Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual Kck Out

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Pin No.	Signal	Direction			Function
Pin No.	Name	Direction			Function
	Name
10	KCK	OUT	5-Microsecond
			Low pulse acknowledees receipt of data.
11	BUSY	OUT	Low	when the printer		is ready	to accept
			data.
12	PAPER	OUT	Goes	High if the printer		runs out of paper.
	OUT		Can	be held Low permanently			by turning
			DIP switch l-5 off.
13	SELECTED	OUT	High	when the printer is on-line.
14-15	N/C		Unused
16	SIGNAL		Signal ground.
	GND
17	CHASSIS		Printer’s chassis ground, isolated from
	GND		signal ground.
18	+ SVDC	OUT	External		SUDD~Yof + SVDC.
19-30	GND		Twisted pair return signal ground level.
31	m	IN	Low input resets the printer to its power-up
			condition.
32	-	OUT	Goes	Low to signal that		the printer cannot
			mint due to an error condition.
33	EXT GND		External		ground.
34, 35	N/C		Unused.
36	SELECT IN	IN	Always		High.

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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