Instruction manual
Skyles
ElectricWorks
PAL·80™
• 80 characters per line
•
8%
inch wide thermal paper
• Full graphics
at
60
dots/inch
• Interfaced
to
PET
• Works
with
all PET peripherals
• 40 character per second rate
• Microprocessor controlled
• Bidirectional look-ahead printing
• Quiet operation
• No external power supplies
• Only
two
driven parts
• High reliability
• Clear 5 x 7 characters
• Attractive metal and plastic case
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The
Skyles PAL-80™
is
a high speed
thermal
printer
offering
the
combination
of
text
printing
at
80
charac-
ters per line
and
continuous
graphics
at
60
dots
per
inch.
In
the
text
mode,
upper
and lower case
data
are
printed
at
40
characters
per second.
The
5 x 7 charac-
ters provide clear readable
copy
on
white
paper;
no
hard
to find, hard
to
read aluminized paper.
In
the
graphics
mode,
seven bits
of
each
byte
correspond
to
the
seven
dots
in each
of
the
480
print
positions
per
line. Since
the
computer
driving
the
printer
has full con-
trol over every
print
position,
it can
print
graphs, bar
charts, line drawings, even special
and
foreign lanquage
symbols. Despite its low
cost,
the
Skyles PAL-80
is
a
true
intelligent
printer
with
full line buffering and bi-
directional look-ahead printing.
High reliability
is
designed in:
The
thick
film thermal
print
head has a life
expectancy
of
100,000,000
charac-
ters.
Two
DC
stepping
motors
provide positive
control
of
the
print
head and
the
paper drive.
The
Skyles PAL-80
ope~ates
directly
from
a 115V
60
Hz
line (230V
50
Hz available). No external
power
supplies
are required.
It
comes
complete
with
an
interface
for
the
PET: a
two
and a half
foot
cable plugs into
the
IEEE interface
at
the
back
of
your
PET. Works
with
all PET models
and
PET
or
Skyles
peripherals.
PAL-80 SPECIFICATIONS
TEXT
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Please send me Skyles PAL-80 printer(s)
complete
with
2%
foot
interface cable
to
attach
to
my
PET
at
$675.00
each*
(Plus
$10.00
shipping
and
hand-
ling).
I also will receive a
test
and
graphics
demonstra-
tion
tape
at
no
additional charge
and
over
150
feet
of
8%
inch wide black on
white
thermal paper $ _
I
would
also like
to
order
rolls
of
8% inch wide
by
85
ft.
long
thermal
paper
(black ink)
at
$5.00
each
$-----
____
10 roll
cartons
at
$45.00
$ _
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227-8398
California orders call (415)
494-1210
·California
residents add 6
to
6%% sales
tax
where
applicable.
Format
Print
speed
Line
Feed
Character
Set
GRAPHICS
Format
Print
Speed
COMMON
Paper
Dimensions
Weight
80
characters per eight inch line
6 lines
per
inch nominal
40
characters per second
50
milliseconds nominal
96
Characters, including
upper
and
lower case, numerals,
and
symbols
480
print
positions per line
240
print
positions
per second
8% inch wide
thermal
paper, available
in
85
foot
foils, black image on
white
12"W
x 1O"D x 2'%"H
8 Ibs (3.6 kg)
Skyles
Electric
Works I
TM
PAL-80
Printer
on
A Leash, a
trademark
of
Skyles EJectric"Works
Inc.
10301 Stonydale Drive
Cupertino, CA
95014.
(408) 735-7891