Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual Initialization sequence, Alignment, Setting the DIP Switches

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Initialization sequence

One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence” or “setup string.” If necessary, you can use the initialization sequence to adjust the margins to your paper size or select a particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands you want in Appendix B.

For example, if you selected 96-column width for a spreadsheet program, it would be convenient to add an elite pitch command to the initialization sequence. Appendix B indicates that this command consists of the two characters:

< ESC > “M”

which have decimal character codes 27 and 77 (hexadecimal 1B and 4D). Your software manual or an on-screen prompt will explain how to place these codes in the initialization sequence.

SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES

After completing the installation of your software, check the setting of the printer’s DIP switches, in particular DIP switch l- 6. If you selected a Star or Epson printer on the installation menu, switch l-6 should be ON (the factory setting). If you selected an IBM printer, switch l-6 should be OFF.

DIP switches 1-2 (auto CR), l-7 (character set), l-8 (auto LF), and 2-l (RAM usage) are also related to your software. Read what your software manual has to say about carriage returns, line feeds, character sets, and downloading characters, and refer to the explanation at the end of Chapter 1.

USING YOUR SOFTWARE

With the installation and DIP switch settings correctly completed, you are ready to entrust most of the control of your printer to your software. However, there will still be some things you have to do yourself.

Page alignment

If you are printing on fanfold forms, the first thing to do before you start printing is to align the top of the forms so that printing will start at the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel.

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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’s power cord Connect the printer to the computerMount 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$I Next Return Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsPage Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your SoftwarePrinter command options Type stylesWidth Alignment Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software Initialization sequenceType style and pitch selection Other printer commandsCan help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS With DOS and BasicAprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS CommandsNew file Acopy CON LQPRINT.BAT Programming the Printer with BasicLprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$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 a// text is printed on the same line If the printer doesn’t printIf fanfold paper becomes stuck If label paper becomes stuckIf you have problems with horizontal tabulation If you have problems with graphicsIf you have problems with download characters Interface and Emu/a tion Switches and indicatorsCharacter Sets Dot Matrix SizePaper Specifications Dimensions and WeightType Sty/es and Pitches Option Electrical SpecificationsFnterface Signals Environmental RequirementsKCK OUT Memo FdNT Control Commands Select draft quality characters Printer Control CommandsSelect italic characters Select LQ charactersSelect LQ type style Select ornament characterEmphasized printing Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Select Upright CharactersStart Overlining Stop UnderliningCharacter SET Commands Select Normal Zero Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Select Slash ZeroHigh-density Elite Pitch Pica PitchElite pitch High-speed elite pitchExpanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel Expanded Printing CondensedSelect fixed spacing Select Master Print modeCaocel one-line expanded printing Select proportional spacingReturn To normal Increase character SpacingSelect double or quadruple size Print Double-height CharactersSelect Character WidthSelect character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect character type and print pitch Set line spacing to 718 inchSet line spacing to n/360 inch Set line spacing to 116 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/180 or n/276 inchLine feed Select forward feed modeDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Execute ESC aPerform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Form feed Cancel top and bottom marginsSet page Iength to n inches Set bottom marginSet vertical tab stops every n lines Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stopsTab Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Select vertical tab channelSet Cancel autoniatic line feedSet left and right margins Carriage returnRight justify BackspaceLeft justify Center textHorizontal tab ResetSet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop every n columnsAbsolute horizontal tab in co/umns Relative horizontal TabRelative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in inchesPrint Bit quadruple-density Graphics Print 8-bit Sing/e-density GraphicsPrint 8-bit double-density Graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphicsPrint 24bit hex-density graphics Select graphics modeCopy character set from ROM into RAM card Select Graphics ModeDownload Character Commands Convert graphics DensitySelect download character set Define DownloadSet MS8 to Other Printer Control CommandsSelect ROM character Set MS6 toQuiet print Cancel last lineCancel Quiet print Repeat dataStop printing Cancel immediate PrintSet printer off-line Set printer on-heManual feed BidirectionalUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printingReset Printer Eject paper From ASFSet 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