DMP-134 (260-2848)          Features                   Faxback Doc. # 4526

The Tandy Dot-Matrix Printer DMP-134 is a high-density, dot-matrix printer 
that performs a variety of printing operations:

* Proportionally spaced characters
* Monospaced characters (standard, condensed, and compressed)
* Correspondence-quality characters
* Superscript/subscript
* Graphics

The printer uses a control code set that is compatible with the IBM 
Proprinter II. Control codes are used to program the printer to print 
special enhancements (italic, bold, etc.) set character type, or adjust 
line feed and spacing. Just select the IBM Proprinter II printer driver on 
your application software, and the program does the rest!

You can select either of two character sets. A character set is a set of 
print character types, including letters, and special characters that you 
can print on the DMP-134. You can use two types of paper with the printer:

* Tractor-fed, 4.5" to 10" computer fanfold forms with guide holes
* Friction-fed, single sheet typewriter paper

Other features include:

* Underline capability
* Paper out alarm function
* Automatic paper loading
* Character pitch set function
* Margin set function
* Lightweight - weighs only 7.3 pounds

BASIC CONTROLS

POWER INDICATOR -- Lights when the printer is properly connected and the 
POWER ON/OFF switch is set to ON.

PAPER OUT INDICATOR -- Lights when the printer is out of paper.  When this
happens, the printer goes off-line and the alarm sounds for one second. 
Load more paper and press the ON/OFF-LINE button. The PAPER OUT indicator 
blinks when there is a carriage fault or an electrical problem.

ON/OFF-LINE BUTTON -- This button sets the printer to on-line or off-line
mode.

To enter the pitch-set mode, press and hold this button for one second 
while the printer is on line.

When the printer is out of paper in off-line mode, pressing this button 
sets the printer to on-line mode and the printer returns to off-line mode 
after printing one line. If there is no data in the printer buffer, the 
printer remains unchanged until one line of data is input to the printer.

To stop the self test, press the ON/OFF-LINE button.

ON/OFF-LINE INDICATOR -- Lights when the printer is on line and ready to
receive data from the computer. When the indicator is off, the printer is 
off-line and can not receive data.

When the indicator blinks, the printer is in pitch-set mode.

NLQ BUTTON -- This button sets either the near-letter quality (NLQ) or
standard print mode. Press this button while the printer is on-line to 
select the NLQ mode: the NLQ indicator lights. Press this button again for 
standard mode.

When using fanfold paper, press this button in off-line mode to feed the 
fanfold paper back to the tractor position. By doing this, you can use 
single-sheet paper while keeping fanfold paper in the tractor position.

In the pitch-set mode, the NLQ button sets the pitch or selects the 
margin-set mode. In the margin-set mode, this button sets the margin 
position.

To perform the self test in NLQ mode, press the NLQ button as you turn on 
the printer.

NLQ INDICATOR -- Lights when the printer is in the NLQ mode.

FF BUTTON -- This button sets or cancels the high-speed-draft (HSD) mode in 
on-line mode. When you set the HSD mode, the beep sounds twice. When you 
cancel the HSD mode, the beep sounds once.  If there is data in the print 
buffer, the printer prints the print buffer contents before the HSD mode is 
set or canceled.

This button advances the paper to the next top-of-form position.  It is 
effective only when the printer is in the off-line mode.

In the pitch-set and margin-set mode, press the FF button to move the print 
head to the left.

To enter the hex dump mode, press the button while turning on the printer.

LF BUTTON -- If you want to print in the super-speed draft (SSD) mode, you 
must set this mode and cancel it with the LF button while the printer is on 
line.  The SSD mode is not available via control codes.  When you set the 
SSD mode, the beep sounds twice.  When you cancel SSD mode, the beep sounds 
once. If there is data in the print buffer, the printer prints the print 
buffer contents before the SSD mode is set or canceled.

This button advances the paper one line. Press and hold the LF button for 
continuous paper feed.  It is effective only when the printer is in off-
line mode.

In the pitch-set and margin-set mode, press the LF button to move the print 
head to the right.

To perform a self test in standard font, press the LF button while turning 
on the power.

(dtc-07/26/93)