Star Micronics NX-1040 User Manual
Star Micronics NX-1040 User Manual

Star Micronics NX-1040 User Manual

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NX-1040
LC-100
QA 80825023
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL RAINBOW NX-1040 COLOUR LC-100 COLOUR QA 80825023...
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu- ant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Trademark Acknowledgements NX-1040, NX-1020, NX-1000, LC-100, LC-200, LC-10, SE-10DT, SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprinter, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation LX-810, EX-800, FX-850: Seiko Epson Corp. Notice • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.
  • Page 4: How To Use This Manual

    HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into eight chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer, you are urged to read through Chapters 1 through 6. Chapters 7 and 8 may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations etc.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chap. 1 INTRODUCTION PRINTER COMPONENTS SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES FONT STYLE EXAMPLE Chap. 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER PRINTER PLACEMENT UNPACKING AND INSPECTION SETTING UP Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the front cover Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cable...
  • Page 6 Paper parking Top of form Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading position Clearing the buffer/All reset Save Macro Definition CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES Chap. 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS Chap.
  • Page 7: Chap. 1

    Chap. 1 INTRODUCTION This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the Epson/IBM printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. The selection of paper you can use is as varied as the types of docu- ments you can produce.
  • Page 8: Printer Components

    PRINTER COMPONENTS...
  • Page 9 Component Description Paper guide Aligns single sheets (cut forms) to help the printer detect when paper is inserted. Release lever Releases pressure on the paper. This lever must be back for cut-sheet forms ( ), and forward for fanfold forms ( Front cover Protects the print head and other internal com- ponents of your printer.
  • Page 10: Summary Of Printer Features

    SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES Feature Function Dot matrix (9-wire) Draft and Near Letter-Quality printing. impact printing Extensive software It is compatible with the Epson and IBM stan- support dard, and works with any software that supports those printers. AEC mode Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode is provided to select the proper emulation mode automati- cally sent from your program.
  • Page 11 Feature Function Print styles Highlighting capability with following emphasis styles: • Double-high • Double-strike • Double-wide • Emphasized • Italics • Overlining • Quadruple-high • Quadruple-wide • Subscript • Superscript • Underlining. Tear off function Fanfold forms can be removed without advanc- ing blank forms.
  • Page 12: Font Style Example

    FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print.
  • Page 13: Chap. 2

    Chap. 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter describes the following procedures to set up your new printer. If you have optional accessories, refer to the manuals attached to each accessory. • Printer placement • Unpacking the carton box • Installing the platen knob •...
  • Page 14: Unpacking And Inspection

    UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Now check each item in the box against Figure 2-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. Figure 2-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Platen knob, 3) Ribbon cartridge, 4) Paper guide, and 5) User’s manual.
  • Page 15: Setting Up

    SETTING UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing mate- rial from the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent dam- age to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location.
  • Page 16: Installing The Ribbon Cartridge

    NOTE You can keep the front cover installed printer, shown in Figure 2-4. But, in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge. Figure 2-4. The front cover can stay on the printer. Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon with the following procedure.
  • Page 17: Installing The Front Cover

    NOTE If you want to print with black only, install the optional mono- chrome ribbon cartridge, LC9 or LC9W. At this monent, you need to change the EDS settings. Figure 2-7. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned cor- rectly. Installing the front cover After you have installed the rib- cartridge,...
  • Page 18: Installing The Paper Guide

    Installing the paper guide Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide: 1. Insert the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the two tabs on the rear cover, as shown in Figure 2- 2. Place the paper guide hori- zontally to use fanfold forms, and vertically to use single sheets.
  • Page 19: Configuring Your Software For The Printer

    Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. Choose one of the following (in order of preference) according to your selected Emulation mode: Standard (Epson) mode IBM mode Star NX-1040/LC-100 Color *Proprinter III Star NX-1020/LC-200 Color *Proprinter II Epson EX-800...
  • Page 20 If your software package does not mention printers by name, but asks instead what features your printer is capable of, the most common questions are: “Can your printer perform a backspace?” and “Can it do a hardware form feed?”. You should answer “Yes” to both these ques- tions.
  • Page 21: Chap. 3

    Chap. 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE This chapter describes instructions for printing such as selecting paper types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper. SELECTION OF PAPER Your printer accepts any of the following types of paper: • Single sheets (cut forms) and stationary Use the friction feed or the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder .
  • Page 22: Adjusting The Printing Gap

    ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer. Pushing the adjustment lever towards the rear of the printer narrows the gap; pulling it towards the front of the printer widens the gap.
  • Page 23: Loading Fanfold Forms

    LOADING FANFOLD FORMS This printer accepts fanfold forms up to 10” wide. This printer can feed fanfold forms from the rear of the printer, as shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3. Paper path for fanfold forms. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms.
  • Page 24 5. Pass the paper between the printer case and the rear cover. 6. Open both tractor covers and mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit. Figure 3-5. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units. 7.
  • Page 25 9. Close the rear cover, then set the paper guide in the hori- zontal position, as shown in Figure 3-7. This will sepa- rate the printed from the unprinted paper. Figure 3-7. Close the rear cover, then set the paper guide horizontally.
  • Page 26: Paper Parking

    Paper parking After loading fanfold paper, you need not to unload it when you want to print on a cut sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below. 1. To begin paper parking, start with the power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, and the release lever toward the front of the printer ( 2.
  • Page 27: Tear Off Function

    Tear off function At the end of printing, use this tear off function to cut off the printed form without advancing blank forms. 1. Press and hold the button for one second while in the on- line state. The paper will be fed to the tear off position and the printer goes off- line state.
  • Page 28 1. Raise the paper guide in posi- tion on the rear cover of the printer. 2. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage.
  • Page 29: Chap. 4

    Chap. 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.
  • Page 30: Paper Feed

    The printer powers up in the on-line status when paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the indicator light blinking. When you load paper, the printer goes on-line. You will want to press the button: •...
  • Page 31: Pitch

    PITCH This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order: Pitch Indicator(s) Pica (10 CPI) 10 CPI Elite (12 CPI) 12 CPI...
  • Page 32: Power-Up Functions

    Status Indicator Font lock mode DRAFT Pitch lock mode COURIER Macro definition SANSERIF Auto Emulation Change ORATOR POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform “special” functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on.
  • Page 33: Long Test Mode

    Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, it is rec- ommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode.
  • Page 34: Pitch Lock Mode

    number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accommo- dated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test. Pitch lock mode By holding the button down during power-up, the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference.
  • Page 35: Hexadecimal Dump

    3. To adjust the printing, use the buttons. button will move the second pass to the left. The button will move the second pass to the right. 4. When the two passes are aligned with each other to form one con- tinuous line, the bi-directional alignment test is completed.
  • Page 36: Switch Combination Functions

    SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Figure 4-5. Switch combination functions of control panel. Form feed If you are using cut forms, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page.
  • Page 37: Forward Micro-Feed

    Top of form When you power on the printer, the top-of-form position is automati- cally set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows: 1.
  • Page 38: Changing The Auto Loading Position

    Changing the auto loading position Normally, the printer automatically loads the paper to the desired posi- tion according to the setting of EDS switch B-2. If you want to change this value, follow this procedure: 1. Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer. 2.
  • Page 39 Save Macro Definition You can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure: 1. Press the button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the button and hold it down. 3. While holding the button down, press the button and hold them down.
  • Page 40: Conditions Indicated By Beep Tones

    CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES This section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones. Beep tones Meanings Two seconds tone Printer detects an error condition. Turn off the power switch and turn it on again. Long tone, once Printer detects an error condition. sequence, two times Turn off the power switch and turn it on again.
  • Page 41 Chap. 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE From the control panel you can change the parameters that define how your printer works. These parameters become your power-on settings. This function is called the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode. HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE The EDS mode in this printer has 15 functions that you can set as the power-on default.
  • Page 42: Functions Of The Eds Settings

    FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS The printer stores the parameters that you can select from the control panel while in the EDS mode. A default is the setting that the printer will use if none is specifically selected by a program. When you first turn on or later reset your printer these default settings will take effect.
  • Page 43 Switch A-1: Emulation Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In standard mode the printer operates like the Epson LX-810. In IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprinter III. The ON position selects standard mode. The OFF position selects IBM mode. Switch A-2: Auto Emulation Change (AEC) Mode This switch selects the Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode.
  • Page 44 Switch B-4: This switch is used for technical purpose only. Leave this switch ON. Switches C-1 and C-2: Ink ribbon type Your printer can use three types of ink ribbon. You must set these switches according to your using ink ribbon type, as shown below: Ribbon type Color/Mono (LC9CL/LC9HD/LC9) Monochrome (LC9W)
  • Page 45 Switch D-4: CR Centering If you set this switch OFF, the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforation. This way, you can get bet- ter quality of printing around the perforations. It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold paper, otherwise, this function does not work properly at the perforations.
  • Page 46 Switches E-2 to E-4: IBM Code Page or International Character Set Except in the standard italic character set, these switches select the default character code page as shown below: Code Page #437 U.S.A. #850 Multi-lingual60 #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 Canadian French #865 Nordic International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 char- acter codes in the Standard Italic character set.
  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Chap. 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter helps you identify printer conditions and problems that you can often correct yourself. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this chapter.
  • Page 48 Printer sounds the audible alarm • This might indicate an Check the status of the control panel indi- error or normal operation. cators and see “Conditions indicated by beep tones” in Chapter 4. Pitch or font selected is being changed •...
  • Page 49 • Incorrect emulation is Select the other emulation with the EDS selected. setting. See Chapter 5. • Problem with the applica- Refer to your application program manual. tion program. • Distance printer must pull Move paper closer to the printer. paper is too far.
  • Page 50: Maintenance

    Left margin moves to the right during printing • The print head is not mov- Check that the ribbon and paper are cor- ing correctly. rectly installed. See “Installing ribbon car- tridge” in Chapter 2 and the sections on loading paper in Chapter 3. •...
  • Page 51: Introduction

    Chap. 7 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS INTRODUCTION This printer has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In the Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the Epson LX-810, or the EX-800 for color printing. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter III.
  • Page 52: Font Control Commands

    Font control commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select print quality Std. <ESC> “x” n 1B 78 n Changes print quality to n: 27 120 n Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Print quality Draft Near Letter Quality Print quality <ESC>...
  • Page 53: Character Set Commands

    Font control commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Cancel emphasized printing Both <ESC> “F” 1B 46 Cancels emphasized printing. 27 70 Double-strike printing Both <ESC> “G” 1B 47 Prints subsequent characters with double- 27 71 strike action. Cancel double-strike printing Both <ESC>...
  • Page 54 Character set commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select international character set Std. <ESC> “R” n 1B 52 n Selects international character set n: 27 82 n Character sets 0 to 7 can be selected as power-up default with EDS switches E2 to E4. For char.
  • Page 55: Character Size And Pitch Commands

    Character size and pitch commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Pica pitch Std. <ESC> “P” 1B 50 In Std. mode, changes from elite or semi-con- 27 80 densed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). <DC2>...
  • Page 56 Character size and pitch commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select print mode <ESC>“[”“I” <2> 1B 5B 49 02 <0> n1 n2 00 n1 n2 Changes print mode according to n1 and n2. 27 91 73 2 0 n1 n2 Font Mode Pitch...
  • Page 57 Character size and pitch commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select master print mode Std. <ESC> “!” n 1B 21 n Selects a combined print mode, n, the sum of the 27 33 n values shown below. Asterisked functions are ignored if PITCH LOCK mode was set on power- Function Function...
  • Page 58: Vertical Position Commands

    Character size and pitch commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select character height, width and line spacing <ESC> “[” “@” 1B 5B 40 <4> <0> <0> 04 00 00 Selects a combination of character height, width <0> n m 00 n m and line spacing according to n and m, as shown below.
  • Page 59 Vertical position commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Execute <ESC> “A” <ESC> “2” 1B 32 Sets line spacing to value defined by preceding 27 50 <ESC> “A” command (or to 1/6 inch if there was no <ESC> “A”). Line feed Both <LF>...
  • Page 60 Vertical position commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Cancel bottom margin Both <ESC> “O” 1B 4F Cancels the bottom margin. 27 79 Form feed Both <FF> Feeds paper to top of next page and moves print position to left margin. When automatic sheet feeder is in use (EDS switch B1 is OFF), current page is ejected.
  • Page 61: Horizontal Position Commands

    Vertical position commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Vertical tab Both <VT> Feeds paper to next vertical tab stop and moves print position to left margin. Feeds to top of next page if current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop.
  • Page 62 Horizontal position commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set automatic line feed <ESC> “5” <1> 1B 35 01 Sets printer to perform carriage return and line 27 53 1 feed each time it receives <CR> code (overriding EDS switch A4 setting). Cancel automatic line feed <ESC>...
  • Page 63: Graphics Commands

    Horizontal position commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Relative horizontal tab Std. <ESC> “\” n1 n2 1B 5C n1 n2 Moves print position a specified distance right or 27 92 n1 n2 left (ignored if resulting position is beyond right or left margin).
  • Page 64 Graphics commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Print quadruple-density graphics Both <ESC> “Z” n1 n2 1B 5A n1 n2 m1 m2 ... m1 m2 ... Prints bit-image graphics at 240 DPI horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every sec- 27 90 n1 n2 ond dot in horizontal direction.
  • Page 65: Download Character Commands

    Download character commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Define draft download characters Std. <ESC> “&” <0> n1 1B 26 00 n1 n2 m0 m1 m2 n2 m0 m1 m2 Defines one or more new characters (up to 127) m3 ... m11 m3 ...
  • Page 66 Download character commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Define draft download characters <ESC> “=” n1 n2 1B 3D n1 n2 <DC4> m0 m1 m2 14 m0 m1 m2 Defines one or more new characters (up to 127) d1 d2 ... d11 d1 d2 ...
  • Page 67: Color Selection Commands

    Download character commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Copy character set from ROM into RAM Std. <ESC> “:” <0> n 1B 3A 00 n <0> Copies character set n to corresponding download character RAM area, overwriting any downloaded 27 58 0 n data already there (ignored if EDS switch A3 is ON).
  • Page 68: Other Printer Commands

    Other printer commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set MSB to 1 Std. <ESC> “>” 1B 3E Sets most significant bit of each subsequent byte 27 62 received to 1, allowing use of ASCII codes above 127. Set MSB to 0 Std.
  • Page 69 Other printer commands (continued) Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Manual feed Both <ESC> <EM> <0> 1B 19 00 Selects manual sheet feeding (ignored if EDS 27 25 0 switch B1 is ON). “(” “(” “0” “)” 28 28 30 29 “)”...
  • Page 71: Specifications

    Chap. 8 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS Printing system....Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed....Pica Elite Draft 150 cps 180 cps Near Letter Quality 37.5 cps 45 cps Print direction....Bi-directional, logic-seeking Uni-directional, logic-seeking (selectable) Print head......9 pins Life 100 million draft characters Line spacing .....
  • Page 72 (8 or 9) × 1152 Double-density plotter graphics (144 DPI) (8 or 9) × 1920 Quadruple (240 DPI)* * It is impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk (*). Paper feed ......Friction or push tractor feed Paper feed speed....2.9 inches/second max Paper specifications Cut sheet...
  • Page 73: Pinout Of Interface Connector

    PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector (signals which are low when active are overlined). Parallel interface Name Function > 0.5 µs) when active STROBE Goes from high to low (for DATA0 High when active DATA1 High when active DATA2...
  • Page 74: Serial Interface

    Serial Interface Name Function Printer’s chassis ground. This pin carries data from the printer. This pin carries data to the printer. This pin is always set space. This pin is Space when the computer is ready to send data. This printer does not check this pin. Signal ground.
  • Page 75: Character Sets

    CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the Standard and IBM character sets. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entires at the top and left edges of the table. For example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its hexadecimal character code is 41. This is equivalent (4 ×...
  • Page 76: International Character Sets

    International character sets When an international character set is selected by a command from software, the following changes are made in the Standard character set: The command for selecting the international character set is: <ESC> “R” n Where n means character code n, i.e. CHR$(n) in BASIC. The decimal values of n are: 0 U.S.A.
  • Page 77: Ibm Character Set #2

    IBM character set #2 Code Page #437 (U.S.A.) Code Page #850 (Multi-lingual) Code Page #860 (Portuguese) Other characters are identical to Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. Code Page #437.
  • Page 78 Code Page #861 (Icelandic) Code Page #863 (Canadian French) Other characters are identical to Other characters are identical to Code Page #437. Code Page #437. Code Page #865 (Nordic) Other characters are identical to Code Page #437.
  • Page 79: Character Set #1

    Character set #1 Other characters are identical to character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ESC> “>” command. IBM special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands.
  • Page 80: Index

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa INDEX Control commands, 45– Absolute horizontal tab, Graphics commands, 57– Control panel, 1, 3, 4, 23–33 Adjustment lever, 3, 16 Graphics density, 58 Copy characters, 61 All reset, 32 Graphics mode, 58 Application software, 13 Graphics printing, 57–58 Auto Emulation Change, Default settings, 35–40 4, 26, 37 Dot adjustment mode, 28...
  • Page 81 Proportional spacing, 49 Near Letter Quality (NLQ), 4, 38, 46, 59, 60, 65 Quadruple size printing, 9-pin graphics, 58 Normal-density graphics, Quadruple-density graph- ics, 58 Number of columns, 65 Quiet mode, 4 Off-line command, 62 RAM usage, 37 ON LINE button, 19, 20, Rear cover, 3, 17 21, 22, 23 Relative horizontal tab, 57...
  • Page 82: Customer Service Information

    For further technical support, you should first contact your authorized Star dealer. If you require additional support, Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services. Please use one of the tele- phone numbers listed below, depending on which country your Star printer was purchased in.
  • Page 83 Customer response Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: Worldwide Headquarters: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 20-10 Nakayoshida Shizuoka, Japan 422-91 Attn. Product Manager North and South America Markets: STAR MICRONICS AMERICA, INC.
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