Star Micronics NX-2400 user manual ‘Cancel

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1000	' Set control codes
1010	E$=CHR$(27)		'Escape code
1020	D$=E$+"xO"		'Draft quality
1030	L$=E$+"xl"		'Letter quality
1040	C$=E$+"kO"+L$		lCourler-chara&ers
1050	P$=ES+"k2"+LS		'Prestlqe characters
1060	Oj=E~+"k3"+L$		'Orator-characters
1070	S$=E$+"k4"+L$		'Script characters
1080	H$=CHR$(9)		'Horizontal tab
1090	PI$=E$+"P"		'Pica pitch
1100	' Start printing
1110	WIDTH	"LPT1:",255
1120	LPRINT	ES:"D":CHRS(3):CHRS(24):CHRS(O);
1130	LPRINT	C$;"Type styles a&i@' ..
1140	LPRINT H$;D$;"Draft characters,";
1150	LPRINT	H$;C$;"Courier characters,"
1160	LPRINT	H$;P$;"Prestige characters,";
1170	LPRINT	H$;O$;"Orator characters,"
1180	LPRINT H$;SQ;"Script characters,"
1190	LPRINT	E$;"4";	'Select Italics
1200	LPRINT	H$;D$;"and ";C$;"italics ";P$;"for "
1210	LPRINT	O$;"all ";S$;"styles."
1220	LPRINT	E$;"5"	'Cancel italics
1230	LPRINT	C$;"Prlnt pitches are:"
1240	LPRINT	H$;PI$;"Plca pitch (10 CPI),";
1250	LPRINT	H$;E$;"M";"Elite pitch (12 CPI),"
1260	LPRINT	H$;E$;"g ";"Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI),";
1270	LPRINT	H$;PI$;	'Select condensed print
1280	LPRINT	CHR$(lS);
1290	LPRINT	"Condensed pica pitch			(17 CPI),"
1300	LPRINT	H$;E$;"M";"Condensed			elite pitch (20 CPI),";
1310	LPRINT CHR$(lB)		‘Cancel		condensed print
1320	LPRINT	HQ;E$;"pl";	'Select proportional spacing
1330	LPRINT	PI$; "Normal proportional, ";
1340	LPRINT	H$;CHR$(lS);"and condensed proportional.";
1350	LPRINT	CHR$(le);	'Cancel proportional spacing
1360	LPRINT E$;"pO"
1370	LPRINT
1380	LPRINT	H$;E$:"wl";"Double-height,";ES;"w0"
1390	LPRINT	H$;E$;"Wl";"Double wldth,";E$;"WO"
1400	LPRINT	H$;CHR$(28);"E";CHRS(2);"Triple width,";
1410	LPRINT	CHR$(28);"E";CHR$(O)
1420	LPRINT	H$;E$;"h";CHR$(l);"Double-sized,"
1430	LPRINT	H$;E$;t'h";CHR$(2);'vQuad-sized.";
1440	LPRINT	E$;"h";CHR$(O)
1450	LPRINT	:LPRINT :LPRINT
1460	LPRINT	E$;vvQ'U;CHR$(47)'Set right margin
1470	LPRINT	C$;"Various line and character spacings:"
1480	LPRINT	E$;"al"	'Center text
1490	FOR I=1 TO 7
1500	LPRINT	E$;"A";CHR$(I);		'Set line spacing
lSl0 LPRINT		ES;” ";CHR$(I);		'Increase character space
1520 LPRINT		"THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED"
1530	NEXT I

1540 FOR I=7 TO 1 STEP -1

1550 LPRINT E$;"A";CHR$(I); 'Set line spacing

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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 line spacing is twice as wide as expected TroubleshootingIf printing is faint, incomplete, or unclear If a// text is printed on the same lineIf 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 Option Electrical SpecificationsInterface Signals Environmental RequirementsSignal Pin No Name Memo Select draft quality characters Font Control CommandsSelect Italic Characters Select LQ charactersSelect LQ type Style Select ornament characterStart Underlining Select Upright CharactersDouble-strike Printing Stop Overlining Cancel Superscript Or subscriptStop Underlining Start OverliningSelect Character set #2 Select Standard characterSelect IBM character set Select character set #7Select normal zero Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Select s/ash zeroHigh-density elite pitch Pica pitchElite pitch High-speed elite pitchExpanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Condensed printingSelect fixed spacing Select master print modeCaucel one-line expanded printing Se/ect proportional spacingReturn to normal Height Increase character SpacingSelect double or quadruple size Print double-height charactersSelect character height, width, and line spacing Select Character WidthSet 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/360 inch Set line spacing to 716 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/780 or n/216 inchExecute ESC a Select forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Define line spacing to n/72 inchSet top of page at current position Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedPerform one n/780-inch reverse line feed Feed paper n linesSet bottom margin Cancel top and bottom marginsSet page length to n inches Set top marginSet vertical tab stops every n lines Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stopsSet right margin Select Vertical Tab channelVertical tab Set left marginSet automatic Line feed Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Carriage returnRight justify BackspaceLeff justify Center textHorizontal tab Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop every n columnsAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Relative horizontal TabRelative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in inchesPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Graphics CommandsPrint 8-bit single-density graphics Print 8-bit double-density graphicsPrint M-bit hex-density graphics Select graphics modeDownload Character Convert graphics densityCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Select download character set Define DownloadMSB Other Printer Control CommandsDelete Last character Sent ROMLast Line Cancel Quiet PrintRepeat data Quiet PrintStop printing Cancel Immediate PrintSet printer off-line Set printer on-lineManual feed PrintingUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printingSet 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