Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual Printer menu, Installing Your Software

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Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER

WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software, however, there are two things you must do:

•Install the software so that it supports the printer

•Set the printer’s DIP switches to match the software

INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE

Most commercial software includes an installation program or routine that you can run to customize the software to lit your hardware system. Start by reading the explanation of the installation program in your software manual.

Printer menu

The installation program usually offers a menu of printers from which to choose. If you find this printer on the menu, select it.

If this printer is not listed, look for the Epson LQ-800 or IBM Proprinter X24. If these are not listed, look for another Star, Epson or IBM printer. A few of the choices you may see are given below in order of preference:

Star	NB-15		Epson LQ-800	IBM Proprinter	X24
	NB24-10		LQ- 1000	Proprinter	II
	NB24-	15	LQ- 1500	Proprinter

Some menus are less explicit about model names but offer general de- scriptions such as “Star printer”, “Epson printer”, “IBM dot-matrix printer”, “dot-matrix ASCII printer”, “Centronics-type printer”, “Draft printer”, or “Standard printer”. Any of these selections should work. If you are not sure of the righ.t selection, it does not hurt to experiment. If you choose wrong, you will get strange printing results, but don’t worry; just try a different selection. Don’t pick any printer described as a daisywheel printer or laser printer.

A few installation programs may ask you not to select a printer but to describe what your printer can do. The answers to the most often asked questions are: Yes, this printer can do a backspace; and Yes, it can do a hardware form feed.

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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 Chapter Check the carton contentsPage Remove the top cower Setting UPInstall the ribbon cartridge Lnsfall the optional IC card Replace the top coverConnect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cordMount the paper guide Figure i-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loadingManual loading Opening the rear cover Loading and Parking Fanfold FormsClamp Lever Figure l-72. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Paper parkingTest Printing Interface test Long self testAdjusting the Printing GAP IBM Page Selected Mode You OFF Chapter Switches and IndicatorsPaper feed switch On Line switchQuiet Mode switch Short test pattern On Line switch POWER-UP FunctionsLprint CHR$I Next Return Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsPage Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your SoftwareType styles Printer command optionsWidth Using Your Software Setting the DIP SwitchesInitialization sequence AlignmentType style and pitch selection Other printer commandsCan help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS With DOS and BasicAprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS CommandsNew file Acopy CON LQPRINT.BAT Programming the Printer with BasicLprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$oc~$6oc~$6o RkPLACING the Ribbon Cleaning the PrinterReplacing the ribbon cartridge Replacing the Print HeadReplacing the print head ScrewsReplacing the battery Replacing the Battery in the RAM CardIf fanfold paper becomes stuck If the printer doesn’t printIf label 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 Interface and Emu/a tion Switches and indicatorsCharacter Sets Dot Matrix SizeDimensions and Weight Paper SpecificationsType Sty/es and Pitches Fnterface Signals Electrical SpecificationsEnvironmental Requirements OptionKCK OUT Memo FdNT Control Commands Select draft quality characters Printer Control CommandsSelect LQ type style Select LQ charactersSelect ornament character Select italic charactersCancel double-strike printing Cancel emphasized printingSelect Upright Characters Emphasized printingStart Overlining Stop UnderliningCharacter SET Commands Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect Slash Zero Select Normal ZeroElite pitch Pica PitchHigh-speed elite pitch High-density Elite PitchCancel Expanded Printing Cancel condensed printingCondensed Expanded printingCaocel one-line expanded printing Select Master Print modeSelect proportional spacing Select fixed spacingSelect double or quadruple size Increase character SpacingPrint Double-height Characters Return To normalWidth Select CharacterSelect character height, width, and line spacing Select character type and print pitch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to 718 inch Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to 116 inchSet line spacing to n/180 or n/276 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inchDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Select forward feed modeExecute ESC a Line feedPerform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Set page Iength to n inches Cancel top and bottom marginsSet bottom margin Form feedEnable paper-out detector Disable paper-out detectorSet vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n linesSet left margin Horizontal Position CommandsSelect vertical tab channel TabSet left and right margins Cancel autoniatic line feedCarriage return SetLeft justify BackspaceCenter text Right justifySet horizontal tab stops ResetSet horizontal tab stop every n columns Horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in co/umnsPrint 8-bit double-density Graphics Print 8-bit Sing/e-density GraphicsPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print Bit quadruple-density GraphicsPrint 24bit hex-density graphics Select graphics modeDownload Character Commands Select Graphics ModeConvert graphics Density Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect download character set Define DownloadSelect ROM character Other Printer Control CommandsSet MS6 to Set MS8 toCancel Quiet print Cancel last lineRepeat data Quiet printSet printer off-line Cancel immediate PrintSet printer on-he Stop printingUnidirectional printing BidirectionalOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feedEject paper From ASF Reset PrinterSet print start position on ASF Memo Normal character AppendixcDOWNLOADDraft 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 IBM Character SET #l I‘?Additional Character SET International Character Sets # $ h o 0 §Index Irl 107 Command Summary 109 Select base unit for line spacing 111