Amstrad DMP2000 User Instructions

The DMP2000 User Instructions are Amstrad's owner's manual for the Amstrad DMP2000 dot-matrix printer: second edition, autumn 1985 (first published 1985), written by Ivor Spital with contributions by Alexander Martin, typeset by Kamset of Brentwood and published by Amstrad through its AMSOFT division. The hosted scan has 102 pages in colour.

Contents

The manual's contents list:

• Chapter 1, Open the box: wiring the mains plug, preparing the printer (print head stabiliser), fitting the ink ribbon, connecting to the computer, loading paper, the controls, first steps in printing (self test)
• Chapter 2, Simple printing exercises: printing from BASIC and CP/M, Amstrad BASIC aids, the print buffer, foreign characters, the DIP switches, alternative typefaces, control codes
• Chapter 3, Selecting print styles
• Chapter 4, Print formatting control: head movement, form feed, margins, page length, perforation skipping, tabulation, paper feed rate
• Chapter 5, Graphics printing
• Chapter 6, Extra functions: incremental print, 8-bit characters, reset, paper-out and bleeper, print head control, international and user-defined characters, hexadecimal dump
• Chapter 7, For your reference: technical specification, interface, signal timing, DIP switch functions
• Appendices: control codes, programs for Amstrad computers (typewriter, text and graphics screen dumps), notice for USA users, index

What it settles

The safety notes and chapter 1 give Amstrad's operating rules: a 3 A fuse in a 13 A plug, a 220–240 V 50 Hz supply, no running without the ribbon or paper, and removal of the print head stabiliser before first use. Chapter 1 also gives the ribbon fitting procedure and the self test (hold LF while switching on). Chapter 3 notes that holding LF and ON LINE at switch-on selects the NLQ-standard typeface.

What it does not contain

There are no circuit diagrams, parts lists or repair procedures. Those are in the Amstrad DMP2000 / DMP3000 / DMP4000 Service Manual and the Amstrad DMP2000 Printer Service Manual (standalone).

Pages that cite this document

• Amstrad DMP2000 – publication date, controls and self test
• Amstrad DMP2000 Maintenance Guide – safety notes, ribbon fitting, self test and paper thickness

Download: Amstrad DMP2000 User Instructions.pdf

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