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The Robotron 6313 printer was a 9-needle dot matrix printer manufactured by the VEB Robotron (East Germany)
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[[Image:Robotron.jpg|thumb|Robotron K6313]]
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The Robotron K6313 printer was a 9-pin dot matrix printer manufactured by the [[VEB Robotron]] (East Germany).
  
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What made it special and worth mentioning in the CPC-Wikipedia is the fact that it could be DIP-switched to be 100% compatible with the Amstrad/Schneider NLQ401, that means it could print the whole CPC character set and understood the code sequence to switch the 8th bit.   
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What made it special and worth mentioning in the CPC-Wikipedia is the fact that it could be DIP-switched to be 100% compatible with the [[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]] [[NLQ401]], that means it could print the whole CPC character set and understood the code sequence to switch the 8th bit.   
 
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[[Image:Präsident.jpg|thumb|Präsident 6320]]
 
In Western Germany it was sold under the names
 
In Western Germany it was sold under the names
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''Präsident 6313''
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''Präsident 6320'' or ''Europrint FT80X''.
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or
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After the fall of the GDR, it was sold under the name ''Soemtron K6313''.
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''Europrint FT80X''
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In Eastern Germany it was also sold under the name ''Robotron K6311M'' (M = modified).
  
 
== Technical Specs. ==
 
== Technical Specs. ==
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[[Image:Robotron6311.jpg|thumb|Robotron K6311M]]
 
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== Weblinks ==
 
== Weblinks ==
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[[Image:Soemtron.jpg|thumb|Soemtron K6313]]
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Pictures and alternative names were taken from http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/drucker/k631x.htm
  
 
== Manual ==
 
== Manual ==
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[[Image:EuroPrint.jpg|thumb|Europrint FT80X]]
 
<table>
 
<table>
 
<td><b>Setting DIL switches</b></td>
 
<td><b>Setting DIL switches</b></td>
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<td>5-1</td><td>case contact</td><td>don't use</td>
 
<td>5-1</td><td>case contact</td><td>don't use</td>
 
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<td>5-2</td><td>N/C</td><td></td><td></td>
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<td>5-2</td><td>not used</td><td></td><td></td>
 
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<td>6-1</td><td>paper end contact</td><td>active</td><td>inactive</td>
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<td>6-1</td><td>paper end contact</td><td><b>active</b></td><td>inactive</td>
 
<tr>
 
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<td>6-2</td><td>buzzer</td><td>active</td><td>inactive</td>
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<td>6-2</td><td>buzzer</td><td><b>active</b></td><td>inactive</td>
 
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<td>7-1</td><td>autom. line feed</td><td>no LF on CR</td><td>autom. LF on CR</td>
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<td>7-1</td><td>autom. line feed (LF)</td><td><b>no LF on CR</b></td><td>autom. LF on CR</td>
 
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<td>7-2</td><td>Function</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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<td>7-2</td><td>autom. carriage return (CR)</td><td>autom. CR on LF</td><td><b>no CR on LF</b></td>
 
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<td>8-1</td><td>character set</td><td>Set 2</td><td>Set 1 (incl. umlauts)</td>
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<td>8-1</td><td>character set</td><td>Set 2</td><td><b>Set 1 (incl. umlauts)</b></td>
 
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<td>8-2</td><td>buffer full condition</td><td>print+LF</td><td>print only</td>
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<td>8-2</td><td>buffer full condition</td><td>print+LF</td><td><b>print only</b></td>
 
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<td>9-1</td><td>CANcel mode</td><td>valid</td><td>invalid</td>
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<td>9-1</td><td>CANcel mode</td><td><b>valid</b></td><td>invalid</td>
 
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<td>9-2</td><td>character codes</td><td>IBM</td><td>Schneider</td>
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<td>9-2</td><td>character codes</td><td>IBM</td><td><b>Schneider</b></td>
 
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<tr>
 
<td>10-1<br>10-2</td><td>font</td><td>see table 1</td>
 
<td>10-1<br>10-2</td><td>font</td><td>see table 1</td>
 
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<td>11-1</td><td>Zero</td><td>O</td><td>slashed 0</td>
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<td>11-1</td><td>Zero</td><td>O</td><td><b>slashed 0</b></td>
 
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<td>11-2</td><td>line feed</td><td>1/6 inch</td><td>1/8 inch</td>
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<td>11-2</td><td>line feed</td><td><b>1/6 inch</b></td><td>1/8 inch</td>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>12-1<br>12-2</td><td>paper format</td><td>See table 2</td>
 
<td>12-1<br>12-2</td><td>paper format</td><td>See table 2</td>
 
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<td>13-1</td><td>1 inch feed over paper edge</td><td>active</td><td>inactive</td>
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<td>13-1</td><td>1 inch feed over paper edge</td><td>active</td><td><b>inactive</b></td>
 
<tr>
 
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<td>13-2</td><td>control codes compatible with</td><td>IBM/Schneider</td><td>EPSON</td>
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<td>13-2</td><td>control codes compatible with</td><td><b>IBM/Schneider</b></td><td>EPSON</td>
 
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<td>14-1</td><td>NLQ</td><td>inactive</td><td>active</td>
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<td>14-1</td><td>NLQ</td><td><b>inactive</b></td><td>active</td>
 
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<td>14-2</td><td>Function</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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<td><b>Centronics Interface</b></td>
 
<tr>
 
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<td>15-1</td><td>Function</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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<td>14-2</td><td>Signal /INIT</td><td>external</td><td><b>internal</b></td>
 
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<td>15-2</td><td>Function</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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<td>15-1</td><td>Signal /AUTO FEED XT</td><td>external</td><td><b>internal</b></td>
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<td>15-2</td><td>Signal /SELECT IN</td><td>external</td><td><b>internal</b></td>
 
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<tr>
 
<td>16-1<br>..<br>18-2</td><td>no function</td><td></td><td></td>
 
<td>16-1<br>..<br>18-2</td><td>no function</td><td></td><td></td>
 
</table>
 
</table>
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<br><br>
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<b>Table 1 - Font</b>
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<table>
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<td></td><td></td><td>Switch position</td>
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<td></td><td></td><td>10-1</td><td>10-2</td>
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<td>PICA</td><td>1/10"</td><td>OFF</td><td>OFF</td>
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<td>ELITE</td><td>1/12"</td><td>ON</td><td>OFF</td>
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<td>condensed</td><td>1/17"</td><td>ON</td><td>ON</td>
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<td>bold</td><td>1/10"</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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</table>
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<b>Table 2 - paper size</b>
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<td></td><td>Switch position</td>
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<td></td><td>12-1</td><td>12-2</td>
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<td>12 inch</td><td>OFF</td><td>OFF</td>
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<td>11 inch</td><td>ON</td><td>OFF</td>
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<td>6 inch</td><td>ON</td><td>ON</td>
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<tr>
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<td>5.5 inch</td><td>OFF</td><td>ON</td>
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</table>
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<b>Control codes (additional to IBM PC control set)</b>
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ESC =    = Select switched character set
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Encoding:
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:CHR$(27); "=";
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Function:
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:This command selects the printable characters that equal the 7-Bit characters from CHR$(1) to CHR$(127).
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:The reception of the command ESC = results in bit 8 to be regarded as 1 for all received characters.
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NUL  = Unselect switched character set
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Encoding:
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:CHR$(0);
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Function:
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:The reception of the command NUL results in bit 8 to be regarded as 0 for all received characters.
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[[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Printers and printer ports]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, 28 October 2006

Robotron K6313

The Robotron K6313 printer was a 9-pin dot matrix printer manufactured by the VEB Robotron (East Germany).

What made it special and worth mentioning in the CPC-Wikipedia is the fact that it could be DIP-switched to be 100% compatible with the Amstrad/Schneider NLQ401, that means it could print the whole CPC character set and understood the code sequence to switch the 8th bit.

File:Präsident.jpg
Präsident 6320

In Western Germany it was sold under the names Präsident 6320 or Europrint FT80X. After the fall of the GDR, it was sold under the name Soemtron K6313. In Eastern Germany it was also sold under the name Robotron K6311M (M = modified).

Technical Specs.

Robotron K6311M
Mechanical data (excerpts)
print principle: serial dot matrix printer with pin system
print speed: 100cps
print direction: bidirectional with logical optimization for the print head movement
number of pins: 9
copies: 1 original plus 2 carbon copies
overall thickness max. 0.3mm
max. areal weigth 80g/m²
printer cassette: type 615
FBK 1
Tally 1000 or equivalent
Electrical data
input voltage: 220V +10%/-15%
110V +10%/-15%
frequency: 47-63Hz
power consumption: max. 70W
Environmental conditions
temperature: 10-35°C
rel. humiditity: 40-90%
noise level: max. 58.5dB (AS)

Weblinks

Soemtron K6313

Pictures and alternative names were taken from http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/drucker/k631x.htm

Manual

Europrint FT80X
Setting DIL switches
Nr.FunctionOFFON
5-1case contactdon't use
5-2not used
6-1paper end contactactiveinactive
6-2buzzeractiveinactive
7-1autom. line feed (LF)no LF on CRautom. LF on CR
7-2autom. carriage return (CR)autom. CR on LFno CR on LF
8-1character setSet 2Set 1 (incl. umlauts)
8-2buffer full conditionprint+LFprint only
9-1CANcel modevalidinvalid
9-2character codesIBMSchneider
10-1
10-2		fontsee table 1
11-1ZeroOslashed 0
11-2line feed1/6 inch1/8 inch
12-1
12-2		paper formatSee table 2
13-11 inch feed over paper edgeactiveinactive
13-2control codes compatible withIBM/SchneiderEPSON
14-1NLQinactiveactive
Centronics Interface
14-2Signal /INITexternalinternal
15-1Signal /AUTO FEED XTexternalinternal
15-2Signal /SELECT INexternalinternal
16-1
..
18-2		no function



Table 1 - Font

Switch position
10-110-2
PICA1/10"OFFOFF
ELITE1/12"ONOFF
condensed1/17"ONON
bold1/10"OFFON



Table 2 - paper size

Switch position
12-112-2
12 inchOFFOFF
11 inchONOFF
6 inchONON
5.5 inchOFFON



Control codes (additional to IBM PC control set)
ESC = = Select switched character set
Encoding:

CHR$(27); "=";


Function:

This command selects the printable characters that equal the 7-Bit characters from CHR$(1) to CHR$(127).
The reception of the command ESC = results in bit 8 to be regarded as 1 for all received characters.



NUL = Unselect switched character set

Encoding:

CHR$(0);


Function:

The reception of the command NUL results in bit 8 to be regarded as 0 for all received characters.
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