Printer User Manual

Chapter 1 Installation and Initial Power-Up
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1.0 INSTALLATION AND INITIAL POWER-UP
Thank you for selecting the Extech compact portable printer. The MPP/MSP printer series
feature compact reliable, plain paper dot matrix printers capable of printing 24 through 42
columns and dot addressable graphics. Packaged in rugged Cycolac enclosure, it is designed
for use as a table top or portable battery operated printer.
These printers are available in two types of interfaces, either serial RS232C or 8 bit parallel. All
models feature 2048 character print buffer to free the host computer during the printing process.
The serial RS232C printers (models MSP II or MSP III) support all standard serial
communication handshakes, the communication rate and the protocol are set via dip switches.
The 8 bit parallel printers (models MPP II or MPP III) support Centronics compatible
communication handshakes.
1.1 MODEL NUMBER
To best meet OEM requirements, the Extech compact portable printers are manufactured in a
variety of configurations. The Model number of your printer is shown on the front panel label
(Figure 1.0).
The model number of the printer is comprised of three fields. The first field specifies the type of
communication interface installed, the second field specifies print speed and the third field
specifies the number of the print columns. The model number convention summarizing the
features of the printer are listed below.
MSP - II - 24
(1) (2) (3)
(1) Printer interface type:
MSP . . . . . . Serial RS232C interface
MPP . . . . . . 8 bit parallel interface
(2) Print speed:
II . . . . . . 40 Characters per second (CPS)
III . . . . . . 60 Characters per second (CPS)
(3) Print columns:
For II . . . . 24 or 42 columns
For III . . . . 24 or 40 columns
The instructions in this manual apply to the following Extech compact printers.
MODEL # DESCRIPTION PART #
MSP-II -24 Mini Serial Printer 40CPS - 24 columns 76716F0
MSP-II -42 Mini Serial Printer 40CPS - 42 columns 76718F0
MPP-II -24 Mini Parallel Printer 40CPS - 24 columns 76916F0
MPP-II -42 Mini Parallel Printer 40CPS - 42 columns 76918F0
MSP-III-24 Mini Serial Printer 60CPS - 24 columns 76816F0
MSP-III-40 Mini Serial Printer 60CPS - 40 columns 76818F0
MPP-III-24 Mini Parallel Printer 60CPS - 24 columns 77016F0
MPP-III-40 Mini Parallel Printer 60CPS - 40 columns 77018F0