Page 1 USERS MANUAL ■ MULTI-FONT PRINTER...
Page 2 NOTICE THIS PRODUCT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE AT 120V. ANY OTHER VOLTAGE CAUSE DAMAGE.
Page 3 NX-10OP MULTI-FONT PRINTER USERS MANUAL NO T IN T E N D E D FO R SALE PN 80820302...
Page 4 The above statem ent applies only to printers nuirketeil In the U ,S A Trademark AcknowlrdKi'im'nfa NX-1000, NL-10, NP-10, NX-10/15, ND-10/15, NR 10/15: Stai M i..•. i o I Id IBM PC, IBM Proprinter IL , PC-DOS: International Business Mai In...
Page 5: How To Use This Manual
HOW TO USE THIS M AN U AL I Ins m a n u al is o rg a n iz e d in to five c h a p te rs a n d fo u r ap p e n d ix e s. T o lo am how to m a k e th e b est use o f y o u r p rin te r y o u a re u rg ed to rea d all 1 in pi crs I th ro u g h 5.
Page 6: Features Of The Printer
FEATURES OF THE PRINTER T h is p rin te r is a c o m p a c t, co n v e n ie n t, m o n o c h ro m e p rin te r w ith o u t frill-, b u t w ith a full c o m p le m e n t o f fe a tu re s, m a k in g it a n ex c ellen t p a rtn e r lot a p e rso n a l c o m p u te r.
Page 7 Type i-Jtyles a r e : 0 r iiA ( t t: h a n t e C o u r i e r c h a r a c t e r s , S a n s e r i f c h a r a c t e r s , r a t o r w i t h s m a l l...
Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I SETTING UP THE PRINTER L o c a tin g th e p rin te r U n p a c k in g a n d in sp e ctio n C h e ck th e c a r to n c o n te n ts S ettin g up M o u n t th e p la te n k n o b R em o v e th e to p co v e r...
Page 9 T o p o f fo rm F o rw a r d m ic ro -fee d R everse m ic ro -fee d L e ft m a rg in R ig h t m a rg in C le a rin g th e b u ffe r ( Implor 3 U SIN G TH E PR IN TER WITH...
Page 10: D O W N L O A D Character G Enerator
Appendix C D O W N L O A D CHARACTER G ENERATOR D r a f t c h a ra c te r N L Q c h a ra c te r Appendix D CHARACTER SE T S S ta n d a rd c h a r a c te r set IB M c h a r a c te r se t # 2 IB M c h a r a c te r set #1...
Page 11: Setting Up The Printer
Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER '•ulijiTt.s covered in Chapter 1 include — • I o ca tin g th e p rin te r • I Inpacking a n d in sp e c tio n (n a m e s o f p a rts ) •...
Page 12 F ig u re 1 1. C h o i’ . k lo nin k o tiu ro you Im v ii a ll llvo llo m s 1) P rin te r, ’ J ) I'n p m g u id e , 3) P la te n k nob .
Page 13: Mount The Platen Knob
The printer’s external parts t tutiio 1-2. Release lever: releases th e p la te n . T h is lev er m u s t be d o w n fo r p rin tin g o n single sh eets, a n d u p fo r fa n fo ld form s. Top cover: p ro te c ts th e p r in t h e a d a n d o th e r p a rts.
Page 14: Remove The Top Cover
F ig u re 1-3. M ounting thn pinion knob Rem ove the top cover L ift th e fro n t edge o f the pi in te r'* clem p lastic to p co v c r T h e n d isen g ag e th e ta b s a t th e back o f th e co v e r a n d rem ove the co v e r co m p letely .
Page 15 Inutnll the ribbon cartridge I lu- lo p side o f th e r ib b o n c a rtrid g e h a s a h a n d le fo r tu rn in g th e rib b o n . I in n tIns h an d le in th e d ire c tio n o f th e a rro w to tig h te n th e rib b o n .
Page 16: Connect The Printer's Pow Er Cord
Connect the printer's pow er cord. C h eck th a t the p rin te r’s pow ci sw itch (lo c a te d at the left fro n t) is O F F . T h e n p lu g th e p rin te r ’s po w er c o ld in to an A ( ' wall o u tle t. N e v e r p lu g o r u n p lu g the p o w ri c o rd w hile tin p u n tr i is tu rn e d on.
Page 17 Mounting the paper guide for single sheets t Inu re 1-7. Unmiautomatic loading Single sh eets c a n b e lo a d e d m a n u a lly w ith p o w e r off, o r se m ia u to - n uitically w ith p o w e r o n.
Page 18: M Anual Loading
Figure 1-8. Loading a alnglo alinot M anual loading It is also possib le to lo ad pa pci m a n u a lly w hile the p r in te r ’s p o w er is off. T h e p ro c e d u re is: C h e c k th a t p rin te r p o w er is oH aiul the release levci at the back o f th e p rin te r is do w n .
Page 19 OADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS I .infold form s have h o les a lo n g th e sides a n d p e rfo ra tio n s betw een the In * i . 11 icy m e also ca lle d sp ro c k e t fo rm s, p u n c h e d fo rm s, o r ju s t p lain ..
Page 20 T ™ 7 • lever • • Oponlng tho nprockol covors lo exposo the sprockol teeth Figure 1-10. » Closing the sprocket covers Figure 1-11. 10. F it the holes in th e p a p e r o v e r th e sp ro c k e t pins. ( 'heck th a t th e p a p e r is even.
Page 21 I u n i the p la te n k n o b to feed th e p a p e r fo rw a rd u n til it co m es o u t fro m u n d e r th e to p cover. M ove the bail lev er b a c k to close th e bail.
Page 22: Paper Unparking
T e a r o f f th e p rin te d fo rm a t the last p e rfo ra tio n , leav in g n o t m o re th a n a b o u t h a lf a p ag e sh o w in g a b o v e th e to p co v er. I f n ecessary , p ress the P a p e r F e e d sw itch to feed p a p e r fo rw a rd u n til a p e rfo ra tio n is lo cated ju s t ab o v e th e to p co v e r, a n d te a r th ere.
Page 23: Interface Test
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Page 24: Adjusting The Printing Gap
ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP T h e d ista n c e b etw e en th e p r in t h e a d a n d th e p la te n c a n be a d ju ste d to a c c o m m o d a te d iffe re n t p a p e r th ick n esses.
Page 25 DIP switches I Ig u re 1-15. Switch Function l- l Page length 11 inches 12 inches l -2 A uto CR Orator lower case Small caps Lower case A uto sheet feeder Inactive Active Paper-out detector Enabled Disabled Printer m ode Standard Character set (Std.
Page 26 Switch 1-1: Is th e p ag e le n g th o f y o u r p a p e r 11 inches o r 12 inches? L eave th is sw itch O N if y o u will be u sin g 11-in ch fo rm s. M o v e it to th e O F F p o sitio n if y o u will be using 12-inch fo rm s.
Page 27 < >N sclccts c h a ra c te r set # 2 , w h ich is fo r c o m p u te rs w ith an 8 -b it in te rfa ce (the m o st co m m o n kin d ). O F F selects c h a ra c te r set # 1 , fo r c o m p u te rs w ith a 7 bit interface.
Page 29: Control Panel Operations
Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS I his diiiptcr explains how to use the control panel to: • I'ause printing • l eed p a p e r (fa st a n d slow , fo rw a rd a n d reverse) •...
Page 30: Power Indicator
T h e c o n tro l p an e l sw itch es c a n be pressed singly to p e rfo rm th e o p e r a tio n s in d ic a te d by th e ir n am es. O th e r fu n c tio n s c a n be o b ta in e d by h o ld in g th ese sw itch es d o w n w h en y o u tu rn th e p r in te r ’s p o w er o n .
Page 31: Print Pitch Switch
W hile you are feeding lines, if y o u also p ress th e O n L ine sw itch, the I tit | tt* i will feed to th e to p o f th e n e x t page. T h is is e x p lain e d la ter. W hen p o w er is o n , alw a y s use th e P a p e r F e e d sw itch in ste a d o f th e p la ten I.
Page 32: Nlq Type Style Switch
In IB M m o d e (w h en D IP sw itch 1-6 is O F F ), th e p itc h se lec tio n s cycle as follow s: P ica (10 c h a ra c te rs p e r in ch) E lite (12 c h a ra c te rs p e r in ch ) C o n d e n se d p ic a...
Page 33: Power-Up Functions
)rator I lie ( style is u n iq u e in tw o w ays. F irs t, it is a d o t la rg e r (h ig h er) other lim n I In* styles. T h is m a k es it a g o o d ch o ice fo r lab els a n d o th e r tex t high m'i|Ii!iiiih visibility.
Page 34: Long Test Pattern
Long test pattern: Feed P a p e r sw itch II' held d o w n d in in g p o w er-u p , this sw itch p rin ts a lo n g te st p a tte rn . I he lest cycles endlessly l o slo p the te st y o u m u s t sw itch p o w e r off.
Page 35 lie follow ing B A S IC p ro g ra m is a sim p le te st y o u c a n ru n in h e x a d e cim al m ode: 10 FOR 1=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$( I ) ;...
Page 36: Switch Co M Bin Atio N Functions
N o tic e th a t th e p rin te r receives d ec im a l co d e 13 (hex OD) to g e th e r w ith hex OA, w h ic h is rea lly d ec im a l 10. In a d d itio n , th e p rin te r d o es n o t receive d ec im a l co d e 26 (hex 1A).
Page 37: Reverse M Icro-Feed
Hr lo ir p a rk in g fa n fo ld fo rm s, te a r o f f all b u t th e la st pag e, leav in g less Ini li n .l th ree inches less) th a n a fu ll p ag e sh o w in g a b o v e th e to p cover. Press the O n L ine sw itch to set th e p rin te r off-line.
Page 38: Left Margin
P ress th e O n L ine sw itch to set the p rin te r off-line. P ress th e O n l.ine sw itch ag a in mul ho ld it dow n. P ress th e P rin t P ilch sw itch I he p a p e r will s ta rt m o v in g b a c k w a rd s in a series o f sm all step s W hen you w a n t to sto p , release b o th sw itches.
Page 39 1 * 1 (he P a p e r F e e d sw itch a n d h o ld it d o w n . C o n tin u e h o ld in g all (lu re sw itches d o w n . In a b o u t th ree se co n d s y o u w ill h e a r a b eep to ne .if’...
Page 41: Installing Your Software
Chapter USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE h r re is an a b u n d a n c e o f c o m m e rc ia l so ftw are av a ila b le : sp re a d sh e e t I'ln y in m s.
Page 42: Printer Com M And Options
A few in s ta lla tio n p ro g ram * m ny nsk you not to sclcct a p rin te r b u t to d escribe w h a t yo u i p rin te r ca n d o I lie a n sw e rs to th e m o st o fte n ask ed q u e s tio n s are: Yes, iliis p rin te r ca n d o a b ac k sp a ce;...
Page 43: Initialization Sequence
I lie c h a ra c te r p itc h c a n be selected fro m th e c o n tro l p an el b efo re y o u • lu ll p rin tin g , o r po ssib ly by a n in itia liz a tio n se q u en ce as d escrib ed next. Initialization sequence •...
Page 44: Type Style And Pitch Selection
th e rig h t p o sitio n o n th e p ag e, a s h o rt d ista n c e belo w th e p e rfo ra tio n . W ith p o w er off, y o u c a n alig n th e fo rm s by tu rn in g th e p la te n k n o b . W h e n p o w e r is o n , use th e P a p e r F e e d sw itch o n th e c o n tro l p an el.
Page 45 |>tiliter c o m m a n d s c o n sist o f th e escap e c o d e follow ed by o n e o r UMIris o r n u m b e rs. S om e ex a m p le s are: •...
Page 47: Hard-Copying The Screen (Ms-Dos And Pc-Dos)
C h a p t e r 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC A lth o u g h y o u w ill p ro b a b ly d o m o s t o f y o u r p rin tin g w ith th e a id o f <...
Page 48: Pr O G Ram M Ing The Printer With Dos Co M M Ands
T o sw itch p rin te r o u tp u t off, p ress C T R L -P R T S C o r C T R L -P ag a in . E a c h tim e y o u p ress th is key c o m b in a tio n , h a r d c o p y to g g les fro m o n to o ff o r fro m o ff to on.
Page 49 y ou w a n t a p a rtic u la r ty pe style, p r in t p itc h , o r rig h t o r left m a rg in , von i m ake these se ttin g s fro m th e c o n tro l p an e l b efo re y o u sta rt p rin tin g . .111 Im pter 2.
Page 50: Pro G Ram M Ing The Printer With Basic
1 : * ~ V [ x l "V [ ! " VA^V[X~VL\ 2 : * 1 C AV in d ic a te s th a t th e fo llo w in g c h a ra c te r is a c o n tro l co d e. AV[ e n ters th e <...
Page 51 000 ' !J«t control codes u I ( I I J-CHRS (27) 'Escape code ii 'il I>tf-li:$ + "x0" 'Draft quality m N*-E$+"xi" 'Near letter quality I I - I I I I H-K$+"k0"+N$ 'Courier characters nil) : i : | i - K $ + "kl"+N$ 'Sanserif characters $-E$+"k2"+N$ 'Orator with small capital...
Page 52 1490 LPRINT E$;"A";CHR$(I); 1500 LPRINT E$;" ";CHR$(I)J 1510 LPRINT "THE SPACINGS ARE CHANGED" 1520 NEXT I 1530 LPRINT E$ "aO" 'Left justify 1540 LPRINT E$ "3";CHR$(36); 'Set 1/6" line spacing 1550 LPRINT E$ " ";CHR$(0); 'Normal character space 1560 LPRINT :LPRINT 1570 LPRINT C$;"Other features:"...
Page 53 , ' 0 )0 1 . PRINT D$ ; E$ ; " : " ; CHR$ ( 0 ) ; CHR$ ( 0 ) ; CHR$ (0 ) ; • I ' l l ) I.I'RINT E$ ; ; CHR$ (0) ; CHRS ( 60) ; CHR$ ( 60) ; , '0"...
Page 54: How The Program Works
2810 DATA 255.255,255,255, 143, 15, 2820 DATA 3,131, 193, 241, 240, 240, 2830 DATA 2840 DATA 0, 31, 31, 3,129,128,192,192,192,192 2850 DATA 192,224,224,224,224,240,255,255,255,255 2860 DATA 255,127, 0, 63,127,255,255 2870 DATA 255,255,193,128,128,128,128,192,224,240 2880 DATA 252,255,255,255,127, 63, 7, 31 2890 DATA 254,252,248,224,128, 0, 7, 7 2900 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0, 31, 31, 3...
Page 55 N ext the p ro g ra m re tu rn s to n o rm a l sp a cin g a n d gives a d e m o n s tra tio n "I the p rin te r’s w o rd -p ro ce ssin g abilities: b o ld p rin tin g , u n d erlin in g , sub- it'H pU , etc.
Page 57: Maintenance
Chapter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ulijd ts covered in Chapter 5 include — • ( 'lea n in g th e p rin te r • R eplacing the rib b o n • R eplacing the p r in t h e a d •...
Page 58 Roplaclnfl the ribbon cartridge Figure 5-1. y o u 'll k n o w th a t th e p rin t h ea d h as rea ch ed th e en d o f its service life. T o rep la ce th e p rin t h ea d , follow th e p ro c e d u re below .
Page 59 " Screws Print head § t cinncctor cover i ?. Replacing the print head 1 1 1 I .isten th e p rin t h e a d d o w n w ith th e tw o screw s. M ove the c a rria g e b a c k to w a rd th e rig h t a n d rep la ce th e c o n n e c to r cover.
Page 60: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING ■ If the printer doesn’t print: C h e c k th e P o w e r a n d O n L in e in d ic a to rs. B o th m u s t b e o n . •...
Page 61 ■ II Ihe printed characters d on’t match the characters on the Hcroen: ( 'lin k D IP sw itches 2-2 to 2-4. W h e n th ese sw itch es a re n o t all O N (b ac k ), •...
Page 62 MEMO...
Page 63: Printing Mechanism
Appendix A _______ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS m Printing M echanism P rin tin g m e th o d S erial im p a c t d o t m a trix P rin tin g speed 120 c h a ra c te rs p e r se co n d ( d ra ft p ica) 30 c h a ra c te rs p e r seco n d (N L Q p ica) P rin tin g d irec tio n D ra ft:...
Page 64 P an el p itc h /sty le lo ck-in Special fea tu re s F o rw a rd a n d reverse m ic ro -fee d P a p e r p a rk in g H ex a d ec im a l d u m p Dot M atrix Size C h a ra c te r m a trix 9 x 9 d o ts (D r a f t p ica)
Page 65: Paper Specifications
Irti large c h a ra c te rs D o u b le w id th , d o u b le h eig h t, d o u b le w id th a n d h eig h t, q u a d ru p le w id th a n d height l * i ml p i l c h e s P ica (10 cpi) E lite (12 cpi)
Page 66: Environmental Requirements
10 m e g o h m s b etw e en A C p o w e r line a n d In su la tio n resistan ce ch assis W ith sta n d s 1 k V A C rm s a t 50 o r 60 H z D ielec tric stre n g th b etw een A C p o w e r line a n d ch assis fo r a t le a st 1 m in u te...
Page 67 Signal I'll! Nil. D irection Function N am e O U T I SVDC E x te rn a l su p p ly o f + 5V D C . j'i 10 < i N 1 > T w isted p a ir re tu rn signal g ro u n d level. RESET L o w in p u t resets th e p rin te r to its p o w er-u p co n d itio n .
Page 68 MEMO...
Page 69: Printer Control Commands
Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS I his appendix describes the printer’s control com m ands. The com m ands are hi H inged hy function. The name o f each com m and is follow ed by a table like the liclow: n n r Mmln...
Page 70 Select draft elite characters Mode Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII „j" < ES C > 27 73 49 “ I ” < I > 27 73 49 01 < ES C > C hanges to draft quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the N LQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up.
Page 71 Select Courier characters ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > “ 3” “j" > > < ESC < 3 h im < > “r “7” “r < ESC > < 7 > C hanges to the Courier N L Q font. Ignored if the N L Q Type Style switch was pressed during power-up.
Page 72 Double-strike printing Decimal Hexadecim al Mode ASCII Both < ESC > “G ” C auses subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike m ode with a slight vertical paper m otion in betw een, causing a thickening o f hori zontal strokes.
Page 73 Slop overlining ASCII Decimal H exadecim al “ ” “0” IB 5F Hi i • It i ; s e > < 0 > IB 5F Stops overlining. tluporscript ASCII Decimal H exadecim al < ESC > "S” “0” llolll <...
Page 74 Select IB M character set Hexadecim al Decimal Mode ASCII “I ” “t” 27 116 < ESC > Std. “t” < 1 > 27 116 < ESC > Selects an IBM character set (character set #2 unless an < E S C > “7” com m and has been received).
Page 75 The first eight o f these character sets (from U .S .A . to Spain I) can In- selected as pow er-up defaults by D IP sw itches 2-2 to 2-4. / nable printing of a ll character codes Morin ASCII Decimal H exadecim al...
Page 76: Character Size And Pitch Co M M Ands
CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH CO M M ANDS Pica pitch Mode ASCII Decimal H exadecim al Std. < ESC > “P ” < DC2 > In Standard m ode, changes from elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM m ode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi).
Page 77 I xftnnded printing ASCII Decimal H exadecim al < ESC > “W ” “ 1” Hnlll < ESC > “W ” < 1 > Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width. ( uncol expanded printing Mini* ASCII Decimal Hexadecim al <...
Page 78 Select fixed spacing Mode ASCII Decimal H exadecim al < ESC > “0” 27 112 “P” Both < ESC > < 0 > 27 112 “P” < ESC > “P ” < 0 > C auses subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed during power-up.
Page 79 flttlbcl double or quadruple size Hexadecim al Decimal ASCII I SC • “ h" 27 104 Selects I he size o f subsequent characters as show n below. Extra-high duiructers align along the cap-line o f normal characters, with the base Inn- temporarily m oving dow n.
Page 80: Vertical Position Co M M Ands
Select character height, width, and line spacing Decimal H exadecim al Mode ASCII < ESC > “[” “ @ ” < 4 > Both < 0 > < 0 > < 0 > Selects a com bination o f character height, width, and line spacing ac cording to the value o f n and m, as below .
Page 81 Hal lino spacing to 7172 inch ABGII Decimal H exadecim al Hnlll IS<’ > " I ” SiMs I lie distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds lo 7/72 inch. Hal lino spacing to 116 inch ASCII Decimal H exadecim al Hill...
Page 82: Reverse Line Feed
Line feed H exadecim al Decimal Mode ASCII Both < L F > Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. If D IP switch 1-2 is O N , also m oves the next print p osition to the left margin. See the preceding com m ands for the line spacing.
Page 83 top ol page at current position ‘ >••1 ASCII Decimal H exadecim al I MM I S O “4" Sets (lie current position as the top-of-page position. N o te that this can i i I n o be done from the control panel. rial page length to n lines ASCII Decimal...
Page 84 Cancel top and bottom m argins Decimal Hexadecim al Mode ASCII IB 4F Both < E S C > “O ” C ancels both the top margin and the bottom margin. Form feed Decimal Hexadecim al Mode ASCII < F F > Both Feeds the paper to the top o f the next page according to the current page length, and m oves the print p osition to the left margin.
Page 85 < 'unccls all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines etc., where etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A n l , n 2, n l , n 2, maximum o f 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order;...
Page 86: Horizontal Position Commands
HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left m argin Decimal H exadecim al Mode ASCII > Both < ESC “1 ” 27 108 IB 6C Sets the left margin at colum n n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected).
Page 87 Not loti and right m argins Mmln ASCII Decimal Hexadecim al lit illt ■ 1 St “ X” Scis the left margin at colum n n l and the right margin at colum n n2. See I he preceding com m ands for margin restrictions and other notes. j i ;...
Page 88 Left justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecim al < ESC > “a ” “0” llolll < ESC > “a ” < 0 > A ligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text Mode Decimal Hexadecim al ASCII “a”...
Page 89 ( iiiucls till currcnt horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every colum ns, where n is between 1 and 127. Iloaot nil tab stops Muilti AM.II Decimal Hexadecim al ISC’ “ R” h im Resets the horizontal tab stops to their pow er-up values in which a tab slop is set every 8 colum n starting at colum n 9.
Page 90 Absolute horizontal tab in columns Modi! ASCII Decimal H exadecim al < ESC > “f” “0” 27 102 < ESC > “P < 0 > 27 102 M oves the next print position to colum n from the left margin, where is betw een 0 and 127.
Page 91 1‘iln l quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Decimal H exadecim al ASCII IB 5A ■ BSC > “ Z” lliilli n il m l m 2 m l m 2 I'linls bit-im age graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots w ide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. Sec <...
Page 92: Dow Nload Character Co M M Ands
" T 7 Print 9-pin graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < E S C > “ A” nO n l nO n l Std. n2 m l m 2 n2 m l m 2 Prints bit-im age graphics at 60 dots per inch if = 0 or 120 dots per inch if = 1.
Page 93 I lie most significan bit o f the attribute byte is 1 if the character is an ascender (positioned entirely above the baseline) or 0 if it is a descender (descending below the baseline). The attribute byte also indicates the mount o f white space to the left o f the character (0 to 7 dots, specified by bits 4 to 6), and the width o f the character cell, including this space (4 to 15 dots, specified by bits 0 to 3).
Page 94 Define dow nload characters Mode ASCII Decimal H exadecim al < E S C > “ = ” < D C 4 > aO a l m 2 . . . m i l m l m 2 . . . m i l m l m 2 .
Page 95: Macro Instruction Co M M Ands
Holoct draft elite download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecim al » KSC > “ I” “5” h im • RSC> “ I” < 5 > Selects the dow nload character set, draft quality, and elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the N L Q Type Style switch w as pressed during pow er-up or if D IP switch 2-1 is O N .
Page 96: Other Printer Control Co M M Ands
OTHER PRINTER CONTROL CO M M ANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Decimal H exadecim al Both < ESC > “ > ” IB 3E Sets the m ost significant bit o f each subsequent byte received to l , allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with A SC II codes greater than 127.
Page 97 Imnuullnta print si •' Decimal Hexadecimal Mmlti k ii 27 105 l!SC > “i” “ 1” Miilh I S O “i” < 1 > 27 105 « Sclects the im m ediate print m ode, in which the printer prints each churucter as soon as received.
Page 98: Bidirectional Printing
Bell Mode Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII Both < BEL > Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC > “ U ” “0” Both < ESC > “ U ” < 0 > C auses subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional m ode, which is faster than unidirectional printing.
Page 99 Auto load Mllil* AHC'.II Decimal H exadecim al 1 St - < E M > < 4 > Hnlll 41 41 29 29 "4" “)” “)” Selects the autom atic sheet feeder. Ignored if D IP switch 1-4 is O N (A SF inactive).
Page 100 MEMO...
Page 101 ! « Appendix DOWNLOAD ! < _________ CHARACTER GENERATOR W ith th is p rin te r y o u c a n c re a te new c h a ra c te rs a n d sy m bo ls, d o w n lo a d I ht'ii d o t d a ta , a n d h av e th e m p rin te d in p la ce o f selected c h a ra c te rs in th e n'H,uliir c h a ra c te r set.
Page 102 T h e d o t m a trix fo r a d ra ft-q u a lity c h a ra c te r is 8 cells h ig h a n d 11 cells *»• w ide. F ig u re C - l sh ow s th e m a trix w ith th e c a r sy m b o l filled in. N o te th a t <...
Page 103 Ilv m oving th e c u rs o r a n d p ressin g th e F I , F 2 , a n d F3 keys y o u ca n • I i t t « klv build up the d o t p a tte rn .
Page 104 If y ou select n e a r le tte r q u a lity , th e c h a ra c te r b o x is th e sam e size b u t now has 16 (h ig h ) x 23 (w ide) d o t p o sitio n s. E a c h d o t is re p re se n te d by tw o a d ja c e n t sh a rp signs, o cc u p y in g its o w n p o s itio n a n d th e p o s itio n to th e rig h t.
Page 105 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR Mil'll! " I , I ’ll i ", J95 .KEY OFF : CLS I ' l M A M ^ M . I»(126.23), 0(126.23), DT(16.24) :E$-CHR$(27) :R$-CHRS(28) I'HMI (7) KEY 2. CHRS (0) .KEY 3. CHR$(9) M . 4 CNMI(10) .KEY 5, CHR$(11) : KEY 6.
Page 106 1 7 0 0 ' ----------- K e y e x p l a n a t i o n s 1 7 1 0 LOCATE 1 0 , 4 0 : P R IN T " F I : C l e a r d o t "...
Page 107 ■ Mi..M U M U O T O 2 1 0 0 W l A p — -— ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ion ' i P R I N T " S A V E T O F I L E ? " I ' M A l l ;...
Page 108 FOR Y-l TO Wl :B$-B$+CHR$(P(CC,Y) ) .-NEXT Y 3450 3460 IF NOT NLQ THEN BS-BS+STRINGS(35,0) :GOTO 3480 FOR Y-l TO Wl :B$-B$+CHR$(Q(CC,Y)) :NEXT Y 3470 LSET A$-B$ :PUT #1.M 3480 3490 NEXT CC :RETURN ' ----- Output to Printer ---------------------- 3500 LPRINT HD$;...
Page 109: Character Sets
Appendix D CHARACTER SETS I In . ap p e n d ix gives ta b les o f th e p rin te r ’s s ta n d a r d a n d IB M c h a ra c te r *M|k I In decim al c h a ra c te r co d e o f e a c h c h a ra c te r is sh o w n in a n in se t to ili* to w n right o f th e c h a ra c te r.
Page 110: Standard Character Set
STANDARD CHARACTER SET H e x a decimal <N U L > < DC1 > 1 1 3 ~97~ < DC2 > 1 1 4 ~98~ < DC3 > 1 1 5 "99^ ■ l)C 4 > 1 1 6 Ho"...
Page 111 1 Il'HU til 1 lllllll " • N U L > <a < > < > D C 2 < > D C 3 < D C 4 > & <BEL> < 7 < > < C A N > <...
Page 112: Ibm Character Set
IBM CHARACTER SET #2 H e x a decimal <N U L> < DC1 > __ 17_ ~49~ < D C 2> ~50~ ~82~ < DC3 > ~83" < D C 4 > ~52~ ~84~ ~53~ ~85~ • III I - J | - - _ J Z «...
Page 113 *>...
Page 114 IBM CHARACTER SET #1 H e x a H e x a decimal decimal <N1 U L > < N U L > < D C l> < > D C 1 < D C 2> < D C 2 > <...
Page 115: Additional Character Set
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET l l i x a - (IlH'tllllll In IB M m o d e , a d d itio n a l c h a ra c te rs c a n ► be p rin te d b y sp ecial co m m an d s. ■...
Page 116: International Character Sets
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS W h e n a n in te r n a tio n a l c h a ra c te r set is selected by D I P sw itches 2-2 to 2-4 o r by a c o m m a n d fro m so ftw are, th e fo llo w in g c h a n g es a re m a d e in the c h a ra c te r set: 35 36 64 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 155 157...
Page 117 I N D E X IA | Double-strike printing, Dow nload characters, 17, 51, 54, 82-84, Mi'iiilulr horizontal tab, 7 9 ,8 0 91-98 An..H4, 92 D raft quality, 22, 59, 60, 82, 84, 91-93 \it<• • li i il, Aitli■iniilic carriage return, <...
Page 118 Parking, Interface: 11-12, 26 specifications, Pause, 20, 35 Pica pitch, signals, 21, 66 Pilch, test, 13 21, 24, 34, 55, 66 Platen knob, International characters, 17, 51. 64. 106 2, 3 Power cord, Italic printing, 22, 61 Power indicator, Power switch, Print Pitch switch, 21, 24-28 Justification,...
Page 119 i mi ini iwhI, w , }3 I muhli'nliimllng, 50, 31 I v|n ilvlr, 14. 34, 60, f>l I Uiilri lining, f>2 I 'nldinvlional printing, 55 I 'npm king and inspection, / I Inpurklng, [ V ] id t a b u l a t i o n , (nliish o r n o r m a l ) , 6 5 i i ii...
Page 121: Consumer Response
Consumer Response S ta r M ic ro n ic s C o ., L td . in v ites y o u r su g g estio n s a n d c o m m e n ts o n y o u r p rin te r a n d th is m a n u a l.
Page 122 ■I L i c r o n i c s PRINTED IN J A P A N ‘87...

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