Texas Instruments 880 - Table of Contents

Section Title Page
Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Features.................................. 1-1
1.2 Sample Printouts ....................... 1-2
2 Installation
2.1 Unpacking the Printer ................. 2-1
2.2 Installing the Printer ................... 2-2
2.3
Installing the Paper Basket ........... 2-2
2.4
Installing the Ribbon ................... 2-4
2.5 Loading the Paper
...................... 2··5
2.6 Connecting the Power Cable ........ 2-6
2.7 Activating the Printer
........ ...... .... 2-7
2.8 Adjusting the Printhead
............... 2-7
2.9 Printing the Barberpole
............... 2-8
2.10 Connecting the Data Cable .......... 2-9
3 Control Panel Operation
3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.1.1
3.3.1.2
3.3.1.3
3.3.2
3.3.2.1
3.3.2.2
Normal Mode
........................... 3-1
Command Mode ....................... 3-1
Setting Form Length . ... . ..... . . ..... . 3-4
Setting and Clearing Vertical
Tabs
..................................... 3-4
Menu Mode
............................. 3-4
The Form Report and Menu
......... 3-5
Form Features
.......................... 3-6
Changing Form Features
............. 3-6
Checking
Host-Controlled
Margins ................................. 3-8
The Configuration Report and
Menu
.................................... 3-8
Configuration Codes ....
....... ....... 3-9
Changing Configuration Codes
..... 3-9
Table of Contents
Section Title
Page
3.3.3 The Character Set Report and
Menu
.................................... 3-13
3.3.3.1 Character
Set Designations .......... 3-15
3.3.3.2 Changing Character
Set
Selections . ... ....... ..... ....... . .... .. 3-15
3.4 Print Features
Switch ................. 3-16
3.4.1 Programmable Positions A - F
....... 3-17
3.4.2 Programmable Position Default
Form Lengths
........ . ... ............ 3-17
3.5 Default Features
........................ 3-18
4 Problem Analysis
4.1 Test Mode ............................... 4-1
4.1.1 The Status Report ..................... 4-1
4.1.2 Error Codes .............................. 4-2
4.1.3 The Barberpole Test
................... 4-5
4.2
Troubleshooting........................ 4-5
5 Software Commands
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.4
Control Characters
..................... 5-1
Single-Pass Overstrikes ............... \5-3
Escape Sequences ..................... 5-3
Form Length Escape Sequences .... 5-3
Margin Control
Escape
Sequences ............................. 5-4
Horizontal Tab
Escape
Sequences ...... .... ........... . .... . .. 5-5
Vertical Tab
Escape Sequences ..... 5-5
Horizontal Pitch
Escape
Sequences ........... .................. 5-5
Vertical Pitch
Escape
Sequences ............................. 5-6
Printer
Status Escape
Sequences ...... .... .... . .... .. .. ..... . 5-6
Character
Set Extension ...... ..... ... 5-7
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