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2/86

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9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Contents

Introduction

About
Printer

1

Setting

Choosing a Location 5
Installing
Tractor
Ribbon Cassette
Connecting
Paper
Print
Performing
Connecting
Print
Power
Character
Hex Dump

Startup

the

Printer

Components 3

Up

the

DMP

the

Paper

Feed Unit 7

the

DMP

Loading

Head Adjustment Lever

a Self-Test

the

DMP

Function

Up

Sequence

Pitch

Checklist

(DIP)

Set Switches

Function

132

Rack 6

132toa Power Source

132tothe

Switches.......................

Computer

1

1

5

10
12
13
18
19
20
21
24

24
26
26

2

Printing

Control Codes
Sending Control Codes from BASIC

Data

Processing Mode
Word Processing Mode
Graphics Mode
Selecting a

Applications

Print

Mode

27

28
29

30
30
31
32

Contents

3

Print

Fonts

and

Character

Width

35

Selecting
Standard
Correspondence
Proportional Spacing
Graphics
Right
Wrap-Around
Elongated
Boldface
Mixing Bold

Italics..........................................................

Superscript
Microfont

Fonts

and Condensed

Font

Characters

Justification

Characters

and

and

Subscript

Fonts

Font

Elongated

4 General Control Codes

Buzzer
Line Feed
Special Line Feed Codes
Carriage
Backspace
Setting Top-of-Form

Form

Entering

Ignored
DMP

Return

Feed

IBM Mode

or

Undefined Codes

132

Buffer Operation

(CR)

and

Form

Length

36
36
38
38
39

41

43

43

44
44
44
45

45

47

47

47

49

49

50

51

52

52

53

54

Contents

5 Word and

Superscript
Repeat

Underline
Dot

Positioning

Left

and

Skip

Perforation....................

Bidirectional

Data

and

Printing

Printing

Right

and

Processing Modes

Subscript (By

Margins

Unidirectional

6 Graphics Mode

Printing
Line
Repeat
Leaving Graphics Mode
Freehand

Graphics

Feed

Function

Drawing

Patterns

7 Selecting a Code Set

Code Set Selection
Character
International

Set Selection

Character

LF

Code)

Printing

and

Character

Set Selection

Set

57
57

57
58

58
60
61
61

63

65
67
68
68
68

71
71

71
72

8 IBM

Description

Code Set Selection
Character
Carriage
Vertical
Horizontal

Emulation

Return

Formatting

Mode

Set Selection

...........................................

Control

Formatting

Codes.................

Control Codes

73
73

73

73

74
74
77

Contents

Printing

Other

Mode Control

Control Codes

Appendices

Character

A

Tandy
Dot-Column WidthofTandy
IBM
IBM
Dot-Column WidthofIBM
International

Character

Character
Character

Sets

Set Table ......

Set 1

Set

2

Character

Characters

Characters

Table in Tandy Mode..

B Control Codes

Tandy Control Codes
IBM Control Codes

C Programming Information

Programming

Examples

.. .. ..... .. ..... ..

79

83

87
87

88
90
91

92

94

95
95

99
107
108

D Care and Maintenance

General

If

you

have

problems...................................

E Specifications...........................................

F

Interfaces.

..............................................

G Schematic Diagrams................................

Index

111
111

112

113

..

115

117

121

About the Printer

Introduction

Congratulations on selecting the
printer that performs a variety of different printing operations, such as:

• Proportionally spaced characters

• Monospaced characters (standard, condensed and compressed)

• Correspondence-quality characters

• Italic characters

• Super-/subscript

• Microfont

• Graphics
DMP

132

The

Data

•

•

Word
tion

• Graphics mode for drawing pictures, figures,

For

word processing, the
spaced characters produce letter-quality results. When you need a quick
printout, standard characters probably suit your needs,

mode, you can use graphic data to draw nearly any type of graphic con-

figuration you desire.

With your ve·rsatile
style and printing mode, but you can also select the code set (control
code sequence) and character set.

operatesinthree modes:

processing mode for quick

processing mode for letter writingorcreating text documenta-

DMP

DMP

DMP

132, a high-density,

output

132's correspondenceorproportionally

132, you can determine not only character

of program listingsordata

or

graphs

dot-matrix

In

graphics

Code sets:

• Tandy (original) code set

• Code set for IBM

Character sets:

• Tandy character set

• IBM character set

80

CPS graphics printers

1

Introduction

You can use two typesofpaper

•

Tractor­holes.
carbon

• Friction-fed, single-sheet

Other

• Full-orhalf-line feed
Underline

•

•

Buzzer
Automatic

•

•

Character

fed 4- inch

The

copies.

features

function.

or

10- inch

DMP 132 can also

typewriter

include:

and

capability.

paper

loading.

pitch

set

function

with the DMP 132:

computer

print

3/4or4/5 line feed.

fanfold forms with guide

one

original

paper.

andupto

two

non-

2

Printer Components

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1

POWER

nected and the

2

ALERT

this case, the printer enters the off-line state
for I second. Load more
switch.
or

some sortofelectrical problem.

indicator. Illuminates when the

POWER

indicator. Lights when the

The

ALERT

Panel

ONIOFF switch

indicator blinks when thereisa carriage fault

NotetoMODELIIusers: When a

because
However, the entire contents

current

:3

of

a printer

print head position.

ONIOFF

pressing this switch once causes the
printing at any time
switch to set the

LINE

error,

switch.

printertoOFF

or

type

of

At

to use

®

Controls.

paper

and press the

BASIC

CaNT

the print buffer prints starting with

power- up, the

other

LINE.

DMP

132

is

properly con-

is

set to

ON.

DMP

132

is

outofpaper. In

and

the buzzer sounds

aNI

OFF

LINE

proram

JENTER to resume printing.

printer

front panel switches, press this

to go off line. To stop

stops execution

DMP

132

is

on line;

the

3

Introduction

Press and hold this switch for one second while in on line mode to
enter the pitch-set mode.

Note: To print the remaining data

by

ing

pressing the

ON/OFF

using your computer software. Then, press the

132

to set the DMP

(V

ON/OFF

is

on line and ready to print. The indicator flickers in the pitch- set

LINE

to ON LINE.
indicator.

in

the buffer after you stopped print-

LINE switch, cancel the printing process

ON/OFF

LINE switch

When this indicatorison, the DMP

mode.

(~)

NLQlDP
Quality (NLQ)
selected, the

mode. This switch works only when the DMP

In

the pitch-set mode, pressing this switch sets the pitch.

6

NLQ

switch. Press this switch to select either the Near Letter

or

standard print mode. When the NLQ mode

NLQ

indicator lights. Press this switch again for standard

132isoff line.

indicator.

Illuminates when the DMP

132isin

the NLQ

mode.

7

FORM

next top-of-form position.

FEED

switch. Press this switch to advance the paper to the

It

is

effective only when the DMP

off line.

In the pitch-set mode, pressing this switch moves the print head to

the left.

132

132

is

is

8

LINE

FEED

switch. Press this switch to advance the paper one
line. Press and hold for continuous paper feed. This switch works
only when the DMP

132isoff line.

In the pitch-set mode, pressing this switch moves the print head to
the right.

4

Setting

This

chapter

using it

• Choosing a location for the printer

• Installing the

• Installing/adjusting the tractor feed unit

• Installing

• Loading

• Connecting the printer to a power source

• Connecting the printer to your

• Powering up the printer

• Performing a self-test

Carefully unpack the
paper

rack. Keep the empty box and packing material in case you ever

need to transport the

shows you how to set up the

as

soon as possible. Setting up the printer involves:

paper

rack

or

replacing a ribbon

paper

DMP

132, being sure to locate the ribbon and the

DMP

132.

Up

computer

the DMP

DMP

132

so you can begin

132

1

Choosing a Location

When you choose the location for your printer, be sure to consider the
following:

The

•

•

• Space for paper.

• Noise generation.

Once you choose a location for
ting it up.

work surface. Place the printer on a sturdy surface.

The

length of the printer cable. This determines the distance from

the

computer

tractor-feed paper.

such as refrigerators

that you can place

Be

suretoleave enough room for smooth flow

Do

not place the printer

or

industrial equipment.

the

printer.

near

noise generators

the

printer, you are ready to begin set-

of

5

SettingUpthe DMP

132

Installing the Paper Rack

The paper rack keeps both fanfold and single- sheet paper feeding
smoothly into the printer. Mount this rack on the DMP
eration. To do so:

1.

Open the printer cover.

2.

Holding the paper rack upright, insert the tips of the rack onto the

as

supporters on both sides of the DMP 132,

shown below.

132

before op-

Printer Cover

Paper Rack

Figure2.Installing

the

~,..~~_-

Paper

Rack.

Supporter

Paper

Guide

Folding Leg

3a. For single-sheet printing, pull up the folding leg and insert it into

the hole centered on top of the case.

3b. For printing on continuous fanfold paper, fold the leg and place

the paper rack in its horizontal position. Or, you can detach the
paper rack completely. However, note that proper paper flow

assured with the use of the paper rack.

is

6

You

can adjust the
widths. Pull
Then

position it as you desire (within the range allowed). When using

narrow

range
empty switch
ting a single sheet, slide the right
paper

paper,

of

the

width.

the

paper

and

paper

left

paper

position the

guide. This ensures

also reduces the possibilityofpaper

rack's

paper

guide upward to removeitfrom the rack.

paper

paper

guides for

so that the left edgeiswithin the

proper

guidc to the left to match

paper

operationofthe

jam.

Tractor Feed Unit

Chapter 1

of

various

paper

Aftcr

set-

thc

You can use the

system.

(fanfold) that has guide holesonboth edges, while the
the friction feed system does not have these holes.

When
When the
DMP

The

you use the friction feed system, be sure to remove the tractor.

tractorisinstalled, the friction mechanismisreleased

132

might not feed the

DMP

132 with

differenceisthat

either

the

tractor

the tractor feed systemisused with

paper

properly.

feedorfriction feed

Installing the Tractor

1.

Be

2.

3.

sure the printer's
Remove
Turn
ward.

the

the

paper

paper

power

switchisoff.

rack and

loading knob forward to move the

open

the

printer

cover.

paper

paper

paper

used with

and

the

bail for-

7

SettingUpthe DMP

132

Printer Cover Paper Rack

POWER Switch

Figure3.Right Side View.

4.

Place the front pins of the tractor unit into the holes on both sides

of the printer. Then push down on the rear of the tractor unit until

is

the tractor

securely locked into position.

Tractor

Figure4.Installing the Tractor.

8

Chapter 1

5. Turn the
the paper bail toward the platen.

6. Close the printer cover. Replace the

Removing

1.

Turn off the printer.

2.

Open

Turn

3.
toward the front.

4. Lift the tractor unit from the rear, then pull it upward.

5.

Turn

6.

Replace the paper rack and close the printer cover.

paper

loading knob backward (away from you) to move

paper

the

Tractor

the printer cover. Remove the

the

paper

loading knob toward you to move the

the paper loading knob away from you.

paper

rackifdesired.

rackifnecessary.

paper

bail

9

Setting

Up

the DMP

132

Ribbon Cassette

If

the ribbonisalready installed, simply check to see

threaded

If

the ribbon cassetteisnot installed,orif you need to replace it due to

excessive wear, faint printing, etc., follow this procedure:

1.

between

Set the power switch to

the

paper

and print head.

OFF.

Note: When you turn off the power, any information stored in the

is

printer's buffer

2.

Remove the printer cover.

3.

To

replace the ribbon cassette. grasp the fin on the old ribbon cas-

sette

and

gently pull it upward.

4. Unwrap the new cassette. Before inserting the new cassette. tight­en the ribbon

the arrow.

automatically lost.

by

turning the ribbon feed knob in the direction of

thatitis

properly

10

Figure5.Removing

the

Ribbon

Cassette.

Chapter 1

Print Head

Figure6.Installing the Ribbon Cassette.

5. Gently slide the ribbon between the ribbon mask and the print

head. Press down on the left sideofthe cassette until you hear a
click. While rotating the ribbon feed knobinthe direction of the
arrow, press down the right sideofthe cassette.

If

the ribbon feed knob does not match up with the ribbon drive
mechanism, the cassette
cassette into place. Instead, fit it into place gradually while turning
the ribbon feed knob.

6. Once the new cassetteisinstalled, tighten the ribbon by turning
the ribbon feed knob in the indicated direction.

7.

Replace the printer cover.

will

not fall into place.

Do

not force the

Caution: Printing without paper or ribbon can damage the print

headorplaten.

11

SettingUpthe DMP

132

Connecting the DMP

Before plugging the power cord into an

is

• The power switch

• The printer

Connect the
or

an approved power strip, such as the Radio Shack plug- in power

strip, Cat. No. 26-1396,

203.

is

AC

set to OFF .

not yet connected to the computer.

power plug to a 120-volt, 60Hz, grounded

1II11111LI\\

132

to a Power Source

AC

power outlet, be sure that:

or

the power switching system, Cat. No.

\

......./

I

AC

outlet

26-

Figure7.Connecting to a Power Source.

Set the power switch to

switch to

on during operation may cause loss of the current program.

12

OFF/O

to turn off power. Note that turning the power off and

ONII

to turn on the power. Set the power

Paper Loading

Chapter 1

Note: When loading paper (single-sheet

correctly enters the

To

prevent paper skewingorjamming, the paper must

132

straight and directly from the backofthe printer. Proper position-

ing

of

the paper guideisalso important to help prevent paper jamming.

paper

insertion opening.

or

fanfold), be sure the

enter

Single-Sheet Paper

1.

Be sure the printer's powerisoff.

2. Lift the
on the top case.

paper

rack and insert the folding leg into the hole centered

Open

the printer cover.

the

paper

DMP

Figure8.Positioning the Paper

13

Setting

3. Position the paper on the paper rack, aligning it with the paper

4.

5.

6.

7.

Up

the DMP

guide. Since the auto-paper-loading system pulls the paper into the
printer, just placing the paper on the paper rack
you insert the paper into the opening, the
that the paperisalready in place and might not activate the auto­loading mechanism.

Turn on the printer.

Turn the paper loading knob toward you. The paper automatically
advances to the print-start position.

If

Note:

system does not work. In such a case, remove the sheet and posi­tion it again to turn on the indicator.

Turn the paper loading knob away from you to return the paper

bail to the platen.

To align the paper, use the platen knoborthe front panel LINE

FEED
Verify that the paper bail
necessary.

the

switch (see "Printer Components") to advance the paper.

132

ALERT

is

sufficient.

DMP

132

might "think"

indicatorisnot lit, the auto- paper-loading

is

against the platen. Adjust the paper

If

as

Note: The paper bail MUST be against the platen for paper
adjustment.

8.

Set the print head adjustment lever located on the inside right of
the printer to the appropriate position. Refer to "Print Head
Adjustment Lever."

9.

Close the printer cover.

Hints

and

Tips on Single-Sheet

• With the paper properly installed, printing continues until the paper
passes the paper empty sensor. The printer then goes off line. Insert
another sheet and turn the paper loading knob to set the paper.
When the paper

DMP

132

continues printing where it left off.

isinplace, press the

Paper

Loading

ON/OFF

LINE switch and the

14

•

If

you want to print
detects the
nottoexceed the bottom edgeofthe paper.

paper

end,

another

press the

few lines after the

ON/OFF

Fanfold Paper

The

DMP

132

accepts standard fanfold paper from 4 inches to10inches

wide. Before using fanfold

installed.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Referto"Tractor

Turn

off the power.

Open

the printer cover. Remove the

Turn

the

paper

away from the platen.

Feed

the

paper

into the printer through the
ing. Use the
appears between the platen and the print head.

paper

paper,
Feed

loading knob toward you to move the

feed knob to pull the

however, the tractor unit should be

Unit."

LINE

paper

rack temporarily.

paper

paper

Chapter 1

paper

empty sensor

switch. Be careful

paper

insertion open-

around

until it

bail

Adjust

5.
per.

6.

Open

7.

Align the holes in the
need to align the
lease friction on the paper.

8. Close the pin-feed clamps, and adjust the position of the paper.

the pin-feed

RefertoFigure

the

pin-feed

paper

9.

paper

paper,

clamp positions for

clamps.

paper

with the pin- feed sprockets.Ifyou

return the

paper

the

widthofthe pa-

bail to the platen to re-

15

Setting

Up

the DMP

132

Pin-feed Paper Clamps

Figure9.Front

9.

Turn

the

paper

loading knob away from you to move the
bail toward the platen.
leased by setting the

that

you perform this step to

10. Set the print
the

printer.

11. Replace the paper rack and the printer cover. For the proper paper
flow, we
flat with

10).

head

Referto"Print

recommend

the

paper

The

paper

bail against

adjustment

Head

that

you attach

feeding

friction roller under the platenisre-

preventapaper

underneath

View.

paper

the

platen. (Itisimportant

jam

from occurring.)

lever located on the inside right

Adjustment

the

Lever."

paper

rack and lay it down

it into the

printer

(Figure

16

of

Tractor

Chapter 1

Rack

Print Head

Figure

If

fanfold paperiscorrectly loaded, it should enter between the body of

10.

Fanfold Paper Path.

the printer and the paper rack. Once the paper
on, check the
Components." Press the
illuminated.Ifthe

ALERT

ALERT

indicator on the front panel. Refer to "Printer

ON/OFF

LINE switch if the

lamp remains lit, the

Paper

is

loaded and power

ALERT

paperisprobably

Fanfold Paper

lamp

loaded incorrectly.

If

the

printer

ALERT

is

lamp does not illuminate after the paperisloaded, the

ready for operation.

Hints and Tips on Fanfold Paper Loading

is

is

• Be sure the paperispositioned so thatitcan travel through the
printer without binding.

Do

•

not let printed paper pile on top of unprinted paper. This can
cause the printed paper to be pulled into the paper insertion open­ing. This could jam the paper feed or damage the printer.

• When using fanfold paper, try to place the paper on the same level
as

the printer.

17

Setting

Up

the DMP

132

Print Head Adjustment Lever

The

print

head

adjustment

print

head

and platen for using various

head

according to

The

leverislocated on the inside rightofthe

the

lever lets you adjust the gap

paper

paper

thickness variations, as described below.

weights.

printer.

between

Adjust

the

the print

Figure

Single-part forms.

11.

Set the lever to position

Multiple- part forms. Set

Too

narrow a gap can cause:

Paper

•

• Inaccurate line feeding

• Ribbon to loosen

Too

• Light printing

• Missing characters

Caution:

ble; otherwise, damage to

damageatthe leftorright margin

or

come off its guide during printing

wide a gap can cause:

The

print

head

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Print Head Adjustment Lever.

the

lever to position

must always be as closetothe platen as possi-

the

print

head

may result.

or

If

smudging occurs, set the print

ting, by moving the lever toward the front of the printer.

head

adjustment lever to a higher set-

Performing a Self-Test

The

DMP

132 has a built-in self-test feature to check the print quality

and general printer operation before you begin using it.

the

Before running the self-test, be sure to load
paper

since the test prints from one end of the platen to the other.

DMP

Chapter 1

132 with lO-inch

Caution: Printing

the print head.

To

run the self-test:

1.

Press and hold either the
"Printer

2. Set the
ternal buzzer, the
programmed into

If

you press

font.

The

correspondence quality fontisused during

NLQ

switchispressed.

Printing continues until you press the
endisdetected.

on

the platen can shorten the life of the platen and

Components."

POWER

LINE

switch to ON. Starting with the soundofthe in-

DMP

the

FEED,

LINE

132 will print the ASCII96characters pre-

printer.

the

self- testisperformed in the

FEED

ON/OFF

switchorNLQ

the

LINE

switchorpaper

switch. See

standard

test when the

19

Setting

Up

the DMP

132

Connecting the DMP

Before making any connections between the
be sure the power to all units

Figure

Be sure that you have the correct cable for connecting your computer

DMP

to the

If

ries.

face connector.

nect the cable to the parallel interface connector. See your computer

owner's guide for connection locations on the computer.

132. Table 1 lists the printer cables that Radio Shack car-

you have a color computer, connect the cable to the serial inter-

If

your computer has parallel interface capabilities, con-

132

to the Computer

is

off.

POWER Cord

12.

Computer Connections.

DMP

132

and computer,

20

Chapter 1

Table 1. Computer to DMP

Computer

Model I (Keyboard only)
Model I (Exp. Interface)
Model I1/12/16/16BIDT-1 /Tandy 2000/6000
Model III/4/4D/4P/1000
Model100/Tandy
Tandy 1000EX/1 000SX/1 000HX/1
Tandy 1200/3000
Tandy

3000HLl3000HD/4000/1400LT
DT-100
Color

Computer

*Note:

If

a cableissupplied with your computer, be sure to use it.

102/200/600

OOOTX

132

Cables.

Cable

26-1411
26-1401
26-4401
26-1401
26-1409
26-225*
26-1347
26-227*
26-1361
26-3020

Number

1. Attach the molded male end of the cable to the connector on the

right rear of the

one way, turn it over and try again. Lock a parallel interface con-

nector to the

2. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer's printer
jack. See your computer owner's manual for specific instructions.

DMP

DMP

132.

Do

not force the plug.Ifit does not fit

132

by snapping the cable latches inward.

Print

There
switches allow you to customize some

applications.

Function

are10switches located on the

Switch 2

(DIP) Switches

1

.....

OFF

Figure

13.

DIP Switch Panel.

rear

panel of the printer. These

DMP

132

features for your own

Switch 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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SettingUpthe DMP

132

When you set Switch1-1 to
DMP

132

selects Tandy codes. In this setting, the switches function

OFF

before turning on the power, the

as
showninTable2.For instance,inTandy mode, you can select word
processing mode (better print quality) or data processing mode (faster
printing speed). On the other hand, if you set Switch 1-1 to ON, the

132

DMP
function

If

you want to use the DMP

selects codes for the IBM mode. In this case, the switches

as

shown in Table

3.
132

with the Color Computer, turn off the
power and set the appropriate switches accordingly. The serial port
compatible with Color Computers only.

When you receive the DMP 132, all DIP switches should be set to
OFF.

Remember! The printer's power must be off before you change any of

the switches.

Table2.DIP

Sw. Symbol ON

1-1

Control Codes

1-2

CR

1-3

LF

1-4

Form Length

1-5

1-inch Skip
1-6 Line Spacing 1/8 Inch 1/6 Inch
1-7

Character Set IBM Character
1-8

WPIDP

Mode

Switch

(Switch

Carriage Return Only Carriage Return and
(CR=CR)

Line Feed and Carriage Line Feed Only
Return

12
Valid Perforation

Word

FunctionsinTandy Mode.

1-1

is settoOFF)

(LF

= NL)

Inches

Processing

Mode

Tandy Codes

Line Feed

(LF=LF)
11

Inches

Not

Valid

Tandy
Data Processing

OFF

(CR

= NL)

Character

Mode

is

Switch
interface.

22

2-1

and Switch

2-2

select the interface and baud rate for serial