Programming With Basic | Star Micronics NX-2415 instruction

“V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the cESC> code. <ESC> has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, “VA enters the control code cl>. See your DOS manual if you need further information about EDLIN.

You can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQELITEDAT. To avoid unnecessary logging of commands, switch hard-copy output off (by pressing CTRL-PRTSC if hard copy is on). To print the file RBADME.DOC in LQ elite type, give the following two commands:

A>COPY LQELITE.DAT PRN

A>PRINT README.DOC

For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will set up the printer

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and print any specified file with a single command. To create such a batch- file with the name LQPRINT.BAT, type in the first four lines shown next.

*Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously. To use this file to print READMFDOC, type the fifth line.

A>COPY CON LQPRINT.BAT

COPY LQELITE.DAT PRN PRINT %1

^Z

A>LQELITE README.DOC

The first above line is a copy command from the CONsole screen to a file named LQPRINT.BAT. The next two lines are the contents of this file. The

%1is a dummy parameter: whatever file name you type after LQPRINT will be substituted for %l and printed.

PROGRAMMING		WITH BASIC
As an example of programming			the printer on Microsoft		BASIC, we have	-
listed the program for the IBM-PC. This program runs in the printer’s
Standard mode, and the downloadable condition (DIP switch l-6 ON and
DIP switch 2-l OFF).
1000	' Set control codes
1010	E$=CHRQ(17)		'Escape	code
1020	D$=E$+"xO"		'Draft quality
1030	L$=E$+"xl"		'Letter	quality
1040	C$=E$+"kO"+L$		'Courier	characters
1050	P$=E$+"kZ"+L$		'Prestige	characters
1060	O$=E$+"k3"+L$		'Orator	characters
1070	S$=E$+"k4"+L$		'Script	characters
1080	H$=CHRQ(9)		'Horizontal		tab
1090	PI$=E$+"P"		'Pica pitch

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Star Micronics NX-2415 user manual Programming With Basic, Acopy LQELITE.DAT PRN Aprint README.DOC

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 Paper Feed button SET/EJECT Park buttonPitch button Style button Italic Short test mode POWER-UP Functions Long test mode Print area test modeStay in panel pitch Stay in panel style Stay in panel pitch and styleHexadecimal dump Lprint CHR$I Next Return Switch Combination Functions Form feed Top of form Forward micro-feedReverse 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 Enable printing of all character codes Select character set #2Select international Character set 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 Select master print mode Select fixed spacingIncrease character spacing Select double or quadruple size Select character sizePrint double-height characters 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 Set right margin Set left and right marginsCarriage return 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 Absolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columnsPrint g-bit double-density graphics Print g-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print g-bit quadruple-density graphicsPrint 24-bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode Convert graphics density Define download characters MO+mI+m2 Copy character set from ROM into RAM card Select download character setSelect ROM 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