OSE Kodak - Diconix 150 Parallel/150 Serial
Print method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-pin drop on demand plain paper
thermal inkjet, AC or battery powered
Print speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 cps draft, 50 cps NLQ
Print width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 inches (177 mm)
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 x 80 draft, 96 x 160 NLQ
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 character ASCII italics, bold,
enlarged, proportional, condensed;
50 coded graphics characters; 33
International character sets
Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . Single sheet, fan-fold, and pin-feed
continuous forms; 8 1/2 inch wide
paper
Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CENTRONICS parallel - Diconix 150
Parallel; RS-232C serial - Diconix 150
Serial
Emulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson and IBM Proprinter (with some
exceptions)
Print head life . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 pages of text
Control Panel
Power light - Red indicates power on. Flashing indicates batteries are
low.
Paper Empty light - Red indicates out of paper. Flashing indicates an
error condition.
On Line light - Green indicates online condition.
On Line key - Toggles the printer between online and offline. Also will
recover some error conditions.
Line Feed key - Offline, press once to move forward one line. Hold to
continue advance. Hold in conjunction with Form Feed key to
reverse paper movement. Online, press to select draft print mode.
Online, press in conjunction with Form Feed key to select script font
(parallel printer), or condensed font (serial printer). Hold the Line
Feed key while turning on printer power for envelope printing mode.
Form Feed key - Offline, press to advance to top-of-form. Online,
press to select NLQ print mode.
Power switch - Slide to the right to apply power to the printer, left for
off.
Self-test
With paper installed, hold Form Feed key, while turning on printer
power. Press On Line key to pause self-test, press On Line key
again to resume test. Turn the printer power off to terminate the test.
Printer Configuration
The printer may be configured for print mode, using the control panel
keys.
Line Feed key
1. Online, press to select draft print mode.
2. Online, press in conjunction with Form Feed key to select script
font (parallel printer), or condensed font (serial printer).
3. Hold the Line Feed key while turning on printer power for
envelope printing mode.
Form Feed key - Online, press to select NLQ print mode.
DIP Switches
The configuration DIP switches are located under the top cover on
the back side of the carriage opening.
Switch Function OFF ON
SW1 CR CR only * CR + LF
SW2 LF CR + LF * LF only
SW3 Perf skip No skip * 1 inch skip
SW4 Page length 11 inch * 12 inch
SW5 Font Draft * NLQ
SW6 Emulation Epson * IBM
SW10 Not used
Character Set Selection
Country SW7 SW8 SW9
USA * OFF OFF OFF
England ON ON OFF
Sweden ON OFF ON
Italy OFF ON ON
France ON OFF OFF
Germany OFF ON OFF
Denmark OFF OFF ON
Spain ON ON ON
* Indicates default setting
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