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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions olivett i 900X electronic typewriter...
  • Page 2 $85.00 The above charges apply per unit received. Olivetti agrees, at its option, to repair such a defect or to furnish an equal unit in exchange. Exclusions reflected in section a - c of the Limited Warranty also apply to the After Warranty Procedure.
  • Page 3 For USA only "This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Your new electronic typewriter increases your typing efficiency through use of the most advanced technology. Some of the many outstanding features are: • 4,OOO-character memory • 1 OD-character printwheel • Three-line correction memory (300 characters max,} • Full tabulator memory •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION ........... TYPEWRITER LAYOUT Operating Controls ..................2 Special Feat re Keys ................3 Carrier Mechanism ..................4 ACCESSORY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Ribbon Cassette ..................5 Printwheel ......................6 Correction Tape ..................
  • Page 6 HOW TO CORRECT ON PAPER Correcting Any or All of the Last 300 Characters in the Last 6. 1 Three Lines..............17 Correcting the Last Character Typed ..............17 Correcting Previous Character(s) within the Correction Memory ....17 Correcting Character(s) on Another Line ............18 Relocation Key ......................

  • Page 7: Rules For Safe Operation

    1. RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION 1) Make sure you are using the proper power (115V/60Hz , 220V/50 Hz or 240V/50 Hz) as stated on the name plate. 2) Your typewriter is a highly sophisticated machine. Never attempt to repair it yourself. If repair becomes necessary, take it to the nearest authorized service center.

  • Page 8: Typewriter Layout

    2. TYPEWRITER LAYOUT 2.1 Operating Controls. ® --® ------1-L.9 ����;i!i�Mffl������::::+--@ , c...:r- -r--+----® �\""""-+---® ---- - ® Power Supply Cord Space Bar Power Switch Half Space Key 3. Lateral Paper Guide Right Shift Key 4. Paper Bail Return Key 5. Page End Indicator 24.

  • Page 10: Carrier Mechanism

    2.3 Carrier Mechanism (under the Top Cover) a � - - - - �.:::61---@ -+--+----® I--- - -(@ 60. Cursor Lamp (green) 61 . Cassette Release Lever (red) 62. Cassette Ribbon 63. Printwheel Release Lever (red) 64. Correcton Tape 65. Guide Roller 66.

  • Page 11: Accessory Installation And Removal

    3. ACCESSORY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL 3.1 Ribbon Cassette 1. Removing Ribbon Cassette 1) Turn off the machine. 2) Open the Top Cover of the typewriter. Figure 3.1-a 3) Push the Cassette Release Lever toward the rear of the machine (Figure 3.1-a) 4) Place your fingers on the Cassette as shown in Figure 3.1-b and remove the Cassette by pulling it straight up.

  • Page 12: Printwheel

    3.2 Pri ntwheel 1. Removing Printwheel 1 ) Open the Top Cover of the typewriter and remove the Cassette Rib bon as ex pla ined in Item 3 . 1, Removing Rib bon Cassette. 2) Pull the Printwheel Release Lever (red) toward you to raise the Print Head Mechanism.

  • Page 13: Correction Tape

    Right Spool Left Spool • 3.3 Correction Tape The left spool of the Correction Tape is mounted on the Supply Spindle and the right Roller Roller spool on the Takeup Spindle (Figure 3 3-a) 1. Removing Correct ion Tape Supply Spindle Figure 3.

  • Page 14: How To Start Typing

    4. H OW TO START TYPIN G 4. 1 Paper Support Panel I n se rt the Paper Support Panel as shown in Figu re 4 1. Figure 4. 1 4.2 Turn ing on the Machine Plug one end of the Power Supply Cord ( 1 ) into the machine and the other end into a standa rd outlet of the voltage/frequency specified on the name plate.

  • Page 15: Centering Or Straightening Paper

    4.4 Auto Paper Insertion There are three lever positions normal, 1 and 2 (Figure 44-a) Pulling the lever to position 1 raises the Paper Bail When the lever i s pulled further to position 2, the carrier advances to 40 (in 10- Pitch) on the Margin Scale, and the Platen rotates to automatically insert the paper Figure 4.
  • Page 18 2) Press the Ta b Set Key A beep will sound each time a ta b is set. A maximum of 16 tab stops can be set . 2. Clearing a single fa b 1 ) Move t h e P r int Point Indicator t o the tab you want to c l e a r.

  • Page 19: Operating Features

    5. OPERATING FEATURES 5 . 1 Shift Key To t ype a capital letter or character on the upper h alf of a key, press and hold down the Left or Right Shift Key The Shift Lock Key L E D lights u p when eit her Shift Key is pressed.

  • Page 20: Back Space Key

    "To o l s f r Everyone" "T o o l s f o r e Eve ryone" "To o l s f o r Eve ryone" "Too l s for Everyone" 5.6 Back Space Key Pressing the Back Space Key moves the Print Point Indicator backward one space.

  • Page 21: Lateral Paper G Ide

    5.1 2 Lateral Paper Guide Thi s guide is used to mark the position at which the paper has been inserted so that subsequent pages can be put in the same position. Normally, set the guide at the 8-1/2 " mark (for 8-1 /2 "...

  • Page 22: Second Keyboard (Kbii) (Special Character Set)

    1. To set the Indicator: 1 ) Align the top of the paper with the front edge of Paper the E rasure Table ( Figure 5 . 1 8-a ) . Erasure Table 2) Rotating the Gear b y hand, align the number equal to the length of the paper (on the silver ◄- Set Mark...

  • Page 23: How To Correct On Paper

    6. HOW TO CORRECT ON PAPER Your new typewri ter has a 300-character aut o m atic correction mem ory. The machine remembers up to 300 characters typed in the Last three Lines (single spac ing) , thereby allowing you to correct any or all of them. 6.1 Correcting Any or All of the Last 300 Characters in the Last Three Lines 1) Press the Correc tion Key all the way down and...

  • Page 25: Memory Function

    7. MEMORY FUNCTION The memory function will make your typing eas­ ier and more efficient. Repetitive ph rases , technical termi nology and enti re l etters can be stored , edited and recalled (pri nted) at wil l . Your typewriter has a memory back-up cir­...
  • Page 26 1 . Storing TEXT file F o r st ori n g t ext wi t h m arg i n s. 1 ) Se t th e d esi r e d m arg i n s f or th e t ext t o b e s t o r e d .
  • Page 27 2. Storing PHRASE file Fo r sto rage of text w i t h no ma rg i n s. The text w ill be p ri n ted a cco rd ing to the ma rg i n s wh ich a re current l y set when re ca ll e d.

  • Page 28: Stop Code

    7 .2 Stop Code To st o p pr i n t i n g a t an y lo c a t io n i n a fi le i n o rd er t o t yp e wo rds o r phr as e s d uri ng r e c all (pr i n t i n g ) , ent er st o p c o d es whi le st o r i n g or e d i t ing th e f ile .
  • Page 29 Inserting or deleting text in the middle of file t,�yw Wh i l e hold i n g down th e Cod e K ey, p re ss th e § " 5 " K ey, th e f i l e nam e to b e e d i t e d , and th en l �...

  • Page 30: File Recall

    7 .4 File Recall This feature allows you to recall (printout) stored files. 1 . Recalling TEXT file 1 ) While holding down the Code Key, press the file name � "6" Key and the file name to be recalled . (ZA-ZZ) •...

  • Page 31: File Listing

    7.5 F ile Listing This feature al lows you to print a l ist of stored files. 1) Hold down the Code Key and press the "8" Key . 2) The file name and the fi rst 40 characters in each file are pri nted .

  • Page 32: Page Layout

    8. PAGE LAYOUT 8 . 1 Automatic Carrier Return This feature instructs the typewriter to automati­ cally retu rn the carrier to the beg i n n i ng of the next line when a hyphen or space is typed wi­ thin 5 spaces to the left of the right marg i n .

  • Page 33: Paragraph Indentation

    8.3 Paragraph Indentation Th is featu re allows yo u to ind ent th e p ara g raph au tomatically with ou t setting a new tab or left marg i n whi le yo u are typ ing. 1) To acti v ate th is mo d e, mo v e th e P rint P oint I nd i ­...

  • Page 34: Automatic Centering

    8.4 Automatic Centering T his f e a t u r e auto m a tica lly cen ters text b etween th e left and r i g ht marg in s curren tly in u se . 1 ) T o a cti v a te th e Auto C en teri n g m o d e, h ol d d own th e C o d e Key and p ress the "...

  • Page 35: Decimal Tabulation

    8 . 5 Decimal Tabulation This feature allows you to do statistical typing easily. All num bers are automatically alig ned by their decimal points. All tabs become deci mal tabs u ntil th is feature is termi nated . 1 .

  • Page 36: Center Tabulation

    8 . 6 Center Tabulation Th is f e atur e a ll o ws you to cent er t ext at th e d esi r e d tab po si t i o n. A ll tab s b ecom e center tab s u nt il th is f e atur e is t erm i n at ed.

  • Page 37: Flush Right Tabulation

    8. 7 Flush Right Tabulation Th i s f eature allows you to au to m atically ali g n word or numb er end ings v erti cally at th e d e si re d tab p o si ti o n. A ll tabs b eco m e f lu sh rig h t tabs un ti l this feature i s term in ate d.

  • Page 38: Automatic Underlining

    8.8 Automatic Underlining T his feat u re all o ws f o r si m ultan e ou s u nd erli n i n g of all text ( i n cl u d i n g sp aces ) o r i n d i v i d ual wo rd s ( all text excep t sp aces) .

  • Page 39: Stencil Typing

    8. 1 0 Stencil Typing Typing stencil masters This features lets you type stencil masters by preventi ng the ribbon from being raised . � � § To activate, hold down the Marg i n Release Key and press the Half Space Key. A beep sounds, indicating this mode has been activated .

  • Page 40: Supplies

    9. SUPPLIES 9.1 Pri ntwheels Your typewriter co mes with a standard printwheel. Besides this typestyle, a wariety of p rintwheels with different typestyles are available for your machine. 9.2 Cassette R i bbons There a re three types of ribbon that can be used on your typewriter Co rrectable Black Carbon Film Ribbon (with Yellow Dial), Multi-Strike Black Carbon Film Ribbon (with B lue Dial), and Nylon Fabric Ribbon (with White Dia l).

  • Page 41: Maintenance And Service

    10. MAI NTE NANCE AND SERVICE 10.1 Cleaning 1 ) Do not attempt to disassemble the t ypewriter to clean it. 2) Dust the typewriter lightly, u sing only a dry cloth. 3) Never use water or solvent s such as thinner, alcohol, etc., to clean your typewriter.

  • Page 42: On-Line Key /How To Use As A Printer/Parallel Interface

    11. ON-LI N E KEY / HOW TO USE AS A P R I NTE R/PARALLEL I NTERFACE The parallel interface (Centronics " c o m patible) your typewriter is equipped with enables you to print any data input on a computer equipped with this type of interfacing 11.1 Con nection to Your Com puter 1) Make sure the typewriter is turned off .
  • Page 43 2) Selecting Auto Line Feed Depending o n you r computer, it m ay or m ay not send a l i ne feed (LF) when it sends a carriage retu rn (CR) . Hold down the H a lf S pace Key and press the # 5 Key to select C R = CR only (Th i s is the default sett i n g , sel ected whenever a prev i o u s sett i n g is not backed-up by the memory ) A beep will sound, i ndicating that this featu re has been activated .

  • Page 44: Character And Control Codes

    T h e typewr i t e r p r i n t mode ( N P , L P , J U ST, STO R E ) , a u to u n der l i n i n g , K B I I , g ro u p d e c i m a l / c e n t er/f l u s h r i g h t t a b, i n d e n t , a u to ret u r n f u n c t i o n s, e t c , a r e a l l c l ea red w h e n t h e p r i n t e r mode i s a c t i vated.
  • Page 45 Note. Although fundamentally the same, there are various dialects of the BAS IC language. As an example, some BAS I C languages use the command " P R I NT # 1 " to order the printer to print . Others use the command L P R I NT for the same thing, and yet others offer the user both commands.

  • Page 46: Ascii Tadle

    Either decimal or hexadecimal va lues may be used for the codes. Note that the character itself, such as " E " in the following examples, may also be used when that character is accessible with the keyboard The following examples demonstrate two Escape Sequences, one using a decimal value and the other a hexadecimal value for the ESC code.

  • Page 47: Usa Standard Table

    11.5 USA Standard Table Binary 0000 000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 B i n a ry H ex N U L 0 148 (p 164 0000...

  • Page 48: International Character Code Table

    £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ANGLO- SWISS- SWISS- CANADA- HISPANO GREEK AFRICAN DUTCH ITALIAN SPANISH Hex. Dec. AMERICAN FRENCH GERMAN ENGLISH DANISH FINNISH :-'­ FRENCH FRENCH UNIVERSAL GERMAN NORWEGIAN :!j: :!j: <...

  • Page 49: Summary Of Control Codes

    11. 7 Su m mary of Control Codes Cont rol Codes D ec Fu nction NU L Nu l l B E L Sound be l l Back space ( m ove back one space) Ho rizontal tab u l ation (move right to next tab) Line feed (go to next line)

  • Page 50: Sample Programs

    11.8 Sample Programs 11. 8.1 Index Formatt ing Commands Codes Description Page Set left margin (at current position) ESC 9 2 7 57 1B 39 ESC 0 2 7 4 8 1B 30 Set Right margin (at current position) ESC FF n 2 7 12 n 1 B OC n Set page length to n l ines (n...
  • Page 51 Paper Feed Commands Codes Description Page Line feed Form feed ESC RS n 27 30 n 1B 1 E n Line feed setting by (n- 1 )/48 of an inch (n = 1 to 126) Miscellaneous Commands Codes Description Page Null (for application software only) N U L B E L...
  • Page 52 11.8.2 Formatting Commands 1 ) Set left margin ( ESC 9) Format · LP R I NT CH R$(27) : " 9 " , or L P R I NT C H R$(& H 1 8) ; " 9 " ; Function •...
  • Page 53 1 6 0 L PR I NT ' ' L i ne'' ; L in e 2 L i n e 2 L i n e 3 ..., . , .., .• ..., . • .., . • Sample Program 1 0 0 REM S e t P a g e Len g t h ( E S C F F n ) 1 1 0 LPRINT CHR$ ( 2 7 ) ;...
  • Page 54 Sample Print ing 0 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 A - Tab A - Tab 6) Set Horizontal tab ( E SC 1)
  • Page 55 Sample P rogram 1 0 0 REM C l e a r Tab ( E S C 8 ) , C l e a r A l l Tab ( E S C 2 ) 1 1 0 LPR INT CHR$ ( 2 7 ) ; CHR$ ( 2 6 ) ; " I " ; : REM RESET 1 2 0 LPRINT ' ' 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ' ' 1 3 0 REM Move C a r r i e r and S e t T a b...
  • Page 56 2) Full underline O F F (ESC R) Format • LPRINT CHR$(27) ; " R " ; or LPRI NT CHR$(&H1 B) ; " R " ; Function • When the printer receives this escape sequence, it cancels the underline mode set by ESC E. Sample Program 1 0 0 F u l l Und e r l ine On ( E S C E )
  • Page 57 K" 5) Print 6 symbols (ESC :, H, H, K) Format • LPRI NT C HR$(27) : " I " • LPR I NT CHR$(&H1B) : " I " : LPRINT C HR$(27) ; " I · · • LPR I NT CHR$(& H 1 B) : " I " : LPR I NT CHR$(27) ;...
  • Page 59 Sample Program ( n - 1 ) / 6 0 inch ESC US n H o r i zonta l s p a c e by CHR$ ( 2 7 ) ; CHR$ ( 3 l ) ; CHR$ ( 7 ) ; 1 1 0 LPRINT "...
  • Page 60 7) Bi-directional print O N ( E S C / ) Format · LPRI NT CHR$(27 ) : " / " , or L P R I NT CHR$( & H 1 B) : " / " ; Function This escape sequence causes the printer to start printing bi­ directionally at the next carriage return when the printer Is printing uni-directionally as set by ESC \ .
  • Page 61 Sam p l e Program 1 0 0 Nega t iv e one Line F eed ( ES C LF ) 1 1 0 LPRINT CHR $ ( 2 7 ) ; CHR$ ( 2 6 ) ; " l " ; : REM RESET 1 2 0 L i ne F e ed S e t t ing 4 / 4 8 inch...
  • Page 62 Sam ple Program Nega t ive 1 / 2 L i ne F e e d ( E S C D ) 1 0 0 CHR$ ( 2 7 ) ; CHR$ ( 2 6 ) ; " I " ; : REM RESET 1 1 0 LPRINT Nega t ive 1 / 2 L i ne F e e d...
  • Page 63 B e l l ( B EL ) 1 0 0 REM 1 1 0 LPRINT CHR $ ( 2 7 ) ; CHR$ ( 2 6 ) ; " I " ; : REM RES ET 1 2 0 L PRINT CHR$ ( 7 ) ; " B e l l" Sample Printing T o p o f P a g e 1 -!ddd :...
  • Page 64 Sample Printing B e l l 3) Device control 3 ( DC 3) Format • LPRINT CHR$(19) ; or LPRINT CHR$(&H13) ; Funct ion • When this code is sent to the printer, it cannot receive data f rom the computer until the DC 1 code i s sent to the p r i nter. Sample Program and Sample Printing Refer to item 4) Device control 1.

  • Page 65: Parallel Interface Connector

    7) Initiate remote reset 1 ( E S C CR P) Format L P R I NT CHR$(27); CHR$( 1 3) ; " P " , or L P R I NT CHR$(& H 1 B ) ; C H R$( & H D) ; " P " ; F u nction ;...

  • Page 66: Specifications

    11.10 Specifications Data communications : Asynchronous handshaking Handshaking By STROBE pulse (from computer), ACKNLG pulse and Busy signal (from interface card) Logic Level TTL level (compatible with CENTRO NICS® 8 bit parallel) Con nector: AMPHENO L 57 -30360 or equivalent 11.11 Connector Pin Assignment Signal Return...

  • Page 67: Parallel Interface Timing Diagram

    11.12 Parallel Interface Timing Diagram BUSY . I l ACKNLG s ; H : ; £ A pp r o x 1 0 � r�; '; 0.5µ.S (Min) 11.13 Relation Between On-Line Key and S LCT Signal ERROR On-Line Key SLCT BUSY ACKNLG...
  • Page 68 11 ¼ [ : II' . ? 1234567890-=§} J;', ./ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Prestige 12 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ! @II$%\&*() -H { [ : II' • ? '£ 0 A<>± < CX012 > ® For best results always use Olivetti Supplies, available from your local dealer.
  • Page 69 Pri nted in Japan 001-01414-10 PO 880307 ST TP00 1 24...

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