Star Micronics Rainbow NX-1000C User Manual page 6

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER
This printer is a compact, convenient, colour dot-matrix printer with
a Commodore serial interface. Fully compatible with the Commodore Cl28
and C64 computers, it supports the Commodore commands and prints the
Commodore graphics and business character sets (both standard and DIN
versions). It also has an ASCII operating mode in which it prints the standard
ASCII character set. Some of its main features are the following:
• Six bright colours
Red, blue, violet, yellow, orange, and green add a colour dimension to
your printed output. See the samples inside the back cover.
• Easy operation
Clearly understandable lamp displays and beep tones provide immediate
feedback when you press the switches on the control panel. The four switches
can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions,
including
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setting and micro-alignment.
• Easy care and maintenance
The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds; the print head in a few
minutes.
• Versatile paper handling
Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-copy forms (up to triple-ply)
are all accepted, and you can use either tractor or friction feed. A special
feature enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing
on other paper.
• Fast draft-quality printing
At 120 characters per second, the printer can print a page faster than
you can read it. Characters are naturally shaped, with true descenders.
• High-resolution near-letter-quality printing
When you select an NLQ type style, the printer slows down and employs
a dense matrix of up to 18 by 23 dots to print clear, well-formed characters.
• Graphics
The printer prints both standard eight-bit graphics and Commodore
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seven-bit graphics.
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• Large variety of type styles and sizes
The printer has one draft style and four NLQ styles (Courier, Sanserif, I
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and Orator with small capitals or lower case), plus italics for all styles, plus U
condensed print, bold print, double-sized print, quadruple-sized print-see
the samples on the next page:
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