zippysticks
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Seems to be a little difficult to find in the usual places.
Thanks in advance.
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Western Europe User manual for IBM Quietwriter III (Model 5202)
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There are a few on eBay. That's a bit steep though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/143659717760
I'd be glad to scan it for you if you can find it here in the states.
I'd be glad to scan it for you if you can find it here in the states.
zippysticks
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Thanks, I have seen those on Ebay - I was rather hoping to get an electronic copy. I got the printer free of charge and have managed to get it working after a good clean and a few blown mains filter capacitors. Just want to know how to change the settings for form width, font selection and understand what the banks of DIP switches inside are for.
regards
This PDF shows multiple different printers and the dip switch settings, including the quietwriter III 5202. Hope this helps you out. Also it says that switch 8 isn't used but that is infact wrong since it should be on when you have a cut-sheet feeder installed.
http://ps-2.kev009.com/basil.holloway/boo-to-pdf/SA38_0100_00.pdf
http://ps-2.kev009.com/basil.holloway/boo-to-pdf/SA38_0100_00.pdf
AnalogThinker
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Probably late to the game but I repaired the Power Supply section of mine, and as I had the User Manual but couldn't find it anywhere, I uploaded it on Archive.org.
https://archive.org/details/ibm-5202-quietwriter-iii-printer-guide-to-operations
It is enhanced and text-searchable.
As Archive.org content is not always showing up in the Google search results, so I also uploaded it on ManualLibs but they keep rejecting my submissions for all the vintage manuals.
https://archive.org/details/ibm-5202-quietwriter-iii-printer-guide-to-operations
It is enhanced and text-searchable.
As Archive.org content is not always showing up in the Google search results, so I also uploaded it on ManualLibs but they keep rejecting my submissions for all the vintage manuals.
AnalogThinker
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BTW, Setup Switch settings start on page 56 (Section 4-6) of the user manual.
As far as Fonts, there is only one Embedded font. Other switches are for other layout options. All the other Fonts are available through "Pluggable fonts", and each cartridge (if you can even find them now) has 4 selectable fonts, using those DIP switches.
If anyone has a cartridge around (or more), I'd be happy to design a free opensource PCB replacement, and write a ROM with as many fonts as I can have my hands on, would be a fun project!
As far as Fonts, there is only one Embedded font. Other switches are for other layout options. All the other Fonts are available through "Pluggable fonts", and each cartridge (if you can even find them now) has 4 selectable fonts, using those DIP switches.
If anyone has a cartridge around (or more), I'd be happy to design a free opensource PCB replacement, and write a ROM with as many fonts as I can have my hands on, would be a fun project!