Atari 1020 Documentation
The Atari 1020 documentation below comprises Atari's field service manual for the Atari 1020 Color Printer and the owner's guide packed with it.
Atari 1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual
[edit | edit source]The 1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual is Atari's service manual for the printer, part number FD100288 Rev. 01, dated August 1983. The hosted scan has 70 pages, including the silkscreen and schematic.
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Section | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | vii | |
| 1 | Theory of operation: controls, case, frame, print head, paper feed, pen up-down, colour change and pen ejection mechanisms, power supply, noise limit capacitors, the serial/parallel (A1) and printer controller (A2) microcontrollers, motor and solenoid drive, switches, reset and oscillators | 1-1 to 1-12 |
| 2 | Schematics and silkscreens | 2-1 to 2-5 |
| 3 | Testing: CPS diagnostic diskette T1020.BAS, internal test, operator test, motor and pen test programs, command code table | 3-1 to 3-10 |
| 4 | Diagnostic flowcharts, with table 4-1 (pen up-down transistor check) | 4-1 to 4-11 |
| 5 | Symptom checklist | 5-1 |
| 6 | Disassembly and assembly: preventive maintenance, adjustments, removal of the electromagnet, reed switch, colour change click, motors, rotary pen holder, stopper click, idle gears, springs, rollers and board | 6-1 to 6-12 |
| 7 | Parts list | 7-1 |
| 8 | Service bulletins | 8-1 |
What this manual does not contain
[edit | edit source]- A source for replacement pens other than Atari's own pack, C061420-01.
- Dimensions or material for the motor pinion gears, which are not listed as separate parts.
- Any service bulletins; section 8 only describes the kinds of bulletin.
Pages that cite this manual
[edit | edit source]- Atari 1020: electronics, power supply, parts
- Atari 1020 Maintenance Guide: preventive maintenance, disassembly and adjustments
- Atari 1020 Troubleshooting: tests, symptom checklist and flowcharts
Download: Atari 1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual FD100288 Rev 01.pdf
The Atari 1020 Color Printer Owner's Guide
[edit | edit source]The Atari 1020 Color Printer Owner's Guide (Atari, 1982) is the 20-page guide packed with the printer. It covers the controls, connecting the printer, loading paper and pens, the power-on test pattern, changing pens, and the text and graphics commands with BASIC examples. It contains no service information.
Pages that cite this guide
[edit | edit source]- Atari 1020: text widths, graphics range, test pattern
- Atari 1020 Maintenance Guide: loading paper and pens
- Atari 1020 Troubleshooting: the test pattern and the PEN button
Download: Atari 1020 Color Printer Owner's Guide.pdf