Initialization sequence, Alignment | Star Micronics NX-2410 guide

Initialization sequence

One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence” or “setup string.” If necessary, you can use the initialization sequence to adjust the margins to your paper size or select a particular type style or pitch. You can look up the commands you want in Appendix B.

For example, if you selected 96-column width for a spreadsheet program, it would be convenient to add an elite pitch command to the initialization sequence. Appendix B indicates that this command consists of the two characters:

< ESC > “M”

which have decimal character codes 27 and 77 (hexadecimal 1B and 4D). Your software manual or an on-screen prompt will explain how to place these codes in the initialization sequence.

SETTING THE DIP SWITCHES

After completing the installation of your software, check the setting of the printer’s DIP switches, in particular DIP switch l- 6. If you selected a Star or Epson printer on the installation menu, switch l-6 should be ON (the factory setting). If you selected an IBM printer, switch l-6 should be OFF.

DIP switches 1-2 (auto CR), l-7 (character set), l-8 (auto LF), and 2-l (RAM usage) are also related to your software. Read what your software manual has to say about carriage returns, line feeds, character sets, and downloading characters, and refer to the explanation at the end of Chapter 1.

USING YOUR SOFTWARE

With the installation and DIP switch settings correctly completed, you are ready to entrust most of the control of your printer to your software. However, there will still be some things you have to do yourself.

Page alignment

If you are printing on fanfold forms, the first thing to do before you start printing is to align the top of the forms so that printing will start at the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel.

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Star Micronics NX-2410 user manual Initialization sequence, Alignment, Setting the DIP Switches, Using Your Software

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 Connect the printer’s power cord Connect the printer to the computerMount the paper guide 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$I Next Return Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsPage Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Printer command options Type stylesWidth Alignment Setting the DIP SwitchesUsing Your Software Initialization sequence Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Can help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS With DOS and Basic Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands New file Acopy CON LQPRINT.BAT Programming the Printer with Basic Lprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$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 horizontal tabulation If you have problems with graphicsIf you have problems with download characters Interface and Emu/a tion Switches and indicators Character Sets Dot Matrix Size Paper Specifications Dimensions and WeightType Sty/es and Pitches 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 WidthSelect character height, width, and line spacing 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 Reset Printer Eject paper From ASFSet print start position on 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