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Section 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
The FRICTION/SPROCKET FEED MPS-802 Printer adds a great deal of versitilityand
convenience to the use of your Commodore Computer. While this manual contains all
the information you need to check out, connect, and operate your printer, you should
also refer to other Commodore manuals to get the most out of your computer system.
DESCRIPTION
The MPS-802 printer is designed to operate through software control.lt prints upper-
and lower-case alphabetic characters, numeric characters,and all the graphic charac-
ters available on your Commodore computer, and even a custom user-defined charact-
er. In addition, your printer has considerable formatting capability owing to its in-
ternal microprocessor system.
Printing Characteristics
Your printer employs a dot matrix print head. The wire heavy-duty jeweled head has a
life expectancy of 50 million characters. If a print head malfunction should occur, ob-
tain authorized technical assistance. Failure to do this may vO.id warranty.
Interface
Your printer is designed to connect directly into your computer through the Serial Port
(6-pins). However, you can connect your printer to as many as"4 VIC disk drives by
daisy-chaining. Daisy-chaining means connecting 1 peripheral to your computer and
plugging additional peripherals into the Serial Port of the last item connected. For
more information about Serial Port specifications, please refer to the Serial Bus Sec-
tion in your Programmer's Reference Guide.
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