Star Micronics NX-2400 user manual Index

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INDEX

A

Absolute tab, 78 Auto feed, 86

Automatic carriage return, 16

Automatic line feed, 27, 75

Automatic sheet feeder, 6, 16

E

Backspace, 76

Bail lever, 2, 7. 8, 9, 11, 12

Battery, RAM card, 48

BASIC, 23, 38, 92

Beeper, 20, 22, 26, 27, 86

Bidirectional printing, 86

Bit-image printing, 35, 43, 50, 79,80.81 Bold printing, 59

Bottom margin, 72 Buffer, 17, 27, 51

ICI

Cancel command, 84 Carriage return, 75 Centering, 76

Channels of vertical tab stops, 73

Character codes, printing of all, 62

Character set commands, 61

Character sets, 52, 61. 97 - 104

Character size and pitch commands, 63 Character spacing, 66

Cleaning, 45

Column width, 30, 53 Commands:

download character, 81 font control, 57 graphics, 79

horizontal position, 74 vertical position, 68

Commercial software, 29 - 33 Condensed pitch, 22, 50, 64

Connector, 3, 6 Control panel, 3, 19 Courier type style, 21

ID

Delete, 83

Dimensions of printer, 53

DIP switches, 14 - 18, 31, 49, 50, 51, 61, 70. 72, 81, 82, 83. 87

DOS commands, 35, 36, 37, 38 Dot matrix size, 52

Double-size characters, 66, 67

Double-strike printing, 59

Download character commands, 81

Download characters. 17, 50, 52, 82, 89 - 96

Draft quality, tl, 57, 82

ccl

Electrical specifications, 54 Elite pitch, 22, 63, 82

Emphasized printing, 50, 59

Emulation, 16, 29, 51 Entry slot, 3

Environmental requirements, I, 54 Epson printers, 29

Escape code, 30 Escape sequences, 57 Expanded printing, 64

1FI

Fanfold forms: loading, 9, 49 parking, 11, 25

specificattons, 53

unparking, I2 Fixed spacing, 65 Font card, 5

Font control commands, 57 Form feed, 72

Gap, I4

Graphics, 35. 43, 50, 79, 80

Graphics commands, 79

m

Hard copy, 35

Hexadecimal dump, 23 - 25

High-density elite, 63 High-speed elite, 63

Horizontal position commands, 74

Horizontal tabulation, 50, 78

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Contents NX-2400 Page HOW to USE this Manual Features of the Printer Quad-sized Tableofcontents With DOS and Basic Download Character Generator Chapter Platen Remove the top cover Setting UPInstall the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cower Install the optional IC cardMount the paper guide Connect the printer to the computerFigure l-7.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loadingManual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms 11. Closing the sprocket covers Paper parking Short se/f test Paper unparkingInterface test Long se/f testAdjusting the Printing GAP International character set Print style and pitch selection Page Page OFF Control Panel OPERAllONS Paper Feed switch On Line switchSty/e/Pitch switch Quiet Mode switchSh0ff test paffern On Line switch POWER-UP FunctionsLprint CHR$I Next B8 B9 Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsTop Of fOff?L Style/Pitch Page Memo Installing Your Software Using WE PR//vERPrinter Command optionsUsing Your Software Setting the DIP SwitchesType sty/e and pitch selection Printercommands Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Using the Printer with DOS and BasicName of list device PRN Programming the Printer with DOS CommandsNew file Acopy LQELITE.DAT PRN Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with Basic‘Cancel Lprint the Spacings are Changed Next H How the program works IBM Lprint ES= cHR$ocHR$6ocHR$6o Replacing the Ribbon Cleaning the PrinterReplacing the ribbon cartrlctge Replacing the Print HeadConnector cover Fligure 5-2. Replacing the print head Replacing the Battery in the RAM Card If printing is faint, incomplete, or unclear TroubleshootingIf a// text is printed on the same line If line spacing is twice as wide as expectedIf you have problems with horizontal tabulation If you have problems with graphicsIf you have problems with download characters Interface and Emulation Switches and fndicatorsPrinting Mechanism Dot Matrix Size Character SetsType Sty/es and Pitches Paper SpecificationsDimensions and Weight Interface Signals Electrical SpecificationsEnvironmental Requirements OptionSignal Pin No Name Memo Select draft quality characters Font Control CommandsSelect LQ type Style Select LQ charactersSelect ornament character Select Italic CharactersStart Underlining Select Upright CharactersDouble-strike Printing Stop Underlining Cancel Superscript Or subscriptStart Overlining Stop OverliningSelect IBM character set Select Standard characterSelect character set #7 Select Character set #2Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect s/ash zero Select normal zeroElite pitch Pica pitchHigh-speed elite pitch High-density elite pitchCancel expanded printing Cancel condensed printingCondensed printing Expanded printingCaucel one-line expanded printing Select master print modeSe/ect proportional spacing Select fixed spacingSelect double or quadruple size Increase character SpacingPrint double-height characters Return to normal HeightSelect character height, width, and line spacing Select Character WidthSelect character type and print pitch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Set line spacing to 718 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to 716 inchSet line spacing to n/780 or n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inchSelect reverse feed mode Select forward feed modeDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Execute ESC aPerform one n/780-inch reverse line feed Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n inches Cancel top and bottom marginsSet top margin Set bottom marginEnable paper-out detector Disable paper-out detectorSet vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n linesVertical tab Select Vertical Tab channelSet left margin Set right marginSet left and right margins Cancel automatic line feedCarriage return Set automatic Line feedLeff justify BackspaceCenter text Right justifySet horizontal tab stops Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stop every n columns Horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columnsPrint 8-bit single-density graphics Graphics CommandsPrint 8-bit double-density graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphicsPrint M-bit hex-density graphics Select graphics modeDownload Character Convert graphics densityCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Select download character set Define DownloadDelete Last character Sent Other Printer Control CommandsROM MSBRepeat data Cancel Quiet PrintQuiet Print Last LineSet printer off-line Cancel Immediate PrintSet printer on-line Stop printingUnidirectional printing PrintingOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feedSet print start position on ASF Reset printerEject Paper Memo Norma/ character AppendixCDOWNLOADSemi-condensed Proportional Super/subscript character Iiao 1600 2440 If ST=5 then CLS Goto 3480 Character Sets Standard Character SET I7’Pj-iii-j IBM Character SET #2 Page IBM CH Aracter SET #I Additional Character SET SfR International Character SetsIndex 111 Lol107 Command Summary ESC ESC p ESC p0 ESC p.‘ 111