IBM Proprinter II / XL

- 3 buttons; LineFeed/Quiet, FormFeed/Load/NLQ/DP, OnLine.

- 200char/second plain, 40char/s at NLQ (Near Letter Quality).
  Paper width max: II 279mm, XL 419mm.
  5,6,8.5,10,12,17cpi. DoubleWidth, DoubleHeight etc...
  XL has NLQ as its only typeface, II also has NLQ2 and
  Fastfont at 240char/s

- A selftext is printed by holding down LineFeed while turning
  the power on. During printing the Quiet button can be used to
  reduce the printing speed, at least in 10cpi mode.
  HexDump-mode is accessed by holding down FormFeed at Power-On.

- Configuration:
  0. Make sure that Ready is lit.
  1. Enter configuration mode:: Hold down LineFeed and press OnLine.
     (The speaker beeps 3 times)
  2. Choose config number: Press Linefeed as many times as the
     config number (config 1 = one press)
  3. Select ON or OFF for the choosen function by pressing FormFeed.
     At ON a short beep is made, at OFF a long beep.
  4. Exit configuration mode: Press OnLine.
  
  Config numbers II (ON/OFF): 1 Fastfont, 2 12cpi/10cpi, 3 Condensed
     4 ProportionalSpacing, 5 Bold, 6 DoubleHeight, 7 DoubleWidth,
     8 StrikedZeroes, 9 Restore factory default.

  Config numbers XL (ON/OFF): 1 12cpi/10cpi, 2 Condensed, 3 Proportional-
     Spacing, 4 Bold, 5 DoubleHeight, 6 DoubleWidth, 7 Restore factory
     default.

 
- DIP-switches behind a door on the left side of the printer:

II: 1. Formfeed. ON=LF is ignorered directly after a formfeed
       or new paper is inserted. OFF=LF=LF
    2. NLQ. ON=NLQ nr1, OFF=NLQ nr2
    3. Auto linefeed. ON=CR=CR+LF, OFF=CR=CR
    4. Page length. ON=12inch, OFF=11inch
    5. Character Set. ON=2, OFF=1
    6. Auto CR. ON=LF=CR+LF, OFF=LF=LF
    7. Reserved. Should always be OFF.
    8. Reserved. Should always be OFF.

XL: 1. Row length ON=345mm, OFF=203mm
    2. Strike-thru zeros. ON=Strike thru, OFF=Not strike thru
    3. Auto linefeed. ON=CR=CR+LF, OFF=CR=CR
    4. Page lenth. ON=12tum, OFF=11tum
    5. Character Set. ON=2, OFF=1
    6. Auto CR. ON=LF=CR+LF, OFF=LF=LF
    7. Reserved. Should always be OFF.
    8. Reserved. Should always be OFF.


- Cable pinout for serial RS232 interface, if such is installed:
  (25pin dsub computer  <--> 25pin dsub printer)
  2-3, 3-2, (4,8)-5, 5-20, 6-4, 7-7, 20-6.


---- Tomas Andersson 1995-07-04