Cleaning the Printer, RkPLACING the Ribbon | Star Micronics NX-2410

Chapter	5	MAIAITEIVAIVCE
	AND TROUBLESHOOTING

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.

RkPLACING 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-2410 user manual Cleaning the Printer, RkPLACING the Ribbon

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$I Next Return Switch combination functions of control panel Switch Combination FunctionsPage Page Memo Printer menu Installing Your Software Width Printer command optionsType styles Using Your Software Setting the DIP SwitchesInitialization sequence Alignment Type style and pitch selection Other printer commands Can help you to use ESC4italicESC5 print Memo HARD-COPYING the Screen MS-DOS and PC-DOS With DOS and Basic Aprint README.DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands New file Acopy CON LQPRINT.BAT Programming the Printer with Basic Lprint Lprint END How the program works Page Lprint ES= c~$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 fanfold paper becomes stuck If the printer doesn’t printIf label paper becomes stuck If a// text is printed on the same line 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 Fnterface Signals Electrical SpecificationsEnvironmental Requirements Option KCK OUT Memo FdNT Control Commands Select draft quality characters Printer Control Commands Select LQ type style Select LQ charactersSelect ornament character Select italic characters Cancel double-strike printing Cancel emphasized printingSelect Upright Characters Emphasized printing Start Overlining Stop Underlining Character SET Commands Enable printing of a// character codes on next character Enable printing of all character codesSelect Slash Zero Select Normal Zero Elite pitch Pica PitchHigh-speed elite pitch High-density Elite Pitch Cancel Expanded Printing Cancel condensed printingCondensed Expanded printing Caocel one-line expanded printing Select Master Print modeSelect proportional spacing Select fixed spacing Select double or quadruple size Increase character SpacingPrint Double-height Characters Return To normal Select character height, width, and line spacing Select CharacterWidth Select character type and print pitch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to 718 inch Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Set base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to 116 inchSet line spacing to n/180 or n/276 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inch Select forward feed modeExecute ESC a Line feed Perform one n/780-inch or n/276-inch line feed Set page Iength to n inches Cancel top and bottom marginsSet bottom margin Form feed Enable paper-out detector Disable paper-out detectorSet vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n lines Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsSelect vertical tab channel Tab Set left and right margins Cancel autoniatic line feedCarriage return Set Left justify BackspaceCenter text Right justify Set horizontal tab stops ResetSet horizontal tab stop every n columns Horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal TabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in co/umns Print 8-bit double-density Graphics Print 8-bit Sing/e-density GraphicsPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print Bit quadruple-density Graphics Print 24bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode Download Character Commands Select Graphics ModeConvert graphics Density Copy character set from ROM into RAM card Select download character set Define Download Select ROM character Other Printer Control CommandsSet MS6 to Set MS8 to Cancel Quiet print Cancel last lineRepeat data Quiet print Set printer off-line Cancel immediate PrintSet printer on-he Stop printing Unidirectional printing BidirectionalOne-line unidirectional printing Manual feed 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