[GreenKeys] not working very well

[John Spigel]

If you look at the typebox you can see that in several positions the 
pallets are missing. Since you won't need a CR, LF, LETTERS and FIGURES 
they are empty or free for other functions. I see 000000, 010000, 
010100, 000010, 011011, 011111, 010111, and 111111?  Codebars could be 
used for selecting hammers, the other non-printing functions, etc. 
You'll have to dig in deep. Possibly the Begin/End ANN function controls 
contacts for a bell? Some characters not be needed at all for financial 
stock reports.

On 22-May-25 17:47, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
> 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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