[GreenKeys] not working very well

[Peter Gottlieb]

I rearranged the type block for letters and numbers.

The unit is not printing very well in a couple of aspects, plus an oddity.

The oddity first: it inserts a space after 8 characters, top or bottom 
row, no matter what.  I do not see this mentioned in the manual.

Take a look at the picture.  I sent it "THIS IS A TEST -0123456789-"

Of note is that I had to send this from right to left as the tape is 
moving from left to right.  This makes it easier to understand the space 
between 3 and 2.

Note there is no zero printed.  I know this simply can't be true but it 
won't print that zero no matter where I place it in the type box.  The 
back stem is pretty worn so that may be the issue. I have an extra and 
will change it out and see if that helps.

It is not printing the S, either.  The stem on the S is not at all 
worn.  Not sure what is going on with that.  Also not sure why there is 
a B in there and an extra A.

By the way all of this is very repeatable.

Is there some kind of protocol for dealing with the auto-space? Is that 
what the "Beg. Ann" and "End Ann" are for?  If not then what are they?  
And what is "Rub Out" for?  Is that a backspace of some kind?

I'm thinking some of the character positions are "reserved" and do 
something other than print.  For example I couldn't get a character to 
print in the "Blank" position and not even sure it moved the paper tape.

Peter

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