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| − | == Amstrad/Schneider Printer Models ==
| + | [[Category:Printers and printer ports| ]]{{AmstradPrinterLinks}} |
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| − | === CPC Series ===
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| − | [[Image:DMP-1 Printer.JPG|300px|left]] | + | |
| − | * '''DMP-1''' (Seikosha GP500) [[Amstrad DMP1 printer|more info]]
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| − | [[Image:Printer NLQ401 printer2.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''NLQ401''' (GLP500) [[NLQ401|more info]]
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| − | [[Image:Dmp2000 1.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP2000''' [[Amstrad/Schneider DMP2000 Printer|more info]]
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| − | * Same hardware as DMP3000, but in [[CPC]]-style black case, and without italics
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| − | [[Image:Dmp2160.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP2160''' [[DMP2160|more info]]
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| − | * Fast version of DMP2000 (prints 160 CPS, instead of 105 CPS)
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| − | === PC/PCW Series (gray) ===
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| − | [[Image:Dmp3000.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP3000''' [[DMP3000|more info]]
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| − | * Same hardware as DMP2000, but in [[PCW]]-style gray case, and with italics
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| − | [[Image:DMP3160 picture by martín melado.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP3160''' [[DMP3160|more info]]
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| − | * Fast version of DMP3000 (prints 160 CPS, instead of 105 CPS)
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| − | [[Image:Amstrad DMP3250 (www.tietokonemuseo.net).jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP3250di''' [[DMP3250|more info]]
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| − | * Dual-interface version of DMP3160 (with centronics and rs232 ports)
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| − | * Like the DMP3160, it prints only 160 CPS (not 250 CPS)
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| − | [[Image:DMP4000.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''DMP4000''' [[DMP4000|more info]]
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| − | * Extra big wide printer (paper width 16 inch)
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| − | [[Image:LQ3500.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''LQ3500''' and '''LQ3500di''' [[LQ3500|more info]]
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| − | * LQ3500di version with dual interface (centronics and rs232)
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| − | * Letter Quality 24pin Dot Matrix Printer
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| − | [[Image:LQ5000di.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''LQ5000di''' [[LQ5000|more info]]
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| − | * Letter Quality 24pin Dot Matrix Printer, wide carriage (16 inch paper)
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| − | * With dual interface (centronics and rs232)
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| − | [[Image:LD6000 Laser Printer.jpg|300px|left]]
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| − | * '''LD6000''' [[LD6000|more info]]
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| − | * Laser Printer (from Amstrad GmbH, for german market only)
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| − | * This is a rebadged '''Sharp''' printer that emulates an '''HP Laserjet II'''
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| − | == Technical Specs ==
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| − | {|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | + | |
| − | |''' '''||'''DMP1'''||'''LQ401'''||'''DMP2000/DMP2160'''||'''DMP3000/DMP3160/DMP3250di'''||'''DMP4000 (wide)'''||'''LQ3500/LQ3500di'''||'''LQ5000di (wide)'''
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| − | |Design||CPC||CPC||CPC||PCW (gray)||PCW (gray)||PC/PCW (gray)||PC/PCW (gray)
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| − | |Family||[[Seikosha]]||?||[[Epson]]||[[Epson]]||[[Epson]]||Epson LQ||Epson LQ
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| − | |Pins||Unihammer?||?||9pin||9pin||9pin||24pin||24pin
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| − | |Buffer||90 bytes||?||DMP2000:2K ([[DMP2000/3000 Buffer Upgrade Kit|upgradeable]])<br>DMP2160: ?||DMP3000:2K ([[DMP2000/3000 Buffer Upgrade Kit|upgradeable]])<br>DMP3160/3250di: 8K (see leaflet)||8K (see leaflet)||8K (see leaflet)||8K (see leaflet)
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| − | |Number of Control Codes||9||?||?||?||?||?||?
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| − | |Print System||Impact Dot-Matrix||?||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Wiredot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix||Impact Dot-Matrix
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| − | |Print direction||Unidirectional (left to right)||?||?||?||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)||Uni- and Bi-directional (selectable)
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| − | |Print Speed||50 CPS||?||DMP2000: 105 CPS max<br>DMP2160:160 CPS||DMP3000: 105 CPS (normal width)<br>52 CPS (double width)<br>DMP3160/DMP3250di: 160 CPS||200 CPS (standard)<br>50 CPS (NLQ)||135-160 CPS||240-288 CPS
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| − | |Printing Characteristics<br>(vertical x horizontal)||7 x 5 (plus spacing)||?||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (double width char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)||9 x 9 (normal char)<br>9 x 10 (expanded char)<br>9 x chosen amount (9 pin bit-image)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image)||9 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 1)<br>18 x 9 (ASCII chars - table 2)<br>12 x 11 (special chars - table 3.1 and 3.2)<br>24 x 11 (special chars - table 4.1 and 4.2)<br>8 x chosen amount (bit-image graphics)||?||?
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| − | |Character Sets||128 (actually only 96) chars, 7bit ASCII, or international chars via DIP switches||?||96 characters ASCII + international character sets||96 characters ASCII + Italics + international character sets||ASCII-96, Italics-96, NLQ-96, NLQ Italics-96<br>International character sets-9, Special characters-132||?||?
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| − | |Normal Character Size||?||?||?||2.1 (width) x 2.55 (height) mm||?||?||?
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| − | |Dot Spacing||1/60" (H) x 1/63" (V)||?||?||?||?||?||?
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| − | |Standard (Pica)||10 CPI||?||10 CPI/80 CPL||10 CPI/80 CPL||10 CPI/136 CPL||?||?
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| − | |Mini (Elite)||-||?||12 CPI/96 CPL||12 CPI/96 CPL||12 CPI/163 CPL||?||?
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| − | |Condensed||-||?||17 CPI/137 CPL||?||17 CPI/233 CPL||?||?
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| − | |Double Width Standard||(?)||?||5 CPI/40 CPL||5 CPI/40 CPL||?||?||?
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| − | |Double Width Mini||-||?||6 CPI/48 CPL||6 CPI/48 CPL||?||?||?
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| − | |Double Width Condensed||-||?||8.5 CPI/68 CPL||8.5 CPI/68 CPL||?||?||?
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| − | |Number of Columns||80 columns-character mode<br>480 dot columns-graphics mode||?||80 (Standard)<br>40 (Double)<br>132 (Condensed)<br>66 (Double Width Condensed)||80 (Standard)<br>40 (Double)<br>132 (Condensed)<br>66 (Double Width Condensed)||136 (standard)<br>233 (condensed)||?||?
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| − | |Line Feed Rates||6 lines/inch-character mode<br>9 lines/inch-graphics mode<br>9 lines/inch-mixed mode||?||1/6 inch<br>1/8 inch<br>7/72 inch<br>n/216 inch programmable<br>n/72 inch programmable||1/6 inch<br>1/8 inch<br>7/72 inch<br>n/216 inch programmable<br>n/72 inch programmable||1/6 inch<br>1/8 inch<br>7/72 inch<br>n/216 inch programmable<br>n/72 inch programmable||1/6 inch<br>1/8 inch<br>n/60 inch programmable<br>n/180 inch programmable||1/6 inch<br>1/8 inch<br>7/72 inch<br>n/60 inch programmable<br>n/180 inch programmable<br>n/216 inch programmable<br>n/72 inch programmable
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| − | |Line Feed Speed||10 lines/sec (at 6 lines/inch)<br>15 lines/sec (at 9 lines/inch)||?||DMP2000: 200 mS(1/6 inch)<br>DMP2160: 160 ms||DMP3000: 200 mS(1/6 inch)<br>DMP3160/3250di: 160ms, 1.04IPS||100 mS(1/6 inch), 1.6IPS||0.83IPS||0.83IPS
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| − | |Paper Type||4.5 to 10 inches acceptable (pin to pin 4 to 9.5 inches)||?||4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed)<br>4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed)||4.5 to 10 inches fan-fold (tractor feed)<br>4 to 9.5 inches cut sheet or roll paper (friction feed)||Tractor feed (fan fold) - 3 to 16.5 inches (75 to 420 mm)<br>Friction feed (cut sheet or roll) - 2 to 15.5 inches (50 to 395 mm)||10 Inch...||15 Inch...
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| − | |Number of Copies||Two including original<br>(Thickness 0.15mm or less)||?||2 sheets (including original)<br>40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train||2 sheets (including original)<br>40 gsm pressure-sensitive paper train||Original plus two||Original plus one||Original plus two
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| − | |Interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||DMP3000/3160: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>DMP3250di: additional RS232 interface||Parallel (Centronics compatible)||LQ3500: Parallel (Centronics compatible)<br>LQ3500di: additional RS232 interface||LQ5000di: Parallel (Centronics compatible) plus RS232 interface
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| − | |Ink Ribbon||Short lifetime...||?||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||Cassette (1 million characters per ribbon)||?||?||?
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| − | |Dimensions||447 (w) x 315 (d) x 114 (h)||?||380 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm||400 (w) x 250 (d) x 100 (h) mm||24 (w) x 14 (d) x 5 (h) inches<br>(600 x 350 x 120 mm)||17.5"(W)x16"(D)x4"(H)<br>440x400x100 mm||24"(W) x 15"(D) x 5"(H)<br>615x375x133 mm
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| − | |Weight||4.8kg||?||4.2kg||4.2kg||9.5kg||5.9kg||7.5kg
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| − | |Mains Supply||220-240V AC 50Hz||?||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz||220-240V AC 50Hz
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| − | == DIP Switch Settings ==
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| − | DMP2000/DMP3000:
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| − | {|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
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| − | |DS1-1||Interntional characters||Bit0=0||Bit0=1
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| − | |DS1-2||Interntional characters||Bit1=0||Bit1=1
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| − | |DS1-3||Interntional characters||Bit2=0||Bit2=1
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| − | |DS1-4||CR Function||CR only||CR & LF
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| − | |DS1-5||Paper out sensor||Enable||Disable
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| − | |DS1-6||Page length||11 inch||17 inch
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| − | |DS1-7||Code unit||8 units||7 units (set this for Apple computers)
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| − | |DS1-8||Default character set||Standard||NLQ-Standard
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| − | |DS2-1||Zero character||Unslashed||Slashed
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| − | |DS2-2||Default skip perforation||Disable||Enable
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| − | |DS2-3||Buffer mode||Character||Graphics
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| − | |DS2-4||Buffer mode||Character/Graphics||Download
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| − | |DS2-5||SLCT IN signal||Not sent||Automatically sent
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| − | |DS2-6||Alarm beeper||Disable||Enable
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| − | |DS2-7||Default typeface||Bold off||Condensed & bold on
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| − | |DS2-8||Default typeface||Condensed off||Bold on
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| − | |DS2-9||Do not use|| ||
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| − | |DS2-10||Do not use|| ||
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| − | == User Manuals ==
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| − | * [[Media:Amstrad DMP1 Owners Manual.pdf|DMP1 User Manual]] (english) (8407-61B)
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| − | * NLQ401 User Manual (probably exists in german only) - <span style="color:#007f00">Nilquader has one (will be scanned next some weeks when he gets access to a good scanner)</span>
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| − | * DMP2000 User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#007f00">ynot.zer0 has one (will be scanned on a rainy weekend)</span>
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| − | * [[Media:DMP2000 User Manual (French).pdf|DMP2000 User Manual (French)]] (1985)
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| − | * [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/manuals/Amstrad%20DMP%202000%20Manual.es.rar DMP2000 User Manual (Spanish)]
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| − | * DMP2160 User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#007f00">ynot.zer0 has one (will be scanned on a rainy weekend)</span>
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| − | * [[Media:DMP2160 User Manual (French).pdf|DMP2160 User Manual (French)]] (1985)
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| − | * DMP3000 User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#007f00">Terje has a "Amstrad DMP3000/3160 User Manual (English) 100 pages" (not yet scanned)</span>
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| − | * [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/manuals/Amstrad%20DMP%203000%20Manual.es.rar DMP3000 User Manual (Spanish)]
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| − | * DMP3160 User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#007f00">Terje has a "Amstrad DMP3000/3160 User Manual (English) 100 pages" (not yet scanned)</span>
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider DMP3160 User Manual (German).pdf|DMP3160 User Manual (German)]]
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| − | * DMP3250di User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#ff0000">(none scanned yet)</span>
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| − | * LQ3500(di) User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#ff0000">(none scanned yet)</span>
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| − | * LQ5000di User Manual (English) - <span style="color:#ff0000">(none scanned yet)</span>
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| − | * LD6000 User Manual (exists in german only) - <span style="color:#ff0000">(none scanned yet)</span>
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| − | * [[Media:DMP3000, DMP3160, DMP3250di - User Manual (French).pdf|DMP3000/3160/3250di User Manual (French)]] (DMP3000/3160 manual from 1986) (plus brief 3250di info in preface)
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| − | == Service Manuals ==
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| − | * DMP1 Service Manual (English) (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet scanned</span>)
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider NLQ401 Service Manual (German).pdf|NLQ401 Service Manual (German)]] (parts are both English & German) (HDS 2000/7/85)
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| − | * [[Media:DMP2000, DMP3000, DMP4000 - Printer Service Manual.pdf|DMP2000/DMP3000/DMP4000 Service Manual (English)]]
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider DMP2000 Service Manual (German and English).pdf|DMP2000 Service Manual (German)]] (parts are both English & German) (HDS 2000/28/86)
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider DMP2160 Service Manual (German).pdf|DMP2160 Service Manual (German) (1100K hires scan)]] (parts are both English & German) (40839 HDS 64004/4000/18/88)
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| − | * [[Media:DMP2160_SERVICE_MANUAL.PDF|DMP2160 Service Manual (German) (520K lowres scan)]] (parts are both English & German) (40839 HDS 64004/4000/18/88)
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider DMP3000 Service Manual (German).pdf|DMP3000 Service Manual (German)]] (parts are both English & German) (HDS 60259/1500/04/87)
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| − | * DMP3160 Service Manual (English) (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet scanned</span>)
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| − | * DMP3250di Service Manual (English) (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet scanned</span>)
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider DMP4000 Service Manual (German).pdf|DMP4000 Service Manual (German)]] (parts are both English & German) (HDS 60964/2500/16/87)
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| − | * [[Media:Amstrad LQ3500 Service Manual.pdf|LQ3500 Service Manual (English)]]
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider LQ3500 Service Manual (German).pdf|LQ3500 Service Manual (German)]] (parts are both English & German) (HDS 64005/4000/19/88)
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| − | * LQ3500di Service Manual (English) (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet scanned</span>)
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| − | * [[Media:Amstrad LQ5000di Service Manual (English).pdf|LQ5000di Service Manual (English)]]
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| − | * LD6000 Service Manual (English) (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet scanned</span>)
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| − | == Leaflets ==
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| − | * [[Media:LQ3500di and LQ5000di Leaflet (English).pdf|LQ3500di and LQ5000di Leaflet (English)]] (May 1988)
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| − | * [[Media:DMP4000 and DMP3250di Leaflet (English).pdf|DMP4000 and DMP3250di Leaflet (English)]] (April 1988)
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| − | * [[Media:AMSTPRINT Leaflet (Norwegian).pdf|DMP3160/DMP3250di/DMP4000/LQ3500/LQ3500di/LQ5000di AMSTPRINT Leaflet (Norwegian)]]
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| − | == ROM Images ==
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| − | Please dump the printer BIOS ROMs! Contained character sets & machine code may become useful for emulation & necrophile research...<br>
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| − | If you do, please also take a photo of the printer PCB.
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| − | * DMP1 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * [[Media:Schneider NLQ401 ROM Image Rev004.zip|NLQ401 ROM Image]] (this only the 16K EPROM image, <span style="color:#ff0000">not including</span> the additional 4K ROM which is located inside of the CPU)
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| − | * DMP2000 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * DMP2160 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * DMP3000 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * DMP3160 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * DMP3250di ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * DMP4000 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * LQ3500 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * LQ3500di ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * LQ5000di ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | * LD6000 ROM Image (<span style="color:#ff0000">none yet dumped</span>)
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| − | == Weblinks ==
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| − | * http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/printers.htm - semi-official support for Amstrad printers
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| − | * http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/SupportIndex.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-10236&infoType=Overview - Epson - support for old Impact-Printers
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