Cleaning the Printer, Replacing the Ribbon | Star Micronics NX-2400

Chapter 5

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Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best

maintenance is preventive, and the first step is correct location of the printer. This is covered in greater detail in Chapter 1, but in general an environment

comfortable for humans is best for both the computer and the printer. Subjects covered in this chapter are:

•Cleaning the printer

•Replacing the ribbon

•Replacing the print head

•Replacing the battery in the RAM card

•Troubleshooting

CLEANING THE PRINTER

Cleaning the printer regularly will prolong its service life. Use a damp cloth on the exterior every week or so. For stubborn dirt, you may moisten

the cloth with alcohol or water containing a mild detergent, but be careful not to spill any liquid into the interior of the printer.

Use a soft brush to remove paper dust and lint from the interior. A small vacuum cleaner can also make this task easier, but be very careful not to bend or injure any electronic parts or wiring. The printer contains delicate electronic parts, so only clean those places where you have easy access.

REPLACING THE RIBBON

The printer uses an endless-type ribbon cartridge in which the ribbon

is recycled automatically. When the print becomes faint, it is time to replace the ribbon cartridge.

To remove the old cartridge, take off the top cover, grasp the ribbon cartridge by the two arms at the both sides and lift straight up. To fit the new cartridge, guide the ribbon between the print head and platen, then press down until the cartridge snaps into place. See Figure 5-l.

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Star Micronics NX-2400 user manual Cleaning the Printer, Replacing the Ribbon

Contents

NX-2400 Page HOW to USE this Manual Features of the Printer Quad-sized Tableofcontents With DOS and Basic Download Character Generator Chapter Platen Remove the top cover Setting UP Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cower Install the optional IC card Mount the paper guide Connect the printer to the computer Figure l-7.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms 11. Closing the sprocket covers Paper parking Short se/f test Paper unparking Interface test Long se/f test Adjusting the Printing GAP International character set Print style and pitch selection Page Page OFF Control Panel OPERAllONS Paper Feed switch On Line switch Sty/e/Pitch switch Quiet Mode switch Sh0ff test paffern On Line switch POWER-UP Functions Lprint CHR$I Next B8 B9 Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination Functions Top Of fOff?L Style/Pitch Page Memo Installing Your Software Using WE PR//vER Printer Command options Using Your Software Setting the DIP Switches Type sty/e and pitch selection Printercommands Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS Using the Printer with DOS and Basic Name of list device PRN Programming the Printer with DOS Commands New file Acopy LQELITE.DAT PRN Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with Basic ‘Cancel Lprint the Spacings are Changed Next H How the program works IBM Lprint ES= cHR$ocHR$6ocHR$6o Replacing the Ribbon Cleaning the Printer Replacing the ribbon cartrlctge Replacing the Print Head Connector cover Fligure 5-2. Replacing the print head Replacing the Battery in the RAM Card If printing is faint, incomplete, or unclear TroubleshootingIf a// text is printed on the same line If line spacing is twice as wide as expected If you have problems with horizontal tabulation If you have problems with graphicsIf you have problems with download characters Interface and Emulation Switches and fndicatorsPrinting Mechanism Dot Matrix Size Character Sets Type Sty/es and Pitches Paper SpecificationsDimensions and Weight Interface Signals Electrical SpecificationsEnvironmental Requirements Option Signal Pin No Name Memo Select draft quality characters Font Control Commands Select LQ type Style Select LQ charactersSelect ornament character Select Italic Characters Start Underlining Select Upright CharactersDouble-strike Printing Stop Underlining Cancel Superscript Or subscriptStart Overlining Stop Overlining Select IBM character set Select Standard characterSelect character set #7 Select Character set #2 Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect s/ash zero Select normal zero Elite pitch Pica pitchHigh-speed elite pitch High-density elite pitch Cancel expanded printing Cancel condensed printingCondensed printing Expanded printing Caucel one-line expanded printing Select master print modeSe/ect proportional spacing Select fixed spacing Select double or quadruple size Increase character SpacingPrint double-height characters Return to normal Height Select character height, width, and line spacing Select Character Width Select character type and print pitch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Set line spacing to 718 inch Set base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to 716 inchSet line spacing to n/780 or n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Select reverse feed mode Select forward feed modeDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Execute ESC a Perform one n/780-inch reverse line feed Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current position Set page length to n inches Cancel top and bottom marginsSet top margin Set bottom margin Enable paper-out detector Disable paper-out detectorSet vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n lines Vertical tab Select Vertical Tab channelSet left margin Set right margin Set left and right margins Cancel automatic line feedCarriage return Set automatic Line feed Leff justify BackspaceCenter text Right justify Set horizontal tab stops Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stop every n columns Horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columns Print 8-bit single-density graphics Graphics CommandsPrint 8-bit double-density graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print M-bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode Download Character Convert graphics densityCopy standard characters from ROM into RAM Select download character set Define Download Delete Last character Sent Other Printer Control CommandsROM MSB Repeat data Cancel Quiet PrintQuiet Print Last Line Set printer off-line Cancel Immediate PrintSet printer on-line Stop printing Unidirectional printing PrintingOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feed Set print start position on ASF Reset printerEject Paper Memo Norma/ character AppendixCDOWNLOAD Semi-condensed Proportional Super/subscript character Iiao 1600 2440 If ST=5 then CLS Goto 3480 Character Sets Standard Character SET I7’ Pj-iii-j IBM Character SET #2 Page IBM CH Aracter SET #I Additional Character SET SfR International Character Sets Index 111 Lol 107 Command Summary ESC ESC p ESC p0 ESC p.‘ 111