Setting UP, Remove the top cower | Star Micronics NX-2410 instruction

-	Entrv slot

\/ Rear ‘Over Bail lever

x\v,Release

Power
1	Platen	knob
1	Connector	1
	Connector
Figure I-2. The printer’s external parts

Release lever:

Top cover: Rear cover: Entry slot: Control panel: Power switch: Connector:

releases the platen. This lever must be down for printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. protects the print head and other parts.

protects the sprocket feed mechanism. for inserting single sheets of paper. controls various printer functions. switches power on and off.

for connecting the computer to the printer.

SETTING UP

The platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing material which held your printer inside the packing box. Be careful to remove the knob before disposing of the packing.

Mount the platen knob on its shaft on the right side of the printer. Turn it until you can ‘push it in all the way.

Power should always be off when you turn the platen knob.

Remove the top cower

Lift the front edge of the printer’s clear plastic top cover. Then disengage the tabs at the back of the cover and remove the cover completely.

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Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual Setting UP, Remove the top cower

Contents

MULTI-FONT Relocate the computerorprinterwithrespectto the mceiver HOW to USE this Manual Features of the Printer Quad-sized Tableofcontents Commercial Software Download Character Generator Chapter Check the carton contentsPage Remove the top cower Setting UP Install the ribbon cartridge Lnsfall the optional IC card Replace the top cover Mount the paper guide Connect the printer’s power cordConnect the printer to the computer Figure i-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Opening the rear cover Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Clamp Lever Figure l-72. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Paper parking Test Printing Interface test Long self test Adjusting the Printing GAP IBM Page Selected Mode You OFF Chapter Switches and Indicators Paper feed switch On Line switch Quiet Mode switch Short test pattern On Line switch POWER-UP Functions Lprint CHR$I Next Return Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsPage Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Width Printer command optionsType styles Alignment Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software Initialization sequence Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Can help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS With DOS and Basic Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands New file Acopy CON LQPRINT.BAT Programming the Printer with Basic Lprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$oc~$6oc~$6o RkPLACING the Ribbon Cleaning the Printer Replacing the ribbon cartridge Replacing the Print Head Replacing the print head Screws Replacing the battery Replacing the Battery in the RAM Card If a// text is printed on the same line If the printer doesn’t printIf fanfold paper becomes stuck If label paper becomes stuck If you have problems with download characters If you have problems with horizontal tabulationIf you have problems with graphics Interface and Emu/a tion Switches and indicators Character Sets Dot Matrix Size Type Sty/es and Pitches Paper SpecificationsDimensions and Weight Option Electrical SpecificationsFnterface Signals Environmental Requirements KCK OUT Memo FdNT Control Commands Select draft quality characters Printer Control Commands Select italic characters Select LQ charactersSelect LQ type style Select ornament character Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Select Upright Characters Start Overlining Stop Underlining Character SET Commands Select Normal Zero Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of a// character codes on next character Select Slash Zero High-density Elite Pitch Pica PitchElite pitch High-speed elite pitch Expanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel Expanded Printing Condensed Select fixed spacing Select Master Print modeCaocel one-line expanded printing Select proportional spacing Return To normal Increase character SpacingSelect double or quadruple size Print Double-height Characters Select character height, width, and line spacing Select CharacterWidth Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect character type and print pitch Set line spacing to 718 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Set line spacing to 116 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/180 or n/276 inch Line feed Select forward feed modeDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Execute ESC a Perform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Form feed Cancel top and bottom marginsSet page Iength to n inches Set bottom margin Set vertical tab stops every n lines Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stops Tab Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Select vertical tab channel Set Cancel autoniatic line feedSet left and right margins Carriage return Right justify BackspaceLeft justify Center text Horizontal tab ResetSet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Absolute horizontal tab in co/umns Relative horizontal TabRelative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in inches Print Bit quadruple-density Graphics Print 8-bit Sing/e-density GraphicsPrint 8-bit double-density Graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print 24bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode Copy character set from ROM into RAM card Select Graphics ModeDownload Character Commands Convert graphics Density Select download character set Define Download Set MS8 to Other Printer Control CommandsSelect ROM character Set MS6 to Quiet print Cancel last lineCancel Quiet print Repeat data Stop printing Cancel immediate PrintSet printer off-line Set printer on-he Manual feed BidirectionalUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printing Set print start position on ASF Reset PrinterEject paper From ASF Memo Normal character AppendixcDOWNLOAD Draft characters Pica Super/subscript character 1220 Then QUA=2 Else QUA=0 CLS Locate PX,PY Print ISO$ Plot chara,-.ter ------------~-~----~-~-~~~~-~~~~~ Character Sets Standardcharacterset IuIX Ih Y I-G- I-G- l-7 Page IBM Character SET #l I‘? Additional Character SET International Character Sets # $ h o 0 § Index Irl 107 Command Summary 109 Select base unit for line spacing 111