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Star Micronics NX-15 user manual Usingthe Printerwith Commercial Software, Printingwith BASIC

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Usingthe Printerwith Commercial 21

Software

Using commercial software Word processing with the printer General concepts

The escape code

The master reset code

Using Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Getting the most from your print choices

Using the printer with EasyWriter II Redefining pitch settings and print control codes

A sample printout with EasyWriter II Redefining your own print pitches Redefining your own print control keys

Using the printer with WordStar User-defind print commands

Using the printer with Lotus 1-2-3 Using the panel modes Advanced panel functions

Setting print start position Setting the top of form

Setting the left and right margins

Printingwith BASIC

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Some basics of BASIC

First steps

ASCII codes and the CHR$ function

Control codes

The escape codes

A note on command syntax

Selecting the right software mode

Some special kinds of text

Near Letter Quality characters

Italic printing

Underlining

Superscripts and subscripts

Changing the print pitch

Expanded print

Condensed print

Proportional printing

Making words stand out

Mixing print modes

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Star Micronics NX-15 user manual Usingthe Printerwith Commercial Software, Printingwith BASIC

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USERS MANUAL FederalCommunicationsCommission RadioFr uencyInterference %tatement This stitement will be appliedonlyfbr tb printers mrtited in L%S.ASelf Declaration This shtement will be a#lied onlyfor the~n”ntersmarketedin West @manyTable of Contents Chapter1 SettingUpYour PrinterChapter3 Chapter4 Usingthe Printerwith Commercial SoftwarePrintingwith BASIC Chapter5 Chapter6 SpecialFeaturesof the PrinterFormattingText55 Chapter7 DownloadCharactersand Dot Graphics AppendixG SerialInterfaceSpecifications Configuring the serial interface The serial protocolsSerial busy protocols XON/XOFF protocol ACK protocol Index196Page SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER CHAPTERRemoving the printer cover Figure 1-2. Remoe the printer cover by lifting carefully Installing the ribbon cartridge Page ~igure 1-6. Slidethe I/F board into the slot I terface board ~GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRINTER Partsof theprinter-whatthey’refor andhow to use themPaperselectionand loading Adjustment Testingprinteroperation CHAPTERFigue2-1. Front and rear views of the printer 9 Controls and indicators Extra functions h - The second setting is for normal single sheets Page 6. Align a sheet of paper on the guide along the adjuster Page “--““1 \ Adjustment$lever ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD\4 F lever Figure 2-10. Pulling the adjustment lever towards you ~--””‘---”---”-”” 1. Make sure that both your computer and printer are turned off MEMO USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Subjectscoveredin Chapter3 include UsingcommercialsoftwareCHAPTER Controllingthe printerwiththe PanelmodeEasyWriter II WordStar Lotus The escape code The master reset code‘entering the function codes values defined by their respective DIP switch settings Using Near Letter Quality NLQ0. The decimal equivalents are 271201 and 271200, respective- ly Getting the most from your print choices1. Printing from the Print List Form screen Follow the sample and enter the italic codes for lines 42. Single Underline Support 2 Using Character 43. Double Underline Support 2 Using Character44. overstrikeSupport 2 Using Characterfrom 41. Bold/ShadowFace SupportEasyWriter II Function‘ New function EasyWriter II control keysKeys used Print the document. Your printout should look like this USING THE PRINTER WITH WORDSTAR USING THE PRINTERWITH LOTUS If you do change several of the things listed in the /Print menu, Lotus 1-2-3 will remember the selections that you have made and use them each time you print the spreadsheet. They are even saved with the spreadsheet so that they will be the same the next time that you use the spreadsheet And, on August 12, 1986, the results might look like this Key Mode Print pitch TOF Page 1. Set the Off Line mode by pressing the On Line key Setting the top of form1. Set the Off Line mode by pressing the On Line key Setting the left and right marginsPRINTINGWITH BASIC CHAPTERPRINT “Hel 10!“ Control codes 10 ‘ Demo of ASCII code 20 LPRINTCHR$7 30 END RUNline feed the name of the codeits abbreviation ASCIInumbers is called an escape sequence A note on command syntax Selecting the right software modeESC “W” LPRINTCHR$27 “W”CHR$1 LPRINTCHR$27 “W”CHR$49 LPRINTCHR$27 “WI”Near Letter Quality characters Italic ON ESC “4”Italic OFF ESC “5”Here is what you should get In this program underline is turned on in line 20 with ESC Th 1s 11 ne is. EL 11“”Ep ~ trh CHANGING THE PRINT PITCH‘“l”l’”i1.s. 1.1,I“”iP i ‘3 1’” l\ pi. t h 10 ‘ Demo of permanent expanded mode 20 LPRINTCHR$27 “WI” ~ Expanded print10 ‘ Demo of expanded print 20 LPRINT “DemorIstrat ion of “ 30 LPRINTCHR$14 40 LPRINT “EXPANDED” 50 LFRINTCHR$20CHR$14or ESCCHR$14 CondensedOFF CondensedONCHR$18 ProportionalON ESC “p”ProportionalOFF ESC “p” OPrint emphasis commands MAKING WORDS STAND OUT10 ‘ Demo of boldface and emphasized 20 LPRINTCHR$27’’G” Print style Values of mixing print styles for Master PrintDecimal value Summa-y notes CHAPTER FORMATTING TEXTSubjectscoveredin Chapter5 include 9 Reverse line feeds NEW 10 ‘ Demo of line spacing 40 LPRINT CHR$27’’A’’CHR$I 50 LPRINT “THIS LINE SPACING IS SET TO”I60 NEXT 70 LPRINT “LINE SPACING IS SET TO 1/6 INCH NORMAL.” 80 LPRINT CHR$27”2”and run the program again. Now the results will look like this Setlinespacingto1/8inch ESC“O”Setlinespacingto7/72inch ESC“l”Here is what your printer will produce Page Changing the page length Canceltopandbottommargins ESC “O” TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINSSet topmarginton lines ESC“r”CHR$n50 LPRINTCHR$27 “r” CHR$6 Page Try setting the margins with this program 10 ‘ Demo of margins Horizontal tabs When you run the program now it produces this ESC “f” OCHR$n spacesESC “$” CHR$nlCIIIl$@ Absolutehorizontaltab10 ‘ Demo of relative horizontaltabs 20 FOR 1=1 TO 50 J.,PRINT “Horizonta”j’LP~I.x’rCHR$n ’’SFXNNDTAJ3” 80 LPRINTCHR$ll “F’IFTHTAB.” ESC “B”CHR$nlCHR$n2 130 LPRINTCHR$12 140 NEXTI 150 LPRINTCHR$27”@” 160 END Try this program to see how easy it is MEMO SPECIALFEATURES OF THE PRINTER Subjectscoveredin Chapter6 inckde Printer’s bell Master resetCHAPTER Uni-directionalprinting InternationalcharactersetsYou can try this by typing LPRINTCHR$7 Resetting the printer Soundbell Here is what this program will print 10 ‘ Demo of adjusting spaces 40 LPRINTCHR$27 “ “ CHR.$50 LPRINT “This 1ine is added” I “spaces. ” 60 NEXT 70 LPRINT “This 1ine is Norma1 space. ” 80 ENDPrint in one direction ESC “U”Print in both directions ESC “U” OThe seven bit dilemma Turn the eighth bit ON ESC “”Turn the eighth bit OFF ESC “=”Figure 6-1. Character set #2 10 LPRINTCHR$27 “6” 20 LPRINTCHR$218CHR$196 CHR$196CHR$196 CHR$196CHR$196CHR$19130 LPRINTCHR$179CHR$53CHR$32 CHR$32 CHR$32CHR$32CHR$179 40 LPRINTCHR$179CHR$~2CHR$5CHR$32 CHR$5CHR$32CHR$179J +y+$ i’ $+ Italy Let’s see how these commands work with the following pro- gram Printablecode area expansion When you run this program, you will get like this H The optional sheet feeder Definemacro 10 LPRINTCHR$27 “Q”CHR$40 20 LPRINTCHR$27 “a” CHR$2 102 DE 7B 7C 7D 7E 7FJ,#%./.?., x+ MEMO DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS AND DOT GRAPHICS CHAPTERSubjectscoveredin Chapter7 include Designingand printingyour own characters User-designedgraphics‘0000 Page 1~ 2, ?i+i@ ESC “&” CHR$0 nl n2 mOml m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 m8 m9 m10 mll 0 000 1011 = 11 decimal ~r-----------‘----‘-’~ ESC “” CHR$0 CHR$0 CHR$0 10 LPRINT CHR$27 “ “’ CHR$O CHR$O CHR$O 60 LPRINT CHRSMM 70 NEXT M 80 NEXT ?-iLPRINT 8,241430 LPR1NT CHii$27 “%0” 440 I-FRIN’r, tih+$27 “so’” 460 LPRINT CHR$27 “T’” 470 ENDDEFINING PROPORTIONAL CHARACTERS DESIGNING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERSNLQcharacters ‘-””’7 50 FOR M=OTO 60 READ MM 30 LPRINT CHR$27“&”CHR$0CHR$60 CHR$624, 48, 14. 48, 1.4 u . s . EXPORTS USER-DESIGNEDDOT GRAPHICSPage “CHR$2nl n2 ml m2 ...~ ESC’’~’CHR$4 nl n2 PlotterESC”*” CHR$5 nl n2 ESC”*” CHR$0nl n29-pin graphics mode In addition, you can select the print density by the value of nO. When nOis Othe normal density is selcted, and when nOis 1 the double density is selected MEMO CARING FOR YOUR PRINTER Subjectscoveredin Chapter8 include Cleaningthe printerCHAPTER Changingthe ribbon c Replacingthe printhead‘igure 8-1. Unhooktabs to pry open the cartridge Page Page Pri able orcover MEMO APPENDIX A DIP SWITCH SETTINGS~ 1 Y/ . -$ Switch Function 1-2 This switch selects the default character style. If this switch is on the default character style is nor- mal draft characters. If this switch is off the default character style is Near Letter Quality NLQ characters. This switch is set on at the factory SwitchU.S.A. France GermanyEnglandDenmarkSwedenItaly Spain ASCII CODESAND CONVERSIONCHART APPENDIX BStandard ASCII CharactersetPage “ 1’ “~“~Characterset Page StandardASCIICodes Decimal Hexadecimal Binary 242 F2 1111 243 F3 1111 24J F4 1111 24S F5 1111 246 F6 111124T F7 1111 248 F8 1111 249 F9 1111 250 FA 1111 251 FB 1111 loll 252 FC 1111 253 FD 1111 254 FE 1111 255 FF 1111MEMO FUNCTIONCODES APPENDIX CPURPOSECancels italic characters Selects an international characterSelects character set #2 Selects character set#lPage Sets the print pitch to elite Sets the print pitch to pica137 Font Ditch controls p~TRposE PURPOSE Cancels expanded print ESC “w” o Sets the printer to expanded printPURPOSESets the printer to expanded print for the remainder of the current lineboldface, italics, underlining, or any com bination of these, as determined by n, anumber from O to 255. See Table for detailsCancels emphasized printing ESC “F” Cancels boldface printing ESC “H”Selects emphasized printing Selects boldface printingSelects underlining Cancels underliningSelects superscripts ESC “s” o Cancels Selects subscriptssuperscript subscriptCONTROLLING THE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION Advancesthe paper one line line feedSets line spacing to 7/72 inch Sets line spacing to 1/8inchPURPOSESets line spacing to n/216 inch Sets or Defines line spacing to n172inchSends a one-time paper feed of PURPOSESets line spacing to 1/6 inch, or Uses ESC “A” definitionn/216 inch Sets print position to n lines Sends a one-time reverse feed of n/216 inchPURPOSEAdvances the paper to the top of the next page form feed Page Cancels top and bottom margins ESC “o” Sets the top marginSets the bottom margin ESC “N” n 27 78 n 151 9 Top/Bottom margins and vertical tabsn2 n3 n2 n3PURPOSEAdvances paper to the next ver tical tab positionSets vertical tab positions in a channel ESC “b” nOnl n2 n3 27 98 nO nl n2 n3 IB 62 nOnl n2 n3Sets vertical tab positions every n lines ESC “e” 1 n 27 101 1 n Returns print Page nln.Zz3 nln2n3nln2n3 Moves the print head to an ab solute horizontal position Moves the print head to a specified horizontal positionESC “space” n 27 32 n27 38 0 nl n2 mO ml ... mll m12 ... m46 IB 26 00 nl n2 mOml ... mll m12 ... m46NOTE This commandis ignoredwhen theDIP switch2-1is seton Defines download characters into RAM“YO” 27 7.5 nl n2 ml m2 IB 4B nl n2 ml m2 nl n2 ml m227 76 nl n2 ml m2 IB 4C nl n2 ml m2 Prints normal-density graphicsn2 ml n2 mln2 ml n2 mlESC “*” nOnl n2 ml m2 27 42 nO nl n2 ml m2 Redefines the graphics mode ESC “?” nO nl 27 94 nOnl n2 ml m2 IB 5E nOnl n2 ml m2Selects 9-pin graphics ESC “ - “ nO nl n2 ml m2 MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDS OTHER COMMANDS PURPOSE CODE decimal ASCII hex ASCII REMARKS SEE PURPOSE Page PURPOSE 27 85 PURPOSEPage decimal ASCII PURPOSE CODE decimal ASCII hex ASCII REMARKS SEE PURPOSE tiODE Page PURPOSE CODE decimal ASCII hex ASCII “o” “” Ejects paper Ejects paperMEMO COMMANDSUMMARY IN NUMERICORDER APPENDIX D2 mO ml ..... mll m12 ..... m46 n2 n3 ... CHR$0 ESC “Y” nl n2 ml m2n2 ml riollble-sneeflnOnl n2 ml m2 ESC “Z”nl n2 ml m2nl ?2.2 APPENDIX E TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSPrinting Printing method Printing speed Printer PaperLine spacing Column width Special.features Serial interface option Environment Ribbon Print head lifeMEMO THE PARALLEL INTERFACE APPENDIX F‘“s’ L Iwhen When this signal goes LOW the printer isL,’x L “L. LJ Page SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX GTTnllsed1 Page ACK protocol Figure G-2. Serial protocol timing charts Serial busy protocol I byte modeSerial busy protocol 1 block mode ~q ~Attributebyte Autofeed mode INDEX9-pingraphics,112 ESC “*” n, 109 ESC“6”,84, 88, 135, 172 ESC‘7”, 84, 88, 135ESC “8”,170 ESC“9”,170 ESC “”, 102, 160 ESC“”, 82, 171 ESC “=”, 84 ESC “a”n, 75, 158 ESC “B”, 71, 152 ESC “b”, 73, 153 ESC “C”, 62Gap,adjusting,16 Graphics,84 CRT, 110,111 Formfeed commands,149 Formfeed,reverse,61 Forwardmicro-feed,35TOF, 9 VT, 70,152 Wordprocessing,22 WordStar,22 XON/XOFFprotocol,194 60,140Zero,normal,80, 167 slash,80 WorldwideHeadquutiers American MarketEuropeanMarket UK MarketPage PRINTED IN JAPAN