Section Ill. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

TM 11-7025-217-30

1-9. EQUIPMENT DATA

Refer to TM 11-7021-12, Chapter 1 for equipment data.

1-10. SAFETY, CARE, AND HANDLING

To ensure safety to personnel, follow Army safety procedures for the care, handling, and maintenance of

electronic equipment. Before and while operating/maintaining the equipment, adhere to the WARNINGS

and CAUTIONS indicated throughout this manual. Some of the WARNINGS are summarized on the

WARNING page at the front of this manual. In addition, instructions on all WARNING and CAUTION

decals attached to the equipment must be followed.

Section Ill. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

1-11. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT

a. General. The printer accepts American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) coded

data from the processor, converts the data to characters, and prints them on electrosensitive paper. The

printer is divided into a power section, logic section, and print section as shown below. An interconnec-

tion diagram is provided at the back of this manual.

The printer sections perform data conversion and printing functions as described in the following

paragraphs.

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