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Star Micronics NX-1000 TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VS, n Printing Mechanism, n Interface and Emulation

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TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VS

nPrinting Mechanism

Printing		method	Serial	impact		dot	matrix
Printing		speed	120 characters			per	second		(draft	pica)
			30 characters per second (NLQ pica)
Printing		direction	Draft:	bidirectional				or	unidirectional
			(selectable),		logic		seeking
			NLQ and graphics: unidirectional, logic
			seeking
Print	head		9 Pins
			Life:	200 million			dots
Ribbon			Black	fabric	ribbon cartridge
			Life: 1 million draft characters
Paper	feed		Friction and		push-tractor				feed
			Semiautomatic			sheet		loading
Paper	feed speed		2.7 inches/second				(during		page	feed)

nInterface and Emulation

Interface	Centronics-compatible,	7 or 8 bit,
	TTL-level
Data buffer	4K bytes when not used for download
	characters
	l-Line buffer when using download
Emulation modes	Epson LX-800 and IBM	Proprinter II

H Switches and indicators

Power	switch	Rocker switch
Control	panel	4 Membrane switches, 10 LED indicators
DIP switches		12 pins

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Star Micronics NX-1000 manual TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VS, n Printing Mechanism, n Interface and Emulation

Contents

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE Radio Frequency Interference Statement Federal Communications CommissionThe above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U.S.A Trademark AcknowledgementsHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL FEATURES OF THE PRINTER Quad- sized SETTING TABLEOFCONTENTSChapter Chapter UP THE PRINTERChapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWAREChapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDraft character NLQ character Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTERAppendix D CHARACTER SETS Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #lUNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contents SETTING UP THE PRllVTERLOCATING THE PRINTER FIgwe 1-l. Check to make knob, 4 Ribbon cartridge SETTING UP Mount the platen knob clear plastic top cover. Then disengage remove the cover completely Remove the top coverlgure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge install the ribbon cartridgeReplace the top cover Connect the printer to the computerLOADING SINGLE SHEETS Connect the printer’s power cordMount the paper guide I Figure l-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loadingManual loading LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS 12. Raise one of the clamp levers to lock one sprocket unit in place 11. Close the sprocket covers Figure l-lPaper parking TEST PRINTING Paper unparkingShort self test interface test Long se/f testFigure I-13. Short test pattern DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP1 l-l l-3 ON Orator Prints this way with switch l-3 OFFDenmark/Norway when switch 1-6 is OFF and switch 1-7 is ON Switch l-8 Do you want an automatic line feed?MEMO SWITCHES AND INDICATORS CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONSOn Line switch Power indicatorPaper feed switch Thisis condensedelite 20charactersper inch This is proportional pica This is condensedpica 17 characters per inchThis is proportional elite Figure 2-2. Print pitches selectable from the control panelCourier Thisitalic ThisPOWER-UP FUNCTIONS ShorttestpatternOn Line switchStay in pane/ pitch Print Pitch switch Long test pattern Paper Feed switchBy holding this switch down during power-up, you can prevent software by any commands your software may issue20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END H37A,4 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSH3BE,4 2. Press the Print Pitch switch and hold it down 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line3. Press the Paper Feed switch. The paper will be fed out backward Page feed Paper Feed and On Line switches2. Press the On Line switch again andhold it down 1. Press the On Line switch to set the minter off-lineLeft margin NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switches 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-linePage MEMO INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWAREPrinter menu Type styles Printer command optionsPage width USING YOUR SOFTWARE SETTING THE DIP SWITCHESInitialization sequence Page alignmentType style and pitch selection Other printer commandsPRINTERCOIYIMANDS can help you to use ESC4italicESCS printMEMO HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN MS-DOS AND PC-DOS Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASICPROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS AEDLIN NLQELITE.DAT ACOPY CON NLQPRINT.BAT COPY NLQELITE.DAT PRN PRINT %l 1*-VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ANLQPRINT README.DOC PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH BASIC1000 Set control codes RESTORE 1570 LPRINT C$Other features1490 LPRINT E$ACHR$I 1500 LPRINT E$ CHR$I2060 FOR M-O TO 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$MM 2090 NEXT M How the program works LPRINr rn cHR$I MEMO AND TROU8LESHOOTING MAINTEIVANCECLEANING THE PRINTER Chapteroff 1. Turn power OFF and unplug the power cord 10. Fasten the print head down with the two screws n If fanfold paper becomes stuck TROUBLESHOOTINGn If label paper becomes stuck n If printing is faint, incomplete, or unclearn If you have problems with horizontal tabulation n If some printer commands afe ignored of executed incof- fectlyn If you have problems with graphics n If you have problems with download charactersMEMO H Switches and indicators TECHNICAL SPEClF/CAl/O/VSn Printing Mechanism n Interface and Emulationn Character Sets Dot Matrix Sizen Type Styles and Pitches n Dimensions and Weight 4 Paper Specificationsn EIectf ical Specifications n Environmental n interface SignalsRequirements n Option18 + SVDC OUT 1External supply of + SVDC. 19-30 GND SignalName Dh *ectionMEMO FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSdraft Selectelite charactersEmphasized printing Cancel emphasized printingSelect CourierDouble-strike Cancel double-strike printingprinting StartCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Cancel superscript or subscriptStop overliningSelect IBM character set #7 Select IBM character setSelect IBM character set #2 Select international character setEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect slash zero Select normal zeroCancel condensed printing CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSPica pitchCancel one-line expanded printing Cancel expanded printingExpanded printingSelect Select master print modefixed spacingPrint double-height characters Select double or quadruple sizeReturn to normalSelect character height, width, and line spacing VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to l/8 inch 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 inchfeed LineReverse line feed Perform one n/2164nch line feedSet page length to n lines Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n inches Set top marginDisable paper-out detector Cancel top and bottom marginsEnable paper-out detector FormSet vertical tab stops in channel Set vertical tab stops every II linesSelect vertical tab channel Vertical tableft margin HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet fight margin Set left and right margins Cancel automatic line feedCarriage return Set automatic fine feedSet horizontal tab stop every n columns Right justifyLeft justifyHorizontal tab Reset all tab stopsRelative horizontal tab Absolute horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in columns GRAPHICS COMMANDSPrint sing/e-density &bit graphics Print double-density &bit graphicsPrint quadruple-density b-bit graphics Select graphics modeConvert graphics densityPrint O-pin graphics DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Define draft download charactersDefine NLQ download characters characters Define downloadSelect download character set Select draft download character setSelect draft elite download character set MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDSSelect NLO download character set Select ROM character setCOMMANDS Cancel last lineSet MSB to Set MSB tohrmediate print Cancel immediate printSet prinfer off-line Set printer on-lineUnidirectional printing Bidirectional printingOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feedAuto ResetEject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASFMEMO Appendix CHARACTER GENERATORDO W/i/LOAD Draft characterPage lot data NLQ characterA maximum of 78 near-letter-quality characters can be defined ~~ma”ds initialT-M- Read da,..f,,r1 ,--,arac.er Ascender or desc,,nder?II GOTO over”Page OUT 6HHJBE.5 OUT 6H3BE.4 GOTO Sample CHARACTER SETSHexa 0.81----P---‘,-.PSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page lMll-lm-lL-I I 5 I 6 I ’Page systems IBM CHARACTER SET #linterface significantADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET In IBM mode, additional characters can be printed by special commandsijlii =F8 $ h0 d 6 a T IEINDEX Page El Vertical tabulation Zero slash or nomal E L L L E MULTI-FONT PRINTERPOWER-UP FUNCTIONS SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSFunction s-=-J1 Factorv Standard mode El LIBM mode PRINT PITCH SELECTIONSUMMARY COMMANDIN NUMERIC ORDER“.I” n a2mli tsc MODEESC “c” n ESC “” “2 ” 4 I o