[vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question

[Dave McGuire]

   No, this is the 192.  You're thinking of the 92.  The 192 (and 182, 
etc) use a plastic ribbon cartridge.

             -Dave

On 12/13/23 19:21, Gregg Levine wrote:
> Hello!
> Dave? Make sure you've got plenty of ordinary typewriter ribbons for
> this printer. That's right it uses the same ribbons as the typical
> mechanical printers that were in offices before the development of the
> IBM typebar one.
> -----
> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
> 
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 11:09 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/6/23 10:37, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
>>>      Hi folks.  Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline
>>> 192 printer?  I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode.
>>> ------
>>> I found a couple of references.
>>> Auto Carriage return on is ESC 1 0 (21,108,48)
>>> Auto Carriage return off is ESC 1 1 (21,108,49)
>>>
>>> You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts
>>> the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button
>>> moves between entries. TOF sets the options.
>>>
>>> I think this is more than the 192 can do though.
>>
>>     To wrap this up, the 192 does indeed do it this way.  You hold down
>> Form Feed while turning it on, then use Form Feed and Select to select
>> menu items and settings, respectively.
>>
>>     It's all up and running now.
>>
>>     And after changing the battery on the printer's board, the settings
>> actually stick. ;)
>>
>>                -Dave
>>
>> --
>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>> New Kensington, PA
>>

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA