CGP-115  (260-1192)          Pen Installation          Faxback Doc. # 5637

CATALOG NUMBER          DESCRIPTION

26-1480                 3 Black Pens
26-1481                 1 each, Red, Blue, Green

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Be very careful when touching the Pen Holder. The Holder is delicate and 
can be easily damaged. Never rotate or move the Pen Holder manually. Use 
the Printer controls to move the Pen Holder.

PEN INSTALLATION/REMOVAL

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must always use four pens.
Using the Printer with only three (or fewer) pens may cause incorrect color
changes when you are changing colors.

Be sure to use only Radio Shack Color Graphic Printer Pens with your 
Printer.  Using other pens may damage the Printer.

You can install the Pens in any order you need. However, the Printer
recognizes four specific Pen Positions--Pen #1, Pen #2, Pen #3, and Pen #4. We
suggest you use the sequence detailed in the following table when installing
pens. When referring to Pen Colors and Pen Positions in this manual, we'll 
be using this sequence:

Pen Positions vs. Pen Colors

Pen #         Color
 1            Black
 2            Blue
 3            Green
 4            Red

There are two ways to identify a particular Pen Position #:

* The Pen Guide Wheel is color-coded. Simply look carefully near the center
  of the Wheel and match up the color of the Pen with the color on the 
  Wheel.

* Turn the Printer OFF, then turn it back ON. On power-up, Pen #1 (color-
  coded Black) is always "on top." To get to Pen #2, press COLOR SELECT; 
  to get to Pen #3, press COLOR SELECT again, etc.

We recommend that if you know that you won't be using the Printer for a 
while (e.g., more than a day or two), you remove the Pens from the Printer
and "cap" them so the ink won't dry out. In the same sense, it's a good 
idea to rub the Pen Point back and forth on a piece of paper to get the 
ink flowing before you install it in the Printer.

Before you install, remove, or replace any Pens, take a look at (and become
familiar with) what's "under the hood."

Raise the Top Cover and look at the right side printing area. You'll see a
wire about 1/2" long pointing tot he left. Above it, and to the right, 
there will be a small white lever--the Pen Ejection Lever. Gently press 
down on this lever and the wire will go up. When a Pen is in the Holder,
this will "pop" the Pen out.

REMEMBER!! Never move or rotate the Pen Holder manually.

To install, remove, or change Pens:

1. Raise the Top Cover.

2. Press the COLOR SELECT Switch to rotate to the Pen position # you need.

3. Press the PEN CHANGE Switch.

The Pen Holder will move to the far right. Note that the Pen Ejection Lever
wire will be under the Pen.

4. If you're removing or changing a Pen:

* Gently hold the Pen down with one finger.
* Gently press down on the Pen Ejection Lever.

If the Pen "pops" into the Printer, hold the Paper Roll (if installed), 
turn the Printer upside-down, and gently shake the Printer until the Pen 
falls out.  Do not operate the Printer with a Pen loose in the printing 
mechanism or damage to the Printer may result.

* Remove the Pen.

To install a new Pen, insert the "ink" tip of Pen into the Pen Wheel Guide
hole. (Match up the color on the pen with the color on the Wheel.) Gently
"snap the other end of the Pen into place.

5. To rotate the Pen Holder to the next Pen Position #2, press the COLOR
   SELECT Switch.

The Pen holder will move to the left, rotate to Pen Position #2, and return to
the right most position.

To select Pen Position #3, repeat the above procedure.

6. Close the Top Cover.

7. Press the PAPER FEED Switch and the Pen Holder will return to the left
   margin and will be ready to begin printing.

(dtc-08/04/93)
(smm 08/26/93)

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