b e c a u s e e a c h installation mav be different ...

Page 18: ... p r i n t h e a d a n d v o i d t h e warranty e ferto the Accessories a n d S u p p l i e s c h a p t e r in t h e O p e r a t o r G u i d e f o r o r d e r i n 2 information N O T E D E C w r i t e r I V r i b b o n cartridges DEC P N LA34R can also be used wXii t e letterwriter 1 Lift the access cover 2 Move the pr inthead adjustment lever to about the middle of its range ...

Page 19: ...3 T i g h t e n t h e r i b b o n b y t u r n i n g t h e r i b b o n a d j u s t knob c l o c k w i s e ...

Page 20: ...4 Line up t h e s n a p b u t t o n s o n t h e new r i b b o n c a r t r i d g e w i t h t h e m o u n t i n g h o l e s i n t h e c a r r i a g e assembly ...

Page 21: ...5 S l o w l y p r e s s t h e new r i b b o n c a r t r i d g e o n t o t h e c a r r i a g e a s s e m b l y w h i l e t u r n i n g t h e r i b b o n a d j u s t knob ...

Page 22: ...t i m e s The r i b b o n a d j u s t knob s h o u l d t u r n i n a c l o c k w i s e d i r e c t i o n when t h e c a r r i a g e moves T h i s m e a n s t h e r i b b o n i s a d v a n c i n g c o r r e c t l y I f i t d o e s n o t t u r n remove t h e r i b b o n c a r t r i d g e and s t a r t t h e p r o c e d u r e a g a i n ...

Page 23: ...I n s t a l l S i n g l e S h e e t Paper 1 D i s a b l e t h e paper o u t o r paper low d e t e c t i o n ...

Page 24: ...2 Feed t h e s h e e t of p a p e r u n d e r t h e b a c k o f t h e p l a t e n ...

Page 25: ...3 1 L i f t the b a i l bar 3 2 Use t h e paper a d j u s t knob t o advance t h e paper u n t i l t h e t o p edge of t h e paper is even with t h e bottom edge o f t h e paper ...

Page 26: ...e v e r toward t h e f r o n t o f t h e t e r m i n a l 4 2 P o s i t i o n t h e paper t o t h e l e f t o f t h e t e r m i n a l Smooth t h e paper over t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e p l a t e n and l i n e u p t h e t o p a n d bottom edges ...

Page 27: ...a s e l e v e r toward t h e back o f t h e t e r m i n a l 5 2 Lower t h e b a i l b a r t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n 5 3 Use t h e p a p e r a d j u s t knobs t o move t h e paper t o t h e d e s i r e d p o s i t i o n ...

Page 28: ...e L A X 3 4 R L r o l l p a p e r E TT Y F O ZUSFT FS TT Z6 f0 u s e f r i c t i o n f e e d r o l l p a p e r 1 1 Remove t h e mandrel from t h e r o l l paper h o l d e r 1 2 S l i d e o n e p a p e r r o l l r e t a i n e r from t h e mandrel ...

Page 29: ... e e d s from t h e bottom o f t h e r o l l P o s i t i o n t h e paper r o l l t o t h e l e f t o f t h e h o l d e r N O T E Make s u r e t h e pa e r r o l l __E_rr_ retaineZTFoYih Ehe p a p e r r o t o p r e v e n t i t f r o m moving s i d e t o s i d e Do n o t l e t t h e p a p e r r o l l r e t a i n e r Z75ouchthe i F f 35 r o l l p a p e r h o l d e r T h a t c r e a t e s unnecessary ...

Page 30: ...3 Feed t h e paper over t h e r o l l h o l d e r a p r o n and u n d e r t h e b a c k o f t h e p l a t e n ...

Page 31: ...v e r t h e a p r o n Make s u r e t h e paper d o e s n o t p a s s under t h e paper low s e n s o r 4 3 P u l l t h e p a p e r r e l e a s e l e v e r toward t h e f r o n t o f t h e t e r m i n a l Smooth t h e paper o v e r t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e p l a t e n and l i n e up t h e s i d e s o f t h e paper w i t h t h e s u p p l y r o l l edges ...

Page 32: ...5 1 Push t h e p a p e r r e l e a s e l e v e r toward t h e back o f t h e t e r m i n a l 5 2 Lower t h e b a i l bar t o its o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n ...

Page 33: ...s l o a d e d from t h e back o f t h e p r i n t e r t h e p a p e r o u t d e t e c t i o n does n o t o p e r a t e 1 Make s u r e t h e b a i l bar is behind t h e t r a c t o r s I f n o t remove t h e t r a c t o r s and r e i n s t a l l a c c o r d i n g t o t h e LAX34 AL t r a c t o r o p t i o n i n s t a l l a t i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s 2 P u l l t h e l e f t and r i g h t t r a ...

Page 34: ...rom t h e r i g h t s i d e p l a t e Push t h e l e f t t r a c t o r a d j u s t l e v e r toward t h e back o f t h e t e r m i n a l Do n o t t i g h t e n t h e r i g h t t r a c t o r a d j u s t l e v e r N O T E T h i s p r o v i d e s m a r g i n s f o r 1 3 2 i n c h a e r I t m a v b e t r a c t o r when u s i n g s m a l l e r forms Do n o t move t h e l e f t t r a c t o r when u s l ...

Page 35: ...4 Open both t r a c t o r covers ...

Page 36: ... p a p e r f o r m s o n t h e c r o s s m e m b e r b e t w e e n t h e l e g s o f t h e p r i n t e r s t a n d Feed t h e p a p e r through t h e bottom paper s l o t Make s u r e t h e paper s t a c k i s c e n t e r e d d i r e c t l y u n d e r t h e t r a c t o r s ...

Page 37: ... p l y on t h e f l o o r p l a c e i t on t h e t a b l e b e h i n d t h e t e r m i n a l H o w e v e r u s e t h e LAX34 SW DaDer i n t e r f e r e n c e between t h e p r i n t o u t a n a s u p p l y p a p e r u n l e s s t h e t e r m i n a l is c o n t i n u o u s l watched Multi part f o r m s may s e p a r a t e i f l o a d e d i n t o t h e t e r m i n a l from the back recommended u n ...

Page 38: ... s o v e r t h e t r a c t o r f e e d p i n s Close t h e r i g h t t r a c t o r c o v e r T i g h t e n t h e r i g h t t r a c t o r a d j u s t l e v e r t o clamp t h e r i g h t t r a c t o r i n p l a c e CAUTION Do n o t s t r e t c h t h e paper t o o t i g h t I f t h e p a p e r p u l l s a g a i n s t t h e t r a c t o r p i n s o r i s l o o s e I n t h e c e n t e r r e a d i u s t ...

Page 39: ... i t i o n t h e P a p e r s u p p o r t s one t h i r d o f t h e d i s t a n c e from e a c h t r a c t o r 7 2 P u l l t h e p a p e r r e l e a s e l e v e r toward t h e f r o n t o f t h e t e r m i n a l ...

Page 40: ... e t h e POWER FAULT i n d i c a t o r l i g h t s and t h e p r i n t h e a d a u t o m a t i c a l l y p o s i t i o n s i t s e l f t o t h e l e f t margin NOTE When power t o t h e t e r m i n a l is t u r n e d on i t a u t o m a t i c a l l v r u n s ...

Page 41: ...A d j u s t t h e 1 1 Open t h e a c c e s s c o v e r 1 2 Move t h e p r i n t h e a d a d j u s t m e n t l e v e r a l l t h e way t o t h e r i g h t ...

Page 42: ...2 C a r e f u l l y m o v e t h e p r i n t h e a d a d j u s t m e n t l e v e r one p o s i t i o n t o t h e l e f t ...

Page 43: ... o r s m udg ing I f t h e r i b b o n s m u d g e s f i r s t make s u r e t h e paper i s i n s t a l l e d c o r r e c t l y I f t h e paper is i n s t a l l e d c o r r e c t l y move t h e p r i n t h e a d a d j u s t m e n t l e v e r t o t h e r i g h t u n t i l t h e smudging s t o p s ...

Page 44: ...4 1 C l o s e t h e a c c e s s c o v e r 4 2 P r e s s t h e VIEW FAUL RESET k e y ...

Page 45: ...5 P r e s s t h e LINE LOCAL key u n t i l t h e LINE i n d i c a t o r goes o f f ...

Page 46: ...at s t e p s 1 t h r o u g h 5 7 I f n e c e s s a r y r e p e a t s t e p s 2 t h r o u g h 6 u n t i l t h e p r i n t e d c h a r a c t e r s a r e c l e a r and s h a r p Perform t h e Terminal S e l f T e s t 1 P r e s s t h e CTRL and SET UP keys a t t h e same time 2 P r e s s T and t h e n p r e s s RETURN The t e r m i n a l w i l l p r i n t t h e c h a r a c t e r p a t t e r n s e l f ...

Page 47: ... r a t o r Guide and t h e Programmer R e f e r e n c e G u i d e P e r form t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e t o remove e i t h e r jumper You need a s c r i b e and a p a i r o f d i a g o n a l c u t t e r s 1 S e l e c t and s t o r e t h e a n s w e r b a c k m e s s a g e i f d e s i r e d r e f e r t o t h e O p e r a t o r G u i d e o r t h e Programmer R e f e r e n c e Guide 2 M...

Page 48: ...3 1 Unplug t h e a c power c o r d from t h e power s o u r c e 3 2 Remove t h e o t h e r end o f t h e power cord from t h e back o f t h e t e r m i n a l ...

Page 49: ...4 1 L i f t t h e a c c e s s c o v e r 4 2 P r e s s t h e two r e t a i n e r c l i p s 4 3 L i f t t h e a c c e s s c o v e r away from t h e p r i n t e r h o u s i n g ...

Page 50: ...r t o g a i n a c c e s s t o t h e p l a t e n 5 2 P r e s s t h e two p l a t e n r e l e a s e l e v e r s 5 3 L i f t t h e p l a t e n s t r a i g h t U P 5 4 Lower t h e b a i l bar t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n ...

Page 51: ... i b e t o r e l e a s e t h e f o u r s n a p f a s t e n e r s t h a t s e c u r e t h e p r i n t e r h o u s i n g t o t h e b a s e assembly 6 2 L i f t t h e p r i n t e r housing away from t h e b a s e assembly ...

Page 52: ...7 1 P r e s s t h e bezel r e t a i n e r c l i p s 7 2 Rotate t h e keyboard bezel toward t h e f r o n t o f t h e t e r m i n a l ...

Page 53: ...m e s s a g e f r o m b e i n g c h a n g e d o r e r a s e d C u t t h e a u t o a n s w e r b a c k jumper t o s e l e c t t h e a u t o answerback f e a t u r e CAUTION B e s u r e t o r e m o v e t h e e n t i r e j u m p e r Any m e t a l p i e c e r e m a i n i n a m a v d i s t u r b t h e e l e c t r o n i c o 6 e r a t i o n o f t h e t e r m i n a l ...

Page 54: ...9 Make s u r e t h e b e z e l is p r o p e r l y s e a t e d Then r o t a t e t h e b e z e l t o its o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n ...

Page 55: ...10 1 P l a c e t h e p r i n t e r h o u s i n g o n t h e b a s e assembly 10 2 P r e s s t h e s n a p f a s t e n e r s t o s e c u r e t h e h o u s i n g t o t h e b a s e assembly ...

Page 56: ...11 2 P r e s s t h e p l a t e n i n t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n The p l a t e n c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e when p r o p e r l y s e a t e d 11 3 Lower t h e b a i l b a r t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n ...

Page 57: ...12 1 S l i d e t h e back edge o f t h e a c c e s s c o v e r under t h e l i p i n t h e p r i n t e r housing 12 2 P r e s s t h e a c c e s s c o v e r i n t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n ...

Page 58: ...13 1 Plug t h e a c power c o r d i n t o t h e back o f t h e p r i n t e r 13 2 Plug t h e a c power c o r d i n t o a n o n s w i t c h e d three prong grounded o u t l e t ...

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