Maintenance Overview; About The Printer; P5000 Printers - Printronix P5000 Maintenance Manual

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About The Printer

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Architecture), which puts all data control and printer control electronics on one
circuit board. The use of flash memory on this board permits rapid access to
stored printer emulations and very fast processing of print data. A variable-
speed shuttle and half-step paper feed control enable these printers to print a
wide variety of high-volume jobs with minimum maintenance and maximum
reliability.
The P5000 is an excellent graphics printer, with optional features that simplify
the creation of images. The IGP
example, are simple but versatile graphics programming languages that load
into flash memory.
A P5000 printer is easy to use. The operator can select every printer function
at the printer control panel or by sending control codes in the data stream
from the host computer to the printer. For greater security and to protect
special printer configurations, the operator can program which key
combination locks and unlocks the ENTER key on the control panel.

P5000 Printers

NOTE: Not all P5000 single hammer bank printers are covered in this
The P5000 printer family consists of machines available in floor cabinet and
pedestal housings and which print at different speeds. (See Table 1.) These
printers use a redesigned shuttle frame assembly and a single hammer bank
that are not compatible with earlier P5000 printers.
The P5X05B, P5X10, and P5X15 models covered in this manual use the
CMX 040 controller board, which has a 40 MHz clock speed for the Data
Controller unit. The CMX 040 controller is not used in H-Series printers.

Maintenance Overview

P5000 line matrix printers use PSA
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manual. Earlier models are covered in maintenance manual 164253-
001. P5000 single hammer bank printers using the PSA3 controller
board are covered in maintenance manual 176475-001. Dual
hammer bank printers are covered in maintenance manual
173843-001. (See page 391.)
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