Printing Mechanism | Star Micronics NX-1000 instruction

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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 Printing Mechanism, Interface and Emulation, Switches and indicators

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 Locating the Printer Check the carton contentsUnpacking and Inspection Page Mount the platen knob Setting UP Remove the top cover Replace the top cover Install the ribbon cartridgeConnect the printer to the computer Loading Single Sheets Connect the printer’s power cordMount 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 Test Printing Paper unparkingShort 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 On Line switch Power indicatorPaper feed switch Elite Characters Per Courier Italic NLQ Sanserif On Line POWER-UP FunctionsPage Lprint CHR$I Next Switch Combination Functions Page Page Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Type styles Printer command options Using Your Software Setting the DIP SwitchesInitialization sequence Alignment Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Printercoiyimands Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Using the Printer with DOS and Basic Print README. DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Aedlin NLQELITE.DAT Programming the Printer with Basic VxlVi!VA-VXVL\ Lprint Lprint the Spacings are Changed Lprint CHR$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 graphics If you have problems with horizontal tabulationIf you have problems with download characters Memo Printing Mechanism Switches and indicatorsInterface and Emulation Character Sets Dot Matrix SizeType Styles and Pitches Dimensions and Weight Paper SpecificationsEIectf ical Specifications Environmental Requirements Interface SignalsOption 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 Se/ect italic characters Select Courier CharactersSelect upright characters Start Double-strike PrintingStop underlining 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 Select Fixed Spacing Select master print modeIncrease character spacing Select double or quadruple size Select 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 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 Print quadruple-density b-bit graphics Select graphics modeConvert graphics Density 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 download character set Define download CharactersSelect draft download character set Execute macro instruction Macro Instruction Other Printer Control Commands Cancel last lineSet MSB to Accept MSB as is Set prinfer off-line Cancel immediate printSet printer on-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