DOT MATRIX PRINTER
LC-90 NX-1010
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Trademark acknowledgments
IBM PC, IBM Proprinter, IBM Proprinter2, IBM Proprinter
MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows 3.1 Microsoft Corporation
About this manual
Chapter 2 User Setup Utility
Chapter 1 Printer Setup
Chapter 3 Using the Printer with Windows
Contents
Chapter 7 Other Printing Features
Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Chapter A Troubleshooting
Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations
Choosing a place for the printer
Chapter 1 Printer Setup
Unpacking the printer
2 Printer Setup
General guide
General guide
Control panel Power button
Interface connector
Opening the front cover
4 Printer Setup
Installing the ribbon cartridge
Installing the ribbon cartridge
6 Printer Setup
Installing the paper support
Connecting to your computer
Connecting to your computer
8 Printer Setup
Connecting to a power outlet
Connecting to a power outlet
Loading paper
Pull the paper tray cover of the automatic sheet feeder forward
10 Printer Setup
Slide the left-hand paper guide all the way to the left
Paper guide
Paper guides Retaining clip
Loading paper
Detaching the automatic sheet feeder
12 Printer Setup
Lift the automatic sheet feeder straight up
Detaching the automatic sheet feeder
14 Printer Setup
Re-installing the automatic sheet feeder
Installing the User Setup Utility
Chapter 2 User Setup Utility
16 User Setup Utility
Starting up the User Setup Utility
Starting up the User Setup Utility
18 User Setup Utility
Changing User Setup Utility parameter settings
Using the General window
Using the General window
Emulation
20 User Setup Utility
NLQ Direction
A.E.C
RAM usage
Using the General window
Sleep
Demo Print
22 User Setup Utility
Using the Font window
Font lock
Using the Font window
Zero style
Country
24 User Setup Utility
Using the Paper window
Timeout Printing
Using the Paper window
Top Margin
Paper Out
26 User Setup Utility
Adjusting the printer’s vertical alignment
Draft-10/12cpiCURRENT +10
Changing the printer port
Changing the printer port
Saving changed setup data in the current configuration file
Saving setup data as a new configuration file
28 User Setup Utility
Returning to default settings
Importing setup data from a configuration file
Importing setup data from a configuration file
Using the Help window
Exiting the User Setup Utility
30 User Setup Utility
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows
Chapter 3 Using the Printer with Windows
32 Using the Printer with Windows
Getting ready to print
Getting ready to print
Printing a document
34 Using the Printer with Windows
Printing a document
36 Using the Printer with Windows
Installing TrueType fonts
Selecting fonts in Windows applications
Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations
To restore full power from the Sleep Mode
To enter the Sleep Mode
For full details on paper handling, see page 39 of this manual
Errors
To switch between the Ready and Not-Ready Modes
To feed single-sheet paper into the printer
To eject single-sheet paper from the printer
Selecting paper types
Chapter 5 Paper Handling
40 Paper Handling
Adjusting for paper thickness
Manual sheet feeding
Automatic sheet feeding
Clearing paper jams
Automatic sheet feeding
Paper release levers
42 Paper Handling
Setting up for printing with MS-DOS
Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Selecting fonts in MS-DOS applications
44 Using the Printer with MS-DOS
How to pause printing
Chapter 7 Other Printing Features
Line feed
Form feed
Testing the printer
Appendix A Troubleshooting
46 Troubleshooting
Long test
Short test
Hexadecimal dump
48 Troubleshooting
Problem
Troubleshooting guide
Possible Cause
will not print out data from
50 Troubleshooting
Check the printer selection
Check the system software
Possible Cause
Problem
Problem
52 Troubleshooting
Possible Cause
Possible Cause
Problem
Problem
54 Troubleshooting
Possible Cause
To check the default printer selection
Checking system software settings in Windows
To check the application printer selection
To check the port
Checking the port settings in the User Setup Utility
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS
56 Troubleshooting
Specifications
Appendix B
50F to 95F 10C to 35C
58 Specifications
Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Appendix D Character Sets
Now preparing the acrobat data
Appendix E Printer Control Codes
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72 Glossary
Appendix F Glossary
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Customer response
Customer service information