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14.4 Hardware
Q: Can I use the Psion Dacom Travel Modem with my MC 218?
Yes
Q: What do I need to connect to a parallel printer?
The Psion Parallel Printer Link.
Q: Can I print to any Macintosh Printers, even ones with PostScript fonts?
No. There are no PostScript drivers in the MC 218.
Q: Can the MC 218 print to printers that do not have built-in fonts?
Yes, however, the built-in fonts would come out looking extremely small when viewed on a
modern high-resolution printer. This is because MC 218 screen fonts are bitmap fonts not
scaleable ones. Printer fonts are utilized in order to ensure the highest quality of typeface
reproduction. Of course, the MC 218 can print to any printer via PC.
Q: Will there be a PC drive for Memory Disks?
You can plug a compact flash card into an adaptor that makes it pin compatible with a PC Card,
so it will plug into any laptop with a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot or any PC Card Drive (e.g. Psion
Dacom’s Gold Drive.) The interface is a standard ATA interface, so the card should look like a
hard disk.
Q: Will the machine be affected by airport Xray/security machines?
There are no known problems with passing the MC 218 through airport security machines and
other X-Rays
Q: How can I clean the screen without randomly using the menus?
Ensure ’Switch on when screen is tapped’ is not ticked in the Switch on/off control panel of the
system screen.
Q: My MC 218 has been repaired and now some of my bespoke/third party software won’t
run.
Each MC 218 ROM contains a unique ID that can be read from software. It is possible that
bespoke applications especially those aimed at vertical markets (corporates) might use this as a
copy-protection scheme. If the unique ID changes because the ROM has been replaced at a service
centre such software might then refuse to run. Contact the author of the software for advice.
Q: What kind of power supply do I need?
A 6v 1A centre pin +ve
14.5 Hints & Tips
Q: How can I easily add accented characters/symbols/fraction signs etc?
SHIFT+CTRL+C will display an ’Insert special character’ dialog in word. This doesn’t work in
Sheet. In Data it’s only usable from within the edit/add dialog (not the find bar) etc. To get
special characters into Sheet you can put them into a Word file, copy them to the clipboard
(CTRL+C) and the paste (CTRL+V) them into the Data/Sheet file as required.
Q: How can I free up more memory?
1. Go to the system screen and close all files (File | Close | All Files). If an app is busy, skip it. 2.
Repeat step 1 until all apps are and nothing is on the task list apart from "System" 3. Empty
clipboard (from Edit|Clear clipboard, on the system screen)
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