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Star Micronics NX-2415II Control Panel Operations, Buiton And Indicator Functions, chapter

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CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

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CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combination, or by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on.

This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

●Pause printing

●Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)

●Park fanfold forms

●Set the top-of-form position

●Select the print pitch

●Select a font

●Save macro definition

●Clear the printer’s buffer

●Print test patterns

●Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections

●Adjust the print alignment for bi-directional printing

●Print a hexadecimal dump

BUITON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS

The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel. From left to

right they are m, m, (SETEJECT),@A1’ERFEE@and

(ONLINE].

The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel.

Figure 4-7.Control panel.

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Star Micronics NX-2415II user manual Control Panel Operations, Buiton And Indicator Functions, chapter

Contents

DOT MATRIX PRINTER NX-2415 MULTI-FONTUSERS MANUAL NX-2415II USERS MANUALMULTI-FONT FederalCommunicationsCommission RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement Statementof The CanadianDepartmentof CommunicationsRadioInterferenceRegulations Trademark AcknowledgementsHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chapter 2 - Setting Up the PrinterChapter 3 - Paper Installation and Use Chapter 5 - Default Settings - EDS modeChapter 6 - Troubleshooting Chapter 7 - Optional AccessoriesChapter 8 - Printer Control Commands Chapter 9 - Download CharactersTABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTERChapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Chapter 1 INTRODUCTIONChapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS - EDS MODE Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTINGChapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSCOMMAND SUMMARY Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSChapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINrl’ER Chapter 11 REFERENCEPage chapter INTRODUCTIONPRINTER COMPONENTS Interface connectorFront cover Rear coverComponent DescriptionSUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES FeatureFunctionFeature FunctionOumnm , s-m OumLmmmm ssu?mwm FONT STYLE EXAMPLEDoub 1 e width TX-*P1 e= widtilm= Double-heightSETTING UP THE PRINTER PRtNTER PLACEMENTchapter2 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 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE chapter3SELECTION OF PAPER 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 Tractor cober CIamp leverFigure 3-8. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Paper parking Paper unparking BUITON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONSright they are m, m, SETEJECT,@A1’ERFEE@and chapterON LINE PAPER FEED SET/EJECTPITCH FONTSWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Form feedTop of form Forward micro-feedReverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading positionClearing the buffer/All reset Save Macro Definition POWER-UP FUNCTIONS Short test modewSuL.Lpt Long test mode Print area test mode Pitch lock modeFont lock mode Font and Pitch lock modeDot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES Beep toneMeaning DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE HOW TO SET THE EDS MODEchapter5 FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS Switches A-1 Emulation Switch A-3 RAM usageSwitch B-2 Paper-out Switch B~5 CR CenteringSwitches C-1 to C-3 Page Length Switches C-4 and C-5 Print Pitch Switch D-1 Print ModeSwitches E-1 to E-3 LQ Font Selection TROUBLESHOOTING chapterIProbable Cause Probable Cause The tractor positions are in- correctly adjusted Problem with the application programAdjust the tractor positions. See “Loading fanfold forms” in Chapter Platen knob was manually turned while the POWER in- dicator was onSome wires are missing from Wrong default setting withCheck the current EDS setting. Modify the EDS switchesPage MAINTENANCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC SHEET FEEDER SF-15DJchapter 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 Figure 7-14. Adjust the sprocket guides Loading paperClamp lever 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 chapter8FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select print qualitySelect LQfont Select print qualityCancel emphasized printing Select italic charactersSelect upright characters Emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Double-strike printingUnderlining OverlinittgSelect score Select ornament characterSuperscript Cancel superscript or subscript SubscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select character tableSelect character set #l Select character set #2Select international character set Select IBM code page27 82 n Enable printing of all character codes Enable printing of all character codes on next characterCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitchElite pitch Semi-condensed pitchCancel condensed printing Proportional spacingSelect font and pitch Select print mode Cancel one-line expanded printing Expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Select character widthSelect master print mode Increase character spacingPrint double-height characters I 27 33 nReturn to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacing‘“W” VERTICALCOMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inchSet line spacing to 1/6 inch Set line spacing to n1360inchSet line spacing Set line spacing to n160inch or n172inchExecute dlSC “A” 27 65 nSelect forwardfeed mode Select reverse feed modeLine feed Reverse line feedPerform one n/180-inch reverse line feed Set page length to n linesSet page length to n inches Set top of page at current positionCancel bottom margin Set bottom marginForm feed Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channelVertical tab HORIZONTAL POSITION Set left marginSet right margin Cancel automatic line feed Set left and right marginsCarriage return Set automatic line feedReset all tab stops Set horizontal tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in inches ESC “d” nlGRAPHICS Print normal-density 8-bit graphicsPrint double-density 8-bit graphics Print double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphicsPrint quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Print hex-density 24-bit graphicsBoth Select graphics mode Select graphics modenl, n2, ml, m2 HO GraphicsmodeConvert graphics density ASCIIDecimal ESC “?” nDOWNLOAD CHARACTER Define download charactersASCII DecimalDefine download characters Copy character set from ROM into RAM Select download character setSelect ROM character set OTHER PRINTER COMMANDS Cancel last lineSet MSB to Set MSB to OSet printer off-line Set printer on-lineStop printing BellUni-directional printing One-line uni-directional printingAIIanualfeed Auto feedReset printer Set print start position on Automatic Sheet FeederSet initial conditions 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 012345678 DIFFUSIONO+-+-+ -+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+ -+-+-+ 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 AEDLIN LQELITE.DAT 1 *AVIXIAV!AVA 2’% EACOPY LQELITE DAT PRN APRINT README .DOC ACOPY CON LQPRINT .BAT COPY LQELITE .DAT PR,N PRINT “L1 ‘zPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC Page RESTORE RESTORE2520 Define3330 3910 4490 DATAO, 31,248 0, 31,240How the program works SPECIFICATIONS Weight StandardPush tractor feed from the rear of the printer OptionFanfold continuous PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR Parallel interface+5V o Serial Interface 8-10I N/C 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 Code Page #850 Multi-1ingual a 3 r171-iU4 132 a 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 #1H-id-+4 6 %.idIBM special character set 0 11Absolute horizontal tab, 89 Adjustment lever, 3 mode, 43,65 INDEXA s c e p A8 m B c Bp d i f m c C c C c C C C CE p E s F c s c m FG c G d G G p c I c I cPage d c c SI S c S S S T f T TIV p c V V V Standard Mode lines Sethorizontaltab stopsnextcharacter DeletelastcharactersentIBM Mode FunctionPUni-directionalprinting Expandedprinting SelectcharacterhS IBMcodepage Setbase unitf l s Page Page PRINTED IN JAPAN