Star Micronics NL-10 user manual

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Figure 1-5.All you have to do is to slide the print head carriage manually to your right or left, then the ribbon slips down by itself into its proper position.

6.Put the printer cover back on and you’re finished. (A special switch on the printer prevents the printer from working when the cover is off.)

Installing the interface cartridge

A special interface cartridge contains all the electronics your printer needs to talk to a computer. To use your printer with a different computer, just install a different cartridge. There is an interface (I/F) cartridge for each popular computer on the market.

If you have the correct I/F cartridge for your computer, we can start by turning the printer around. Facing the back of it, you’ll notice an opening at the left end. This is where the cartridge goes.

Turn off the power switch, and fit the I/F cartridge into the space as shown, with the triangles on the cartridge toward the printer and slide it in all the way (don’t force it). If the connector is seated snugly in its socket, you should be able to

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Contents NL-10 Self Declaration Special Message to the New Owner Page Table of Contents Page Setting UP Your Printer Where Shall WE PUT IT?What have WE HERE? Page Page Page Page Page Memo Getting to Know Your Printer Controls and Parts of the PrinterPage Page While Turning on the Power Selecting and Loading Paper To align paper that is not in straight Raise the paper guide for loading single sheets Page Open the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth Adjusting the Print Head Ready to run with sprocket-feed paperAdjustment lever allows for different thicknesses of paper Memo Cleaning the Printer Caring For Your PrinterReplacing the Ribbon Use a screwdriver to pry open the cartridgePage Replacing the Print Head Page Memo Specifications TechnicalMemo Index