PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
DMD Protection
The first link in your ±ACFIRE
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chain is the DMD. ²he Keyboard is
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protected by a plast³c membrane. Using
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sharp³es liKe p´ncils-or µngerna³ls¶to
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punch out a message brea·s the seal and
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lets ³n moisture.
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coating helps you see even when the
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coat³ng by blow³ng dust an» »³rt o¼ the "
sc½een. Us³ng a rag can scratch the su¾¿ce and destroy your protection.
Don't store ³t in the sunlight or even a hot place. Heat might warp th´ fÀont
an» let gas (wh³ch gives you a display) escape. Áhen you've got a blan Screen.
Leav³ng the DMD ³n ³ts canVas carry³ng case doubles Ãou¾ protect³on.
Runn³ng on veh³ÄÅeÆ Powe¾? Be sure you Çurn o¼ your commo gear befOre
you sta¾È the vehicÅe. Éurn o¼ the DMD, too.
Don't let a blan sc¾een fOol you. Êou¾ DMD could be on. RemeËber the
24ÌsÍcon» delay ÎatϾeÐ Ñf no tra¼³c shoWs up ³n that t³Ëe, the screen Goes
blaN to saVe poweÒÓ
Ôhen you get r´adÕ to send DMD tra¼³c, be sure no one else is using the
rad³oÖ Ñf you send you¾ Ëessage when the net is busy, you¾ Ëessage will be ×ostØ
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Ùou 're using w³¾e o¾ an FM ¾adio ³n goo» al³neËent, Úour wait after ÂeyÛ
³ng ³s less than a second. Ñf you¾ AÜÝÞCß12 se¾ies is badlà alinedà tho, you
Ëight have to wa³t up toá secon»s. Áu¾n that set ³n to your support âr al³n´Ëent.
·LP he¸p
ãiN number
2
is the älectroniå ãine ærint´r çEãæè. Its job ³s to gié´ you
a har» åopy oê m´ssag´ traëiå.
ìour big íorî ï´re is åarbon »ust. ðh´ Eãæ burns its message onto the pap´r.
ñh´ »ust êrom burning pap´r buil»s up on worKing parts.
Eyeball the
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printer »aily êór dust on
the helix and moéabl´ parts ô If you µn»
aõy in the tray, »uËp ³t. Beör´ you d÷,
tho, tuø oë th´ powe¾. ±h´ Eãæ's h³gh
éoltage åan ùbite.ú
Befóre you shut down your ûar³able
Format Messag´ Entry DeVice
çûFMEDè or Battery Display ünit
Beêór´ duËping the Eãæ's t¾ay,
býþsh the »ust êrom moéing parts. ÿs´
th´ soft brush ³n your tool roll.
Āow go bacK oVer the print´¾ with
an a³r hose. āeep froË blow³ng dust
into circuits by starting from the bacK.
VFM·D PreSc¹iption
Easy on the Ëuscle with this remote åompuer terminal. Ăhen y
u tigït´n
bolts hol»ing the Keyboar» in plaåe, ´asy do´s ăt. ±oo muåh Ąrå´
ą
stĆps them.
Ăhen you're punching out a message, easy onćthe Keys. Mashăng K´ys åan
breaK them.
āeep your »³splay scre´n clĈan so
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you'll be able to see what p´ople ar´
sending you. āeeping the set out oê th´
sun will help, too. It'll help pr´éent
oVerh´ating.
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Any time you conn´ct åables, turn tï´
poĊer oêf.
±hat preV´nts arcing
»aËagċ.
Finally, test troubleshooting lamps
»aily. A burnedßout bulb åan't tell you
anything.
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