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You can print at either 50V0 (half) or 67Y0 (two-thirds) normal size by using the Zoom mode. This is useful for printing wide documents, such as spreadsheets, on a single sheet. Change the zoom size as follows. Put the printer in n m Hold down the [~) key and press the [TiEXEV_] key to cycle through the three zoom settings. The zoom light indicates[...]

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I Adjusting vertical alignment Note: You may never have to use this function. Use it only if graph- ics print-outs appear strange (as in the illustrations below). After you have been using your printer for some time, you may find that when you print graphics, the printed dots are slightly out of line with each other. For exam- ple, what you intend [...]

*** DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING *** Each time you press either of these two keys, the printer prints a new test line and a new offset value. If you are using fanfold paper, the printer will reverse feed the paper before printing the test pattern again. After printing the pattern, the printer will feed the fan- fold paper back up again so that you can se[...]

Testing the printer Short test A short test prints out the version number of the soft- ware contained in the printer’s ROM, followed by seven lines of text. Each line is offset by one character from the line above. If the color ribbon is in use, each line will be printed in a different color. To perform a short test, power up the printer while ho[...]

I This test prints across the entire width of the carnage. It is a good idea to make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest possible paper available to avoid the possibility of damage to the print head or the platen. This test can generate many lines of text and graphics, so it is a good idea to use continuous fanfold paper rather than sin[...]

● When the printer stops printing, put the printer in not-ready-mode. The printer now prints the final line of the hexadecimal dump. ● To resume normal operation, turn the printer off and on again. (Unless you switch it off and on the printer will continue to print in hexadecimal).[...]

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Chapter 5 Options The two optional accessories that you can purchase with your NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour printer are the push tractor unit (PT- 10Q), which allows you to print on fan- fold paper (continuous stationery), and the serial-to-par- allel interface converter (SPC-8K), which allows you to connect the printer to your computer via your comput- [...]

I Push tractor unit Installing the push tractor unit The push tractor unit allows you to print on continuous fanfold paper up to 10” wide. The push tractor unit con- sists of two end pieces joined by two silver metal rods. The metal rods have two black sliding tractor units and a black sliding support piece mounted on them. Install the push tract[...]

● Hold the push tractor unit with your thumb and forefinger on the ridges near the top and with the slot facing towards you. Ridges- ● the shaft just Hook the slots in the end pieces over behind and above the platen roller. /‘1 As seen from behind the printer Page 73[...]

I ● Using your forefinger and thumb squeeze the end piece levers against the rear part of the end pieces. Rotate the tractor feed unit downwards until the bottom of the levers fit snugly into the indentations in the metal plate inside the printer body. End pie Bonom of Iev Indentation metal plate As seen from behind the printer As seen from behin[...]

● Release the two levers and check that the tractor unit is properly secured. The unit is now locked in place. Make sure that the covers on both tractors are closed. ● Close the rear cover by swinging it forwards and upwards. Click it firmly back into place. ● Close the front cover. Page 75[...]

Loading fanfold paper ● Position the stack of fanfold paper behind the printer. ● Turn the printer off. ● Pull the release lever forward. ● If there is a single sheet that has been fed into the printer, remove it. ● Open the front cover by hooking your fingers under the two small projecting tabs on either side of the front cover. Grip the[...]

● ✌☛ ● ● Lock the tractors in position by pushing the levers back down again. Open the covers on both tractors and position the paper by aligning the holes in the paper with the pins on the tractors. Ensure that the paper is properly aligned on the tractor pins. Otherwise, it may tear or jam. Close the tractor covers. If necessary, make a[...]

● Press the [-) key. The fanfold paper will be fed in to the starting position (if you want to adjust this position, use the procedure for setting the auto load position, described on page 60 of Chapter 4). Note: Keep the release lever in the forward position while printing on fanfold paper. Page 78[...]

I Printing on fanfold paper Two useful features of the NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour that facilitate the use of continuous stationery are paper parking (fanfold paper can remain installed in the printer while you temporarily switch to printing on sin- gle sheets), and the tear-off function (you can remove printed output without losing the current paper po[...]

If you need to use continuous multi-part forms, use the type which has both side edges glued together. Do not use forms with more than three parts. Make sure that the print gap is correctly set for the thickness of paper that you are using. Setting the print gap is described on page 63 of Chapter 4. Page 80[...]

I Parking paper If you want to use single sheets, but do not want to remove the fanfold paper, you can “park” the fanfold paper. ● Tear off the paper at a perforation, so that not more than half a page protrudes above the paper delivery selector (if necessary, put the printer in not-ready mode and feed paper through by pressing the = keY unti[...]

I Using the tear-off function You can remove finished fanfold output without disturb- ing the current position of the paper. ● Make sure that the printer is in ready mode, hold down the (-] key and then hold down the [-] key. Keep both keys held down. The printer starts to feed the paper through the printer. ● Release both keys. The printer aut[...]

I Serial-to-parallel interface converter You can connect the printer to your computer via one of your computer’s serial ports using the serial-to-parallel converter (SPC-8K). To do this, you will also need an additional serial converter cable. To connect the printer to your computer using the serial-to-parallel converter, proceed as follows (you [...]

● Plug the interface converter’s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the printer. Secure it with the retaining clips. ● Connect the interface connector’s 25-pin D-type connector to one end of the serial converter cable. ● Plug the other end of the serial converter cable into one of your computer’s serial ports. The compu[...]

I Setting the converter’s DIP switches ● Set the DIP switches on the converter so that the settings match the settings you intend to make on your computer. ● The DIP switches on the serial-to-parallel converter correspond to the following settings. The equivalent settings that you will need to make in MS-DOS’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or in the P[...]

Protocol (or “handshaking”) is the communications con- vention used between the computer and printer to regu- late the flow of data. DTR is the most commonly used protocol. I Switch3 1 Switch4 I Protocol I I OFF I ON I ETX/ACK I Baud rate is the rate in bits per second at which data is sent to the printer. Typically 9600 or 19200 is used. Switc[...]

Setting up a serial connection Make settings on your computer to correspond to the settings you have made using the DIP switches. On a Windows computer ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win- dow. Double-click the Printers icon Make sure that NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour is selected in the [...]

I On an MS-DOS computer If you are using an IBM PC or compatible running MS-DOS, edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include a line that reads: MODE LPT1 : =COMn : n stands for a number: 1, 2, 3 etc. COMn must match the name of the serial port to which the serial-to-parallel converter is connected. Usually it will be COM2. This line sends printer output [...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Your NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour printer should perform without any problem most of the time. However, things will go wrong from time to time. A list of common prob- lems and corresponding suggestions for curing them is given below. A further section, Checking system softuxu-e settings, suggests ways for you to check whether yo[...]

Common problems and solutions Possible cause ~ Action 1 Printer is not receiving I power Check whether the power cord is correctly connected. If it is, try a different power cord. Check whether the power source is working by unplugging the printer and plugging in another device. Possible cause Action 1 The ribbon is jammed, ~ Make sure that the rib[...]

Possible cause The wrong emulation is selected. The wrong printer has been selected by your application program or system software. The computer system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the type of interface cable that you are using. The interface cable is incorrectly connected, or damaged. Action Check the emulation selection [...]

Possible cause I A~tion The paper tray cover is not properly closed. The release lever is in the wrong position. Paper is jamming. The print gap is not set correctly. Close the paper tray cover. Make sure that the lever is pushed back if you are printing on single sheets, or pulled forward if you are using fanfold stationery. Remove all paper from [...]

Possible cause 1 Action Electronic DIP Switch Check Electronic DIP settings prevent use of color. ~ Possible cause Paper is jamming. The wrong line spacing or leading has been selected from your application program. Auto line feed with carriage return is selected. Switch setting A4 and B3. Turn both settings to ON to enable color printing (see Maki[...]

I Possible cause Auto line feed with carriage return is not selected. Paper is jamming. 1 Action Check Electronic DIP Switch setting A5, Turn the setting to OFF to select automatic line feed (see Making Electronic DIP Switch settings on page 37 of Chapter 4). Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. See Sett[...]

Possible cause Action The wrong line spacing or Choose a different setting leading has been selected in your application. from your application ~ program. I Possible cause 1 Action The print gap is not set 1 Use the adjustment lever to correctly. alter the print gap. See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4. The print head is damaged. Retu[...]

Possible cause 1 Action I The print gap is not set correctly. The ribbon is jammed, twisted or not set properly Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. Move the lever to a higher (lighter) setting. See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly between the print head and ! installed. Refer[...]

Possible cause Action The printer’s air vents are blocked or obstructed. Switch off the printer and allow it to cool down. Check the air vents on the underside of the printer to see if they are clogged or obstructed in any way. Remove the obstruction or clogging material if possible. If the problem persists, return the printer to your dealer for [...]

Possible cause ~ Action I I The paper guides are 1 Remove the paper. Adjust positioned incorrectly. The ribbon is jammed, causing the print head to jam. The paper is jamming, causing the print head to jam. Inappropriate margin settings have been selected from your application program. the position of the paper guides and reload the paper. Make sure[...]

Possible cause The ribbon cartridge is incorrectly installed, causing the print head to jam. The paper is not loaded properly, causing the print head to jam. The print gap is not set “- correctly. Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Inapprop[...]

Possible cause The wrong emulation is selected. The wrong character table, code page or international character set is selected. Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Inappropriate settings have been selected from your application program. Actio[...]

Possible cause Action The interface cable is Check that the printer incorrectly connected or interface cable is correctly damaged connected. If it is, try a different cable. Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. I Make sure that the printer is n[...]

Checking system software settings In Windows If you cannot print from your Windows application, there are three things that you can check. You may also wish to refer to the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide. Firstly, check that the printer has been set as the Default Printer. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win- dow. Double-click the[...]

● Make sure that your cable is connected to the port highlighted in the port list. If you are using a paral- lel cable, you will probably be using LPT1. If you are using the serial-to-parallel convertor, you will be using COM 1 or COM2. Click on the appropriate port name. ● Click OK. ● Click on Close to return to the Control Panel win- dow. I[...]

ments on page 27 of Chapter 3 and check the applica- tion’s manual for details of printer selection. If you still cannot print, consult your software dealer. Warning beeps The printer beeps both to give you warnings that some- thing is wrong and to indicate certain conditions that are part of normal operation. A full list of printer beeps is give[...]

Chapter 7 Software commands Introduction The NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In the Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the Epson LQ-860/850, and can also recognize the graphics commands of NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter X24E. Some addi- tional comman[...]

Both ASCII: Decimal: Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1. Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal char- acter codes. Parameters for which values must be supplie[...]

Font control commands Select print quality ‘] MODE I ASCII I ‘ecimal I He)(de~imal Std . <E SC> “X” n 27 120 n IB 78 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below: n Print quality o Draft 1 Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Select print quality MODE ASCII Decimal Hexad[...]

Select L(2 font ] MODE I ASCII I ‘ecimai I Hexadecimal 1 ] Both ] <ESC> “k” n ] 27 107 n I IB 6B n I Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. I nl Font I nl Font I o Roman 3 Prestige [...]

Cancel emphasized printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “F” 27 70 IB 46 Cancels emphasized printing. Double-strike printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “G” 27 71 IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double- strike mode with a slight horizontal motion in between, causing a thickening of[...]

Overlining MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <E SC> “-”’ n 27 95 n lB 5F n Causes subsequent characters to be overlined when n is 1, and cancels overlining when n is O. Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined. Select score MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “ ( “ “-” {3> 27 40 45 3 lB 28 2D 03 [...]

Select ornament character MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “q” n 27 113 n IB 71 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown below. n Character o Normal 1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline Superscript MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC) “ S“ <O> 27 83 0 IB 53 00 Causes subsequent [...]

Select character table MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “:” n 27 116 n lB 74 n Std. <FS > “ I “ n 28 ~ 3 n lC 49 n Selects a character table according to the value of n as shown below: I ‘1 Character table I I , I IBM character set I 2 Shifc download. character area (Standard mode only) Select character set #l I MODE[...]

Select international character set MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC) “R” n 27 82 n 1 B 52 r] Selects an international character set according to the value of n. n Character set n Character set o U.S.A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Iri[...]

Select IBM code page MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “ [ “ “T” 27 91 84 lB 5B 54 <4> <o> <0> 400 04 00 00 <O> nl n2 O nl n2 00 nl n2 Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. nl n2 Code page 1 181 #437 U.S.A. 3 82 #850 Multi-Lingual 3[...]

I Enable printing of all character codes MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <FS> “” nl n2 28 92 nl n2 IC 5C nl n2 IBM <E SC> “ “ nl n2 27 92 nl n2 IB 5C nl n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those characters which are norrqally con- sidered control codes. This command remains in effect [...]

I Character size and pitch commands Pica pitch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “P” 27 80 IB 50 IBM <DC2 > 18 12 In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi- condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Elite pitc[...]

Cancel condensed printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC2 > 18 12 In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to nor- mal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Proportional spacing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “p” n 27 112 n IB 70 n IBM <E SC> “?”[...]

Select print mode MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <E SC> ‘4 : ‘t ‘C I , <2> 27 91 73 2 lB 5B 49 02 <O> nl n2 O nl n2 00 nl n2 Changes the print mode according to the values of n] and n2, as shown below: nl n2 Font Mode Pitch o 11 Courier Normal Pica o 12 Prestige Normal Pica o 18 Courier Italic Pica o 46 Courier Emphasize[...]

nl n2 Font Mode Pitch 1 1 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 201 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 202 Prestige Normal Elite condensed 1 235 Courier Normal Elite 1 236 Courier Normal Semi-condensed 1 237 Courier Normal Pica condensed 1 238 Courier Normal Elite condensed 1 239 Prestige Normal Elite 1 240 Prestige Normal Semi-condensed Expanded printing[...]

I Cancel one-line expanded printing MODE Ascll Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC4> 20 14 Cancels one-line expanded printing set with <SO> or <ESC> <SO>. Does not cancel expanded printing set with <ESC> “W” 1. Select character width MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ES> “E” n 28 69 n IC 45 n Selects a charac[...]

Increase character spacing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> <5P> n 27 32 n 1 B 20 r] Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a number from O to 127. Used in micro-justification. Print double-height characters MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “W” <1> 27 119 1 Std. lB 77 01 <FS> “[...]

I Select character height, width and line spacing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <E SC> ‘4 [ “ “@” 27 91 64 IB 5B 40 (4) <o> <0> 400 04 00 00 <O> n m Onm 00 n m Selects a combination of character height, width and line spacing according to the values of n and m, as shown below. Does not move the base line. I I n [...]

Vertical position commands Set line spacing to 1/8 inch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “O” 27 48 IB 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub- sequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 1/6 inch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std <E SC> “2“ 27 50 IB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or [...]

Set base unit for line spacing Mom ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <E SC> “ [ “ “ “ 27 91 92 :B 5B 5C <4> <o> <o> 400 04 00 00 <o> n; n2 o rll rlz 00 nl n2 Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, <ESC> “3” and <ESC> “J”, as shown below: nl n2 Line spacing unit o 180 1 / 180 inch o [...]

S line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “A” n 27 65 n IB 41 n In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/60 inch, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line spacing is set to o. In IBM mode, this command defines the distance the paper a[...]

I Reverse line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> <LF> 27 10 IB OA IBM <E SC> “ ] “ 27 93 IB 5D Prints the current line and moves the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. Ignored when the printer is in friction feed mode. The line spacing is set by one of the commands listed previously. Select forw[...]

Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “ j “ n 27 106 n IB 6A n Feeds the paper once by n/ 180 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line-feed distance is set to O. Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Se[...]

I Set bottom margin MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “N” n 27 78 n IB 4E n Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length. Cancel bottom margin MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “O” 27[...]

Set vertical tab stops in channel MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “b” nO 27 98 nO IB 62 nO nl n2 <o> n 1 n2 0 n 1 n2 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel nO, (where nO is between O and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected with the <ESC>[...]

Horizontal position commands Set left margin klODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “1“ n 27 108 n IB 6C n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) at the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The left mar[...]

Set lee and right margins MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <E SC> “X” n] n2 27 88 nl n2 IB 58 nl n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriage return I MODE I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I I I I Both <CR> 13 OD Prints the curre[...]

Set horizontal tab stops MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “D” nl 27 68 nl IB 44 nl .n 2 <0> n2 . 0 n2 .00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current charac- ter pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers betwee[...]

Relative horizontal tab MODE ASCII Decimel Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “” nl n2 27 92 nl n2 IB 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified dis- tance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formula for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between O and 63, the print head moves [...]

I Graphics commands Print normal-density 8-bit graphics MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “K” nl 27 75 nl IB 4B nl n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 . . . Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizon- tally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and (r-d + n2 x 256) dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, M2, .. . are t[...]

I Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “Z” nl 27 90 nl IB 5A nl n2 ml m2 n2 m 1 m2 n2 ml m2 ... .,. Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizon- tally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See the cESC> “K” com- mand for other informa[...]

Select graphics mode MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std: <E SC> “ * ,. nO 27 42 nO IB 2A nO nl n2 ml nl n2 ml nl n2 ml m2 m2 m2 Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See the <ESC> “K” command (for 8-bit graphics) or the <FS> “Z” command (for 24-bit g[...]

I Select graphics mode MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <~sc> “ [“ “ ~,, 27 91 103 IB 5B 67 ,71 II 2 mO 111 ~1 ~ /m 0 ?71 n 2 m(? ml m2 . ml m2 . ml m2 Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of mO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphics image is (nl + n2 x 256) – 1 dots wide. See the <ESC> [...]

Download character commands Define download characters MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <E SC> “&“ <O> 27 38 0 lB 26 00 nl n2 mO n 1 n 2 m o nl n2 mO ml m2 dl ml m2 dl ml m2 dl d2 . . . dx d2 .. . dx d2. . dx Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A3 must be set to OFF; otherwise R[...]

Next comes the dot data. Normal character height is 24 dots, so there must be 3 x ml bytes of dot data. If the printer is in super/subscript mode, however, the char- acter height is 16 dots, so there must be 2 x ml bytes of dot data. Each data byte represents eight vertical dots, with the most significant bit representing the top dot, and the least[...]

Other printer commands Select print color MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> “r” n 27 114 n IB 72 n Selects the printing color according to the value of n as shown below. Ignored if EDS switch A4 is OFF, EDS switch B3 is OFF, or if a color ribbon is not installed. n Color n Color o Black 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 5 Orange 2 Cyan 6 Green [...]

Delete last character sent MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <DEL> 127 7F Deletes the last character received. Ignored if the last character received has already been printed, or if the last character received was part of a command. Cancel last line MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <CAN> 24 18 Deletes the last line currently in the[...]

Stop printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “ j “ 27 106 IB 6A Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printer off-line (into not-ready mode). The READY indicator on the control panel will go off. Bell MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <BEL> 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone on the printer. Bi-directio[...]

Manual feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <E SC> <EM> <o> 27 25 0 IB 19 00 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the paper tray is in use. Auto feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Esc> <EM> <4> 27 25 4 lB 19 04 Selects automatic sheet feeding from the paper tray. Eject paper MODE ASCII Decimal Hexade[...]

Set initial conditions MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <~sc> “ “ c’K,f <3> [ 27 91 75 3 lB 5B 4B 03 <‘2 > <0> <3> r, 00 3 n 00 00 03 n Re-initializes the printer to the initial conditions deter- mined by the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics. Func[...]

Appendix Specifications Printing system Printing speed Draft Letter Quality Print direction Print head Life Line spacing Serial Impact Dot-matrix 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi (Semi- (Pica) (Elite) condensed) 160 CpS 192 CpS 240 CpS 53 Cps 64 CpS 80 CpS Bi-directional, logic-seeking Uni-directional, logic-seeking (selectable) 24 pins 100 million dots/pin 1/[...]

Characters ASCII 96 International 16 sets (*) IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets (**) Download 120 * USA, France, Germany, England, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Irish, Legal ** #437 (USA), #850 (Multi-Lingual), #860 (Portuguese), #861 (Icelandic), #863 (Canadian[...]

Bit image dot-matrix 8-pin normal (60 DPI) 8 X 480 8-pin double (120 DPI) 8 X 960 8-pin high-speed double (120 DPI)* 8 X 960 8-pin quadruple (240 DPI)* 8 X 1920 8-pin CRT I (80 DPI) 8 X 640 8-pin CRT II (90 DPI) 8 X 720 24-pin normal (60 DPI) 24 X 480 24-pin double (120 DPI) 24 X 960 24-pin CRT III (90 DPI) 24 X 720 24-pin Triple (180 DPI) 24 X 144[...]

Maximum buffer size Without Download 15.0 kB With Download 512 bytes Emulations Standard mode Epson LQ-860/850, NEC 24-wire graphics commands IBM mode IBM Proprinter X24E Interface Centronics parallel (standard) RS-232C serial (option) Ribbon type On-carnage, dedicated Monochrome (black only) Color (black, magenta, cyan, violet, yellow, orange, gre[...]

Default Electronic DIP Switch settings EDS Function setting Default setting Al Emulation Standard/Epson (ON) A2 AEC (Automatic Emulation Change) Mode Enabled (ON) A3 RAM usage Input buffer (ON) A4 Color and Zoom Enabled (ON) A5 Auto LF with CR Disabled (ON) B1 Graphics direction Uni-directional (OFF) B2 Paper-out detection Enabled (ON) B3 Ink Ribbo[...]

Printer beep tones The printer beeps both to warn you that something is wrong and to indicate various aspects of normal opera- tion, for example, to indicate that a particular setting or selection has just been made. The table below gives a full list of printer beeps and their meanings Tone sequence Meaning Single tone lasting 2 seconds The printer[...]

Interfacepin outs Parallel interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes low for 2 0.5vs when active 2 DATAO High when active 3 DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active 5 DATA3 High when active 1 1 6 DATA4 High when active 17 I DATA5 I High when active I I DATA6 I High when active I 9 DATA7 High when active 10 ACK 5ps to acknowledge receipt of d[...]

Serial interface Pin Name I Function I I I 1 GND Printer chassis ground I I 2 TXD Data from printer I I 3 Data to printer 1 1 4 RTS Always low 5 CTS LOW when the computer is ready to transmit data Printer ignores this signal I 11 I RCH I I Printer sets line low when ready to receive data. Same signal as pin 20 20 DTR I Printer sets line low when re[...]

Character sets The following tables show the Standard and IBM char- acter sets. Also shown are the IBM code pages (interna- tional variations of IBM character set #2) and the standard (Epson) mode international character sets (international variations of the Epson Standard charac- ter set). The decimal character code for each character is shown in [...]

Standard character set#2 1.1 —— . Page !54[...]

Standard character set #2 (continued) Page 155[...]

International character sets The character codes shown are in decimal. Page 156[...]

IBM character set #2 Code page #437 (U. S. A.) Page157[...]

page #437 (U. S. A.) (continued) Page 158[...]

Code page #850 (Multi-lingual) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. , , i 1 I I 1 1 1 m ml 11921 [2081 12241 1240J 8 9 A B c o c E? h ,,,: — :::: ,,, . L l-iii l-iii ti f .., .., 85 .:.:.; JLJ 1 ,,:.:, F 14! 6 !?3 ---1 1- — 2 6 3 ‘— — g ,, -l~--lfi--l l-l--l +4-s4 *-1 d WI ml 11931 12091 122s1 1241 ,s% A %.-l Flbi Ilt% [...]

I Code page #860 (Portuguese) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. I 8 _iJE Page 160[...]

Code page #861 (Icelandic) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. 89 A B c DIE z JL a m 224 T B 20922s -m r 210 226 L z 211 227 Lx 212 220 -Liz !!Jz + --lIi J -_@ a _-_@ LIZ lb -hi e --h llz -k F Page 161[...]

Code page #863 (Canadian French) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. 8 9 A B c DEF I 1 u ~ 1761 1192 I L I 11291 Ilosl 11611 11771 I 1931 I Page 162[...]

Code page #865 (Nordic) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. Page 163[...]

I Character set #1 The other characters are the same as in each version of character set #2. o 1 0 (w h Iii 1 (lEl) l--i l-ii 2 (UC?) I--2 @ 3 m) I-3 IT 4 (ml) In 1% 5 b m 6 (’m r-b 1% 7 (EEL) I-i l-x 8 (6s) (CAN) l-l h on) (M) 9 ,~ ~ * w m m ‘B (w (UC) rii- I-T c (FF) (R) IT 1% D (m) IT m E (s0) m 1% F (s1) l-ii l-ii Page 164[...]

IBM special character set These characters can be printed using the Enable printing of all character codes and Enable printing of all character codes on next character commands. 1 I I “, 1 I I 1 M., ! I I I LQI I Page 165[...]

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Glossary Adobe Type Manager Adjustment lever AEC mode Application Auto line feed Auto load position AUTOEXEC.BAT Software for Windows and Macin- tosh which allows you to print PostScript fonts. Lever which lets you adjust the position of the print head for dif- fering paper thicknesses. See Automatic Emulation Change mode. Software program, such as[...]

Automatic Emulation Change mode Bi-directional printing Bit Bitmap fonts Carriage return Centroniq5 connector Character code Printer mode in which the printer automatically senses which emu- lation mode (Standard or IBM) the computer requires, and changes mode accordingly. Mode in which the printer prints graphics both from left to right and from r[...]

1 Character set Character table Code page Compatible Computer paper Control code Control panel Cut sheets Default Printer A fixed set of characters which can be printed. A character set normally includes upper and lower case letters, the digits O-9 punctuation symbols and various other characters, for example accented characters for foreign languag[...]

Default setting Feature setting adopted if no user setting has been made (some- times called “factory setting”). DOS See MS-DOS Dot adjustment mode Mode in which you can realign the print head in bi-directional graphics mode. Double-spacing Printed text with a blank line between each printed line. Downloaded User-defined character, created char[...]

I Face-down printing Face-up printing Factory settings Fanfold paper Fixed pitch font Font Font lock mode Form feed Forward micro feed Graphics direction Handshaking Output is delivered face-down in sequential order. You can select face-down printing by pushing the paper delivery selector up and back. Output is delivered face-up in reverse order. Y[...]

Hexadecimal dump A printout of all character codes and control codes as they are received by the printer, along with their hexadecimal (base 16) values. IBM mode Mode in which the printer emu- lates an IBM Proprinter X24E. IBM compatible A personal computer that can run the same system and appli- cations software as an IBM PC. IBM PC Personal compu[...]

Letter Quality Line feed Long test Macintosh Macro Manual by-pass Micro feed Printing mode in which the built- in fonts are used to produce high-quality (suitable for corre- spondence) text output. & instruction from the computer which tells the printer to advance the paper by one line. Repetitive printer test showing every available font and p[...]

I MODE statement Monospaced font MS-DOS Multi-part form NCR sets Not-ready mode Orientation Over-printing Paper delivery selector Paper feed Statement in an MS-DOS AUTOEXEC.BAT file that deter- mines to which port the computer should send printer output. Font in which all characters are of the same width. The most common operating sys- tem software[...]

Paper guides Paper out Paper tray Devices which hold single sheets so that they are fed into the printer correctly. Printer function which automati- cally detects when the paper has run out and stops printing. Part of the printer which holds paper for feeding into the printer. The tray can hold up to fifty-five single sheets. Parallel cable Standar[...]

Portrait Portrait mode is when a docu- ment is printed on paper with the longest sides of the paper at the sides. PostScript font Type of scalable font similar to TrueType fonts. PostScript fonts can be printed if you have installed the Adobe ~pe Manager program on your computer. Print gap The distance between the print head and the platen. This di[...]

Quiet mode Ready mode Release lever Reverse micro feed Ribbon cartridge Scalable fonts Serial interface Serial-to-parallel interface converter Short test Stack wire Standard mode Mode in which the printer prints more quietly (and slightly more slowly) . Printer mode in which the printer can receive and print data from the computer. Lever that grips[...]

System software Tear-off function Thumb wheel Tractor TrueType font Typeface Uni-directional print- ing Vertical alignment Weight Windows Zoom mode Software that runs on your com- puter to control basic computer functions (screen display, key- board input, disk access and printer output). Printer function which allows you to remove fanfold output w[...]

Index A Adjustment lever 6 Adobe Type Manager 53 Auto load position 60 AUTOEXEC.BAT 17 Automatic emulation change 2,40,46 Automatic line feed enabling 41 B Beep tones 150 Bi-directional graphics 4f Bitmap fonts 51 c Cable leng~h of 13 parallel 47 selecting which type to use 47 serial 47 Centronics parallel cable 13 Character pitch 51 setting 43,53 [...]

Double-spacing unwanted 41 Download character commands 138 E Electronic DIP Switch settings default settings 149 list of 39 making settings 37 Emulation automatic switching 40,46 selecting 40,46 Epson emulation mode 40,46, 105 Extension cover 5 F Face-down printing Face-up printing Fanfold paper loading parking printable area printing on unparking [...]

Loading paper 19 Long test 67 M Macintosh printer set-up 49 Macro feature 62 Macro indicator 26,35 Manual by-pass 57 Monospaced fonts 50 MS-DOS AUTOEXEC.BAT file 27 checking settings 103 font selection 30 PRINT command 4(Y printer driver selection of 28 printer set-up 17,48 printing from applications 49 selecting printer in 27 serial connection 88 [...]

I Push tractor unit 71 installing 72 Q“ Quiet mode Quiet mode indicator 26, ~; R READY indicator m k’Y READY light Ready mode Release lever Reverse micro feed Ribbon cartridge installing 24 25,34 26 24 5 60 5 10 s Saving current settings 62 Scalable fonts 52 Scaled output 61 Selecting the printer in MS-DOS 27 in Windows 27 Serial connection 87,[...]

I Customer service information If you experience any technical difficulties with your Star printer, please refer to Chapter 6- Troubleshooting on page 89. This chapter describes easy methods to diagnose and resolve some of the problems which you may encounter. For further technical support, you should first contact your Authorized Star Dealer. If y[...]

I Customer response Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and com- ments 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. 70- D Ethel Road West[...]

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