PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 363
FEBRUARY 1983
Making the rIght sw±tcH settings Is
job one with the -74. And, settings
must be the same on alL terminaLs
operatIng in a radIo net²
F'rInstance, If you're going to use a
60³WPM settinG, the Baud rate
swItch shouLd be on 45.5² When the
´µNE Lamp Is on, It couLd mean
someone In the n¶t Is in the wrong
positIon²
AnOth¶r settIng tO ·atch ±s l±¸¶
le¸gth² ¹f youºr¶ UsIng ¹CT state, a»D ±n
a
¸¶t wIth a RaD±o tel¶typ¶wr±t¶r s¶t
stIll usIng the old ¼½98 t¶lety¾¶¿
·RiteR, set your l±n¶ l¶ngÀh at 69 ·±tÁ
th¶ lIne subcOÂÂa¸D²
A button to keep an eye on (anD a
heavy fInger Off) Is PAõTY ÃE¿
SET² That's th¶ ÄuttOn you h±t durÅ
Ing a seLfÆtet of yoUr set²
The sprIngÇLOaded ÄUtton Is meant
to pop back each tIme you hIt It² ÈIt¿
tIng It too hard, tho, or hOldIng ±t tOo
LOng, can make It st±ck² You canºt unÅ
stick It² Your org repaIr shop wIll
Have to replac¶ It befor¶ the t¶rminaL
will operate agaIn²
l
I
A fInaL operatÉonal tIp: Your new
machine is buiLt to ·ar¸ yOu If a hIgh
prIorIty message has been receIved²
You have to givÊË It a hand, tho, by
modifying message format a lIttl¶²
The -74's aLarm Is actIvated when
the message precedence Is the fIrst
character of the second LIne² So, If
you're sendIng an "ÌÍ Or "ÌPÍ Âes¿
sage, you shouLd r¶aRrange the forÎ
mat to pUt pÏecedence there.
60
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ÐHangIng the rIbbon on your maÅ
cHine Is a deLIcate task²
µÑ yoÒr ribbon Is short a leader,
make one for It² TaKe a length of adÅ
hesive taÓe and cut ±t in HaLÑ lengthÅ
wise² Wrap It around tHe bottom
spooL severaL times and then attacH It
to tHe tape² Now wind the new leader
onto tHe taKeup reeL²
Adding paper has taKen a new
sHape, tooÔ ÐÕ to ÖM
11-5815-±²2-12
says to put tHe point to one sIde, inÅ
stead of in the mIddLe× Makes it easIer
to tHread thrOugh the machine.
Ìnce you have the paper showing
out tHe front, yOu can release the
pressure lever and pulL the paper up²
Add paper when you need it² Øeep
an eye on the PAÙEà ´ÌW LIght² µÑ
you wait, or thInk you can g¶t by with
your oLd roLl, yOu rIsk runnIng oÒt²
That locks up your machIne and stops
traffIc²
FInalLy, remember any ÚIme you
wOrk with the dust cover downÛto
changeÜ paper or a rIbbon, for examÎ
pLeÝwatch rIngs and jewelry² You
can short out a circuit easILy with a
toucH on exposed conÞections²
Now, a Word for Repairmen
Öhe word is LIght, as In toucHÔ
When maKing adJustments, too
mucH muscLe Is troubLe. ´Ike when
you maKe the ribbon sLiß cLutcH adÅ
justmentà ÌvertigHtening wiLL masH
the spring² ÖHen the ribbon won't
tÒrná
ÈooK tHe spring gage in tHe top
Ribbon sÓooLâ WitH tHe motor runÅ
ning, Let tHe spooL pÒlL tHe gage×
WHen you get between
1²
and
12
ounces oÑ tension, the spooL wiLL stoã×
µf yoÒrs doesn't, the sLip cLutch needs
adjustment²
THAt G³VES YOU
AN
´Cuµ¶·¸
¹ºD»¼g
±nD
h½¾ls
OFf
¿VÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊË
ÌÍMÎÏÐ.'
wHen you tighten
boä sensing Lever, gIve it no more
than
3
or 4 ounces of tensIon.
A LIght toÒch is also needed when
you're through setting the timIng²
Ìvertightening tåe mounting screw
æan break the microprocessor's plasç
tIc case.
FInalLy, wHen you're sLidIng the rIbç
bon mecHanism bacK into pLace, never
set tHe drive gear too tightLy agaInst
the Intermediate gear it mesHes witH×
Öhe metaL gear can grInd down and
damage the pLastic one.
You'lL Hear a whIning noIse during
operètIén If the two are too tightLy
Âeshed²
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