MZ-800 
3-2.  Pen exchange 
method 
To  remove  pen,  press  the  pen exchange button, when the 
slider 
is 
at  the  right  handside,  push  the  pen release  lever. 
Motor 
Push 
the 
pen 
release lever 
To 
install  the  pen,  push  the  tip 
of 
the  pen  through the 
ring 
of 
the  return spring in  the  fIrst  place,  then push into 
the  holder. 
Upon  completion,  ensure  that  the  tip 
of 
the 
pen 
is 
engaged  with  the  hole 
of 
the  pen  return  spring. 
If 
colour  change 
is 
done  when the pen 
is 
disengaged  from 
the  hole,  it  may  cause  improper  rotation 
of 
the  rotary 
holder 
as 
the  slider  makes  contact  with  the  pen.  Do  not 
try  to  rotate  the  rotary  holder  by  hand  when  installing 
the pen during replacement 
of 
the pens. 
3-3.  Stepping 
motor 
driving 
Signal 
•  The 
X-axis 
stepping  motor  and  the  Y-axis  stepping 
motor are driven by the two-phase magnet. 
Stepping motor driving signal 
Basic drive pulse 
Phase A 
Phase B 
Phase 
C 
Phase 0 
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Motor 
clock 
Hold 
period 
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It 
is 
more  effective  to 
save 
power  to  shut off current 
while  the X and 
Y axis  motors 
are 
at  a halt.  But,  there 
may  be  a possible  malfuction because 
of 
unsuppressed 
vibration,  if  the  current 
is 
turned  off  with  a  normal 
pulse  width. In order to 
prevent this,  current 
is 
applied 
excessively  for  more  than  the 
given 
hold  time (tMH = 
lms or more). 
3-4. 
Colour 
position 
detector 
The  colour  pOsition  detector consists 
of 
a reed  switch 
and  a  permanent magnet and  it may cause  malfunction 
owing  to  external  vibration,  and  magnetic  influence. 
Especially,  when  deposit 
of 
alien  matter or paper 
frag-
ments 
is 
between  the  left  end 
of 
the  carriage  and  the 
frame  this  may  result  in  a  failure 
of 
the  colour detect 
performance. 
3-5.  Character 
set 
Input 
of 
an undefmed code up to $20 
is 
ignored. Other 
undefmed codes are  represented in hexadecimal notation 
using the pen in a next color position. 
Pin configuration (top view) 
TO 
Vcc 
XTAL1 
T1 
XTAL2 
P27 
RESET 
P26 
SS 
P25 
INT 
P24 
EA 
P17 
RD 
P16 
PSEN 
P15 
WR 
P14 
ALE 
P13 
DBo 
P12 
DB, 
P11 
DB, 
P10 
DB3 
Voo 
DB. 
PROG 
DBs 
P23 
DB, 
P22 
DB, 
P21 
Vss 
P20 
Pin Configuration