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Star Micronics XR-1000, XR-1500 user manual Setting up

Models: XR-1000 XR-1500

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Setting up

Place your printer in the position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different location.

laten knob

The platen knob should be removed from the accessory box inside the shipping carton. Mount the platen knob on the shaft on the right-hand side of the printer. Turn the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into

position.

.NOTE

Before turning the platenknob, always ensure that the power to the printer is OFF.

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Star Micronics XR-1000, XR-1500 user manual Setting up

Contents

XR-1000 USERS MANUALXR-1500 MULTI-FONTRadio Frequency Interference Statement Federal Communications CommissionThe above sto~emm~ applies only to printers marketed in the USA Statement of The Canadian Department of CommunicationsCONGRATULATIONS Chapter 3 - Setting up the Memory SwitchesORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance Chapter 5 - DIP SwitchesChapter 8 - Specifications Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codesChapter 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHESChapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODESForm feed control codes chapter UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTIONINTRODUCTION c - LOCATING THE PRINTERSerial RS-232 interface hoard Automatic sheet feeder 9 Color option kitUser’s manual Setting up Ribbon cartridge IRibbon tensioning knob Ribbon holder Print head shieldnterface cable ConnectionDIP switch cover Cut-sheet paper LOADING PAPERFanfold paper continuous stationery Page Once the paper has been loaded Indicators CONTROLS AND INDICATORSChapter FRONT PANEL CONTROLSPitch Pane/ Lock PITCH SETTINGQUIET MODE FONT SElTINGFont Panel Lock PAPER HANDLING Form feedPaper parking Short tear-off function BUFFER CLEAR/RESET TEST AND MAINTENANCE SETTINGSMicro Feed Chapter 3SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES The structure of the menus is shown below Main menu IIIICommand Menu MENU OPTIONSFont Menu Paper Menu Print MenuForms Menu B-RI Factory settingsNOR==1 locpIlAND ESCAPE CODES EMULATIONSEMULATIONS NUMERICAL REPRESENTATIONCOMMAND CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES Both 1 Example commandFont style and character set control codes print modeSelect italic charactersSelect character table Select fontBoth BothSelect secondary character set Select primary character setSelect International character1 Print a single character from the Ail Character Chart IBM 1 Print continuously from the Ail Characters Chart1Select/cancel undefined control code areaSet pica pitch printing Font pitch control codes1Set elite pitch printing Set elite pitch printing1Cancel condensed print mode Set condensed print modeSelect/cancel proportional printing1Set or cancel pica proportional pitch Special print mode control’codes1Select/cancel expanded printing Select one-line expanded printingSelect Master print mode Cancel one-line expanded printBoth Bothprint mode Select print modeCancel emphasized print mode Select emphasized1Select double-strike printing Cancel double-strike printingunderline overlineLine space control codes Cancel superscript/subscriptSelect superscript/subscript Line feedSet line spacing to 7/72 inch Set line spacing to l/8 inch1Set line spacing to l/6 inch 1Set line spacing to n/216 inch1Define line spacing l/72 inch increments Set line spacing to W72 inchExecute ES&A definition One-time line feed in l/216 inch incrementsReverse one-time line feed in l/216 inch increments Both Form feed control codesSet vertical print position in lines 1 Form feedBoth tSet page length in inches Reverse feed to top of formSet page length in lines BothSet top-of-form Margins and vertical tab setting control codes1Move to next vertical tab position I VTSet VFU vertical tabs Select vertical form unit VFU channelSet relative vertical tab positions 1Bh2m Ott 27 47 OnSet top margin Cancel top and bottom margins1Set bottom margin Set left and right marginsSet left margin Horizontal print position control codesSet right margin Carriage returnautomatic line feed Set/cancelMove to next horizontal tab 1Set/clearSet relative horizontal tab positions 1 Restore tabs to default settingsSet horizontal print position Bothmode 1Set iustification1 Produce character space SelectMove print head character control codesCopy standard ROM font into RAM cNUI2tandardBoth 1Define draft download characters1Define NLQ download characters 1Define draft download characters1 27 61 cd 012~ 20 em Cal a2 cdl ... cdlll BothByte 2nd Byte 3rd Byte Bit numberGraphics Select bit image modeSelect download/standard character set BothSelect 8-dot double-density Select &dot normal densityBoth cESCdouble-density Redefine bit-image modeSet &dot quadruple-density cEsc1Set MSB to Miscellaneous codesSet MSB to BothCancel last character 1Cancel MSB control1Select zero style BackspaceSet printer off-line I Cancel last lineSet printer on line Deselect printer 10” carriage model onlyEnable paper-out detection Disable paper-out detectionDeselect printer 15” carriage model only 1Sound buzzerEnable unidirectional printing for one line only I Enable/disablebidirectional printing I Define macro instructionEnable/disable double-height mode Enable/disable large character printingBoth BothSelect character height, width, line spaclng Any superscript/subscript or condensed mode print settings previously selected will be cancelled. but if double-height printing is cancelled, the printer will return to superscript/subscript or condensed mode printing, if these were selected previously. Any previous commands for vertical character enlargement are cancelled by this command. If double-height and normal-sized characters are printed in the same line, then the printing will be aligned along the bottom of the normal-sized charactersBoth ASF Automatic Sheet Feeder control immediate modeSet/cancel ResetI Select font ASCII command sequencesbold prlnt Italic printprint Select/cancelControl ASF Select color printing with color option onlyBoth I “Y I BlueMEMO Chapter DIP SWITCHESSwitches 1 and 2 are used to determine the emulation mode standard or IBM of the printer, and also to determine the character set to be used TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEPrinting Power supplyIf the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following Is the PAPER indicatorIf the print is faint, or uneven, check the following If the printout is not what is expectedcheck If dots are missing in the printing, check the followingPaper feeding Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker? Possible remedyIf the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following MAINTENANCE ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPRIBBON REPLACEMENT Now the cover turn the You now to reusing printer REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD Page FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES Short test modeStandard mode IBM modePage Text test mode The resulting printout will be similar to the example below1OCPI 20 LPRINT CHR$I Hexadecimal dump modeBidirectional test/adjustment mode 9 To exit from this mode, press the ip13button 8 Repeat the process for all print modesj I I I I I i I I I I @iLINEMEMO MS-DOS AND INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTERYOUR PRINTER ChapterProportional GRAPHICS HARD COPY SETTING UP THE PRINTER FROM THE DOS PROMPTAEDLIN NLQ.DAT NEW FILE 1*vxl 2*-c E ASample program PROGRAMMING USING BASICC$ “Other Page How the program works Modifications Print pitches are THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED Other featuresCourier characters Various line and character spacings ARE CHANGEDPatches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter Monochrome displayColor display chapter SPECIFICATIONSPacr width Bit image dot-matrix15”model CopiesRibbon type Page I-F’l-ig CHARACTER SETSSample Chapterl-ii STANDARD CHARACTER SET #Il-iii2 ITiiI ml A I B I cI1961 I2121Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2l*-l-lJ-P Jj-PSET ##2 IBM CHARACTER1361 m lliilr168i I b191A18 I LOther characters are identical to IBM character set #2 IBM CHARACTER SET #IStandard mode IMB mode ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SETAdditional characters can be printed by special commands Denmark/Norway 1NTERNATlONAL CHARACTER SETSMEMO l-i-l INDEXId-l