Star Micronics NX-2400 Manuel utilisateur

NX-2400

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

PN 80821312

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment gtnerates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly,

that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio

and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules,

which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential

installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular in-

stallation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

l Reorient the receiving antenna

l Relocate the computer or printer with respect to the receiver

l Move the computer or printer away from the receiver

l Plug the computer or printer into a different outlet so that it and the receiver are on

different branch circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced redio/television technician

for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet, prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference

Problems”. This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

D.C., 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded

cable.

The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U.S.A

Trademark Acknowledgements

NX-2400, N&15, NB24-10, NB24-15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

IBM PC, Proprinter X24, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business Machines Corp.

Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-800, LQ-1000, LQ-1500: Seiko Epson Corp.

NOTICE

without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

0 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

0 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the

time of press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate

being informed of them.

@ The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this

manual.

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual is organized into tive chapters and four appendixes. To

learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read all

of chapters 1 through 5. The appendixes can be referred to as necessary.

Chapter 1 explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this

chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 2 explains the control panel. After getting set up, read this chapter

and try out the procedures in it to find out how the printer works.

Chapter 3 gives tips on using word-processing programs and other com-

mercial software with this printer. Read this chapter in conjunction with

your software manual.

Chapter 4 is addressed to do-it-yourself programmers. It shows simple

programming examples using DOS commands and BASIC.

Chapter 5 covers maintenance and troubleshooting. Look through this

chapter to see what it contains, then refer to it as necessary later.

Appendix A lists the printer’s technical specifications.

Appendix B details the functions of escape sequences and other printer

commands.

Appendix C presents a BASIC program you can use to define and download

new characters.

Appendix D presents tables of the printer’s character sets.

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

This printer is a compact, convenient, monochrome printer with a full

complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal

computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets,

enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both

text and graphics. Some of its main features are the following:

l Extensive software support

Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with

any software that supports those printers. That includes most

word-processing and graphics programs, spreadsheets, and integrated

software packages.

l Easy operation

Clearly understandable lamp displays and beep tones provide immediate

feedback when you press the switches on the control panel. The four switches

can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions,

including micro-alignment.

l Easy care and maintenance

The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds; the print head in a few

minutes.

l Versatile paper handling

Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-copy forms (up to triple-ply)

are all accepted, and you can use either tractor or friction feed. A special

feature enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing

on other paper.

l High-resolution letter-quality printing

When you select an LQ type style, the printer slows down and employs

a dense matrix of up to 24 by 35 dots to print clear, well-formed characters.

l Large variety of type styles and sizes

The printer has one draft style and four LQ styles (Courier, Prestige,

Orator, and Script), plus italics for all styles, plus condensed print, bold _

print, double-sized print, quadruple-sized print - see the samples on the

Type styles are:

Draft characters, Courier characters,

Prestige characters, ORATOR CHARACTERS,

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sd italics for ALL &.@e-4.

Print pitches are:

Pica pitch (10 CPI), Elitepitch (12CPI),

Semi-condensed pitch (1s CPI), Condensedpica Pitch (17 CPI),

Condensedelite pitch(10CPI),

Normalproportional, and.condensedproportional.

Double-heicrht,

Doubl&'width,

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Double-sized,

Quad-sized.

Various line and character spacings:

Other features:

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Emphasized, Double-strike,

Underlining, Overlining,

SUPERSCRIPT, SUBSCRIPT,

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 1

Locating the printer 1

Unpacking and inspection 1

Check the carton contents

Setting up 3

Mount the platen knob

Remove the top cover

Install the ribbon cartridge

Replace the top cover

Install the optional IC card

Connect the printer to the computer

Connect the printer’s power cord

Loading single sheets 6

Mount the paper guide

Semiautomatic loading

Manual loading

Loading and parking fanfold forms 9

Paper parking

Paper unparking

Test printing 12

Short self test

Long self test

Interface test

Adjusting the printing gap

DIP switch settings

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Switches and indicators

Power indicator

On Line switch

Paper Feed switch

Quiet Mode switch

Style/Pitch switch

Power-up functions

Short test pattern

Long test pattern

Stay in panel pitch

Stay in panel style

Hexadecimal dump

Switch combination functions

Paper parking

19 -

25 -

Page feed

Top of form

Forward micro-feed

Reverse micro-feed

Clearing the buffer

Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE 29

Installing your software 29

Printer menu

Printer command options

Type styles

Page width

Initialization sequence

Setting the DIP switches 31

Using your software 31

Page alignment

Type style and pitch selection

Other printer commands

Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER

WITH DOS AND BASIC 35

Hard-copying the screen 35

Programming the printer with DOS commands 36

Programming the printer with BASIC 38

How the program works

Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 45

Cleaning the printer 45

Replacing the ribbon 45

Replacing the print head 46

Replacing the battery in the RAM card 48

Troubleshooting 49

Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 51

Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS 57

Font control commands 57

Character set commands 61

Character size and pitch commands 63

Vertical position commands 68

Horizontal position commands 74

Graphics commands 79

Download character commands 81

Other printer control commands 83

Appendix C DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR 89

Draft character

LQ character

Appendix D CHARACTER SETS 97

Standard character set

IBM character set #2

IBM character set #l

Additional character set

International character sets

INDEX 105

COMMAND SUMMARY 108

Chapter 7

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include -

l Locating the printer

l Unpacking and inspection (names of parts)

0 Setting up

l Loading single sheets

l Loading and parking fanfold forms

l Test printing

l Adjusting the printing gap

l Setting the DIP switches

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Give some thought to the best place to put the printer. Both the printer

and computer should be used in a normal indoor environment. For best

performance, we recommend:

l Place the printer on a flat surface.

l Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from heat-producing appliances.

l Use it only in temperatures where you are comfortable.

l Avoid locations with dust, grease, or high humidity.

l Supply it “clean” electricity. Don’t connect it to the same circuit as a large,

noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator.

l Make sure the line voltage is within 10% of the voltage specified on the

identification plate.

l If you will be using fanfold forms, place the printer where the forms can

feed up to it from below, with at least a full page hanging free.

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Check the carton contents

Open the carton and check each item in the box against Figure l-l to

make sure that you have everything (there should be five items).

Figure I-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen

knob, 4) Ribbon cartridge, and 5) User’s manual.

Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the

following parts:

Bail lever: opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper

against the platen.

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