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Star Micronics NX-2460C user manual parallel 11, 12, 60 serial converter 46

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adjustment lever 40, 41 Adjustment window 26 application printer selection 60 AUTOEXEC.BAT 48, 50, 60 Automatic Emulation Change 21 automatic sheet feeder

detaching 12 reinstalling 14

automatic sheet feeding 41

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bidirectional printing 21

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cable

parallel 11, 12, 60 serial converter 46, 47

carton contents 2 character patterns 22 Character Set

IBM #2 66 international 65 standard 65

character set 20, 24, 58 Character Sets 65

Choosing a place for the printer 1 Code Page

Brazil-ABICOMP 70 Brazil-ABNT 69 Canadian French 67 CS2 69 Gost-Russian 68 Hungarian 69 IBM-Russian 68 Icelandic 67 Latin-2 66 Multi-lingual 66 Nordic 67

Polish 68

Portuguese 67 Russian 68 Turkish 69

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color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connecting

to a power outlet 7 to your computer 11

Control Panel

window 31, 35, 50, 59, control panel

printer 37, 41, 45, 51

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default printer 32 download buffer 22

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emulation 20, 53, 58 automatic change 21

errors 38

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Font Options window Char. table 24 Code Page 24 Country 24 Font Lock 24 LQ Font 23 Pitch 23

Print mode 23 Zero style 24

Font window 26 fonts

selecting in windows 36 front cover

opening 4

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General command 20

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Contents

USERS MANUAL LC-240C LC-240 NX-2460C NX-2460DOT MATRIX PRINTER The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U.S.A Federal Communications CommissionRadio Frequency Interference Statement VDE StatementMS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows 3.1 Microsoft Corporation Trademark acknowledgmentsLQ850, LQ860, LQ1050, LQ1060 Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E, IBM Proprinter XL24E, IBM ProprinterAbout this manual Contents Chapter 1 Printer Setup …Chapter 2 User Setup Utility … Chapter 3 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 …Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations … Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS-DOS …Chapter 7 Other Printing Features … Appendix A Troubleshooting …Choosing a place for the printer Chapter 1 Printer SetupUnpacking the printer 2 Printer SetupPaper support Automatic sheet feeder Front cover Paper button General guideGeneral guide Control panel Power button Interface connector PlatenOpening the front cover 4 Printer SetupRemoving the print head protector color printer only About ribbon cartridges Installing the ribbon cartridgeAbout ribbon cartridges 6 Printer Setup Connecting to your computer Installing the paper supportInstalling the paper support 8 Printer Setup Connecting to a power outlet Connecting to a power outletLoading paper Paper guide 10 Printer SetupPull the paper tray cover of the automatic sheet feeder forward Slide the left-hand paper guide all the way to the leftPaper guides Retaining clip Loading paperDetaching the automatic sheet feeder 12 Printer SetupLift the automatic sheet feeder straight up Detaching the automatic sheet feeder14 Printer Setup Re-installing the automatic sheet feederInstalling the User Setup Utility Chapter 2 User Setup UtilityExecute the command that installs the User Setup Utility Starting up the User Setup Utility Starting up the User Setup Utility18 User Setup Utility Changing User Setup Utility parameter settingsUsing the General window Using the General windowA.E.C 20 User Setup UtilityEmulation Graphic directionSleep Using the General windowDefault color RAM Usage22 User Setup Utility Using the Font windowCountry Using the Font windowFont Lock Zero style24 User Setup Utility Using the Paper windowPaper Out Using the Paper windowTimeout Printing Top Margin26 User Setup Utility Adjusting the printer’s vertical alignmentDouble-density Changing the printer port Changing the printer portSaving changed setup data in the current conﬁguration ﬁle Saving setup data as a new conﬁguration ﬁle28 User Setup Utility Returning to default settings Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleImporting setup data from a configuration file Using the Help window Exiting the User Setup UtilitySetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Chapter 3 Using the Printer with Windows32 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to print Getting ready to printPrinting a document 34 Using the Printer with WindowsPrinting a document 36 Using the Printer with Windows Installing TrueType fontsSelecting fonts in Windows applications For full details on paper handling, see page 39 of this manual To enter the Sleep ModeTo restore full power from the Sleep Mode Chapter 4 Control Panel OperationsTo eject single-sheet paper from the printer To switch between the Ready and Not-Ready ModesErrors To feed single-sheet paper into the printerSelecting paper types Chapter 5 Paper Handling40 Paper Handling Adjusting for paper thicknessAutomatic sheet feeding Automatic sheet feedingManual sheet feeding Clearing paper jamsPaper release levers 42 Paper HandlingSetting up for printing with MS-DOS Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS-DOSSelecting fonts in MS-DOS applications 44 Using the Printer with MS-DOSForm feed Chapter 7 Other Printing FeaturesHow to pause printing Line feedTesting the printer Appendix A TroubleshootingHexadecimal dump Testing the printerShort test Long test48 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guideRecommended 50 TroubleshootingProblem Possible CauseRecommended Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible CauseRecommended 52 TroubleshootingProblem Possible CauseRecommended Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible CauseRecommended 54 TroubleshootingProblem Possible CauseChecking system software settings in Windows Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking the port settings in the User Setup Utility Checking system software settings in MS-DOS56 Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Appendix BStorage Temperature 58 Specifications Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface Standard Character Set #2 International Character Set Appendix D Character SetsCode Page #852 Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityIBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Code Page #850 Multi-lingualCode Page #861 Icelandic 62 Character SetsCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchRussian LC-240/240C only Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityCode Page #866 Code Page #3843Code Page #3845 64 Character SetsCode Page #3844 Code Page #3846The other characters are the same as in code page #437 Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityThe following characters can be printed using the ESC command Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control CodesPrint Pitch Control Commands Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Special Print Mode Commands 68 Printer Control CodesBit Image Graphic Commands Download Character Commands Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityLine Spacing Commands Form Feed and Related CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands 70 Printer Control CodesOther Commands Other Commands Continued Checking the port settings in the User Setup UtilityNEC Commands Appendix F Glossary emulation 20, 53, 58 automatic change color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connectingparallel 11, 12, 60 serial converter 46 window 31, 35, 50, 59, control panel printer 37, 41, 45Page Page Customer response Customer service information