Star Micronics NX-1001 manual Printer Commands

Models: NX-1001

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PRINTER COMMANDS

File as seen on computerscreen:

( F

 

( S

 

 

 

P

 

c

 

 

r o

(

 

( S

 

 

(

F

c

( F

b

( )

o

( F

 

( F

) a

d

)

Printout:

PRINTER COMMANDS

F

c

c

b EMBEDDEDe

a

 

C l

i

o

When you use these commandsthere are severalpointsto note:

The font ((F’))commandis ignored if the F

button was held down

when power was switchedon.

 

Q A line consistingof commandsaloneprints as a blank line.

The softwarewillnot knowthattheseare commands,so you cannottrust yoursoftwareto giveyou the conect line width.The printedlinemaybe considerablyshorterthanthelineon the screen;the extraspacebeingthe spacethat was occupiedby the commands.

Onewayto handlethelastproblemis to prepareyourdocumentwithoutthe commands,then insertthem as a final step, with the marginsreleased.The find,replace,andcopyfimctionsofword-processingsoftwarecanbehelpful here.

If youdo notusethesecommandsor thepanelcontrols,theprinterwillprint standard-size,draft characters.

The printer supportsvarious commandsin additionto the above,such as quadruple-sizeprinting.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistof theescape code followedby one or more lettersor numbers.

If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placethe escapecodein yourfdes, or if you areabletodefinethisas auseroptionduringinstallation,youcanalsoembed these escape sequences.

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Star Micronics NX-1001 manual Printer Commands