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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Power indicator, On Line switch, Paper feed switch

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Power indicator

The control panel switches can be pressed singly to perform the oper- ations indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in com- bination. This chapter explains all the switch and indicator functions.

Power indicator

The power indicator lights (yellow) when power is on.

When paper is not present, the power indicator flashes. A beep tone also alerts you to the need to load paper.

On Line switch

The On Line switch sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the switch.

In the on-line state the printer receives data from the computer and prints the data. In the off-line state the printer stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the Power indicator flashing. When you load paper the Power indicator stops flashing, but the printer remains off-line. To start printing you must press the On Line switch go on-line.

The two main times when you will want to press the On Line switch

are:

•Before and after any other panel operation

The other panel switches operate only in the off-line state. First press the On Line switch to go off-line, then perform the panel operation, then press the On Line switch again to go back on-line.

•To pause during printing

If you press the On Line switch during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the On Line switch again to go back on-line.

Paper feed switch

This switch operates only when the printer is off-line. If you press it once the paper feeds forward by one line. If you hold this switch down, the printer performs consecutive line feeds.

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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Power indicator, On Line switch, Paper feed switch

Contents

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference StatementThe above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U.S.A Trademark AcknowledgementsHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Quad- sized TABLEOFCONTENTS SETTINGChapter Chapter UP THE PRINTERChapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASICChapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSAppendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER Draft character NLQ characterAppendix D CHARACTER SETS Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #lUNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contents SETTING UP THE PRllVTERLOCATING THE PRINTER FIgwe 1-l. Check to make knob, 4 Ribbon cartridge SETTING UP Mount the platen knob Remove the top cover clear plastic top cover. Then disengage remove the cover completelyinstall the ribbon cartridge lgure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridgeReplace the top cover Connect the printer to the computerLOADING SINGLE SHEETS Connect the printer’s power cordMount the paper guide Semiautomatic loading I Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheetsManual loading LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS 11. Close the sprocket covers Figure l-l 12. Raise one of the clamp levers to lock one sprocket unit in placePaper parking TEST PRINTING Paper unparkingShort self test interface test Long se/f testFigure I-13. Short test pattern ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP DIP SWITCH SETTINGS1 l-l Orator Prints this way with switch l-3 OFF l-3 ONSwitch l-8 Do you want an automatic line feed? Denmark/Norway when switch 1-6 is OFF and switch 1-7 is ONMEMO CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONS SWITCHES AND INDICATORSOn Line switch Power indicatorPaper feed switch This is condensedpica 17 characters per inch Thisis condensedelite 20charactersper inch This is proportional picaThis is proportional elite Figure 2-2. Print pitches selectable from the control panelThis Courieritalic ThisShorttestpatternOn Line switch POWER-UP FUNCTIONSLong test pattern Paper Feed switch Stay in pane/ pitch Print Pitch switchBy holding this switch down during power-up, you can prevent software by any commands your software may issue20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END H37A,4 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSH3BE,4 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line 2. Press the Print Pitch switch and hold it down3. Press the Paper Feed switch. The paper will be fed out backward Page feed Paper Feed and On Line switches1. Press the On Line switch to set the minter off-line 2. Press the On Line switch again andhold it downLeft margin NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switches 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-linePage MEMO INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWAREPrinter menu Type styles Printer command optionsPage width SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES USING YOUR SOFTWAREInitialization sequence Page alignmentOther printer commands Type style and pitch selectioncan help you to use ESC4italicESCS print PRINTERCOIYIMANDSMEMO Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN MS-DOS AND PC-DOSPROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS AEDLIN NLQELITE.DAT 1*-VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ ACOPY CON NLQPRINT.BAT COPY NLQELITE.DAT PRN PRINT %lANLQPRINT README.DOC PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH BASIC1000 Set control codes 1570 LPRINT C$Other features RESTORE1490 LPRINT E$ACHR$I 1500 LPRINT E$ CHR$I2060 FOR M-O TO 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$MM 2090 NEXT M How the program works LPRINr rn cHR$I MEMO MAINTEIVANCE AND TROU8LESHOOTINGCLEANING THE PRINTER Chapteroff 1. Turn power OFF and unplug the power cord 10. Fasten the print head down with the two screws TROUBLESHOOTING n If fanfold paper becomes stuckn If label paper becomes stuck n If printing is faint, incomplete, or unclearn If some printer commands afe ignored of executed incof- fectly n If you have problems with horizontal tabulationn If you have problems with graphics n If you have problems with download charactersMEMO TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VS H Switches and indicatorsn Printing Mechanism n Interface and Emulationn Character Sets Dot Matrix Sizen Type Styles and Pitches n Dimensions and Weight 4 Paper Specificationsn EIectf ical Specifications n interface Signals n EnvironmentalRequirements n OptionSignal 18 + SVDC OUT 1External supply of + SVDC. 19-30 GNDName Dh *ectionMEMO PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality charactersSelect draftelite charactersCancel emphasized printing Emphasized printingSelect CourierCancel double-strike printing Double-strikeprinting StartCancel superscript or subscript CHARACTER SET COMMANDSStop overliningSelect IBM character set Select IBM character set #7Select IBM character set #2 Select international character setEnable printing of all character codes Enable printing of a// character codes on next characterSelect slash zero Select normal zeroCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Cancel condensed printingPica pitchCancel expanded printing Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printingSelect master print mode Selectfixed spacingSelect double or quadruple size Print double-height charactersReturn to normalSelect character height, width, and line spacing VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to 7172 inch Set line spacing to l/6 inchSet line spacing to n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inchLine feedReverse line feed Perform one n/2164nch line feedSet top of page at current position Set page length to n linesSet page length to n inches Set top marginCancel top and bottom margins Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector FormSet vertical tab stops every II lines Set vertical tab stops in channelSelect vertical tab channel Vertical tableft margin HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet fight margin Cancel automatic line feed Set left and right marginsCarriage return Set automatic fine feedRight justify Set horizontal tab stop every n columnsLeft justifyReset all tab stops Horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab Absolute horizontal tab in inchesGRAPHICS COMMANDS Absolute horizontal tab in columnsPrint sing/e-density &bit graphics Print double-density &bit graphicsSelect graphics mode Print quadruple-density b-bit graphicsConvert graphics densityDOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Print O-pin graphicsCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Define draft download charactersDefine NLQ download characters Define download charactersSelect download character set Select draft download character setMACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDS Select draft elite download character setSelect NLO download character set Select ROM character setCancel last line COMMANDSSet MSB to Set MSB toCancel immediate print hrmediate printSet prinfer off-line Set printer on-lineBidirectional printing Unidirectional printingOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feedReset AutoEject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASFMEMO CHARACTER GENERATOR AppendixDO W/i/LOAD Draft characterPage NLQ character lot dataA maximum of 78 near-letter-quality characters can be defined initial ~~ma”dsT-M- Read da,..f,,r1 ,--,arac.er Ascender or desc,,nder?over” II GOTOPage OUT 6HHJBE.5 OUT 6H3BE.4 GOTO CHARACTER SETS SampleHexa 0.81----P---‘,-.PSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page I 5 I 6 I ’ lMll-lm-lL-IPage IBM CHARACTER SET #l systemsinterface significantIn IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commands ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET=F8 $ h ijlii0 d 6 a T IEINDEX Page El Vertical tabulation Zero slash or nomal MULTI-FONT PRINTER E L L L EPOWER-UP FUNCTIONS SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSFunction s-=-J1 Factorv El L Standard modeIBM mode PRINT PITCH SELECTIONCOMMAND SUMMARYIN NUMERIC ORDERa2ml “.I” ni tsc MODEESC “” “2 ” 4 I o ESC “c” n