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C. ITOH 8510 Dot Matrix Printer User Manual

This document provides information about the switches and variables inside a C-Itoh Model 8510 printer with a Centronics parallel interface. It details the functions of switches SW1 and SW2, which control settings like character sets, lines per page, and data transmission. It also describes variable resistors VR1 and VR2 that adjust bidirectional printing alignment and print darkness. Up to four printers can be connected to a single host computer and selected using device addresses set by switches 2-3 and 2-4.

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C. ITOH 8510 Dot Matrix Printer User Manual

This document provides information about the switches and variables inside a C-Itoh Model 8510 printer with a Centronics parallel interface. It details the functions of switches SW1 and SW2, which control settings like character sets, lines per page, and data transmission. It also describes variable resistors VR1 and VR2 that adjust bidirectional printing alignment and print darkness. Up to four printers can be connected to a single host computer and selected using device addresses set by switches 2-3 and 2-4.

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C-Itoh, Model 8510 Printer, Centronics interface (parallel)

Switches and vars inside the case:


SW1
+---------------+
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | -open
+---------------+
VR2 VR1 8 1
/-\ /-\ frontpanel
| | | | |
\-/ \-/ SW2 |
IMPRES. ALIGN. +---------------+ V
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | -open
+---------------+
8 1

SW1: Pin
1 \ National character set. 000=Japan, 010=USA,
2 } 110=UK, 001=Germany, 101=Swedish
3 /
4 0=66 lines/page, 1=72 lines/page
5 0=DC1, DC3 effective; 1=ignored
6 1=line feed for too-long line
7 1=CR emulated when LF, VT, FF recieved
8 0=CR does only cr; 1=CR forces LF too

SW2: Pin
1 1=zero has a line through it
2 0=multiple-line buffer
3 unused
4 unused
5 0=10 cpi, 1=proportional -- font at power-up
6 0=8-bit data, 1=7-bit data
7 1=selected at power-on
8 0=bidirectional printing

VR1/ALIGN. : adjust to make bidirectional printing line up


horizontally. Print a pattern with the | character,
and adjust so they fall exactly in line.

VR2/IMPRES.: adjust if printing is too faint. The book does not


describe how this is done, as a worn ribbon will
also give faint printing.

Selection of Optional Functions * As shipped

Switch Status Result/Function


2-1 X Slashed Zero
O * Un-Slashed Zero

2-2 X Device Address Effective


O * Inneffective

2-3 O * Device Address 1


2-4 O /

2-3 X Device Address 2


2-4 O /

2-3 O Device Address 3


2-4 X /

2-3 X Device Address 4


2-4 X /

2-5 O * 10 CPI character


2-5 X Proportional character

2-6 X 7 bit data


2-6 O * 8 bit data

2-7 X Power-On Selected


2-7 O * Power-On Deselected

2-8 X Unidirectional Print


2-8 O * Bidirectional Print

Note: Up to four printers may be connected through the same cable to


the host. The device address allows selection of each printer.
Switches 2-2/3/4 relate to this capability. The printers are
selected by escape sequence sent by the host as follows:

ESC a Select printer 1


ESC b Select printer 2
ESC c Select printer 3
ESC d Select printer 4
ESC ' Deselect all printers

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