Figure 1-1.Checkto make sure you haveall four items: 1)printer, 2) paper guide, 3) ribbon cartridge, and 4) User’smanual.
You should also have a parallel interface board to connect your computer to the printer. Also available are a parallel inter- face board with extra buffer memory and a serial interface board, both optional. (More on interfaces later.)
■Removing the printer cover
The printer’s cover is important for two reasons – it keeps dust and dirt away from the printer’s delicate mechanism, and it absorbs nearly all of the printer’s operating sounds. Don’t take off the cover unless you have to change the ribbon or make an adjustment.
To remove the cover, lift up the back of the cover to disengage the three tabs at the front, then lift it off the rest of the way. To replace the cover, slide the tabs in at the front and lower it into place. Figure 1-2 shows the proper position and movement for both removing and replacing the cover.
