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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual

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NOT INTENDED FOR SALE Trademark Acknowledgements Federal Communications CommissionRadio Frequency Interference Statement The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U.S.AHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Quad- sized UP THE PRINTER TABLEOFCONTENTSSETTING Chapter ChapterAppendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWAREChapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTINGStandard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #l Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTERDraft character NLQ character Appendix D CHARACTER SETSSETTING UP THE PRllVTER UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contentsLOCATING THE PRINTER FIgwe 1-l. Check to make knob, 4 Ribbon cartridge SETTING UP Mount the platen knob clear plastic top cover. Then disengage remove the cover completely Remove the top coverConnect the printer to the computer install the ribbon cartridgelgure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge Replace the top coverConnect the printer’s power cord LOADING SINGLE SHEETSMount the paper guide I Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loadingManual loading LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS 12. Raise one of the clamp levers to lock one sprocket unit in place 11. Close the sprocket covers Figure l-lPaper parking Paper unparking TEST PRINTINGShort self test Long se/f test interface testFigure I-13. Short test pattern DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP1 l-l l-3 ON Orator Prints this way with switch l-3 OFFDenmark/Norway when switch 1-6 is OFF and switch 1-7 is ON Switch l-8 Do you want an automatic line feed?MEMO SWITCHES AND INDICATORS CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONSPower indicator On Line switchPaper feed switch Figure 2-2. Print pitches selectable from the control panel This is condensedpica 17 characters per inchThisis condensedelite 20charactersper inch This is proportional pica This is proportional eliteThis ThisCourier italicPOWER-UP FUNCTIONS ShorttestpatternOn Line switchby any commands your software may issue Long test pattern Paper Feed switchStay in pane/ pitch Print Pitch switch By holding this switch down during power-up, you can prevent software20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS H37A,4H3BE,4 Page feed Paper Feed and On Line switches 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line2. Press the Print Pitch switch and hold it down 3. Press the Paper Feed switch. The paper will be fed out backward1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line 1. Press the On Line switch to set the minter off-line2. Press the On Line switch again andhold it down Left margin NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switchesPage MEMO Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWAREPrinter menu Printer command options Type stylesPage width Page alignment SETTING THE DIP SWITCHESUSING YOUR SOFTWARE Initialization sequenceType style and pitch selection Other printer commandsPRINTERCOIYIMANDS can help you to use ESC4italicESCS printMEMO HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN MS-DOS AND PC-DOS Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASICPROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS AEDLIN NLQELITE.DAT PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH BASIC 1*-VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ACOPY CON NLQPRINT.BAT COPY NLQELITE.DAT PRN PRINT %l ANLQPRINT README.DOC1000 Set control codes 1500 LPRINT E$ CHR$I 1570 LPRINT C$Other featuresRESTORE 1490 LPRINT E$ACHR$I2060 FOR M-O TO 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$MM 2090 NEXT M How the program works LPRINr rn cHR$I MEMO Chapter MAINTEIVANCEAND TROU8LESHOOTING CLEANING THE PRINTERoff 1. Turn power OFF and unplug the power cord 10. Fasten the print head down with the two screws n If printing is faint, incomplete, or unclear TROUBLESHOOTINGn If fanfold paper becomes stuck n If label paper becomes stuckn If you have problems with download characters n If some printer commands afe ignored of executed incof- fectlyn If you have problems with horizontal tabulation n If you have problems with graphicsMEMO n Interface and Emulation TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VSH Switches and indicators n Printing MechanismDot Matrix Size n Character Setsn Type Styles and Pitches 4 Paper Specifications n Dimensions and Weightn EIectf ical Specifications n Option n interface Signalsn Environmental RequirementsDh *ection Signal18 + SVDC OUT 1External supply of + SVDC. 19-30 GND NameMEMO FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDScharacters Selectdraft eliteCourier Cancel emphasized printingEmphasized printing SelectStart Cancel double-strike printingDouble-strike printingoverlining Cancel superscript or subscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS StopSelect international character set Select IBM character setSelect IBM character set #7 Select IBM character set #2Select normal zero Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Select slash zeropitch CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSCancel condensed printing Picaprinting Cancel expanded printingCancel one-line expanded printing Expandedspacing Select master print modeSelect fixedto normal Select double or quadruple sizePrint double-height characters ReturnVERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Select character height, width, and line spacingSet line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inch Set line spacing to 7172 inchSet line spacing to l/6 inch Set line spacing to n/216 inchPerform one n/2164nch line feed Linefeed Reverse line feedSet top margin Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n lines Set page length to n inchesForm Cancel top and bottom marginsDisable paper-out detector Enable paper-out detectorVertical tab Set vertical tab stops every II linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channelHORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS left marginSet fight margin Set automatic fine feed Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Carriage returnjustify Right justifySet horizontal tab stop every n columns LeftAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tabPrint double-density &bit graphics GRAPHICS COMMANDSAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Print sing/e-density &bit graphicsdensity Select graphics modePrint quadruple-density b-bit graphics Convert graphicsDefine draft download characters DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSPrint O-pin graphics Copy standard characters from ROM into RAMDefine NLQ download characters Select draft download character set Define downloadcharacters Select download character setSelect ROM character set MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDSSelect draft elite download character set Select NLO download character setSet MSB to Cancel last lineCOMMANDS Set MSB toSet printer on-line Cancel immediate printhrmediate print Set prinfer off-lineManual feed Bidirectional printingUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printingSet print start position on ASF ResetAuto Eject paper from ASFMEMO Draft character CHARACTER GENERATORAppendix DO W/i/LOADPage lot data NLQ characterA maximum of 78 near-letter-quality characters can be defined Ascender or desc,,nder? initial~~ma”ds T-M- Read da,..f,,r1 ,--,arac.erII GOTO over”Page OUT 6HHJBE.5 OUT 6H3BE.4 GOTO 0.81----P---‘,-.P CHARACTER SETSSample HexaSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page lMll-lm-lL-I I 5 I 6 I ’Page significant IBM CHARACTER SET #lsystems interfaceADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commandsT IE =F8 $ hijlii 0 d 6 aINDEX Page El Vertical tabulation Zero slash or nomal SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS MULTI-FONT PRINTERE L L L E POWER-UP FUNCTIONSs-=-J Function1 Factorv PRINT PITCH SELECTION El LStandard mode IBM modeORDER COMMANDSUMMARY IN NUMERICMODE a2ml“.I” n i tscESC “c” n ESC “” “2 ” 4 I o