Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Type style and pitch selection, Other printer commands

the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel.

Type style and pitch selection

If your software does not control the type style and pitch, you must make these selections on the control panel. The default selections are draft style and pica pitch. If you want a different style or pitch, proceed as follows:

1.Hold the NLQ Type Style or Print Pitch switch down when you turn the printer’s power on. Hold both switches down if you intend to make both settings. The printer will beep in acknowledgement as it powers up.

2.Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line.

3.To select a type style, press the NLQ Type Style switch one or more times.

4.To select a print pitch, press the Print Pitch switch one or more times.

5.Press the On Line switch to set the printer back on-line.

Most programs begin each printing job by sending a command that resets the printer. That is why you must press the NLQ Type Style and/or Print Pitch switches as you power up. If you do not press these switches during power-up, the reset command will reset your panel selections to draft style and pica pitch.

If you want to change the type style or pitch in the middle of a printing job, one way to do this is to insert a printing pause command in your file at the point of the change. When the printer pauses, press the On Line switch to go off-line. If the change occurs in the middle of a line, the printer will print the first part of the line. Now make the change with the control panel switches, set the printer back on-line, then command your software to resume printing.

If you were able to define software commands for print pitch and type

style, changes like these can be inserted in your text file and made on the - fly without a printing pause.

Other printer commands

If your software enables you to place the escape code in your files, or if you were able to define this as a user option during installation, you are in a very powerful position: you can embed almost any printer command in your files. The printer commands are explained in detail in Appendix B.

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