Radio Shack TRS-80 MICRO User Manual

Other
Controls
and
Indicator
POWER
LED
Lights
up
when
the
Printer
is on.
ON
LINE/OFF
LINE
Set
to ON
LINE
to
make
the
Printer
ready
to
accept
'data
from
the
Computer.
Set
to OFF
LINE
to stop
receiving
data
from
the
Computer.
PITCH
•
Selects
the printing
pitch.
At
10
the
pitch
is
set
for
10
characters/inch
(1/10").
At 12
the
pitch
is
set
for
12
characters/inch
(1/12").
At
PS
the
spacing
is propor-
tional
to the
space
allotted for
each
character
as
it
is
printed
(See
pages
25,
26,
27).
When
you
use
the
Courierfont,
use
the 10
pitch
setting.
The
Prestige
Elite
font
should
be
used
with
12
pitch.
Madeline
requires
the PS
(Proportional
Spacing)
position.
Caution:
Do
not
accidentally
bump
pitch
switch
setting
while
running
a
program
or
operating
the
printer.
Unless
pitch
has
been
selected/changed
under
software
control,
the
pitch
switch
remains
active.
Once
pitch
has
been
changed via
software,
the pitch
switch
is
no
longer
effective,
to
manually
select
pitch,
the
printer
has
to
be turned
off
and
then
back
on.
Warning:
The
"ribbon-out"
sensor
switch
is
inactive
when
the printer
is off-line in a
self-
test
mode.
Thus,
if
the
ribbon
should run
out while
the
printer
is
in
this mode, the
rib-
bon
may
break.
If
this
should
happen,
turn
off
the
printer
and
carefully replace
the
cartridge.
Notes
regarding
ribbon
out
error
condition
When
the
printer
is
in a
normal
printing
mode, if
the
ribbon runs
out, the
print head will
stop.
With
a
model
I
system,
replace
the
ribbon,
close the cover
and the
printer will
resume
printing
without
loss or
insertion
of
data.
With
a
model
II
system,
you
will have
to
type continue
(after replacing
the ribbon)
and
then the
printer
will
continue
printing
from
the
stopped
head
position.
However,
you should be
aware
that
the
entire
current
line
will
be restarted
from
this location, therefore
there
may
be
some
printing
duplication
at
this
stopped
line.
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Radio Shack TRS-80 MICRO Specifications

General

Brand	Radio Shack
Model	TRS-80 MICRO
Category	Printer
Language	English