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MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.

To learn how to print fdes, etc. it is best to mad the relevant parts of these manuals.

INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER

When installing application software, you may find that your printer is not specifically mentioned in the lists of printers given for installation. How- ever, this should pose no problem. Read this section, and guidelines provided with your software on printer installation.

If you have your printer set up in standard mode, then choose an Epson FX- 850 or EX-800 Color as your printer to be selected.

If neither of these are mentioned, choose one of the following (in order of preference): Star NX-1000 Color/LC-10 Color, Star ND-10/U, Epson LX- sso/Lx-8 10.

If you have your printer set up with the EDS switches to emulate an IBM Proprinter III, simply choose this from the list of printers available in the application software list.

If the IBM Proprinter III is not mentioned, select Proprinter II or Proprinter.

If your software package does not mention printers by name, but asks instead what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are: “Can your printer perform a backspace?” and “Can it do a hardware form feed?“. You should answer “Yes” to both these questions.

Other software packages may well allow you to install specific features. Spreadsheet programs will often ask for the maximum number of columns to be printed. This is given below.

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Star Micronics NX-1020 user manual MS-DOS and Your Printer, Installing Application Software with Your Printer

Contents

NX-1020 IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Default Settings Index Command Summary Chapter Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts Mounting the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit Int head shield Page Figure T-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer \ -\Yi Connecting the printer to your computer Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading Button. The paper will be fed into the printer Manual loading Iloading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loading the paper from the rear of the printer Figure l-73. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Figure i-14.Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms 75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer Paper parking Paper unparking Loading MULTI-PART Forms Adjusting the Printing GAP Paper Type Control Panel Operations Buttons and Indicators Paper Feed button On Line button Pitch button SET/EJECT/PARK button Font button Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Stwdgad Long test mode Stay in Panel Pitch and Font Print area test modeStay in Panel Pitch Stay in Panel Font Lprint CHR$I Next Hexadecimal dump Return Form feed Switch Combination FunctionsTop of form Reverse micro-feed Forward micro-feedChanging the auto loading value Selecting the print color Clearing the buffer/All reset Store Macro Definition Memo HOW to SET the EDS Mode Default Settings Switch A-l Functions of the EDS SettingsPage Page Page Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode Printer Control Commands Select NLQ characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft quality characters Select draft elite characters Select Script characters Select NLQ fontSelect Courier characters Select Sanserif characters Select upright characters Select Orator charactersSelect italic characters Select NLQ italic characters Start underlining Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Double-s trike printing Superscript Stop underliningStart 0 verlining Stop overlining Select character set #7 Cancel superscriptSelect standard character set Select IBM character set Select IBM code Select international Character set Select normal zero Enable printing of a// character codesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Select slash zero Condensed printing Elite pitch Expanded printing for one line Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Expanded printing Select fixed spacing Cancel one-line expanded printingSelect master print mode Select proportional spacing Select double or quadruple size Increase character spacing Print double-height characters Select character sizeReturn to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacing Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to I/8 inch Set line spacing to nD2 inch Set line spacing to 7/72 inchSet line spacing to I/6 inch Set line spacing to n/216 inch Perform one n/216-inch line feed Execute ESLine feed Reverse line feed Set page length to n lines Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current position Set bottom margin Cancel bottom margin Set vertical tab stops Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Return to top of current Set vertical tab stops in channel Set vertical tab stops every n linesSelect vertical tab channel Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet right margin Set automatic line feed Cancel automatic line feedSet leff and right margins Carriage return Full justify Left justifyCenter text Right justify Horizontal tab Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal Tab stops Set horizontal tab stops every n columns Absolute horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Print double-density 8-bit graphics Print normal-density 8-bit graphicsPrint double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphics Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Select graphics modeConvert graphics density Print O-pin graphics Define draft download characters Download Character Commands Define NLQ download characters Select download character set Copy character set from ROM into RAMShift download character area Select NLQ italic download character set Select draft download character setSelect draft elite download character set Select NLQ download character set Select Black Color Selection CommandsSelect ROM character set Select print color Select green Select cyanSelect violet Sekt yellow Accept MSB as is Other Printer Control CommandsCancel last line Set MSB to Set printer on-line Cancel quiet printQuiet print Set printer off-line One-line unidirectional printing BellBidirectional printing Printing Set print start position on ASF Reset printerAuto feed Eject paper from ASF Memo Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Download Characters Defining the attribute data Assigning the character data Lprint Sample program Lprint CHR$9MILLIONS of Dollars Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters Assigning the character data with the Standard mode I I I Lprint Lprint CHEMICALSCHR$9 Exports Assigning the character data with the IBM mode Lprint CHR$MM For AUT@S Memo MS-DOS and Your Printer Installing Application Software with Your Printer CPI Embedding Printer Commands Printer Commands Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Asedlin NLQELITE.DAT New file VXlV!VA Acopy NLQELITE.DAT PRN Aprint README.DOC Programming with Basic 102 103 How the program works Quad-sized Memo Troubleshooting and Maintenance Power supply If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following Paper feeding 111 112 Maintenance Front tab Lor ribbon holder Specifications CRT1 Page 118 Character Sets Standard Character SET #I 1136 ITii Iii ITiY Standard Character SET #2 Legal International Character Sets Code Page #437 U.S.A IBM Character SET #2 128 129 Code Page #850 Mu/i-lingual LAl%-k--JY-hI Other charcters are identical to Code Pane #437 Code Page #860 Pomguese Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #865 Nordic IBM Character SET #1 IBM Special Character SET LA/DEX IGI IQI Standard Mode Command Summary 137 138 Following commands take effect with the IBM mode IBM Mode Selectgreen 141