Genicom MatrixPrinter LA36 - Manual (Page 123)

5-36
Unlike carriage spacing, ribbon shifting is only at one speed (Figure 5.36), and driving is always done using 1/2-
phase excitation (Figure 5.37).
Ribbon
shift
speed
Time
Figure 5.36 Ribbon shift speed
Ribbon shift stop Ribbon shift in progress Ribbon shift stop
CLM0
(
φ
A)
CLM1
(
φ
B)
CLM2
(
φ
C)
CLM3
(
φ
D)
Figure 5.37 Ribbon shift phase excitation