Initialization sequence, Alignment | Star Micronics NX-1000 instruction

The character pitch can be selected from the control panel before you start printing, or possibly by an initialization sequence as described next.

Initialization sequence

One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence” or “setup string.” If necessary, you can use the initialization sequence to adjust the margins to your paper size or select a particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands you want in Appendix B.

For example, if you selected 96-column width for a spreadsheet program, it would be convenient to add an elite pitch command to the initialization sequence. Appendix B indicates that this command consists of the two characters:

< ESC > “M”

which have decimal character codes 27 and 77 (hexadecimal 1B and 4D). Your software manual or an on-screen prompt will explain how to place these codes in the initialization sequence.

SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES

After completing the installation of your software, check the setting of the printer’s DIP switches, in particular DIP switch l-6. If you selected a Star or Epson printer on the installation menu, switch l-6 should be ON (the factory setting). If you selected an IBM printer, switch l-6 should be OFF.

DIP switches l-2 (auto CR), l-7 (character set), 1-8 (auto LF), and 2-l (RAM usage) are also related to your software. Read what your software manual has to say about carriage returns, line feeds, character sets, and downloading characters, and refer to the explanation at the end of Chapter 1.

USING YOUR SOFTWARE

With the installation and DIP switch settings correctly completed, you are ready to entrust most of the control of your printer to your software. However, there will still be some things you have to do yourself.

Page alignment

If you are printing on fanfold forms, the first thing to do before you start printing is to align the top of the forms so that printing will start at

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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Initialization sequence, Setting the DIP Switches, Using Your Software, Alignment

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 Unpacking and Inspection Check the carton contentsLocating the Printer Page Mount the platen knob Setting UP Remove the top cover Connect the printer to the computer Install the ribbon cartridgeReplace the top cover Mount the paper guide Connect the printer’s power cordLoading Single Sheets 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 Short self test Paper unparkingTest Printing 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 Paper feed switch Power indicatorOn Line switch Elite Characters Per Courier Italic NLQ Sanserif On Line POWER-UP FunctionsPage Lprint CHR$I Next Switch Combination Functions Page Page Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Type styles Printer command options Using Your Software Setting the DIP SwitchesInitialization sequence Alignment Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Printercoiyimands Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Using the Printer with DOS and Basic Print README. DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Aedlin NLQELITE.DAT Programming the Printer with Basic VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ Lprint Lprint the Spacings are Changed Lprint CHR$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 download characters If you have problems with horizontal tabulationIf you have problems with graphics Memo Interface and Emulation Switches and indicatorsPrinting Mechanism Type Styles and Pitches Dot Matrix SizeCharacter Sets EIectf ical Specifications Paper SpecificationsDimensions and Weight Option Interface SignalsEnvironmental Requirements 18 + Svdc OUT 1External supply of + Svdc -30 GND Memo Select draft quality characters Printer Control Commands Select MC? characters Select Draft Elite CharactersSelect NLQ type style Select Sanserif characters Select upright characters Select Courier CharactersSe/ect italic characters Stop underlining Double-strike PrintingStart Character SET Commands Select IBM character set #7 Select IBM character setSelect IBM character set #2 Select international character set Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codes Cancel condensed printing Character Size and Pitch CommandsPica Pitch Pitch Expanded Printing Increase character spacing Select master print modeSelect Fixed Spacing Select double or quadruple size Set line spacing to l/8 inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to l/6 inch Set line spacing to 7172 inchSet line spacing to n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inch Line Feed Set page length to n lines Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n inches Set top margin Cancel top and bottom margins Set vertical tab stops in channel Set vertical tab stops every II linesSelect vertical tab channel Vertical tab Horizontal Position Commands Set left and right margins Cancel automatic line feedCarriage return Set automatic fine feed Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Right justify Horizontal tab Reset all tab stopsRelative horizontal tab Absolute horizontal tab in inches Graphics Commands Convert graphics Density Select graphics modePrint quadruple-density b-bit graphics Print O-pin graphics Download Character CommandsCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Define draft download characters M0 ml N2 m0 M3... m46 M3...m46 Define NLQ download characters Select draft download character set Define download CharactersSelect download character set Execute macro instruction Macro Instruction Other Printer Control Commands Cancel last lineSet MSB to Accept MSB as is Set printer on-line Cancel immediate printSet prinfer off-line Unidirectional printing Bidirectional printingOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feed Auto Reset PrinterEject paper from ASF Set print start position on 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