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  • Page 1 NX-I 00011 8082 0340...
  • Page 3 ,— MULTI-FONT NX-I 00011 — 1 .— USERSMANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE ‘-...
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  • Page 5 HOWTO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organizedinto five chapters and four appendixes. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary. Chapter1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up.
  • Page 6 FEATURESOF THE PRINTER This printer is a compact, convenient,monochrome printer without frills but with a fidl complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics.
  • Page 7 Type styles are: J.11””’i!”f:”k C:hal” ””actel’””s? Courier characters, SanSerif characters, ORATOR WITH SMALL CAPITALS, with lower case characters, FOt- all isfY”Iziw:. ITALICS Print pitches are: Pica pitch, Elite pitch, Condensed p ica pitch, Cortdensedelite pitch, proportional spacing all pitches, lloulie-height, Expand.~d.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SETTING UP THE PRINTER Chapter 1 Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection Check the carton contents Setting up Mount the platen knob Remove the top cover Install the ribbon cartridge Replace the top cover Connect the printer to the computer Connect the printer’s power cord Loading single sheets Mount the paper guide...
  • Page 9 Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Left margin Right margin Clearing the buffer Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Installing your software Printer menu Printer command options Type styles Page width Initialization sequence Setting the DIP switches Using your software Page alignment Type style and pitch selection...
  • Page 10 Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR Draft character NLQ character — CHARACTER SETS Appendix D Standard character set IBM character set #2 IBM character set #1 Additional character set International character sets — INDEX Insidethe cover REFERENCE CARD — — — —...

  • Page 11: Settinguptheprinter

    chapter 7 SETTINGUPTHEPRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter1 include– Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) Setting up Loading single sheets Loading and parking fanfold forms Test printing Adjusting the printing gap Setting the DIP switches LOCATINGTHE PRINTER Give some thought to the best place to put the printer. Both the printer and computer should be used in a normal indoor environment.
  • Page 12 — — — —. — — — — Igure 1-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual. Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the followingparts: Bail lever: opensandclosesthe paperbailwhichholdsthepaper...

  • Page 13: Setting Up

    lever Powe Connector Figure 7-2. The printer’s external parts releases the platen. This lever must be down for Release leven printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms. protects the print head and other parts. Top cover: Rear cove~ protects the sprocket feed mechanism.

  • Page 14: Remove The Top Cover

    Figure 1-3. Mounting the platen knob Remove the top cover Lift the front edgeof theprinter’s clear plastictop cover. Then disengage the tabs at the back of the cover and remove the cover completely. — — — — .—— Ffgure W4. ttemovmg me Iop cover...

  • Page 15: Install The Ribbon Cartridge

    Install the ribbon ciwtridge The top side of the ribbon cartridge has a handle for turning the ribbon. Turn this handle in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. Next place the ribbon cartridge on the print head carnage, guiding the ribbon between the print head and the platen, Press down firmly on the cartridgeuntil it snaps into place.

  • Page 16: Connect The Printer's Power Cord

    — — . .=--- .- wu,,,, ow,,,, ~ ,,s0 I*lLwllavw WI(3 Connect the printer’s power cord. Check that the printer’s power switch (located at the left front) is OFF. Then plug the printer’s power cord into an wall outlet. Never plug or unplug the power cord while the printer is turned on. —...

  • Page 17: Semiautomatic Loading

    igure 1-7. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets Semiautomatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or semiauto- matically with power on. We will start the easy way with semiautomatic loading. 1. Check that the releaseleveris down and the bail lever back (bail closed), then switch power on.

  • Page 18: Manual Loading

    — — lcver — — — Figure 1-8. Loading a single sheet — Manual loading is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is — off. The procedure is: Check t hat printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the –...

  • Page 19: Loadingand Parkingfanfoldforms

    ,— LOADINGAND PARKINGFANFOLDFORMS ‘___ Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computerpaper”. Thisprinter acceptsformsup to 10”wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next. 1.
  • Page 20 — plever — — — — — Figure f-10. Opening the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth — — — — — igure 1-11. Closing the sprocket covers — 10. Fit the holes in the paper over the sprocket pins. Check that the paper is even.

  • Page 21: Paper Parking

    13. Turn the platen knob to feed the paper forward until it comes out from under the top cover. 14. Move the bail lever back to close the bail. 15. Check that the paper is feedingin flat, then raise the other clamp lever to lock the other sprocket unit.

  • Page 22: Paper Unparking

    Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than — about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary,press the Paper Feed switch to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the top cover, and tear there. Press the Print Pitch switch on the control panel and hold it down.

  • Page 23: Long Selft Test

    I 41#*~~, ( ) *+, -. /(,~~345~7~9: ; .:=;. ? @&BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPCJRSTUVWXVZ [ \ 1’,,,, ‘a bcdefghi j k lmno ! ,t#$%&, ~ ~ *+, -- /O I~Z4S67B9:; <:=>7QAECDEFGHI JKLWWOPORSTUVW XYZt\ 1’ .– ‘abcde+ghi jklmnap - 71@ A BCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPG!RST!JV WXYZ L \ 1,,,, abcde+ghi jk lmnopq ‘#*7:&~...

  • Page 24: Adjustingthe Printinggap

    ADJUSTINGTHE PRINTINGGAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the left end of the paper bail. Pulling the adjustment lever towards you widens the gap; pushing it —...
  • Page 25 ‘igure 1-15. DIP switches Function Switch I 11inches 12inches Pagelength Auto CR Smallcaps Lower c ase Orator lowercase Active Inactive Auto sheetfeeder Enabled Disabled Paper-outdetector Standard Printermode ( Std. M ode) I Italics I Graphics Cbmcter I Set #1 Chameter s et(IBMMode)I Set #2 Auto LF Buffer Download...
  • Page 26 12 inches? Is the page length of your paper 11 inches or Switch l-l: — Leave this switch ON if you will be using 1l-inch forms. Move it to the OFF position if you will be using 12-inchforms. Do you want an automatic carriage return? Switch 1-2: Leave this switch ON.
  • Page 27 ON selectscharacter set #2, which is for computers with an 8-bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selectscharacter set #1, for computers with a 7-bit interface. Switch 1-8: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is re- quired to obtain a line feed.
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  • Page 29: Controlpaneloperations

    ‘L. — chapter2 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS — This chapterexplains how to use the control panel to: Pause printing Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse) Select the print pitch Select a type style Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and style selections L.._ Print a hexadecimal dump Park fanfold forms...

  • Page 30: Paper Feed Switch

    The control panel switchescan be pressed singly to perform the oper- ations indicated by their names. Other functionscan be obtained by holding these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in corn- bination.

  • Page 31: Print Pitch Switch

    While you are feeding lines, if you also press the On Line switch, the paper will fked to the top of the next page. This is explained later. When power is on, alwaysuse the Paper Feed switchinstead of the platen knob to feed paper.

  • Page 32: Nlq Type Style Switch

    In IBM mode (when DIP switch 1-6is OFF), the pitch selectionscycle as follows: Pica (10 characters per inch) Elite (12 characters per inch) Condensed pica (17 characters per inch) Proportional pica Proportional elite There is no condensed elite pitch in the IBM mode. NLQ Type Style switch This switch selects the type style.

  • Page 33: Power-Upfunctions

    The Orator style is unique in two ways. First, it is a dot larger (higher) than the other styles. This makes it a good choice for labels and other text requiring high visibility.A little extra line spacinghelpswhen Orator is used. Second, there are two versionsof the Orator type style:one prints small capitals in place of lower-case letters;...
  • Page 34 Long test pattern: Paper Feed switch If held down during power-up, this switch prints a long test pattern. The test cyclesendlessly.To stop the test you must switch power off. Stay in panel pitch: Print Pitch switch By holding this switch down during power-up, you can prevent software interference with the print pitch selected from the control panel.
  • Page 35 The followingBASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexade- 1; :.. . cimal mode: 10 FOR 1=0 TO 255 20 LPRINT CHR$(I) 30 NEXT I 40 LPRINT 50 END If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-5.

  • Page 36: Switch Combination Functions

    Notice that the printer receivesdecimal code 13 (hex OD)together with hex OA,which is really decimal 10. In addition, the printer does not receive decimal code 26 (hex 1A). To avoid this problem, change line 20, and add — lines 100 to 120as shown in either of the followinglists. 20 GOSUB 100 THEN 100 O=INP (&H379 )
  • Page 37 Before parking fanfold forms, tear off all but the last page, leaving less (at least three inches less) than a full page showing above the top cover. 1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the Print Pitch switch and hold it down. 3.

  • Page 38: Clearing The Buffer

    1. Press the On Line switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the On Line switch again and hold it down. 3, Press the Print Pitch switch. The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both switches. NLQ Type Style and Print Pitch switches Leff margin: Softwarealmost alwaysprovidescommands for controlling the margins,...
  • Page 39 5. Press the Paper Feed switch and hold it down. Continue holding all will hear a beep tone three switchesdown. In about three seconds you simalimz that the buffer has been cleared. 6. R;lease-all three switches, make any necessary control panel settings, then set the printer back on-line.
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  • Page 41: Using Theprinter Withcommercialsoftware

    chapter 3 USING THEPRINTER WITHCOMMERCIALSOFTWARE There is an abundance of commercial software available: spreadsheet programs, word-processing programs, graphics programs, and more. This printer will work with any program that supports a Star, Epson or IBM dot-matrix printer. Before using the printer with commercial software, however, there are two things you must da Install the software so that it supports the printer .

  • Page 42: Printer Command Options

    A few installation programs may ask you not to select a printer but to — describe what your printer can do. The answers to the most often asked questions are: Yes, this printer can do a backspace; and Yes, it can do a hardware form feed.

  • Page 43: Initialization Sequence Setting The Dip Switches

    The character pitch can be selected from the control panel before you start printing, or possibly by an initialization sequenceas described next. hitialization sequence One of the installation options may be to specify the commands your software sends at the beginning of each printing job. These commands are called the “initialization sequence”...

  • Page 44: Type Style And Pitch Selection

    the right position on the page, a short distance below the perforation. With power off, you can align the forms by turning the platen knob. When power is on, use the Paper Feed switch on the control panel. — Type style and pitch selection .—...
  • Page 45 Most printer commands consist of the escape code followed by one or more letters or numbers. Some examples are: < ESC > WI Double-width characters c ESC > W() Normal width < ESC >4 Italic < ESC >5 Upright Two lines with these commands embedded are shown below, together with the printed result.
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  • Page 47: Using Theprinter Withdos And Basic

    1“ chapter 4 USING THEPRINTER WITHDOS AND BASIC Although you will probably do most of your printing with the aid of commercial software, at times you will want to employ direct commands or programs of your own. This chapter will give you some ideas. Three subjects are covered: Hard-copying the screen .

  • Page 48: Prograrnming The Printer With Dos Commands

    — To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSC or CTRL-P again. Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from on to off or from off to on. — PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS — If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command.
  • Page 49 If you want a particular type style, print pitch, or right or left margin, you can make these settingsfrom the control panel before you start printing. See Chapter 2. If you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be ad- vantageous to create a printer setup file.

  • Page 50: Programming The Printer With Basic

    l:WAV[xlAv[!AvA-v[xAvL\ 2:*-(-J — “V indicates that the followingcharacter is a control code. ‘V[ enters the < ESC > code. < ESC > has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, ‘VA enters the control code z 1>...
  • Page 51 1““ 1’ 1000 ‘ Set control codes ‘Escape code 1010 E$=CHR$(27) 1020 D$=E$+’’xO” ‘Draft quality 1030 N$-E$+’’x1° ‘Near letterquality ‘Couriercharacters 1040 C$=E$+’’kO’’+N$ ‘Sanserifcharacters 1050 S$=E$+’’kl’’+N$ 1060 Ol$==E$+’’k2’’+N$ ‘Orator with small capital ‘Orator with lower case 1070 02$=E$+’’k3’’+N$ ‘Horizontal 1080 H$=CHR$(9) ‘Pica pitch 1090 P$=E$+”P”...
  • Page 52 E$;“A“;CHR$(I); 1490 LPRINT — E$;“ “;CHR$(I); 1500 LPRINT 1510 LPRINT “THE SPACINGSARE CHANGED” 1520 NEXT I — E$;“aO” ‘Left justify 1530 LPRINT 1540 LPRINT E$;’’3’’;CHR$(36); ‘Set 1/6” line spacing E$;” “;CHR$(0); ‘Normal character space — 1550 LPRINT :LPRINT 1560 LPRINT C$;”Other features:M 1570...
  • Page 53 2030 LPRINT D$;E$;“:“;CHR$(O);CHR$(O);CHR$(O); 2040 LPRINT IZ$; “ &”; CHR$(0) ;CHR$(60) ;CHR$(60) ; 2050 RESTORE 2520 2060 TO 11 2070 READ MM 2080 LPRINT CHR$(MM); 2090 NEXT 2100 RETURN 2110 2120 ‘ Define NLQ download character CHR$(0);CHR$(O) ;CHR$(0); 2130 LPRINT C$;E$;’’:”; 2140 LPRINT E$;’’&’’;CHR$(O) ;CHR$(60);CHR$(60) ;...
  • Page 54 —’ 2810 DATA 255,255,255,255,143, 1 5, 7, 7. 7, 7 — 3, 3, 3,131,193,241,240,240 , 0, 0 2820 DATA 2830 DATA 0, 0, 0, 0> 0, 0, or o, 0, 0 o, 31, 31, 3,129,128,192,192,192. 2840 DATA 2850 DATA 192, 224,224, 224r224.240, 255,255,255.255 2860 DATA 255,127, 0, 0, 0, 0, 63,127,255,255 2870 DATA 255,255,193,128,128,128, 128,192,224,240...
  • Page 55 Nextthe program r eturns tonormal spacing andgives ademonstration ofthe printer’s word-processing abilities: bold printing, underlining, sub- scripts, etc. The row of automobilesin the next printed lineiscreated by downloading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character”<” .—...
  • Page 56 MEMO — — — — — —. — — — —...

  • Page 57: Chapter 5 Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    :“ —. chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter5 include– Subjeetscovered Cleaning the printer Replacing the ribbon Replacing the print head Troubleshooting Dust and heat will make any mechanism wear more quickly. The best maintenance is preventive,and the first step is correct location of the printer. This is covered in greater detail in Chapter 1, but in general an environment comfortable for humans is best for both the computer and the printer.
  • Page 58 — igure5-1. Replacing the ribbon cartridge You’llknow that the print head has reached the end of its service life. To ~eplacethe print headl follow the procedure below. As you remove the old print head, note carefully how the cable is —...
  • Page 59 Screws I } . - “-” i -- igure 5-2. Replacing the print head 10. Fasten the print head down with the two screws. 11. Move the carriage back toward the right and replacetheconnectorcover. Slide the connector cover to the left until it locks into place. 12.

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING H the printer doesn’t print: Check the Power and On Line indicators. Both must be on. Check that the interface cabk is securelypluggedin at the computer and printer ends. Make a test print. (Turn power OFF, hold the On Line or Paper Feed switchdown,”thenturn power ON.) If the test print succeeds,the-problem is not with the printer;...
  • Page 61 If the printed characters don’t match the characters on the screen: Check DIP switches2-2 to 2-4.When theseswitchesare not all ON (back), an international character set is selected and some ASCII symbols are changed to other characters. See Appendix D. Somesoftwareis notable to displayinternational characters on the screen. If you use an international character set you may want to paste labels on the keyboard.
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  • Page 63: Appendix A Technical Specifications

    ‘ Appendix A TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS —. Printing Mechanism — Serial impact dot matrix Printing method — Printing speed 150characters per second (draft pica) 38 characters per second (NLQ pica) Draft: bi-directional or unidirectional Printing direction (selectable),logic seeking NLQ and graphics: unidirectional, logic —...
  • Page 64 —. Panel pitch/style lock-in Specialfeatures — Forward and reverse micro-f-d Paper parking Hexadecimal dump Matrix Size dots (Draft pica) Character matrix 9 x 9 18 x 23 dots (Courier and Orator pica) 18 x 18 dots (Sanserif pica, elite) 12 x 11 dots (IBM block graphics, pica) 18 x 19 dots (Courier and Orator elite) 18x 12 dots (Condensed pica) 18 x 10 dots (Condensed elite)
  • Page 65 Double width, double height, double width Extra-1arge characters andheight, quadruple width andheight Pica (10 cpi) Print pitches Elite (12 cpi) Condensed pica (17 cpi) Condensed elite (20 cpi) (Standard mode only) Proportional spacing can be selected for each of the above 1/6 inch (standard) Line spacing 1/8, n/72, or n/216 inch (programmable)
  • Page 66 Insulation resistance 10 megohms between AC power line and chassis Dielectric strength Withstands 1 kVAC rrns at 50 or 60 Hz between AC power line and chassis for at least 1 minute Environmental Requirements Operating temperature 5 to 40”C (41 to 104”F) Operating humidity 10% to 80?4.(no condensation) Storage temperature...
  • Page 67 Signal Direction Function Pin No. + 5VDC External supply of + 5VDC. Twisted pair return signalground level. 19-30 GND Low input resetsthe printer to its power-up condition. GWSLow to signalthat the.printer cannot ERROR print due to an error conchtion. External ground. EXT GND I Unused.
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  • Page 69: Appendix B Printer Control Commands

    Appenciix B PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS This appendix describes the printer’s control commands. The commands are arranged by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below: Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII Mode < ~~~ > “XX “,>! I 27 120 I IB IBO’hl I IB 78 01...
  • Page 70 Select draft elite characters Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII — < ~~~ > “~.! c’,>. IB 49 31 27 73 49 “I” <1> <ESC> 2’7 73 IB 49 01 — Changes to draft quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up.
  • Page 71 Select Courier characters Decimal IModel ASCII Hexadecimal I I < Esc > “y, 4’1” I 27 I IB <Esc > <3> I 27 73 3 I IB 49 03 “1” <~s~ > ‘q!. UT,. I 27 73 55 I IB 49 37 I <...
  • Page 72 Double-strike printing Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII 27 71 IB 47 “G” Both <ESC> Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of hori- zontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in NLQ mode, and combined use of emphasized and double-strike is recommended in draft mode.

  • Page 73: Characterset Commands

    I ~~• I’ Stop over/ining ~~• Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII IB 5F 30 < ESC > “-” “O” Both “ “-” <()> 27 95 II IB 5F MI <Esc > Stops overlining. Superscript Mode Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII “0” 27 83 48 IB 53 30 “s”...
  • Page 74 Se/ect/BM character set — Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII — <~~~> ‘,t,, ‘.~>, IB 74 31 27 116 Std. <ESC> “t” <1> 27 116 1 IB 74 01 — Selects an IBM character set (character set #2 unless an <ESC> “7” command has been received).
  • Page 75 The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up defaults by DIP switches 2-2 to 2-4. Enable printing of all character codes Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal IB SC <ESC> “\” Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes.

  • Page 76: Charactersize And Pitch Commands

    CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS — Pica pitch IModel ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IStd. I <ESC> “P” IBM I <DC2> I 12 In Standard mode, changes from elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi).
  • Page 77 Expanded printing Hexadecimal ASCII Decimal Mode ‘.~,, <’,.> IB 57 31 < ESC > Both “w” < I > IB 57 01 27 87 <ESC> Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width. Cancel expanded printing Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal I <F.sc>...
  • Page 78 Select fixed spacing — Hexadecimal ~Mode ASCII Decimal IB 70 30 < ESC > “ “ “o” 27 112 Both <ESC> “ “ P <()> 27 112 0 IB 70 00 — “P” <()> <ESC> 27 80 0 IB 50 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing.
  • Page 79 Select double or quadruple size Decimal IMode! ASCII Hexadecimal 27104 n IB 68 n Both <ESC> “h- Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extra-high characters align akmg the cap-line of normal characters, with the base ,— iine temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when 1, 5 or 6 and quadrupled when n = To print correctly when 3,4,5 or 6, set the line spacing to 24/216(1/9) of an inch with <...

  • Page 80: Verticalpositioncommands

    Select character height, width, and line spacing — Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal — < IB 5B 40 04 Esc > “@” <4> 6’ “ <0> <0> <1)> Both Ooon 00 00 00 — Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing ac- cording to the value of and m, as below.
  • Page 81 Set line spacing to 7172 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IB 31 < ESC > “]” 2’749 Both Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7/72 inch. Set line spacing to 1/6 inch Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII...
  • Page 82 Line feed Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal < LF> ] 10 Both Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. If DIP switch 1-2 is ON, also moves the next print position to the left margin. See the preceding commands for the line spacing.
  • Page 83 of page at current position Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII 27 52 IB 34 <ESC> “4” Sets the current position as the top-of-page position. Note that this can also be done from the control panel. Set page length ton lines Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII...
  • Page 84 Cancel top and bottom margins Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCli ..*,, Both i < ESC > I IB Cancels both the top margin and the bottom margin. Form feed — ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < FF > I 12 — Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length, and moves the print position to the left margin.
  • Page 85 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, etc., where etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A nl, n2, maximum of 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 margin — Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII IB 6C < ESC> “]” 27 108 Both Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is seleeted). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
  • Page 87 :,’ right margins left and Mode Decimel Hexadecimal ASCII — IB 58 nl n2 27 88 nl n2 Both < ESC> “X” the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column Sets n2. See preceding co mrnands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return Mode ASCII...
  • Page 88 Left justify IModel ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal syy, c ESC> “a” 27 97 48 IB 61 30 Both “a” <l)> <ESC> 27 97 0 IB 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged. Center text ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal...
  • Page 89 . . . Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns, where n is between 1 and 127. Reset all tab stops Mode Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII L—.— <ESC> 27 82 IB 52 ‘.R9, Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9.

  • Page 90: Graphics Commands

    Absolute horizontal tab in columns Decimal Hexadecimal Model ASCII “o” <ESC> “f’ [lB 66 30 n 27102 48 Both “r’ <0> IB 66 00 n 27102 <ESC> Moves the next print position to column from the left margin, where is between Oand 127. GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print single-density 8-bit graphics —...
  • Page 91 Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Mode IB 5A “Z” 27 90 nl n2 nl n2 < ESC> Both ml m2 ml m2 Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <...

  • Page 92: Download Character Commands

    Print 9-pin graphics Decimal Mode ASCII Hexadecimal 27 94 nO IB 5E nO nl < ESC> “A” std. n2 ml m2 ... n2 ml m2 . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch if 120 dots per no = Oor inch if no = 1.
  • Page 93 The most significant bit of the attribute byte is 1 if the character is an ascender (positioned entirely above the baseline) or Oif it is a descender (descending below the baseline). The attribute byte also indicates the amount of white space to the left of the character (Oto 7 dots, specified by bits 4 to 6), and the width of the character cell, including this space (4 to 15 dots, specified by bita O to 3).
  • Page 94 Define cfown/oacfcharacters — Decimal Mode ASCII Hexadecimal < ESC> “=” nl n2 26 n] n2 27 38 20 aO al a2 <DC4> 14 aO al a2 m2 ...mll ml m2 ...mll ml m2 ...mll Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM for later use.

  • Page 95: Macro Instruction Commands

    Select draft elite download character set IModel ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal < ESC> “I” “5” 27 73 53 I IB 49 35 “I” <5> 27 73 5 <ESC> IB 49 05 selects the download character set, draft quality, and elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the NLQ Type Style switch was pressed during power-up or if DIP switch 2-1 is ON.

  • Page 96: Other Printer Contrcd Commands

    OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MS13to 1 Decimal Hexadecimal Mode ASCII “ > “ IB 3E <E% > 27 62 Both Sets the most significantbit of each subsequent byte receivedto 1,allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127.
  • Page 97 hnfnediate print Hexadecimal Mode ASCII Decimal < ESC > -i,, “~,, 27 105 49 Both c ES(J> “i” <1> IB 69 01 27 105 1 Selects the immediate print mode, in which the printer prints each character as soon as received. At every pause in the incoming data stream the printer scrolls the paper up about 2 inches so that the current line can be seen.
  • Page 98 Bell — Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal — <BEL> ‘7 Both Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 27 85 48 IB 55 30 “u” “o” < ESC> Both “u” <0> <ESC> 27 85 0 IB 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is faster than unidirectional printing.
  • Page 99 Auto feed Decimal Mode ASCII Hexadecimal IB 19 04 < ESC> <EM ><4> 27 25 Both ,, ,, “(,, ,64,, ,6,, “)” 40 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch 1-4is ON (ASF inactive).
  • Page 100 MEMO — — — — — — — — — — — — —...
  • Page 101 Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTERGENERATOR With this printer you can create new characters and symbols download their dot data, and have them pz-inted in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but usefid symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese characters.
  • Page 102 The dot matrix for a draft-quality character is 8 cells high and 11 cells wide. Figure C-1 shows the matrix with the car symbol filled in. Note that there are no pairs of horizontally adjacent dots. The pins in the print head cannot tire fast enough to print adjacent dots in the horizontal direction.
  • Page 103 By moving the cursor and pressing the Fl, F2, and F3 keys you can quicklybuild up the dot pattern. If necessaryyou can clear alldots by pressing F4 and start over. When the character is complete, press Return to store the dot data in the computer’smemory. The program willclear the character box and ask you to select the next character to design.
  • Page 104 — If you select near letter quality, the character box is the same size but now has 16 (high) x 23 (wide)dot positions. Each dot is represented by two adjacent sharp signs,occupyingits own position and the positionto the right. This reflectsthe fact that the printer still cannot print horizontally adjacent dots, but that even skipping every other dot, the dots appear joined when printed.
  • Page 105 cH~~~~~~ ~EN~~A~~~ ! ““. .,,”..”.,,...,.” ““, -~~*J) ..,,”.”, .,,..., 1000 1010 WIDTH “LPT1:“, 255 :KEY OFF :C!LS 1020 DIM A(126), P(126.23), Q(126,23). DT(16,24) :E$-CHRS(27) :R$-CHR$(2S) :KEY 2, CHR$(8) ,KSY 3, CHR$(9) 1030 KEY 1, CHR$(7) 1040 KEY 4. CHRS(10) :KEY 5, CHR$(lI) :KEY 6.
  • Page 106 — 1700 ‘----- Key explanations ----------------------------------------------------- Clear dot” 1710 LOCATE 10,40 :PRINT “Fl: Pass over” 1720 LOCATE 11,40 :PRINT “F2: 1730 LOCATE 12,40 :PRINT “F3: dot” 1740 LOCATE 13,40 :PRINT “F4: Clear all dots” Skip character” 1750 LOCATS 14,40 :PRINT “F5: 1760 LOCATE 15,40 :PRINT “F6: End”...
  • Page 107 [“ ,., .,- 2400 GOSUB 3730 :GOTO 2180 2410 ‘----- Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------- 2420 CLS :LOCATE 1,1 :PRINT “SAVE TO FILE?” 2430 S-–1 :PX-2 :PY-1 :SOS-”Yes” :51$--No” ;GOSUB 3020 2440 IF S THEN 2530 2450 LOCATE 5,10 :PRINT “Output file name [“;FIS;”l “; 2460 INPOT FO$ 2470...
  • Page 108 —. 3450 FOR Y-1 TO WI :B$-B$+CHR$(P(CC,YJ) :NEXT Y 3460 IF NOT NLQ THEN BS-B$+STRING$(35,0) :GOTO 348o 3470 FOR Y-1 TO WI :B$-B$+CHR$(Q(CC,Y)) :NEXT Y -,----- LSI?TA$-B$ :PuT #l,M JqO” 3490 NEXTCC :RI?IIJRN 3500 ‘----- Output Printer ------------------------------------------------ 3510 LPRINT HD$; 3!320 FOR CC-33 TO 126 3530...
  • Page 109 This appendix givestables of the printer’s standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table.
  • Page 110 — CHARACTER SET Hexa- dechml & <BEL> m’ z +?!+4-% ‘l-AKIA %--l’ 107 { m 1 --- < ‘...
  • Page 111 < < JXq> t “ <N2 > II < DC3> # I .,..& <BEL> I-E l-iii m l-m m bi- lm- <so > > “ “ <DJjL> < SI>...

  • Page 112: Ibm Character Set #2

    CHARACTER SET #2 — DC3>1& 1< “ < “ > I \ < HT >1< < LF> Fii- <w> <Esc> + <FF> <FS > , <CR> <so > > “ < SI> <...
  • Page 113 I [i i::.- ;:,. — ,—...

  • Page 114: Ibm Character Set #1

    — IBM CHARACTER SET #1 < & < < > > < DC2 < X2> < > < > < > < D > <SI> Other characters are identical to IBM character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systemswith a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significantbit is set to 1 by the <...

  • Page 115: Additional Character Set

    ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET ‘ Hexa- decimal In IBM mode, additionalcharacterscan be printedby specialcommands. ’...

  • Page 116: International Character Sets

    INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS — When an international character set is selected by DIP switches2-2 to 2-4 or by a command from software, the followingchanges are made in the character set: — See page 17 for the DIP switch settings. The commands for selectingthe international character sets are: —...
  • Page 117 : ..INDEX ‘ Double-strikeprinting, 62 Download characters, 27, 51, 54, 82-84, Absolute horizontal tab, 79,80 91-98 Ascender,83,84,92 Draft quality, 22,59,60,82,84, 91-93 Auto feed, 89 Automatic carriage return, 16 Automatic line feed, 17, 77 Automatic sheet 6, 16,56,89 Electricalspecifications,55-56 feeder, Elite pitch, 22,60,66,85 Emphasizedprinting, 51,61 Emulation, 16,31,53...

  • Page 118: Standard Character Set

    —. Parking, 11-12,26 Interface: Pause, 20, 35 specifications,53 Pica pitch, 21,66 signals,56 Pitch, 21,24, 34,55,66 test, 13 Platen knob, 2,3 International 17,51,64, 106 characters, Power cord, 6 Italic printing, 22, 61 Power indicator, 20 Power switch,3 Print Pitch switch, 2J, 24-28 Justification, 78 Print head, 47-49,50, 53 Printer commands, 39,51,59...
  • Page 119 Tractor feed, 9-13,53 Troubleshooting,50,51 Type style, 22, 34,54,60,61 Underlining,62 Unidirectional printing, 88 Unpacking and inspection, Unparking, 12 Vertical tabulation, 75 Zero ( or normal), 65...
  • Page 120 ConsumerResponse Star MicronicsCo., Ltd. invitesyour suggestionsand commentson your printerand this manual.Pleaseaddressyour correspondence to: STAR MICRONICSCO., LTD. 194Nakayoshida Shizuoka,JAPAN 422-91 Attn: ProductManager STAR MICRONICSAMERICA INC. Pan Am Bldg., Suite 3510 200 ParkAvenue New York, NY 10166 Attn: ProductManager STAR MICRONICSDEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstrde59 P.
  • Page 121 ,..., ”,’... (.., ,... . . Standard mode Elite Pica < “ 12S4567890 123456789012 1234!567890 123456789012 1234567890 < 1234567890 l~34567g90:~34567 < ESC > “M” l~34~73901~3437~ < 12345678901234567 12345678901234567090 ; 12345b789012345b7 12345b7E9012345b7E90 ~cp”...
  • Page 122 DIP SWITCHES Switch ! Factorv I Function Page length 11 inches 12 inches Auto CR I 1-3 Orator lower case Small carol Lowercase] ON Auto sheet feeder Inactive I Active I ON Disabled Paper-out detector Enabled Printer mode Standard Chamcterset CM. Mode) Italics I Graphics Characterset flBM Mode)
  • Page 123 MULTI-FONT NX-I 00011 REFERENCE CARD POWER-UPFUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel switches have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on. PAPER ‘ NLQ –POWER llPICA COURIER FEED TYPE STYLE u =-,. QN LINE n c, m-r= I- PAFISR PARK-I...
  • Page 124 COMMANDSUMMARY IN NUMERICORDER MODE CONTROLCODE FUNCTION < BEL > Bell Backspace < BS > < HT > Horizontal tab LF> Line feed < <VT > Vertical tab <FF> Form feed <cR> Carriage return <so > Expanded printing for one line <SI>...
  • Page 125 CONTROL CODE < ESC > “8” Disable paper-out detector < ESC > ’“9” Enable paper-out detector < ESC > “:” Elite pitch < ESC > “:” <0> <f)> <()> COPY characters from standard into RAM < ES.C > ‘-< “ One-line unidirectional printing...
  • Page 126 MODE CONTROLCOOE FUNCTION PAGE cESC ~ “Y” nl n2 Print double-density, ml m2... double-speed 8 bit graphics ESC > “Z” Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics 81 < d n2 ml m2... ESC > “r’ “@” <4> <O> <0> .,. Select character height, width, <...
  • Page 128 Printed in Japan ’89...

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