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- Page 1 NL-10 USERS MANUAL PN 80820108...
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Page 2: Federal Communications Commission
The equipment may only be opened by qualified service representatives. This statement will be applied only for the printers marketed in West Germany. NL-10: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. NOTICE • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatso ever, without STAR’S express permission is forbidden. - Page 3 Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of one of the best dot-matrix printers around. With a touch of your finger, you can choose fast, quality draft printing or superb near-letter-quality printing. Despite its advanced features, your printer is amazingly easy to use. And it’s compatible with nearly every computer on the market by using a separated Interface Cartridge.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer Where shall we put it? What have we here? Removing the printer cover Removing the packing tube Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the interface cartridge Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Printer Controls and parts of the printer Parts of the printer Controls and indicators Extra functions... -
Page 7: Setting Up Your Printer
SETTING UP YOUR Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 1 include- • Choosing a suitable place for your printer; • Unpacking your new printer; • Setting it up. WHERE SHALL WE PUT IT? Before you do anything else, give some thought to where you’ll be using your printer. -
Page 8: What Have We Here
WHAT HAVE WE HERE? Now let’s take a look at what’s in the carton. Open it up and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1. There should be four items. Figure 1-1. Check to make sure you have all four items: 1) printer, 2) paper guide, 3) ribbon cartridge, and 4) user’s manual. -
Page 9: Removing The Packing Tube
operating noise. Don’t take off the cover except when you have to change the ribbon, or to make an adjustment. Removing the printer cover is easy. Lift up the back of the cover to disengage the two tabs at the front and then lift it off the rest of teh way. To replace it, just slide the tabs in at the front and lower it into place. -
Page 10: Installing The Ribbon Cartridge
Figure 1-3. Remove the protective tube from the carriage rail. Up to this point, we’ve been clearing the decks for action, so to speak. Only two more things left to do before we can start printing - install the ribbon cartridge, and the interface cartridge. - Page 11 1. Turn off the power and remove the printer cover. 2. Now slide the print head gently to the center of the printer. Warning: The print head gets hot during operation, so let it cool off before you touch it. 3.
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Page 12: Installing The Interface Cartridge
Figure 1-5. All you have to do is to slide the print head carriage manually to your right or left, then the ribbon slips down by itself into its proper position. 6. Put the printer cover back on and you’re finished. (A special switch on the printer prevents the printer from working when the cover is off.) Installing the interface cartridge A special interface cartridge contains all the electronics your printer needs to... - Page 13 Figure 1-6. Slide the I/F cartrige into the slot. tighten the screw easily. When this is done, connect the cable from your computer and you’re ready to go.
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Page 15: Getting To Know Your Printer
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRINTER Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 2 include - • Parts of the printer - what they’re for and how to use them; • Paper selection and loading; • Adjustment. CONTROLS AND PARTS OF THE PRINTER Parts of the printer First, we’ll go over the parts of the printer. - Page 16 Figure 2-1. Front and rear views of the printer INTERFACE COMPARTMENT - On the back of the printer, this space holds the interface cartridge for your computer.
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Page 17: Controls And Indicators
Controls and indicators (More detail of panel of panel operation keys and Con- trol codes can be found in Interface Cartridge manual.) Now let’s go over the controls and indicators of the printer, starting with the control panel on the right. There are seven indicators and five keys on the control panel. -
Page 18: Other Controls
WHILE TURNING ON THE POWER Test print 1 (long form) - Holding down the Paper Feed key causes the printer to output the full test print. Test print 2 (short form) - Holding down the On Line key causes the printer to output theabridged test print. -
Page 19: Selecting And Loading Paper
PAPER BAIL - The bail is the movable bar that holds the paper against the platen. Its position depends on the setting of the release lever. DIP SWITCHES - This is a set of eight switches that are used in interfacing the printer to your computer. -
Page 20: Loading Single Sheets
The paper bail holds the paper against the platen according to the setting of the release lever. The bail is opened when the release lever is in the top position, closed when the lever is in the second or third positions, and opened by the printer when the lever is in the bottom position. - Page 21 Figure 2-4. Raise the paper guide for loading single sheets. Figure 2-5. Prop up the paper guide by inserting the guide stand in the notches provided for it.
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Page 22: Loading Sprocket-Feed Paper
Figure 2-6. You can insert a sheet of paper by using the release lever. Remember, you can also use the optional automatic cut-sheet feeder for single sheets. Loading sprocket-feed paper This is the familiar computer paper, with the holes along the sides and perfora- tions between the sheets. - Page 23 Figure 2-7. Open the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth. 5. Flip the clamp levers backward. This allows the two sprocket units to move freely right and left so you can align them with the holes in the paper. 6.
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Page 24: Adjusting The Print Head
Figure 2-8. Ready to run with sprocket-feed paper. ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD The distance between the print head and the platen must be adjusted to accom- modate papers of different thicknesses. To make this adjustment, move the adjust- ment lever, which is under the printer cover and immediately in front of the release lever (Figure 2-9). - Page 25 Figure 2-9. The adjustment lever allows for different thicknesses of paper.
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Page 27: Caring For Your Printer
FOR YOUR PRINTER As any good mechanic will tell you, dust and heat are the biggest enemies of every mechanism. And your printer is no exception. The best maintenance is pre- ventive maintenance, so the first step in keeping your printer healthy and happy is to make sure it’s in a clean, dust-free location. -
Page 28: Replacing The Ribbon
REPLACING THE RIBBON This printer uses an “endless” ribbon cartridge, which means that the inked rib- bon inside is recycled automatically. Eventually, though, printing will become too faint to read easily and you’ll want to change the ribbon. However, it is less expensive and more economical to replace only the ribbon portion inside the cartridge. - Page 29 4. Using a screwdriver with a thin blade, pry open the cartridge cover. Figure 3-1 shows the numerous slots for inserting a screwdriver. 5. Press hard against the end of the idler gear holder to make a space between the holder and the ribbon drive gear, and remove the old ribbon and holder. See Figure 3-2.
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Page 30: Replacing The Print Head
Figure 3-3. Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted when you thread it through its path. 9. Firmly pull the idler gear towrds you and guide the ribbon between the idler gear and the ribbon drive gear. 10.Remove the top and the bottom of the ribbon holder. 11.Replace the ribbon cartridge top cover. - Page 31 1. Remove the printer cover and the ribbon cartridge. 2. Remove the print head left along the carriage, until you can see the connector cover. Remove the cover from the printer frame; for datails, see Figure 3- 4. Unplug the print head cable from the head cable board. Figure 3-4.
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Page 33: Technical Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Type of printer Print speed Printing direction Paper feed Paper type Single sheets Continuous paper (Number of copies) Ribbon Size Weight Power CHAPTER 4 TECHNICAL Serial impact dot matrix 120 characters per second (in draft Pica) 30 characters per second (in NLQ Pica) Bi-directional, logic seeking Uni-directional in dot graphics... - Page 34 MEMO...
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Page 35: Index
adjustment, 18 alcohol, cleaning with, 21 automatic cut-sheet feeder, 16 Bold key and indicator, 11 cleaning the printer, 21 control panel, 11 DIP switches, 13 Draft indicators, 11 fuse, 25 fuse, replacing a, 24 guide stand, 14 hex dump interface cartridge, 6 interface compartment, 10 left margin, 12 loading paper, 13...