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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

SETTING			UP THE PRINTER						1
Locating	the		printer						1
Unpacking		and			inspection				1
Check		the		carton			contents		3
Setting up
Mount		the		platen knob
Remove			the		top		cover
Install		the		ribbon			cartridge
Replace			the		top		cover
Connect the printer to the computer
Connect the printer’s power cord									6
Loading	single			sheets
Mount		the			paper		guide
Semiautomatic						loading
Manual			loading						9
Loading and parking fanfold forms
Paper		parking
Paper		unparking							12
Test printing
Short		self test
Long		selft		test
Interface			test						14
Adjusting		the		printing				gap
DIP switch			settings						14
CONTROL				PANEL				OPERATIONS	19
Switches	and indicators								19
Power		indicator
On Line switch
Paper		Feed			switch
Print		Pitch			switch
NLQ		Type			Style switch				23
Power-up		functions
Short		test		pattern
Long		test		pattern
Stay	in panel					pitch
Stay	in panel					style
Hexadecimal						dump			26
Switch combination							functions
Paper		parking
Page		feed

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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual Tableofcontents

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 Setting UP Mount the platen knob 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 Semiautomatic loading Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Manual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Opening the rear cover 11. Closing the sprocket covers Paper parking 12. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Paper unparking Test PrintingShort self test Long se/f test Interface test Adjusting the Printing GAP DIP Switch Settings 1IBM Orator Prints this way with switch l-3 OFF Page Memo Switches and Indicators Control Panel OPERATlONS Power indicator On Line switchPaper feed switch Elite Characters Per Courier Italic NLQ Sanserif POWER-UP Functions On LinePage Lprint CHR$I Next Switch Combination Functions Page Page Page Memo Installing Your Software Printer menu Printer command options Type styles Initialization sequence Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software Alignment Other printer commands Type style and pitch selection Printercoiyimands Memo Using the Printer with DOS and Basic HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Print README. DOC Aedlin NLQELITE.DAT VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ Programming the Printer with Basic Lprint Lprint the Spacings are Changed Lprint CHR$MM How the program works LPRINr rn cHR$I Memo Chapter Replacing the ribbon cartridge Screws Qure 5-2. Replacing the print head Troubleshooting If fanfold paper becomes stuck 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 Printer Control Commands Select draft quality characters Select NLQ type style Select Draft Elite CharactersSelect MC? characters Select Sanserif characters Select Courier Characters Se/ect italic charactersSelect upright characters Double-strike Printing StartStop underlining Character SET Commands Select IBM character set #2 Select IBM character setSelect IBM character set #7 Select international character set Enable printing of all character codes Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Pica Pitch Character Size and Pitch CommandsCancel condensed printing 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/216 inch Set line spacing to 7172 inchSet line spacing to l/6 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inch Line Feed Set page length to n inches Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n lines Set top margin Cancel top and bottom margins Select vertical tab channel Set vertical tab stops every II linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Vertical tab Horizontal Position Commands Carriage return Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Set automatic fine feed Right justify Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Relative horizontal tab Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Absolute horizontal tab in inches Graphics Commands Select graphics mode Print quadruple-density b-bit graphicsConvert graphics Density Copy standard characters from ROM into RAM Download Character CommandsPrint O-pin graphics Define draft download characters Define NLQ download characters M0 ml N2 m0 M3... m46 M3...m46 Define download Characters Select download character setSelect draft download character set Macro Instruction Execute macro instruction Set MSB to Cancel last lineOther Printer Control Commands Accept MSB as is Cancel immediate print Set prinfer off-lineSet printer on-line One-line unidirectional printing Bidirectional printingUnidirectional printing Manual feed Eject paper from ASF Reset PrinterAuto Set print start position on ASF Memo Appendix Draft characterPage NLQ character Lot dataPage 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 I 6 I ’ IBM Character SET #2 103 IBM Character SET #l Additional Character SET Ii- i Sl International Character Sets Index IR1 Page Switch Combination Functions NX-1000 =-J Print Pitch Selection Command Summary Numeric Order ESC ESC 2 4 I o