Acroprint 150 Service Instructions
General Service Instructions
To Remove Case Cover
1) Turn key one quarter turn clockwise.
2) Lift case cover up then forward.
3) Reverse procedure to replace cover.
To Set Time and/or Date
NOTE: Unless your recorder is equipped with
continental (0-23) hours, all PM hours on the time
card will be printed underscored (Ex.:
change the time and/or date follow these steps:
1) Unplug recorder and remove Case Cover.
2) To Set Day/Date
A) Make sure current time setting is between
midnight and noon (see note above).
B) Push down and release Yellow Lever (see
Figure 1) to set correct day/date.
C) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-C if reading is incorrect
3) To Set Time
A) Push down and release Black Minute Lever
to set the correct time (see Figure 1). If
minute lever does not work, plug in recorder
and wait for minute hand to advance, then
unplug recorder and try lever again. DO NOT
MOVE CLOCK HANDS TO SET THE TIME.
4) To Set Month (if so equipped)
A) Turn Month Knob (see Figure 1) counter-
clockwise to select correct month.
B) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-B if reading is incorrect.
5) To Set Year (if so equipped)
A) Insert point of pen into spoke on side of year
wheel and rotate counter-clockwise.
B) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-B if reading is incorrect.
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Models 125 and 150 Recorders
IMPORTANT NOTES
1) The date setting (if so equipped) MUST
be manually reset to the first of the
month each month, following any month
with less than 31 days.
2) The month and year settings (if so
equipped) MUST be manually reset
every month/year.
3) To reset your recorder after a power
failure follow the steps 1-5.
4) HINT: If clock is set slightly ahead of actual
time, you may unplug it until it matches the
correct time.
To Set Time and/or Date for Left Print Models
1) Unplug recorder and remove Case Cover.
2) To Set Day/Date
A) Follow the same steps as for standard models,
but note the different location of Yellow Day/Date
lever in Figure 2.
3) To Set Time
A) Follow the same steps as for standard models.
4) To Set Month (if so equipped)
A) Move Month Lever (see Figure 2) to extreme
left position then return slowly to right until an
audible "click" is heard.
B) Plug in recorder and punch card to verify correct
setting. Repeat steps A-B if reading is incorrect.
5) To Set Year (if so equipped)
A) Note that year set lever is located at the rear
of the typehead assembly. Follow the same
steps as for setting the month on left print
models.
Figure 1
(cover removed)
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Black Minute
Lever
Note: Day/Date & Month levers
are shown in cut-away views.
The levers are behind the clock
dial.
Yellow
Day/Date
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Yellow
Day/Date
Lever
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Month Lever
(left print models)
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To Change Ribbon
A replacement Acroprint Ribbon is supplied on two spools. When ordering specify 20-106-002
for two-color right margin print recorder, 20-106-000 for two-color left margin print recorder, or
20-0106-003 for solid blue ribbon. To replace the ribbon, perform the following steps.
1) Note how ribbon is threaded. Pull right Ribbon Tension Spring (see Figure 3) forward and
remove spool. Pull left Ribbon Tension Spring (see Figure 3) forward and remove spool.
Remove and discard ribbon.
2) Insert new right Ribbon Spool with "hex" hole fitted on to "hex" shaft on the right ribbon feed
ratchet. Thread ribbon, as noted in step 1. Insert new left Ribbon Spool with "hex" hole fitted
on to "hex" shaft on the left ribbon feed ratchet. Turn right Ribbon Spool counter-clockwise
to remove excess slack in ribbon.
Figure 3 (front view with cover removed)
Ribbon Tension Spring
Ribbon Spool
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Ribbon Tension Spring
Ribbon Spool
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