Installing Your Software, Printer menu | Star Micronics NX-1000

--Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software,

..	however, there are two things you must do:
	however, there are two things you must do:
	• Install the software so that it supports the printer
	• Set the printer’s DIP switches to match the software
	INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE
	Most commercial software includes an installation program or routine
	that you can run to customize the software to fit your hardware system.
	Start by reading the explanation of the installation program in your software
	manual.
	Printer menu

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The installation program usually offers a menu of printers from which to choose. If you find this printer on the menu, select it.

If this printer is not listed, look for the Epson LX-800 or IBM Proprinter

II.If these are not listed, look for another Star, Epson or IBM printer. A few of the choices you may see are given below in order of preference:

Star	NL-10	Epson LX-800	IBM Proprinter	II
	NP-10	FX-86e	Proprinter
	NX-10/15	EX-800	Graphics	Printer
	ND-lo/15	LX-86
	NR-lo/15	LX-80

Some menus are less explicit about model names but offer general de- scriptions such as “Star printer”, “Epson printer”, “IBM dot-matrix printer”, “dot-matrix ASCII printer”, “Centronics-type printer”, “Draft printer”, or “Standard printer”. Any of these selections should work. If you are not sure of the right selection, it does not hurt to experiment. If you choose wrong, you will get strange printing results, but don’t worry; just try a different selection. Don’t pick any printer described as a daisywheel printer or laser printer.

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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Installing Your Software, Printer menu

Contents

Not Intended for Sale Trademark Acknowledgements HOW to USE this Manual Features of the Printer Quad- sized Tableofcontents Commercial Software Index Reference Card Generator Check the carton contents Locating the PrinterUnpacking and Inspection Page Mount the platen knob Setting UP Remove the top cover Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top coverConnect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cord Loading Single SheetsMount the paper guide Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Opening the rear cover Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms 11. Closing the sprocket covers 12. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Paper parking Paper unparking Test PrintingShort self test Interface test Long se/f test DIP Switch Settings Adjusting the Printing GAP 1IBM Orator Prints this way with switch l-3 OFF Page Memo Control Panel OPERATlONS Switches and Indicators Power indicator On Line switchPaper feed switch Elite Characters Per Courier Italic NLQ Sanserif On Line POWER-UP FunctionsPage Lprint CHR$I Next Switch Combination Functions Page Page Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Type styles Printer command options Alignment Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software Initialization sequence Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Printercoiyimands Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Using the Printer with DOS and Basic Print README. DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Aedlin NLQELITE.DAT Programming the Printer with Basic VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ Lprint Lprint the Spacings are Changed Lprint CHR$MM How the program works LPRINr rn cHR$I Memo Chapter Replacing the ribbon cartridge Screws Qure 5-2. Replacing the print head If fanfold paper becomes stuck Troubleshooting If you have problems with horizontal tabulation If you have problems with graphicsIf you have problems with download characters Memo Switches and indicators Printing MechanismInterface and Emulation Dot Matrix Size Character SetsType Styles and Pitches Paper Specifications Dimensions and WeightEIectf ical Specifications Interface Signals Environmental RequirementsOption 18 + Svdc OUT 1External supply of + Svdc -30 GND Memo Select draft quality characters Printer Control Commands Select Sanserif characters Select Draft Elite CharactersSelect MC? characters Select NLQ type style Select Courier Characters Se/ect italic charactersSelect upright characters Double-strike Printing StartStop underlining Character SET Commands Select international character set Select IBM character setSelect IBM character set #7 Select IBM character set #2 Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codes Pitch Character Size and Pitch CommandsCancel condensed printing Pica Pitch Expanded Printing Select master print mode Select Fixed SpacingIncrease character spacing Select double or quadruple size Vertical 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 inch Line Feed Set top margin Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n lines Set page length to n inches Cancel top and bottom margins Vertical tab Set vertical tab stops every II linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channel Horizontal Position Commands Set automatic fine feed Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Carriage return Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Right justify Absolute horizontal tab in inches Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tab Graphics Commands Select graphics mode Print quadruple-density b-bit graphicsConvert graphics Density Define draft download characters Download Character CommandsPrint O-pin graphics Copy standard characters from ROM into RAM M0 ml N2 m0 M3... m46 M3...m46 Define NLQ download characters Define download Characters Select download character setSelect draft download character set Execute macro instruction Macro Instruction Accept MSB as is Cancel last lineOther Printer Control Commands Set MSB to Cancel immediate print Set prinfer off-lineSet printer on-line Manual feed Bidirectional printingUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printing Set print start position on ASF Reset PrinterAuto Eject paper from ASF Memo Draft character AppendixPage Lot data NLQ characterPage Locate 1.1 Print STRING$25,62 Over If S then END Locate 11.1 Print Print Character SET? OUT 6HHJBE.5 OUT 6H3BE.4 Goto Character Sets Standard Character SET DC3 IBM Character SET #2 I 6 I ’ 103 IBM Character SET #l Additional Character SET International Character Sets Ii- i Sl Index IR1 Page NX-1000 Switch Combination Functions =-J Print Pitch Selection Command Summary Numeric Order ESC ESC 2 4 I o