Long test mode, Print area test mode | Star Micronics NX-2415

Long test mode

If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the (PAPER FEED) button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by the whole character set printed in each font styles and pitch available.

The test cycles endlessly. To stop the test you must switch power off.

Since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accomodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is certainly suggested for this test.

Print area test mode

If you want to know how many lines on your paper can be printed, try to run this print area test. By holding the ( sE~~&cT )button down during power- up, the printer will enter the print area test mode. The printer will print the first line message, then prints the last line message on your single sheet after feeding the paper to the bottom of the paper.

If you have loaded the fanfold paper, the printer shows only the first line.

Stay in panel pitch

By holding the (PITCH)button down during power-up, you can prevent software interference with the print pitch selected from the control panel. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.

After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.

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Star Micronics NX-2415 user manual Long test mode, Print area test mode, Stay in panel pitch

Contents

Not Intended for Sale Business Machines Corp HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents DIP Switch Settings Specifications Chapter Locating the Printer Check the carton contents Parts name of the printer Printer’s external parts Install the ribbon cartridge Mount the platen knobPage Page Ins tall the optional IC card Connection Figure I-9.Replacing the interface board Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading Adjustable paper guide Manual loading Loading the fanfold forms Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Figure l-73. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets Loading the paper with pull tractor unit Figure l-74.Mounting the paper guide for fanfold formsPage Paper parking Paper unparking Adjusting the Printing GAP Control Panel Operations On Line button Pitch button Paper Feed buttonSET/EJECT Park button Style button Italic Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Stay in panel pitch Long test modePrint area test mode Hexadecimal dump Stay in panel styleStay in panel pitch and style Lprint CHR$I Next Return Switch Combination Functions Form feed Reverse micro-feed Top of formForward micro-feed Clearing the buffer Location of the DIP Switches Chapter Functions of the DIP Switches Auto CRPage Page Page Memo Printer Control Commands Font Control Commands Select draft quality charactersSelect LQ characters Select LQ font style Select Courier characters Select Optional charactersSelect Prestige characters Se/ect Orator characters Select Script characters Select italic charactersSelect upright characters Select ornament chatacter Cancel emphasized printing Cancel double-strike printingDouble-strike printing Start underlining Stop underlining Stop 0 verliningSuperscript Subscript Cancel superscript Select standard character setSelect IBM character set Select character set #I Select international Character set Enable printing of all character codesSelect character set #2 Enable printing of all character codes on next character Select slash zeroSelect normal zero Pica pitch Elite pitch High-speed elite pitchHigh-density elite pitch Seim-condensed pitch Cancel condensed printing Cancel expanded printingCondensed printing Expanded printing Cancel one-line expanded printing Expanded printing for one lineSelect character width Select proportional spacing Increase character spacing Select master print modeSelect fixed spacing Print double-height characters Select double or quadruple sizeSelect character size Return to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacing Select character type and print pitch Vertical Position Commands Set line spacing to l/6 inchSet line spacing to 760 or 7l72 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Set base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inchSet line spacing to n/60 or n/72 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inch Execute ES Mode Ascii SIect forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Line feed Perform one n/l 80-inch or n/216-inchline feed Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current position Set page length to n lines Set page length to n inchesSet top margin Set bottom margin Cancel top and bottom margins Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Return to top of current Set vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channel Vertical tab Set left margin Carriage return Set right marginSet left and right margins Cancel automatic line feed Set automatic Line feedBackspace Left justify Right justify Full justifySet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop everyn columns Reset all tab stops Horizontal tabRelative horizontal Tab Relative horizontal tab in inches Print g-bit double-density graphics Absolute horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Print 24-bit hex-density graphics Print g-bit double-density, double-speed graphicsPrint g-bit quadruple-density graphics Select graphics mode Convert graphics density Define download characters MO+mI+m2 Select ROM character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect download character set Cancel last line Set MSB toAccept MSB as is Delete last character sent Cancel quiet print Repeat dataQuiet print Lmmedia te print Cancel immediate print Set printer off-lineSet printer on-line Stop printing Bell Bidirectional printingUnidirectional printing One-line unidirectional prin thg Reset printer Auto feedEject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Memo Download Characters Ascii Code Left space Character width Right space Assigning a value of character space Sample program Lprint Cars & Telephones Memo Installing Application Software with Your Printer Chapter Embedding Printer Commands CPI COW Programming the Printer with DOS Commands Aprint README.DOC ESC Programming With Basic Acopy LQELITE.DAT PRN Aprint README.DOC Width Gosub 2620 Data 3620 How the program works Quad-size d Modifications for IBM mode Lprint CHR$2SECHR$O Maintenance Troubleshooting Power supply If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following Paper feeding Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker? 102 Maintenance Replacing the Ribbon Replacing the Print Head 105 Replacing the Battery in the RAM Card Specifications Cut sheet Fanfold continuous Font card RAM card 109 Strobe Character Sets Standard Character SET 113 IBM Character SET #2 115 IBM Character SET #I IBM Special CH Aracter SET International Character Sets IATINABEPlCA #$aiRi Index Lol Page Command Summary 123 IBM ESC a 125