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Star Micronics NX-2415II user manual

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Contents

USERS MANUAL DOT MATRIX PRINTERNX-2415 MULTI-FONT MULTI-FONT NX-2415IIUSERS MANUAL RadioInterferenceRegulations FederalCommunicationsCommission RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatementStatementof The CanadianDepartmentof Communications Trademark AcknowledgementsChapter 3 - Paper Installation and Use HOW TO USE THIS MANUALChapter 2 - Setting Up the Printer Chapter 5 - Default Settings - EDS modeChapter 8 - Printer Control Commands Chapter 6 - TroubleshootingChapter 7 - Optional Accessories Chapter 9 - Download CharactersChapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Chapter 1 INTRODUCTIONChapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS - EDS MODEChapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSChapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINrl’ER COMMAND SUMMARYChapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Chapter 11 REFERENCEPage chapter INTRODUCTIONFront cover PRINTER COMPONENTSInterface connector Rear coverComponent DescriptionSUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES FeatureFunctionFeature FunctionDoub 1 e width TX-*P1 e= widtilm= Oumnm , s-m OumLmmmm ssu?mwmFONT STYLE EXAMPLE Double-heightchapter2 SETTING UP THE PRINTERPRtNTER PLACEMENT UNPACKING AND INSPECTION SETTING UP Installing the platen knobInstalling the ribbon cartridge 5. Take up the slack in the ribbon again by turning the tension knob 6. Hold the front cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cableI+“ //” \EsY Ll Configuring your software for the printer Page SELECTION OF PAPER PAPER INSTALLATION AND USEchapter3 ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP Single sheetsLOADING SINGLE SHEETS 3 or1. Raise the paper guide vertically on the rear cover Now you are ready to start printing LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Loading the paper Figure 3-8. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Tractor coberCIamp lever Paper parking Paper unparking right they are m, m, SETEJECT,@A1’ERFEE@and BUITON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONSCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS chapterON LINE PAPER FEED SET/EJECTPITCH FONTSWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Form feedReverse micro-feed Top of formForward micro-feed Changing the auto loading positionClearing the buffer/All reset Save Macro Definition wSuL.Lpt POWER-UP FUNCTIONSShort test mode Long test mode Font lock mode Print area test modePitch lock mode Font and Pitch lock modeDot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump Meaning CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONESBeep tone chapter5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODEHOW TO SET THE EDS MODE FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS Switches A-1 Emulation Switch A-3 RAM usageSwitches C-1 to C-3 Page Length Switch B-2 Paper-outSwitch B~5 CR Centering Switches C-4 and C-5 Print Pitch Switch D-1 Print ModeSwitches E-1 to E-3 LQ Font Selection TROUBLESHOOTING chapterIProbable Cause Adjust the tractor positions. See “Loading fanfold forms” in Chapter Probable Cause The tractor positions are in- correctly adjustedProblem with the application program Platen knob was manually turned while the POWER in- dicator was onCheck the current EDS setting. Modify the Some wires are missing fromWrong default setting with EDS switchesPage MAINTENANCE chapter OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESAUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF-15DJ Setting up 7. Install tie printer cover provided with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Now you can use the ASF by installing the paper stack into the hopper Loading paper Figure 7-8. Fan the paper before inserting it into the ASF8. Push the paper loading lever toward the rear of the printer PULL TRACTOR UNIT PT-15XJ coverSetting Clamp lever Figure 7-14. Adjust the sprocket guidesLoading paper Figure 7-13. Inseri the paper from the entry slot for cut-sheet formsNow close the tractor covers, again maKlngsure tnat me paper noles are SERIAL INTERFACE CARTRIDGE DIP switch functions on the Serial cartridge PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS chapter8Select LQfont FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect print quality Select print qualitySelect upright characters Cancel emphasized printingSelect italic characters Emphasized printingUnderlining Cancel double-strike printingDouble-strike printing OverlinittgSuperscript Select scoreSelect ornament character Cancel superscript or subscript SubscriptSelect character set #l CHARACTER SET COMMANDSSelect character table Select character set #227 82 n Select international character setSelect IBM code page Enable printing of all character codes Enable printing of all character codes on next characterElite pitch CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSPica pitch Semi-condensed pitchSelect font and pitch Cancel condensed printingProportional spacing Select print mode Expanded printing for one line Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing Select character widthPrint double-height characters Select master print modeIncrease character spacing I 27 33 n‘“W” Return to normal heightSelect character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 1/6 inch VERTICALCOMMANDSSet line spacing to 1/8 inch Set line spacing to n1360inchExecute dlSC “A” Set line spacingSet line spacing to n160inch or n172inch 27 65 nLine feed Select forwardfeed modeSelect reverse feed mode Reverse line feedSet page length to n inches Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feedSet page length to n lines Set top of page at current positionForm feed Cancel bottom marginSet bottom margin Set vertical tab stopsVertical tab Set vertical tab stops in channelSelect vertical tab channel Set right margin HORIZONTAL POSITIONSet left margin Carriage return Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Set automatic line feedHorizontal tab Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stops Absolute horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab in inches ESC “d” nlPrint double-density 8-bit graphics GRAPHICSPrint normal-density 8-bit graphics Print double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphicsBoth Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphicsPrint hex-density 24-bit graphics nl, n2, ml, m2 Select graphics modeSelect graphics mode HO GraphicsmodeDecimal Convert graphics densityASCII ESC “?” nASCII DOWNLOAD CHARACTERDefine download characters DecimalDefine download characters Select ROM character set Copy character set from ROM into RAMSelect download character set Set MSB to OTHER PRINTER COMMANDSCancel last line Set MSB to OStop printing Set printer off-lineSet printer on-line BellAIIanualfeed Uni-directional printingOne-line uni-directional printing Auto feedSet initial conditions Reset printerSet print start position on Automatic Sheet Feeder inches at the top of the page, where n is equal to or greaterDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH STANDARD MODE Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Sample program +-+-+ -+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+ -+-+-+ 012345678DIFFUSIONO PERSONSDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH IBM MODE Assigning the download character setAssigning the character dot pattern “l” in the column for the compression mask bit. If it is notAssigning the Index Table data The third byte Sample program ’’’’@Page Page PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS Elite pitch ACOPY LQELITE DAT PRN APRINT README .DOC AEDLIN LQELITE.DAT1 *AVIXIAV!AVA 2’% E ACOPY CON LQPRINT .BAT COPY LQELITE .DAT PR,N PRINT “L1 ‘zPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC Page 2520 RESTORERESTORE Define3330 3910 O, 31,248 4490DATA 0, 31,240How the program works SPECIFICATIONS Push tractor feed from the rear of the printer WeightStandard OptionFanfold continuous +5V o PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTORParallel interface I N/C Serial Interface8-10 CHARACTER SETS Standard character set #2 Page International character sets Country 35 36 64 90 91 91 93 94 96IBM character set #2 Code Page #437 U.S.APage U4 132 a Code Page #850 Multi-1inguala 3 r171-i Code Page +?860Portuguese Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #863 Canadian French Other characters are identical to Code Page #437Code Page #865 Nordic k--l-old Character set #1IBM special character set H-id-+46 %.id 0 11A s c e p A8 m B Absolute horizontal tab, 89 Adjustment lever, 3 mode, 43,65INDEX c Bp d i f m c C c C c C C C CG c G d G G p E p Es F c s c m F c I c I cPage V p c V V V d c c SI S c S S ST f T TI Standard Mode nextcharacter linesSethorizontaltab stops DeletelastcharactersentIBM Mode FunctionPS IBMcodepage Setbase unitf l s Uni-directionalprinting ExpandedprintingSelectcharacterh Page Page PRINTED IN JAPAN