Star Micronics NX-1020 User Manual

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UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Checking the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against

1180 LPRINT "AUTOS";CHR$(9); 1190 FOR I=.4 TO 9.3 STEP .4 1200 LPRINT CHR$(61); 1210 NEXT I 1220 LPRINT 1230 LPRINT "CHEMICA

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chapter 6 c MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or

CPI Number of columns Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Condensed pica 17. 1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 Proportional Variable Sometimes the software i

((05 Orange Kc))6 Green If you want to print a title in double-size Orator, then change to regular-size fonts for other text, you can use these

The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as quadruple-size printing. Most of these other commands consist of

COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing. If you want a particular font, or print pitch, you can

“V indicates that the following character is a control code. “V[ enters the <ESC> code. <ES0 has character code 27, and “[,‘ is

PROGRAMMING WITH BASIC As an example of programming the printer on Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the IBM-PC. This prog

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: l Monochrome ribbon cartridge (ZX9) l Serial-Parallel converter

1490 NEXT I 1500 LPRINT E$;"aO" 'Left justify 1510 LPRINT E$;"3";CHR$(36); 'Set l/6" Line spacing 1520 LPRINT E$;&

2070 FOR M=O TO 11 2080 READ MM 2090 LPRINT CHRSMM); 2100 NEXT M 2110 RETURN 2120 I 2130 ' Define NLQ download character 2140 LPRINT c$;E$;&quo

How the program works This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1070). You can fi

Font setting: 1.1 “.! ,. .I ,. ‘; . ..a _ I::. : : .:>. ;’ . . ..i :.::. -t <<:s i’.’ .:j;. :, Sanset-if characters, OHATCIR CHARACTERS,

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chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide. Rememb

- Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the power cable properly Turn

If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Is the ribbon properly in- stalled? Is the ribbon worn out? Possible remedy

-. Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Is the paper release lever p

Check Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick?

SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material

If the paper park function does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever in

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipement, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malf

Front tab lor ribbon holder Flgun, 7-T. Replacing the print head 6. Disengage the cable from the connector holding it down, then remov

-. - -_ chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing sp

Chamcter dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 x 11 (Draft) 18 x 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ribbon life Monochrome (ZX9) . . . . . . . . . . 3 million characters (draft pica) Color (ZX9CL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 million char

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): I

chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character i

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I I -

8 9 A B C D E o (NW 0 @ P ' j-z (iii I1M) (176 1192 j-iii Im , (EEL) I 7 G W W j-iii ITi- j-iii l-iii 1199 1215 i7 lrl m 8 (8s) M

F/gum T-4. Removing the top cover 1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is sla

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to standard character set #l.

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the

IBM CHARACTER SET #2 Code Page #437 (U.S.A.) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -- 124

1 8 1 9 1 A 1 B 1 C D E F 0 c 128 1 ii 129 2 2 6 134 3 a 131 4 ii 132 5 h b m 1133 1149 1165 4 fiii t 1197 6& Q a {I )134 l-iii fi

Code Page #850 (Mu/i-lingual) Other charcters are identical to Code Parre #437 8 9 A B C D E F m , ::: ::: L -B-6--- I fa lEoI “’ (1761 I-! 11

c t ! Code Page #860 (Pomguese) Other charcters are identical to Code Pane #437. 8 9 A B C D E F 1 11321 h481 ll641’ ]lM-1 riq 1212( I I 133 I

Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page ##437. I - ! I1281 I I441 I 16ol I1761 1192) 12081 1224) I2401

Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #+437. c T L 140 1% MS D = tJ 141 157 A B c D E F a P )224 1240

Code Page #865 (Nordic) Other charcters are identical to Code Page #437. 8 9 A B C D E F I? d L lL a f

IBM CHARACTER SET #1 Other characters are identical to character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit in

3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure l-6). rint head shield Figum 7-6. Pass the ribbon be

IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands. - 132

lA/DEX CKI Absolute horizontal tab, 66 Ascender, 70,82 Auto feed, 79 Auto loading, 3 1 Automatic line feed, 37,63 Automatic sheet feeder, 9,3

IGI Gap, 19 Graphics, 67, 104 Graphics commands, 67-69 IHI Hexadecimal dump, 28-29 Horizontal position commands, 62-66 Horizontal tabulatio

ccl Underlining, 45 Unidirectional printing, 78 Unpacking and inspection, 2 Unparking, 17 (VJ Vertical position commands, 55-61 Vertical tab

COMMAND SUMMARY Standard Mode The following commands take effect with the Standard mode. CONTROL CODE FUNCTION <BEL> Bell CBS> CHT>

CONTROL CODE CESQ “8” -&sQ”9” <ES0 “:” <o> n <o> -zEsQ “<” <EsG “2 <Esc> “>’ <ESCb”?“nm CEscb “@” cE.SQ

FUNCTION Select dwble or quadruple size Perform one n/216-inch reverse line seled NLQ font Set left margin select fixed spacing Select

IBM Mode The following commands take effect with the IBM mode. CONTROL CODE FUNCTION <BEb Bell <BS> Backspace <HT> Horizontal t

CONTROLCODE <EsQ”l”<vb cEse”p’csb <EsQ “r’ “0 <Es6 “r’ “1” CESQ “I-’ “T <EsD “r’ “3” <EsQ “r’ “4’ <EsQ “I” “7 CESQ “

CONTROL CODE FUNCTION Select Sanserif characters Select Script characters Select Orator characters Select draft quality chatacten Eject ps r from A

Figure T-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case.

Connecting the printer to your computer Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-t

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional aut

4. Make sure that the release lever is back. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the ( SE~&~cT 1 button to park the pap

Manual loading It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Place the paper

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li

I LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS I / Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also

6. Move the tractor units downwards by gripping the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit as shown in Figure 1-12. Tractor cov

8. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lo

Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the following pr

Figuro I-16. Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer. 7. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper h

5. Move the release lever to the back. 6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position. Now you can load single sheets either automa

LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS You can print on continuous multi-part forms with the built-in tractor unit. You can use multi-part forms that have

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknes

The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference. Paper Type Weight (g/ml) Thickness (mm)

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the opera- tions indicated by their name

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read th

ON LINE button The ( ON LINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button. When the

If you also press the C ON LINE ) button while you are line-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This i

FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change t

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold t

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The

Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoi

- Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmets who are debugging printing pro- grams and want to see the actual codes th

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For exarrmle. the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Fi-gure 2-6. I ,:ir, <

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. TOD of Form

3. Press and hold the ( ON LINE > button. 4. While holding the ( ON LINE )button down, press the @RR) button, then release both but

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular co

This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using

1. Press the( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the m button and hold it down. 3. While holding the (FONT) button,

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Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS Most printers use a bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer to achieve various functions.

FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer is factory-set with all EDS switches in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By cha

Switch A-2: Does your software download characters to the printer’? In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFF position.

Switches C-l and C-2: Which print mode do you want to set? These switches select the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below. p

Switches D-2 to D-4: Do you want an international character set or IBM code page? International character sets differ in their assignment o

BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT MODE This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After

Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulate

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports th

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters klode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo* “(.. ..(.* “F’ ,.).. ‘,)w Y' 40 40 70 41 41

Select NLQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27 107 n 10 60 n Selects an NLQ font according to the value of n. In

Select Orator characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(” ,‘(., “F’ .,yl .,).. 6.7” 40 40 m 41 41 55 28 2a 46 29 29 37 Chang

Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “F’ 27 70 10 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-s trike print

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal “I Both <ESC> “0’ 27 45 48 10 2D 30 <ES& “I <()> 27 45 0 10 2D 00 S

Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> ‘T” 27 84 10 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts an

- Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ES& “R” n 27 82 n 10 52 n Selects an international charac

Enable printing of a// character codes Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM eESC> ‘T’ nl n2 27 92 nl n2 10 5C nl n2 Enables printing of

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 <ESC> “F”’ 1 27 80 1 10 50 <Dc2> I ia I 12 In St

Cancel condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cDC2> ia 12 In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica

/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Checking the carton contents Identifying

Cancel one-line expanded printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Jx4> 20 14 Stops one-line expanded printing set with <SO> or

Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9 (1 + 8) gives emphasized elite; n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined emphasized elite. Function n value Und

Select character size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “(,, ‘.(.. ‘6s” .,),, .,).. n 40 40 83 41 41 n 26 28 53 29 29 n Selects a co

Select character height, width, and line spacing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “[” “@I” ~47 <O> 27 91 64 4 0 10

Set line spacing to 7/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cBsc> “1” 27 49 1B 31 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses

Execute <ES& ‘A” Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “2” 27 50 1B 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by t

Perform one n/216=inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “j” n 27 106 n 1B 6A n Feeds the paper once by n/216

Set page length to n inches Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ES& “C!” <O> n 27 67 0 n lB4300 n Sets the page length t

Return to top of current page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> <FF> 27 12 18 OC Feeds the paper backward to the top of

c i Set vertical tab stops every n lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “e” “1” n 27 101 49 n 1B 65 31 n cESC> “e” -cl

Forward micro-feed 31 Reverse micro-feed 31 Changing the auto loading value 31 Clearing the buffer/All reset 32 Selecting the print color 32 St

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin [Mode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal ) Hexadecimal I 1 std. 1 cESC> “1” n 127108 n lB6C n Sets the

t i . . Set leff and right margins Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “X” nl n2 27 88 nl n2 1B 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at

Left justify IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I Std. <ESC> “a” “0” 27 97 48 1B 61 30 <ESC> “a” CO> 1 27 97 0 II

Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “D” nl n2 . . . CO> 27 68 nl n2 . . . 0 1B 44 nl n2 . . . 00 C

Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. cESC> ‘T’ nl n2 27 92 nl n.2 IB 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right o

Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “K” nl n2 27 75 nl n2 1B 48 nl n2 ml m2 . . . ml

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> ‘7” nl n2 27 90 nl n2 1B 5A nl n2 ml m2 . . . ml

Print O-pin graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “*” n0 nl 27 94 n0 nl 1B 5E n0 nl n2 ml m2 . . . n2 ml m2 . . .

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define draft download characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “&” CO> nl 27 38 0 nl IB 26 00 nl

Define NLQ download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “&I’ CO> nl 27 38 0 nl 18 26 00 nl Std. n2 a0 al a2 n2

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 107 Troubleshooting 107 Power supply 108 Printing 108 Paper feeding 110 Maintenance 113 Replacing the P

Define NLQ download characters ASCII I Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I <ESC> “=” nl ?i2 cNAK> 27 61 nl n2 21 18 3D nl n2 15 a0 a

Select draft download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cEsc> “I” “ ” 4 27 73 52 1B 49 34 cESC> "I" <4

Select ROM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “%” “0” 27 37 48 1B 25 30 Std. <ESC> ‘%” <0> 27 37 0 1B 25

Select cyan . . . I . . L. L, Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both "(" “(,' "C" ")" ").' "2&q

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to I Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “>” 27 62 1B 3E Sets the most significant

Quiet print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> 2” “1” 27 115 49 1B 73 31 <ESC> ‘Y’ cl> 27 115 1 1B 73 01 Selects the

Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both &EL> 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode

Auto feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> <EM> <4> 27 25 4 1B 19 04 ,.(,, ,a(,, "4" ")" “

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chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in p

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include - l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (part names) l

l The minimum width of a character is five dots. l The user-defined characters may use eight dots vertically. l Dots cannot overlap -

Next, you must specify the left space and the last print column of the character. Being able to specify the width of the character a

Sample program To demonstrate how to use the download characters, let’s use the “car” character and some other user-defined characters to

1360 LPRINT CHR$(9);"+--"; 1370 SCALE$="--+--'I 1380 FOR I=2 TO 8 STEP 2 1390 LPRINT SCALE$; 1400 NEXT I 1410 LPRINT 'I--+

- DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERS As you probably noticed, NLQ characters are printed by two passes of the print head. Half of the characte

three attribute bytes, the first byte describes the character’s left space, the second byte describes the character width. And the third

- The following program demonstrates how to use the NLQ download characters with the Standard mode: 1000 LPRINT CHR$(27);"xl" 1

1400 NEXT I 1410 LPRINT CHR$(27);"%";CHR$(O) 1420 LPRINT CHR$(27);"S";CHR$(O); 1430 LPRINT CHR$(9); "MILLIONS OF DOLLARS&quo

Assigning the character data with the IBM mode Fundamentally, the process to define and print downloaded NLQ character with the IBM mode is the

First tul... . ..m45 Second “ASS ,I,) _ m*h pass 128 ,28 ASCII Code 61 64 Descender 7 64 Left space: 0 32 Width: 23 101 I I l-1 I I I I I