MBF COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL FIELD INFORMATION BULLETIN

SERVICE GROUP(S): MICRO                MFG: IBM                              

 NACS  TYPE(S): 0201,0202,9202,9901    MFG. MODEL(S): 4201,4202

CATEGORY: PRINTER                      DESC: PROPRINTER

                   *** TABLE OF CONTENTS AS OF 12/20/90 ***
FIB 00001.General.Information.........................................07/21/87
FIB 00002.PROPRINTER.X24 & XL24 SELF TEST PROCEDURE...................07/18/88
FIB 00003.IBM PROPRINTER X24 & XL24 SWITCH SETTINGS...................07/18/88


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                          *** General Information ***                        
PARTS PREFIX = MP20xxxx

               ***  NACS  MACHINE TYPES AND FEATURE NUMBERS ***

                              0201,0202,9202,9901

                        *** AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION ***
SHDBK-3552 IBM 4201 PROPRINTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
SHDBK-2586 IBM 4201 PROPRINTER GUIDE TO OPERATIONS
SHDBK-2587 IBM 4201 PROPRINTER TECHNICAL REFERENCE

                           *** AVAILABLE TRAINING ***
MICRO PRINTER CLASS

                              *** SPECIAL TOOLS ***
NONE

                   *** SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ***
NONE

ORIGINATOR: G. PHILLIPS


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               *** PROPRINTER X24 & XL24 SELF TEST PROCEDURE ***

1. PRESS AND HOLD THE PITCH/LTR Q KEY WHILE TURNING POWER SWITCH ON.         
2. WHEN PRINTING STARTS, RELEASE THE PITCH/LTR Q KEY.
3. THE PRINTER SHOULD PRINT OUT A CONTINUOUS RIPPLE ASCII PATTERN.              
4. PRESS THE ONLINE/OFFLINE KEY TO HALT TEST AND PRESS IT AGAIN TO CONTINUE.

ORIGINATOR: GLENN RHODES        LOGON: 05DPS3


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               *** IBM PROPRINTER X24 & XL24 SWITCH SETTINGS ***


                     PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD

SWITCH# MEANING           ON                     OFF                         
------- ---------------- ----------------------  -----------------------     
1     * LINE WIDTH       8"                      13.6"
2       SHEET FEEDER     ENABLE                  DISABLE                     
3       AUTO LINE FD     AUTO LF AFTER CR        NO LF AFTER CR
4       FORM LENGTH      12"                     11"                         
5       CHAR. SET        SET 2 ESC 7 OVERRIDE    SET 1 ESC 6 OVERRIDE
6       AUTO CR          AUTO CR ON LF,VT        NO AUTO CR ON LF,VT
7       ALT. GRAPHICS    EMULATES LQ1000/24 PIN  IBM GRAPHICS

    * IGNORED BY X24. MAX LENGTH IS ALWAYS 8".


                      SERIAL - INTERFACE CARD

GROUP A
              A1    A2   A3    SPEED BPS
             ----  ---- ----- ------------
              ON    ON   OFF   150
              ON    OFF  ON    300
              ON    OFF  OFF   600
              OFF   ON   ON    1200
              OFF   ON   OFF   2400
              OFF   OFF  ON    4800
              OFF   OFF  OFF   9600
              ON    ON   ON    19200

A4   A5   PARITY           A6   PROTOCOL            A7 IS ALWAYS OFF.
--- ---- ----------       ---- ----------------     -----------------        
OFF  OFF  NO               OFF  XON/XOFF
OFF  ON   IGNORE           ON   DTR CONTROLLED
ON   OFF  ODD
ON   ON   EVEN                                                               


GROUP B

B1   DATA BITS     B2   STOP BITS      B3   PRINT TEST     B4
---  ----------    ---  ---------      ---  ------------   ------------      
OFF  8             OFF   1             OFF  NORMAL MODE    ALWAYS OFF
ON   7             ON    2             ON   TEST MODE


ORIGINATOR: GLENN RHODES     LOGON: 05DPS3


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