Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual

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Page feed: Paper Feed and On Line switches

If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page.

1.Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.

2.Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. The printer will start

performing successive line feeds.

3.Still holding the Paper Feed switch down, press the On Line switch, then release both switches. The printer will smoothly eject the current page.

Top of form: Style/Pitch and Paper Feed switches

When you turn on printer power, the top-of-form position is auto- matically set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top

of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows.

1.Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.

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L. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the Paper

Feed switch, or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed.

3.Press the Style/Pitch switch and hold it down.

4.Press the Paper Feed switch. The printer will beep to indicate that the

top-of-form position has been set.

Forward micro-feed:On Line and Paper Feed switches

For line alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small in- crements as follows:

1.Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.

2.Press the On Line switch again and hold it down.

3.Press the Paper Feed switch. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both switches.

Reverse micro-feed:On Line and Quiet Mode switches

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a higher position on the same page.

Note: With fanfold forms, do not try to return to a previous page. The

perforation may catch inside the printer.

1.Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.

2.Press the On Line switch again and hold it down.

3.Press the Quiet Mode switch. The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both switches.

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Contents MULTI-FONT Relocate the computerorprinterwithrespectto the mceiver HOW to USE this Manual Features of the Printer Quad-sized Tableofcontents Commercial Software Download Character Generator Check the carton contents ChapterPage Setting UP Remove the top cowerInstall the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cover Lnsfall the optional IC cardConnect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cordMount the paper guide Semiautomatic loading Figure i-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheetsManual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Opening the rear coverClamp Lever Paper parking Figure l-72. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold formsTest Printing Long self test Interface testAdjusting the Printing GAP IBM Page Selected Mode You OFF Switches and Indicators ChapterOn Line switch Paper feed switchQuiet Mode switch POWER-UP Functions Short test pattern On Line switchLprint CHR$I Next Return Switch Combination Functions Switch combination functions of control panelPage Page Memo Installing Your Software Printer menuType styles Printer command optionsWidth Initialization sequence Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software AlignmentOther printer commands Type style and pitch selectionCan help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo With DOS and Basic HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOSProgramming the Printer with DOS Commands Aprint README.DOCNew file Programming the Printer with Basic Acopy CON LQPRINT.BATLprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$oc~$6oc~$6o Cleaning the Printer RkPLACING the RibbonReplacing the Print Head Replacing the ribbon cartridgeScrews Replacing the print headReplacing the Battery in the RAM Card Replacing the batteryIf label paper becomes stuck If the printer doesn’t printIf fanfold paper becomes stuck If a// text is printed on the same lineIf you have problems with graphics If you have problems with horizontal tabulationIf you have problems with download characters Switches and indicators Interface and Emu/a tionDot Matrix Size Character SetsDimensions and Weight Paper SpecificationsType Sty/es and Pitches Environmental Requirements Electrical SpecificationsFnterface Signals OptionKCK OUT Memo Printer Control Commands FdNT Control Commands Select draft quality charactersSelect ornament character Select LQ charactersSelect LQ type style Select italic charactersSelect Upright Characters Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Emphasized printingStop Underlining Start OverliningCharacter SET Commands Select Slash Zero Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Select Normal ZeroHigh-speed elite pitch Pica PitchElite pitch High-density Elite PitchCondensed Cancel condensed printingCancel Expanded Printing Expanded printingSelect proportional spacing Select Master Print modeCaocel one-line expanded printing Select fixed spacingPrint Double-height Characters Increase character SpacingSelect double or quadruple size Return To normalWidth Select CharacterSelect character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 718 inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect character type and print pitch Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inchSet line spacing to n/180 or n/276 inch Set line spacing to 116 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/360 inchExecute ESC a Select forward feed modeDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Line feedPerform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Set bottom margin Cancel top and bottom marginsSet page Iength to n inches Form feedSet vertical tab stops Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stops every n linesSelect vertical tab channel Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin TabCarriage return Cancel autoniatic line feedSet left and right margins SetCenter text BackspaceLeft justify Right justifySet horizontal tab stop every n columns ResetSet horizontal tab stops Horizontal tabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabRelative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in co/umnsPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print 8-bit Sing/e-density GraphicsPrint 8-bit double-density Graphics Print Bit quadruple-density GraphicsSelect graphics mode Print 24bit hex-density graphicsConvert graphics Density Select Graphics ModeDownload Character Commands Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardDefine Download Select download character setSet MS6 to Other Printer Control CommandsSelect ROM character Set MS8 toRepeat data Cancel last lineCancel Quiet print Quiet printSet printer on-he Cancel immediate PrintSet printer off-line Stop printingOne-line unidirectional printing BidirectionalUnidirectional printing Manual feedEject paper From ASF Reset PrinterSet print start position on ASF Memo AppendixcDOWNLOAD Normal characterDraft characters Pica Super/subscript character 1220 Then QUA=2 Else QUA=0 CLS Locate PX,PY Print ISO$ Plot chara,-.ter ------------~-~----~-~-~~~~-~~~~~ Character Sets Standardcharacterset IuIX Ih Y I-G- I-G- l-7 Page I‘? IBM Character SET #lAdditional Character SET # $ h o 0 § International Character SetsIndex Irl 107 Command Summary 109 Select base unit for line spacing 111