Radio Shack TRS-80 MICRO, Daisy Wheel Printer II B Hardware Manual

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MICRO

COMPUTER

26-1158

B

CUSTOM

MANUFACTURED FOR RADIO

SHACK,

A

DIVISION

OF

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CORPORATION

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SERVICE

POLICY

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Shack's nationwide

network of service

facilities

provides

quick,

conve-

nient,

and

reliable repair

services for

ait of

its

computer

products,

in most

instances.

Warranty

service

will

be

performed

in

accordance

with Radio

Shack's

Limited Warranty.

Non-warranty

service

will be

provided at

reasonable

parts and

labor

costs.

Because of the sensitivity

of computer

equipment,

and

the

problems

which

can

result from

improper servicing,

the

following

limitations

also

apply

to

the

services

offered

by

Radio Shack:

1.

If

any

of the

warranty

seals on any

Radio

Shack

computer

products

are

broken,

Radio

Shack reserves the

right

to

refuse

to

service

the

equipment

or

to

void any

remaining warranty

on the

equipment.

2. If

any

Radio Shack computer

equipment has

been

modified so

that

it

is

not

within

manufacturer's specifications,

including,

but

not

limited

to,

the

in-

stallation

of any

non-Radio

Shack

parts,

components,

or

replacement

boards, then Radio Shack reserves the

right

to

refuse

to

service

the

equip-

ment, void

any remaining

warranty,

remove

and

replace

any

non-Radio

Shack

part found

in

the equipment, and

perform

whatever

modifications

are

necessary

to

return

the equipment

to

original

factory

manufacturer's

speci-

fications.

3. The

cost

for

the labor and parts

required to

return

the

Radio

Shack

com-

puter equipment

to

original

manufacturer's

specifications

will

b£

charged

to

the

customer in

addition

to

the

normal

repair

charge.

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2

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TERMS

AND

CONDITIONS

OF

SALE AND

LICENSE

OF RADIO

SHACK

COMPUTER

EQUIPMENT

AND

SOFTWARE

PURCHASED

FROM A

RADIO

SHACK

COMPANY-OWNED

COMPUTER

CENTER.

RETAIL

STORE

OR FROM

A

RADIO

SHACK

FRANCHISEE

OR

DEALER AT ITS

AUTHORIZED

LOCATION

CUSTOMER

OBLIGATIONS

LIMITED

WARRANTY

A.

CUSTOMER

assumes

full

responsibility

that this

Radio

Shack

computer

hardware

purchased

(the "Equipment"),

and

any copies

of

Radio

Shack

software

included

with the

Equipment

or

licensed

separately

(the "Software")

meets the

specifications,

capacity

capabilities

versatility,

and

other

requirements

of

CUSTOMER.

B.

CUSTOMER

assumes full

responsibility

for

the

condition

and

effectiveness

of the

operating

environment

in which

the

Equipment

and

Software

are

to function,

and

for its

installation.

II.

RADIO

SHACK

LIMITED

WARRANTIES

AND

CONDITIONS

OF

SALE

A.

For

a

period

of

ninety

(90)

calendar

days from

the

date

of the

Radio Shack

sales

document

received

upon

purchase

of the Equipment,

RADIO

SHACK

warrants

to the original

CUSTOMER

that the

Equipment

and the

medium

upon which

the

Software

is stored

is free from

manufacturing

defects.

THIS

WARRANTY

IS

ONLY

APPLICABLE

TO

PURCHASES

OF

RADIO

SHACK

EQUIPMENT

BY THE

ORIGINAL

CUSTOMER

FROM

RADIO

SHACK

COMPANY-OWNED

COMPUTER

CENTERS,

RETAIL

STORES

AND FROM RADIO

SHACK

FRANCHISEES

AND

DEALERS

AT

ITS

AUTHORIZED

LOCATION.

The

warranty

is

void if

the

Equipment's

case

or

cabinet has

been

opened, or

if

the Equipment

or Software

has

been

subjected

to improper

or

abnormal

use. If

a manufacturing

defect

is discovered

during

the

stated warranty

period,

the

defective

Equipment

must

be

returned

to

a Radio

Shack

Computer

Center,

a Radio

Shack retail

store, participating

Radio

Shack

franchisee or

Radio

Shack dealer

for

repair,

along

with

a copy

of the

sales

document

or lease

agreement. The original

CUSTOMER'S

sole and exclusive

remedy

in

the

event

of

a

defect

is limited

to the

correction

of the

defect

by

repair,

replacement,

or refund

of the

purchase

price,

at RADIO

SHACK'S

election

and sole

expense.

RADIO

SHACK

has

no

obligation

to replace

or repair

expendable items

B.

RADIO

SHACK

makes

no warranty

as to

the

design, capability,

capacity,

or

suitability for

use

of

the

Software,

except

as

provided

in

this

paragraph.

Software

is

licensed

on an

"AS IS"

basis,

without

warranty. The original

CUSTOMER'S

exclusive

remedy, in

the

event of

a

Software

manufacturing

defect, is

its repair

or

replacement within

thirty

(30)

calendar

days of the date

of the Radio

Shack

sales document

received

upon license

of

the

Software.

The

defective

Software shall

be returned

to a

Radio

Shack Computer

Center, a

Radio Shack

retail

store,

participating

Radio

Shack

franchisee

or Radio

Shack dealer along with

the

sales

document.

C.

Except

as provided

herein

no

employee,

agent, franchisee,

dealer or other

person

is authorized

to

give

any warranties

of any nature

on behalf

of

RADIO

SHACK.

D

Except

as provided

herein,

RADIO

SHACK MAKES

NO WARRANTIES,

INCLUDING

WARRANTIES

OF MERCHANTABILITY

OR FITNESS

FOR A

PARTICULAR

PURPOSE.

E.

Some

states

do

not

allow

limitations

on

how long

an

implied warranty

lasts,

so

the above limitation(s)

may not apply

to CUSTOMER.

III.

LIMITATION

OF

LIABILITY

A.

EXCEPT

AS

PROVIDED

HEREIN,

RADIO

SHACK

SHALL

HAVE

NO

LIABILITY

OR

RESPONSIBILITY

TO CUSTOMER

OR

ANY

OTHER

PERSON

OR ENTITY

WITH

RESPECT

TO

ANY LIABILITY,

LOSS OR DAMAGE

CAUSED OR ALLEGED

TO

BE

CAUSED

DIRECTLY

OR

INDIRECTLY

BY-

"EQUIPMENT"

OR

"SOFTWARE"

SOLD,

LEASED,

LICENSED

OR

FURNISHED

BY RADIO

SHACK,

INCLUDING,

BUT NOT LIMITED

TO,

ANY

INTERRUPTION

OF

SERVICE,

LOSS OF

BUSINESS

OR ANTICIPATORY

PROFITS

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

RESULTING FROM

THE

USE OR OPERATION

OF THE

"EQUIPMENT"

OR "SOFTWARE".

IN NO

EVENT SHALL RADIO

SHACK BE

LIABLE

FOR

LOSS OF PROFITS,

OR

ANY

INDIRECT,

SPECIAL,

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES ARISING

OUT

OF

ANY

BREACH

OF

THIS

WARRANTY

OR IN

ANY

MANNER

ARISING

OUT

OF

OR

CONNECTED

WITH THE

SALE, LEASE,

LICENSE.

USE

OR

ANTICIPATED

USE OF THE "EQUIPMENT"

OR

"SOFTWARE".

NOTWITHSTANDING

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATIONS

AND

WARRANTIES, RADIO

SHACKS LIABILITY

HEREUNDER

FOR

DAMAGES INCURRED

BY

CUSTOMER

OR

OTHERS

SHALL NOT

EXCEED

THE

AMOUNT PAID

BY

CUSTOMER FOR THE PARTICULAR

"EQUIPMENT"

OR "SOFTWARE-

INVOLVED.

B.

RADIO

SHACK

shall

not

be liable for

any damages

caused

by

delay

in

delivering

or

furnishing

Equipment and/or

Software.

C.

No

action

arising

out

of any

claimed

breach

of

this Warranty

or

transactions under this

Warranty

may

be

brought more

than two

(2)

years

after

the

cause

of action

has

accrued

or more than

four

(4)

years after

the date

of

the

Radio Shack

sales document for

the Equipment or

Software,

whichever

first

occurs.

D.

Some

states

do not allow

the

limitation

or

exclusion

of incidental or

consequential

damages,

so

the

above

limitation(s)

or exclusion(s) may

not

apply

to

CUSTOMER.

IV.

RADIO

SHACK

SOFTWARC

LICENSE

RADIO

SHACK

grants

to CUSTOMER

a

non-exclusive,

paid-up license

to use the RADIO SHACK

Software on

one computer, subject

to

the following

provisions:

A.

Except

as otherwise

provided in

this

Software License,

applicable copyright

laws shall apply

to

the Software.

B.

Title

to the

medium

on which

the Software

is recorded

(cassette

and/or diskette)

or

stored

(ROM) is transferred

to

CUSTOMER,

but

not title

to

the

Software.

C.

CUSTOMER

may

use Software

on

one host computer and

access that

Software through one

or more terminals if the

Software

permits

this

function.

D.

CUSTOMER

shall

not

use,

make,

manufacture,

or reproduce

copies of Software

except for

use on one computer and

as

is specifically

^

provided

in

this

Software

License.

Customer is

expressly prohibited from

disassembling

the

Software.

E.

CUSTOMER

is

permitted

to

make

additional

copies of the Software

only for

backup or

archival

purposes or

if

additional copies are required

in

the

operation

of

one

computer with

the

Software,

but only to the extent the

Software allows

a backup

copy

to be

made.

However,

for

TRSDOS

Software,

CUSTOMER

is

permitted

to make

a

limited

number of additional

copies for CUSTOMER'S own

use.

F.

CUSTOMER

may

resell

or

distribute

unmodified

copies of the Software

provided

CUSTOMER has purchased one

copy

of the Software

for

each

one

sold

or distributed.

The

provisions

of

this

Software

License

shall

also

be

applicable

to

third parties receiving copies of

the

Software

from

CUSTOMER.

G.

All

copyright

notices shall

be

retained

on

all

copies

of

the

Software.

V.

APPLICABILITY

OF

WARRANTY

A.

The

terms

and

conditions

of

this

Warranty

are

applicable

as

between

RADIO SHACK and

CUSTOMER to

either a sale

of

the Equipment and/or

Software

License

to

CUSTOMER

or

to a

transaction

whereby RADIO

SHACK sells or

conveys such

Equipment

to a third party

for lease to

CUSTOMER

B.

The

limitations

of

liability

and

Warranty

provisions

herein

shall inure

to

the

benefit of

RADIO SHACK, the

author,

owner

and/or licensor of

the

Software

and

any

manufacturer

of

the

Equipment

sold

by RADIO SHACK.

Congratulations

for

selecting

this

Radio Shack

Computer

Product !

The

Daisy

Wheel

Printer

II

B

is

a

letter-quality,

reliable impact

printer,

designed

for use

with

Radio

Shack's

TRS-80

Computers.

Exceptional

features

include:

One-touch

attachable/detachable

"daisy"

wheels

Upper

and

lower

case

characters

Switch

selectable

print

densities

(10 or 12

characters per inch).

Also software

selectable

Up

to

163

characters

per

line

Cover

interlock

switch

automatically

stops printer

if

cover

is

opened

(or

not secure)

Automatic

ribbon-out

sensor

automatically

stops printer when ribbon

ends

(with

no loss of

program

of

print

information)

Built-in

optimizer

automatically

increases

throughout

when printing

tabular material and

forms

by

eliminating

time

intervals

normally

required

for

blank spaces

Print

head

safety

logic

automatically

stops

print

head if it encounters

obstacles,

thus

protect-

ing

operator

and/or

printer

from

damage

Accepts

paper

widths

up

to

15"

Friction-feed

mechanism

Switch

selectable

print

impression

Proportional

print

space

and

mono-space

modes

Handles

single

or

multi-copy

(up

to

6

sheets)

Paper

thickness

adjustment

Reverse

tab/line-feed

possible

via

software

Half-line

feed

possible

Self

Test

Auto

new

line

function

Comes

supplied

with

Courier 10

font. Prestige

Elite

and

Madeleine

P.S. (Proportional

Spacing)

fonts

are

available

(Details

are

on

page

22).

•

External

Programming

Mode

available for

special

fonts.

Read

this Manual

carefully

to utilize

your

Printer

to its full capability.

NOTE

:

We

strongly

recommend

that

you keep

the surface of the

printer clean

(non-greasy

and

non-dusty).

A

very

slick

surface

may

result

in the

printer "slipping"

during

print

operation.

4-

PACKING

ILLUSTRATION

©

Pad

: Left

:

Upper

djPad

:

Right

:

Upper

©

Vin

yl

Cove

(V)

Dessicator

(b)

Inner

Box

(a)

Pad

: Right

:

Bottom

©Pad:

Left:

Bottom"

©Outer

Box

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I.

UNPACKING

The

Packing

Illustration

on

the

facing

page

shows

the

complete

packing assembly. Carefully

remove

the

Printer

from

the

box.

Take

care

not to

throw

away

any

accessories.

Save

all packing

materials

in

case

you

need to ship

the

Printer.

The

following

accessory

parts

will

be in

the box:

One Print

Wheel

(in a

Case)

One

Multistrike

Ribbon

Cartridge

(Black)

One

Power

Cable

II.

PREPARING

THE

PRINTER

Location

of

Printer

Mechanism

Parts

Copy

Control

Lever

Platen

Knob

Character

Scale

Paper

Bail

Lever

Front

View

Cover

Control

Panel

Paper

Release

Lever

Unlocking

the

Printer

Mechanism

1.

Set

the

Printer

on

a

desk

and

open

the

front

view

cover.

Caution:

Never

open

the

printer's

cover

by lift-

ing

on

the

clear

plastic

window

(front

view

cover).

Front View Cover

The

carriage

is

protected

by cushions

on each

side

end.

Remove

cushion

"A",

slide

the carriage

to the

left

by

hand

and

remove

cushion "B".

Then

remove

cushion

"C"

and

two

cushions

"D".

(Note:

Keep

these

cushions

in

case

you need to

ship

the

Printer.)

Installing

and

Removing

Print

Wheel

Installing

Print

Wheel

1.

Lift

up the

carriage

with

the

green

Ribbon

Guide.

Lift

up

the

green

wheel

knob

and

fit

the

Print

Wheel

onto

the

Setter,

making

sure

to

match up

the

red

marks.

Red

mark

Press

the Print

Wheel

to

"click"

into

place.

The

green

knob

should

be

down.

After

properly

setting

the

Print

Wheel,

push in

the

Ribbon

Guide,

use

your

fingers

to

hold

the

part

shown

in the

photograph

on

the

right.

-8

4. To

Remove

the

Print

Wheel

Pull

up

and

lift

off

the

Print

Wheel

while

holding

the

green

knob.

Carefully

store

wheel

in

the

print

wheel

case.

Note:

Twist

the

wheel

back

and

forth

while

pull-

ing

it up

to

make

it

lift

off

more

easily.

Installing

and

Removing

Ribbon

Cartridge

1.

Remove

slack

in

the

ribbon

by

turning

knob

on

the

Ribbon

Cartridge.

Insert

the

ribbon

between

the

Ribbon

Guide

and

the

card

holder.

Press

these

parts

to make

the

Ribbon

Cartridge

tabs

hold

the

Cartridge.

2.

Make

sure

the

ribbon

cartridge

is properly

secured.

Turn

the

ribbon

feed

gear

1/4

—

1/2

turn

until

the

ribbon

clicks

down.

0m

m^

9-

To

remove

a

Ribbon

Cartridge,

tilt

the

upper stop-

per

to

the

left

and

open

the

ribbon

cartridge

tabs

slightly

to

the

outside

and

you

can

easily

lift

up the

ribbon.

10

III.

OPERATING

THE

PRINTER

Loading

Paper

1.

Release

the

Paper

Bail

Lever

from

the

Platen

by

pulling

forward.

Insert

paper

down

behind

the

Platen,

and

roll

the

Platen

by

hand

to

bring

the

paper

around

the

platen

and

up

in

front.

•»..->*

3.

Pull

the

Paper

Release

Lever

forward

to

release

platen

pressure

to

aid in

proper

paper

alignment.

11

4. Align

and

position

the

margin.

paper

at

the

left

hand

5.

While

holding

the

paper

in

the

proper

position,

return

the

Paper

Release

Lever

to

its

operating

position.

6.

Return

the

Paper

Bail

Lever

to

its

operating

posi-

tion

to

apply

platen

pressure

on

the

paper.

7.

While

pushing

the

right

hand

platen

knob,

roll

the

platen

to

position

paper

precisely

for

printing.

-

12

-

Copy

Control

(Paper

Thickness

Adjustment)

The

left

copy

control

lever

is

for

the

type

and

thicknesses

of

paper

to

be

printed.

Four

positions

are

provided

on

the

copy

control

lever.

This

lever

should

be

in

the

first

position

(fully

forward)

when

printing

single

thicknesses

of

paper.

As

paper

thickness

increases,

move

the

lever

toward

the

rear.

\$\

4&M

2M_

Impression

Control

(Print

Intensity

Adjustment)

The

Impression

Control

Switch

provides

three

levels

of

print

intensity

(hammer

energy)

to

accommodate

print

wheel

font

variations

as well

as

for

multiple

copy

forms.

Level

Low
Medium

High

Print

Wheel

Font

Courier

10,

Cubic

15, Light

printing

Prestige

Elite,

Madeleine

P.S.,

Tile

Italic,

Cubic

P.S.,

OCR-B

10,

Letter

Gothic

12,

Proportional

Spacing

Heavy

printing

or

multiple

page

forms

Cover

Switch

A

cover

switch

is

on

the

front

view

cover.

The

printer

will

not

operate

if the front

cover

is

opened.

Be

sure

to

close

the cover

before

you

operate

the

printer.

Card

Holder

Ruled

Line

You

can

locate

the

printing

position

by

using

the

ruled

line

(red)

on

the

card

holder.

The

photo

shows

the

red

line

markings.

Center

of

printing

position

JO

character

(

lf)

13

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