Star Micronics Multi-Font XR-1000 manual

MULTI-FONT XR-1000 MULTI-FONT XR-1500 USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE[...]

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement ‘hia quipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict acco&nce with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and is no guarantee that interference will nd occur in a particular install[...]

CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for buying this printer. This printer is provided with the follow- ing features: l 2 print modes - Draft and Near Letter Quality l Many different typefaces built into the printer l Epson or IBM Proprinter compatibility including graphics l Comprehensive paper-handling facilities (cut-sheet or tractor as stan- dard, with op[...]

Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you ate writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features. Chapter 5 - DIP Switches This section explains how to set the DIP switches to make[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 LOCATING THE PRINTER .......................................................... 1 UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTION .................... 1 Setting up ..................................................................................... 3 Connection .......................................................[...]

Form feed control codes ........................................................... .39 Margins and vertical tab setting control codes ......................... .4 1 Horizontal print position control codes .................................... .44 Downloaded character control codes.. ...................................... .48 Graphics ..............[...]

chapter I INTRODUCTION c Lllr c - LOCATING THE PRINTER Lr The following section covers the unpacking and installation of your printer, together with information on paper loading and handling (both continuous and cut-sheet paper). Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it. [...]

User’s manual Theoptional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: . Serial (RS-232) interface hoard . Automatic sheet feeder 9 Color option kit See the installation instructions contained with these optional items for details of how to attach them to your printer. 2[...]

Setting up Place your printer in the position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different loc[...]

Remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side), and pulling towards you. Now install the ribbon. 1 Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise). 2 The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see illustration below). ,Print head shield [...]

* b. c L Connection Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-way D- type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connec- tor at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for[...]

You may need to set some DIP switches inside the printer before you start using it. These switches enable you to configure the printer as an Epson or as an IBM Proprinter printer. The DIP switches also enable you to select a character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not already set these up for you. The DIP switch cover i[...]

LOADING PAPER The following sections explain how to load paper - single-sheet (cut-sheet), without the Automatic Sheet feeder, and also the operations necessary for loading continuous (fanfold) stationery. If you are using the Automatic Sheet Feeder, please refer to the instructions supplied with the Automatic Sheet Feeder unit. Cut-sheet paper Pla[...]

5 Turn on the power using the switch at the back of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. The orange PAPER indicator also shows this. 6 Now press the ~:,~Fp~~~ button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will lx fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for pr[...]

2 Push the release lever towards the front of the printer (to the h position). This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning the sprocket holes with the pins on the sprockets. 4 Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sl[...]

7 Now press the @5SE3 button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position. As when loading cut-sheet paper, the Memory Switch setting[...]

Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The following section describes the front panel controls and indicators on your printer, together with a description of the functions performed by them. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The following is a brief guide to the controls and indicators on the front panel. Controls The printer is equipped with five buttons: from lef[...]

In addition to these indicators, there are two others, POWER and PAPER. The POWER indicator will illuminate when power is supplied to the printer, and the PAPER indicator will illuminate when no paper has been inserted. PITCH SETTING Use the (PIT% button to set the pitch that will be printed. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do[...]

FONT SElTING Pressing the .%Y button will illuminate a font indicator. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Note that the selection of some fonts (shown in yellow on the front panel) is shown by an orange indicator, and the selection of others (shown in green on the front panel) is shown by a green indicator. Holding down [...]

PAPER HANDLING The following sections describe the ways in which you can control paper feeding, etc by means of the front panel controls: Form feed A form feed can be achieved from the front panel in the following way: 1 Put the printer off-line, by pressing the ONL%:~ button, so that the indicator is extinguished. 2 Press the PAPERFEED’ button[...]

4 Insert the cut sheet paper in the paper guides 5 Press the (@SW button in order to feed the cut sheet to the starting print position. The printer will automatically go on-line. 6 Print as normal on the cut sheet(s), and when you have finished printing, put the printer Off-he (by ptBsing the ‘j ON LINE ;I button again). 7 If the software has not[...]

Micro Feed The Micro Feed facility is useful if you wish to align the paper exactly. It feeds the paper forwards or backwards in 1/216th inch increments. To use this feature, put the printer off-line (using the :IKLIF~ button). Then press the 5 ~~ (ONLINE) button, and either the /p*pEE; button (to feed the paper forwards), or the EFEG3 button (to f[...]

a. L. L- L. b, . . L . L Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES In addition to the pitch and font, many other options regarding the setup of the printer can be carried out from the tint panel. To access these options, it is necessary to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again, while holding down the (ON, (P?PERFEED: and 6E!ZE3 buttons tog[...]

When you press the ’ oKi& ’ button to enter an option, a “*” (asterisk) will be printed to confinn that the option has been chosen. The menus are organized in a hierarchical (tree-structured) fashion. Some menus do not choose options directly, but instead, move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structure towards the “mo[...]

MENU OPTIONS The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in Memory Switch mode. The prompts are given in capital letters in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following [...]

Print Menu This menu allows you to set up various printing options which will be auto- matically selected whenever you turn the printer on: PRINT QUALITY This will select either Near Letter Quality lNLQ1 or Draft [DRAFTC] mode. PRINTPITCH CONDENSED PRINT ITALIC PRINT You may select a print pitch of either [lOCPI*] or [ 12CPI] (L‘CPIII stands for [...]

Forms Menu This menu allows you to set various options associated with paper handling: SHORT TEAR OFF When using fanfold (continuous) paper, this Short Tear Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper without having to eject the whole of the following sheet. If this option is set [ON*], when the paper reaches the top of the form, it will a[...]

Factory settings The following is a list of the settings set up at the factory, which may be re- stored by choosing the FAmORY SET option from the main menu: coMb4ANDMENu RAM USAGE [B-RI QUIET MODE DTI GRAPHICS DIRECTION [BII AUTO ON-LINE KNI FONT MENU ZERO STYLE [NOR==1 NLQ FONT STYLE [COURIER] PRINTMENU PRINT QUALITY [DRW PRINT PITCH [locpIl COND[...]

L. c chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson EX-800 and EX- 1000 printers. Additional command codes am included as a superset of these emulations. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter II. Additi[...]

< 1OOOOh - 10h = FFFOh and the result is divided into the two bytes of FOh and FFh. If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes from OOh through 1Fh and 7Fh, these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example <DCl>. The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII con- vention. The name of the ch[...]

Following the heading, the full form of the cornrnand is given, using the ASCII names for control codes, eg <ESC> (the angle brackets on either side of the name are not part of the name, being simply delimiters, and should not be entered). Variable parameters am indicated by a letter (usually “n”), and an optional number, enclosed in angl[...]

Font style and character set control codes Select italic characters <ESC> 4 Standard 1Bh 34h 27 52 cFS> 4 IBM The sequence above selects italic character printing. Deselect italic printing <ESC> 5 1Bh 35h 27 53 <FS> 5 Standard IBM 1 1Ch 35h 53 The sequence above deselects italic printing. 1 Select print mode Both 1 1 <ESC>[...]

Select font <ESC> k Cn> Both 1 1Bh 6Bh <II> I 27 107 <n> 1 The command above selects a typeface for subsequent NLQ printing, where <II> is a binary value in the range of OOh to 07h. The following table shows the effect of different values of this parameter: BiIlaty Value OOh Selected font Courier SanSerif Letter-Gothic or[...]

Select primary character set <EK> 7 Both 1Bh 37h 27 55 The command above selects the primary character set, There are no parameters. The area from 80h to 9Fh is used for control codes. Select secondary character set <ESC> 6 1Bh 36h Both 1 27 54 I The command above selects the secondary character set There are no parameters. The area fro[...]

Any other values of cn> are invalid and will be ignored. The special characters affecting each symbol set are given in Chapter 9. 1 Print continuously from the Ail Characters Chart IBM 1 <ES0 1Bh 5Ch 27 92 The command above allows a series of special characters to be printed from the control code area (OOh thru Wh), where the two parameters[...]

Font pitch control codes Set pica pitch printing <Esc> P Standard 1 27 80 I The command above sets all subsequent printing to pica pitch. There are no parameters. This command will be ignored if Pitch Panel Lock has been selected. It may be canceIled by a cESC>M (elite pitch set) command. Set pica pitch printing IBM The command above sets [...]

c, . : - i L ! k_ * Set condensed print mode <ESC> <SI> Both 1Bh OFh 27 15 cSI> OFh 15 Either of the two commands above will set condensed print mode. There are no parameters. Subsequent printing will take place at approximately 1.7 times the number of characters/inch than was previously the case. This is cancelled on receipt of a cD[...]

1 Set or cancel pica proportional pitch IBM 1 <ESC> P 1Bh 50h 27 80 <n> Cn> Cn> The command above sets or cancels pica proportional pitch printing, where <n> is abinaryvalueofeitherOOhorOlh.If<n>issettoOlh,thenpicaproportionalprinting is enabled, and if cn> is set to OOh. then pica proportional printing is disabled.[...]

Cancel one-line expanded print <DC4> 14h 20 Both The command above cancels the one-line expanded print mode set by <SO> or cESC> <SO>. There are no parameters. Select Master print mode Both <ESC> ! Cn> 1Bh 21h cn, 27 33 <)1> The command above selects a “Master print” mode, where en> is a binary value compo[...]

Select print mode IBM <ESC> I Cn> 1 1Bh 49h c?D 27 73 <?D The command above selects the print mode (resident/downloaded font, pitch), where <n> is a binary value. The print mode selected by different values of 01> is shown in the table below: I-301 Printmode I 0 I Draft I I 1 ] Draft with elite pitch 1 3 1 Courier I 4 I Draft d[...]

1 Select double-strike printing Both 1 1 27 The command above will select the double-strike print mode. There are no parame- ters. Anycharactersprintedsubsequenttothemceiptofthiscommandwillbeprinted in double-strike mode. Cancel double-strike printing cEsc> H 1Bh 48h 27 72 Both The command above will cancel the double-strike print mode. There ar[...]

Select superscript/subscript <ES0 S <?D 1Bh 53h Cn> Both 1 27 83 <n> I The command above will select either superscript or subscript printing, where <II> is a binary or ASCII value which may take the values OOh through 01 h or “0” through “1”. If the value is OOh or “0”. superscript printing will be selected, and if[...]

Set line spacing to l/8 inch Both 1 1Bh 30h 1 27 48 There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to l/8 inch, where “0” is the ASCII value “0”. Set line spacing to 7/72 inch <ESC> 1 Both 1 27 49 There are no parameters. The command above sets line spacing to 7/72 inch, where “1” is the ASCII value “1”. 1 Set li[...]

Set line spacing to W72 inch cEsc> A en) Standard 1 1Bh 41h 27 65 Cn> The command above sets the line spacing in increments of l/72 inch, where <II> is a binary value. On receipt of this command, line spacing will be set to cn>f72 inch. 1 Define line spacing (l/72 inch increments) IBM 1 <ES0 A 1Bh 41h 27 65 C?D Cn> <?D The c[...]

Reverse one-time line feed (in l/216 inch increments) Both <ESC> J C?D 1Bh 6Ah <n> The command above causes a precise reverse paper feed, where cn> is a binary value. Onreceiptofthiscommand,thepaperwillbefedbackwardsbyor>/.216inch. No carriage return will take place, and the current line spacing value will be unaf- fected. Set ver[...]

Reverse feed to top of form Both cESC> <FF> 1Bh OCh 27 12 The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the paper will be fed backwards to the top of the current page. A carriage return (to the left margin) will also take place. This command is invalid if the ASF has been [...]

Set top-of-form cEsc> 4 1Bh 34h 27 52 IBM Thecommandabovesetsthetopof-formpositionatthecurrentpaperposition. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, the topof-form position will be set to the current paper position. Margins and vertical tab setting control codes 1 Move to next vertical tab position Both 1 I <VT> I OBh 11 The c[...]

Select vertical form unit (VFU) channel <ESC> I On> 1Bh 2m Ott> 27 47 On> Both The command above selects a VFU within which all subsequent <VT> commands will be executed, where on> is a binary value from 0 to 7. Different sets of vertical tabs can be stored in different channels using the cESC> b command, and selected usi[...]

c. L h. L I i. [ Set top margin Both 1 <ESC> C 1Bh 63h 27 99 <n> <n> Cn> The command above sets the top margin, where o1> is a binary value which specifies the height of the top margin to the first printed line in lines (at the current line pitch setting). Printing will start on the (ol>+lth) line on the page. Subsequent [...]

1Bh 6Ch Cn> 27 108 C?D Set left margin Both <ESC> 1 <n> The command above sets the left margin, where ‘7” is a lowercase “I.,” (not “one”), and cn> is a binary value used to set the left margin. ‘Ihe margin is defined in terms ofthenumberofcharacterpositionsatcurrentpitch. Ifproportional spacing hasbeen selected, the[...]

L L ! L ! . Set/cancel automatic line feed cEsc> 5 CID 1Bh 35h Cn> 27 53 Cn> IBM The command above sets or cancels automatic line feed, where <n> is a binary value of either OOh or Olh. If <n>=Olh, then whenever the printer receives a <CR> (ODh), a line feed will automatically be added by the printer. If cn>=OOh, then [...]

1 Restore tabs to default settings IBM 1 <Esc> R 1 1Bh 52h 27 82 The command above restores all tabs (vertical and horizontal) to default settings. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all vertical tab settings will be cleared, and all horizontal tabs will be reset to every eighth position, starting at column 9. Set relative h[...]

1 Set iustification mode Both 1 1 cESC> a cn> I 1Bh 61h 21 97 CTD <n> The command above will set the justification mode in which the printer prints received data, where 01> is a binary or ASCII value in the range OOh (or W”) through 02h (or “2”). The meanings of these values are shown in the table below: Value ooh. “0” Mean[...]

Move print head <Esc> 1Bh 5Ch cd> Cd> Standard 27 92 alo> CJll> <FS> uto> cd> IBM 1Ch 5Ch c?to> cd> 28 92 cd> The command above moves the print head relative to the last print position, where uro> and <nl> are two binary numbers (low byte first) specifying the amount (in inches) by which the print[...]

1 Define draft download character(s) Both 1 <ESC> & <NuL> <cl> <c2> en> cdl> . . . cdn> 1Bh 3Dh OOh ccl> <c2> c?D cdl> . . . cd0 27 61 0 <cl> <c2> CR> cdl> . . . cd0 The command above enables the definition of “soft”characters to be downloaded. This command is only valid if “D[...]

1 Define draft download character(s) IBM 1 cESC> = aI> d> <DC4> cm> <al> <a2> <dl> ... <dll> 1 1Bh 3Dh cnl> <d> 14h a> <al> <a2> <dl> ... <dll>l 1 27 61 cd> 012~ 20 em Cal> a2> cdl> . . . cdll>l The command above enables the defmition of “soft” characte[...]

graphics @Oh through DFh, F4h and F5h), but these characters can only be printed when the standard character set has been selected. <a@, <al> and c&2> are attribute bytes, setting the starting dot column, printable width (in dots), and ending dot column respectively. The vertical definition of the characters is 18 dots. Each byte th[...]

Select download/standard character set cESC> % <n> 1Bh 25h <n> Both 1 27 37 -30 I The command above selects either the standard or downloaded character set, where 01> is a binary value (OOh or Olh) or an ASCII value (“0” or”1”). If cn> equals OOh or “0”, the standard character set is selected. This is the default va[...]

melationship of bit number to dot position] When the printer is printing bit-image data, the relationship of dots to pins used is as follows: Pin number Bit number Select &dot normal density Both cESC> K cno> Cd> <do> . . . cdn> 1Bh 4Bh ulo> -al> <do> . . . -ain> 27 75 cno, Cd> <do> . . . -ain> The c[...]

Select 8-dot double-speed double-density <EsC> Y Cd> <do, Both . . . da> 1Bh 59h 27 89 -all> <do> . . . cdn> cd> <do> . . . ain> The command above selects 8-dot double-speed, double-density bit-image printing, where cnO, and cd > are binary values (low byte fmt) representing the number of data bytes followi[...]

values (low byte first) giving the number of graphics data bytes following (as represented by cd& . . . <dn>). The number of data byte is twice the number of graphics columns to be printed. Miscellaneous codes The following commands do not relate specifically to graphics, but have more general applications: 1 Set MSB to 1 <ESC> >[...]

1 Cancel MSB control Both I <ESC> # I 1Bh 23h The command above cancels software control of the MSB. There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, software control of the most significant bit (MSB) by the <ESC>>, <ESC>= (standard) or <FS>= (IBM) commands, will be cancelled. 1 Select zero style Both 1 <ESC> 1B[...]

I Cancel last line Both 1 <CAN> 1 18h 24 The command above deletes the last line transmitted to the printer. There are no parameters. The last line transmitted to the printer will be erased from the printer’s buffer. Set printer off-line ac3> 13h Standard I 19 The command above sets the printer off-line. There are no parameters. This com[...]

Deselect printer (15” carriage model only) <ESC> 0 <sYN> IBM 1 27 The command above deselects the printer. There are no parameters. This command will deselect the printer, forcing it to disregard all data and command codes until a cDCl> (1 lh) command is received to put the printer back on-line. This command applies only to the mod[...]

I Enable/disable bidirectional printing Both 1 1 cESC> U <to I 1Bh 55h 27 85 cn> Cn> Thecommandaboveenablesordisablesbidirectionalprinting, where-> isabinary value of either OOh or Olh or an ASCII value of either “0” or”1”. If <n> is set to OOh or “0”. then bidirectional printing will be performed, and if it is Olh [...]

Enable/disable large character printing <ESC> h Cn> 1Bh 68h <n> Both 27 104 cn> The command above enlarges whole or part of characters, or cancels such enlarge- ment, where cn> is a binary value of OOh through 06h or an ASCII value of “0’ through “6”. ~1 Double-high, double-wide (Lower half only) 04h, “4” Double-hig[...]

Select character height, width, line spaclng Both cESC> 1 @ CnoB <nz> <NuLa<NuL> cd> cd> 1Bh 5Bh 40h cnO~ al> OOh OOh cd> cK?> 27 91 64 -alo> al> 0 0 cnb cd> The command above is used to control character height, width and line spacing, where cno> and cnl> (low byte first) ate used to supply the numbe[...]

i Set/cancel immediate mode Both <ESC> i <n> 1Bh 69h Cn> 1 27 105 Cn> The command above selects or cancels the “immediate” print mode, where ou is a binary value of either OOh or Olh or an ASCII value of either “0” or “1”. If ou is set to OOh or “0”. then immediate printing is cancelled. If ou is set to Olh or “1[...]

The command above controls the operation of the ASF, where <EM> is the ASCII code 19h, and <n> may take the binary values OOh or 04h or the ASCII values “R” or “T’. The effect of these values is summarized below: 1 Value 1 Effect OOh Select manual mode Mh Select auto mode “R” Eject paper ‘T Set top print position. This par[...]

Select/cancel Italic print Both ( ( I 1 1 <ID 28h 28h 49h 29h 29h Cn> 40 40 73 41 41 <n> The command above selects or cancels italic printing, where cn> is an ASCII value which may be either “1” or “0”. Any other values will be ignored. If 01> = “1” then italic printing is enabled, and if cn> = “O”, then italic [...]

1 “0” 1 Normal 1 Normal 1 Select color printing (with color option only) Both ( ( C 1 1 Cn> 28h 28h 43h 29h 29h Cn> I 40 40 67 41 41 Cn> The command above selects the color to be printed when the color option is fitted, where 01> is an ASCII value from “0” through “6”. The color selected by cn> is ‘ shown in the table b[...]

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L Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES The bank of DIP switches inside the printer (see illustration below) is used for various functions. All switches are set ON when the printer leaves the factory. DIP switch cover Access the switches by removing the top cover, and then sliding the black switch cover to the left and then pulling up, using the tab at the right,[...]

Switches 1 and 2 are used to determine the emulation mode (standard or IBM) of the printer, and also to determine the character set to be used. Switch 1 2 Emulation ON ON Standard ON OFF Standard OFF ON IBM OFF OFF IBM Character Set STD #l IBM R2 IBM #2 IBM #l Switches 4 through 7 are used to select the International character set, as shown in the [...]

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide to these functions. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltages inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations described in this section. CAUTION[...]

Power supply If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: check 1 Possible remedy Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Turn off the printer. ensure the power cable is securely connected, and then turn the printer back on. Is power being supplied to the outkt? Is the printer voltage correct? Turn off th[...]

If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: check Is the ribbon properly in- stalled? Is the ribbon worn out? Possible remedy Check and reinstall if necessary. The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need replacing. Fit a new ribbon cartridge if necessary. If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: Check Are dots m[...]

Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushed back (to the f posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in place and vertical? Are the left and right guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the Memory Switch settings? Are you trying to feed paper using the f[...]

Check Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the paper too thick? Possible remedy You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy and [...]

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: 1 Check 1 Possible remedv Is the. paper release lever in the h position? Has the fanfold paper been properly parked? The paper release lever must be set to the h position after the fanfold paper has been parked. Make sure that the PAPER indicator comes on after[...]

MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of cam in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: l Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). 9 Do not subject the [...]

RIBBON REPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer are endless-loop ribbons in which the ribbon is recycled. When the print quality becomes too faint, you will need to replace the ribbon. Use only ribbons recommended for use with the printer (your supplier will be able to advise you). 1 To nzmove the old ribbon from the printer, first turn off the[...]

3 Take the new ribbon and tension it by turning the knob on the top of the ribbon cartridge clockwise. 4 Now insert the ribbon cartridge into the holder gripping it by the lugs, and turning the knob slightly clockwise if necessary. Make sure that the ribbon goes between the print head and the platen guard (see illustration below). ,Print shield Now[...]

REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD This is not a job which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life of about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon, the print head will need replacement. Only use a replacement[...]

?I-- Print head bolts Print head NOTE DO NOT apply excessive force, as this may result in damage to the print head. 9 Fasten down the new print head using the retaining washers and screws. Do not apply excessive force when tightening the screws, as this may strip the thread, but ensure that the print head is firmly secured. 10 Replace the ribbon ca[...]

FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST MODES The printer is equipped with a number of different modes for diagnosis and testing. These ate accessed from the front panel by holding down a front panel button (or combination of buttons) while turning on the power to the printer. The test and diagnostic modes available am listed below . A text test print mode[...]

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Text test mode In this mode, the printer will print the Memory Switch menus and options. This mode is accessed by turning on the printer at the same time as holding downthe @%?3 button. The resulting printout will be similar to the example below: ttl MEMORY SWITCH TREE It4 HAIN MENU PRINT CURRENT SET INSTALL i?ENU L FACTORY SET COWlAND MENU RM USkG[...]

Hexadecimal dump mode In this mode, all received data will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes. This mode is accessed by turning on the printer, while simultaneously holding down the (+!K?%$ and (-1 keys. To turn off the mode, it is necessary to turn off the printer completely. The [...]

Bidirectional test/adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes, showing itself most obviously in graphics printing. This mode will therefore be used very rarely. 1 Turn th[...]

8 Repeat the process for all print modes. @iLINE- GRAPH I E-G 12 I j I I I I I i I I I I 1 I I / I / I I ! I 1; I I ! I 9 To exit from this mode, press the ip_13 button. 85[...]

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Chapter 7 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks may be useful here. This section is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print fil[...]

If your word-processor does not allow you to change fonts, it may allow a pause in printing. Insert a “pause” command in your text file at the point where you want to change fonts. When the document is printed, printing will then pause at that point. You can then put the printer off-line and change fonts with the front panel buttons. Then put t[...]

GRAPHICS HARD COPY On a PC-compatible computer running under MS-DOS, you can use the [Shift) and (prtsc) keys on the computer together to obtain a printout of a text screen. To print out a graphics screen, you will have to run the program GRAPHICS.COM. See your MS-DOS manual for further details. Continuous echoing of text output to the screen to th[...]

The resulting file should be sent to the printer using the COPY command, eg: A>COPY NLQ.DAT PRN I prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file. PROGRAMMING USING BASIC As discussed earlier, a version of BASIC is usually supplied with PC- compatible machines. With this BASIC, characters are sent t[...]

1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 LPRINT H$;E$;"pl"; 'Select proportional spacing LPRINT [...]

1870 READ GD 1880 LOGO$(ROW)=LOGO$(ROW)+CHR$(GD) 1890 NEXT COL 1900 NEXT ROW 1910 LPRINT E$;"A";CHR$(B); 'Set a/72" line spacing 1920 FOR ROW=1 TO 4 1930 LPRINT 11 "; 1940 FOR B=O TO 6 1950 IF B=2 THEN 2000 1960 IF B=5 THEN 2000 1970 LPRINT E$;"*";CHR$(B); 'Select normal density 1980 LPRINT CHR$(65);CHR$(O);L[...]

4130 DATA 2,124, 0, 1,130, 0, 0,124, 0 4140 DATA 0,130, 0, 0,124, 0, 0,128, 0 4150 DATA 0,120, 0, 0. 0. 0 4160 ' 4170 ' Dot graphics data 4180 ' ROW 1 4190 DATA 0. 0, 0. 0. 1. 3. 7. 7. 7, 15 4200 DATA 14, 14, 14, 14. 14. 7. 7. 3. 3, 15 4210 DATA 15, 15. 0. 0. 0. 0. 6. 7. 7. 7 4220 DATA 7, 7. 7, 7. 7, 6, 6. 0. 0. 7 4230 DATA 7. 7, 7. [...]

Next comes the central attraction of the program: a line of text printed twenty times in expanding and contracting loops to give a bane1 effect. The work is done by four printer commands: a command setting the right margin (line 1420); a centering command (line 1440); a command to vary the line spacing (lines 1460 and 1510); and a command to micro-[...]

Font settings: I.3 r <:, f .[: &j;j,r&(,~j-et-~, Courier characters, Sanserif characters, Letter-Gothic, Sbpt: chanac-te/u, TW-Light characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS, OCR-B characters, Cinema characters Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI Condensed pica pitch (17 CPI), Proportional spacing 1 . , Elite pitch (12 CPI), Condensed elite pitch[...]

Of course, many more facilities are available with the printer, but this may give you some ideas as to how you can drive the printer using your own programs. Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter When using the Microsoft BASIC interpreter usually supplied with PCs and compatibles, a number of problems may arise. Firstly, if the interpreter[...]

chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 cps (Draft pica) 63 cps (NLQ pica) Print direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bidirectional, logic-seeki[...]

Character dot matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 x 11 (Draft) 18 x 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DPI g-pin single 60 8 -pin double 120 g-pin high-speed double* 120 g-pin quadruple 240 g-pin CRT I 80 g-pin CRT II 90 g-pin plotter 72 g-pin double-plotter 144 9-pin single 60 9-pin double 12[...]

Ribbon type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On-carnage, dedicated Black (standard), Color (option) Ribbon life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 million characters (draft pica) Dimensions (10” model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...451(w) x 341(d) x 139(h) mm 17.8(w) x[...]

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centmnics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): - 13 SELECT 14.15 N/C High when printer is on-line 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ~rouncl (isolated from signal ground) 18 i5V 19-30 GND 31 RESET 32 ERROR +5V IX output from printer Twisted pai[...]

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS This chapter gives tables 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. for example, the character “A” is in column[...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ML) 0 P ’ n 0 - - p - 1 - - % 5 E U 5 e U 1 ITi 1 1 169 ni ITii 1 Ei 6 F v f V I IT 1 l-ii l-iii2 I 1 7 G W -!J- W I-E I-Fi 1. ( 8 H -xJh-lx-l v 1 241 I 401 I 661 1 721 I eel I1041 I 1201[...]

A I B I c I 01 El FI I I I @ 4 192 A P ' P l-ii 1224 ITii Q Q Q 1209 1225 1241 R b r l-5 (226 IT@ S C s - I 1291 I1451 I1611 I 1771 I 193) I 1791 I ml I2111 I2271 I 243 I I I (oc4) 1 163 I $ 4 ID IT Id 1 I leol I1961 I2121 I22al I2441 6 l-iii liii 1 l-iii l-ii 1 l-i& (EEL) I 7 G w 9 W 7 1 l-iii IT7 l-iii 1199 1 1231 ITi7 CBS) (CAN> 1 8 [...]

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to Standard character set #l. 104[...]

IBM CHARACTER SET ##2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (NW 0 0 @ P ’ p I 1 1 ITi 164 ITi 196 l-iii 2 I I I I 1 I 17 I 33 I 49 1 65 1 81 1 97 I 113 (Dc2> " 2 B R b r 2 IT IT ITilT IT2 1 l-iii ? # 3 C S C S 3 1 1 - - I 991 I 115 GEL) I 7 G W 7 9 W l-7 1 1 l-z ITi IT 1 l-iii (09 aN> ( 0 H X h X 8 - , 8 1 24 I 40 I 56 1 72 I 00 I 104 I 120 tHT) (Etb 1 9 I [...]

b191A18 C D E F I L t u I 1441 I 1601 1 1761 I 1921 I 2081 1 2241 1 240 ii u I i Ir IA Ir lo I+ 11 - - -w,- -I- - - rml 1 1 lliil 11931 12091 I2251 - 8 . -_ I I I - I 12411 L 1130 1146 1 162 1 242 a 6 ti 3 1 liii l-ii? 1 I 1351 I1511 I 1671 I 1 Y I i (1361 m r168i I 1 IU Ii 371 12531 106[...]

IBM CHARACTER SET #I Other characters are identical to IBM 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> ‘5” command. 107[...]

ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands. [Standard mode] [IMB mode] - - - - 106[...]

1NTERNATlONAL CHARACTER SETS 1NTERNATlONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 4 to 7 or b When an international character set is selected DIP switches 4 to 7 or by a 1~ a command from software, the following changes are made in the charac command from software, the following changes are made in the character[...]

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INDEX IAl Application software installation, 87 ASF, 2 20 Troubleshooting, 73 Auto CR, 21 Auto LF, 21 Auto loading, 20 ASF, 20 Auto on-line, 19 Automatic sheet feeder - see ASF El BASIC programming, 90,96 Bidirectional printing, 19 Bidirectional test mode, 84 Buffer clear/reset, I6 El Character sets, 101 Character set, 67,68 Cleaning, 75 Command co[...]

IMI Maintenance settings, 16 Maintenance, 75 Maximum number of columns, 89,97 Memory switches, I7 Memory switch tree, 18,82 Micro Feed, 16 ml Near Letter Quality mode - see NLQ mode Negative numbers, 23 NLQ mode, 20 Numerical representation, 23 Cal Option ASF, 20 @I Page length, 21,67 Paper Cut-sheet, 7 Fanfold, 8 Parking, 14 Size, 21,67 Paper feed[...]