Star Micronics NX-1000 manual How To Use This Manual

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual is organized into five chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary.

Chapter 1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 2 explains the control panel. After getting set up, read this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find out how the printer works.

Chapter 3 gives tips on using word-processing programs and other com- mercial software with this printer. Read this chapter in conjunction with your software manual.

Chapter 4 is addressed to do-it-yourself programmers. It shows simple programming examples using DOS commands and BASIC.

Chapter 5 covers maintenance and troubleshooting. Look through this chapter to see what it contains, then refer to it as necessary later.

Appendix A lists the printer’s technical specifications.

Appendix B details the functions of escape sequences and other printer commands.

Appendix C presents a BASIC program you can use to define and download new characters.

Appendix D presents tables of the printer’s character sets.