If you alSO press the ( ON LINE ) button while you are line-feeding,t.he paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later.

If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET indicator on and off. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level.

SET/EJECT/PARK button

NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected.

Pressing this button causes the printer to begin paper loading if the paper has not loaded while in the off-line state.

If the paper has been loaded, this button results in different functions de- pending on the position of the release lever.

If the mlcase lever is forward for fanfold forms, pressing this button parks the forms.

If the release lever is back for single sheets, pressing this button ejects the paper.

PITCH button

This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order (Note that semi- condesed pitch is not available in the IBM mode):

Pitch

 

Indicator(s)

Pica (10 CPI)

10

CPI

Elite (12 CPI)

12

CPI

Semi-condensed (15 CPI)

15

CPI

Condensed pica (17 CPI)

10

CPI, COND

Condensed elite (20 CPI)

12 CPI, COND

Proportional

PROP

Condensed proportional

PROP, COND

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Star Micronics NX-2420 user manual SET/EJECT/PARK button, Pitch button

NX-2420 specifications

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