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NX-1040 / LC-100CL User`s Manual

1. Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select character height width and line spacing IBM lt ESC gt e 1B 5B 40 Selects a combination of character height width lt 4 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 04 00 00 and line spacing according to n and m as shown SOR p dii 00 nm below Does not move the base line Double 21 91 64 height characters are always printed at Near Letter 400 Quality Onm n Line spacing Character height m Character width 0 Unchanged Unchanged 0 Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height 1 Single width same as lt ESC gt W 0 2 Unchanged Double height 2 Double width same as lt ESC gt W 1 16 Single Unchanged 17 Single Single height 18 Single Double height 32 Double Unchanged 33 Double Single height 34 Double Double height Vertical position commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set line spacing to 1 8 inch Both lt ESC gt 0 B 30 Sets line feed distance to 1 8 inch ET Set line spacing to 7 72 inch Both lt ESC gt 1 B 31 Sets line feed distance to 7 72 inch rig Set line spacing to 1 6 inch Std lt ESC gt 2 B 32 Sets line feed distance to 1 6 inch 27 50 Set line spacing to 1 216 inch Both lt ESC gt 3 n B 33 n Sets line feed distance to n 216 inch n is between TENE 0 and 255 If n 0 in Std mode the command is ignored in IBM mode the line spacing is set to 0 Set line spacing to n 72 i
2. Paper specifications Cut sheet Width Length Thickness Weight Fanfold continuous Width Length Thickness Weight Copies Maximum buffer size Emulations Interface ete eres Ribbon type Ribbon life Color ribbon LC9CL Friction or push tractor feed 2 9 inches second max 5 5 8 5 139 7 215 9 mm 5 5 14 0 139 7 355 6 mm 0 07 0 12 mm 52 90 g m 45 77 kg 14 24 lb 4 0 10 0 101 6 254 0 mm Minimum 5 5 139 7 mm Single ply paper 0 07 0 12 mm Total for multi part forms 0 25 mm 52 82 g m 45 70 kg 14 22 lb Original 2 copies Without Download 2 kB With Download 256 Bytes Standard mode Epson LX 810 EX 800 IBM mode IBM Proprinter III Centronics parallel standard RS 232C serial option On carriage dedicated Color ribbon Standard Fabric monochrome ribbon Option 1 million characters draft pica Fabric monochrome ribbon LC9HD LC9 1 5 1 million characters draft pica Long life fabric ribbon LC9W 2 5 million characters Dimensions and Weight Width Depth Width Weight Power supply Options eee eret 66 draft pica 396 mm 15 59 301 mm 11 85 120 mm 4 727 5 3 Kg 11 7 Ib 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz varies according to the country of purchase Fabric ribbon cartridge LC9HD LC9 Long life fabric ribbon cartridge LC9W S
3. ue 7 4 S X ZHOU ou B8 0 XZ LN 1 7 3125 7 4 0 X Z EO AM 908 7 4 ue xX ZRGOAUDU 6 4 6 AL A XZ N oe i R 0 XZ i R l A 7 0 XZ Lv i5 7 ng XZ ES AU nxngB u u XZEDAU6Rq di 4 X Z i R amp l fHn u XZ i R l 1 f a4 0 XZ IW 52 006 A A TO S XZ q gt Ok Ee The command for selecting the international character set is lt ESC gt R n Where n means character code n i e CHR n in BASIC The decimal values of n are O U S A 6 Italy 12 Latin America 1 France 7 Spain I 13 Korea 2 Germany 8 Japan 14 Trish 3 England 9 Norway 64 Legal 4 DenmarkI 10 Denmark II 5 Sweden 11 Spain II 70 IBM character set 2 Code Page 437 U S A Hot AD vi Seg F Roo s tl oN om BUcr EbEWNOuteoocosusvsuc Soi eo o4 Lata CUM Emma 44 Beg YA al Ea eme mei buco dox oczmodbOb eo LIT SIMA t f Ri QQ 0 ODS DOD OW Hm Un 3 D d OOD UO D XD Oita Ct Aounvy dS gt BK ANw we f OQ O g 04 O Gunn uxo Ao O LOMMN HOSP Ex DR INE mt Ve Q O Q B fa c IE Mmm o wey AO Code Page 860 Portuguese Code Page 850 Multi lingual Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 Wo vi E tb Re 1 wow w UmrtnuboitvceocuoBsseuc 3 FE Lores Cal He 4 pj oa gp dH ami TEA AA ae AA c Gr ODN UL OL 0 SEN V 9SABCDEF
4. Enable paper out detector Both lt ESC gt 9 1B 39 Causes the printer to stop printing before the bot mimus tom of the page is reached Overrides setting of EDS switch B3 Set vertical tab stops Both lt ESC gt B n1n2 1B 42 n1 n2 Sets new vertical tab stops at lines n1 n2 etc n1 0 00 n2 etc are between 1 and 255 Up to 16 vertical 27 66 ni n2 tab stops can be set Tabs must be specified in 0 ascending order Tabs are based on current line spacing and do not move if line spacing changes Set vertical tab stops every n lines Std lt ESC gt e lt 1 gt n 1B 65 01 n Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new dodo n vertical tab stops every n lines n is between 1 and 127 Set vertical tab stops in channel Std ESC b nO0nl1 1B 62 n0 n1 Sets new vertical tab stops in channel n0 selected n2 0 n2 00 by lt ESC gt n0 is between 0 and 7 See lt ESC gt AUOD D DE B command for parameters n1 n2 0 n2 0 Select vertical tab channel Std lt ESC gt n0 1B 2F nO Selects vertical tab channel number n0 between 0 Scan 54 Vertical position commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Vertical tab Both VT OB Feeds paper to next vertical tab stop and moves ii print position to left margin Feeds to top of next page if current line is at or below the last vertical tab sto
5. Font and Pitch lock mode If you want to protect both the font and pitch settings from software changes press both the and buttons during power up There will be two acknowledging beep tones Pressing these buttons during power up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel Dot adjustment mode This mode is used to adjust the vertical alignment of text on successive bi directional passes After a period of time your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes appearing most visibly during NLQ print ing This mode will probably be used very rarely 1 Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the and buttons The printer will print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING CURRENT 0 2 The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this operation allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment 28 3 To adjust the printing use the and buttons The button will move the second pass to the left The button will move the second pass to the right x DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING CURRENT 0 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRHHHHHHHHH PAPER FEED Ice HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CURRENT 1 PITCH gt rn CURRENT 0 4 When the two passes are aligned with each other to form one con tinuous line the bi dir
6. 0 08 Courier Emphasize Elite 0 16 Courier Italic emphasized Elite 0 71 Courier Normal Proportional 0 12 Courier Italic Proportional 0 84 Courier Emphasize Proportional 0 85 Courier Italic emphasized Proportional 0 253 Courier Emphasize Pica condensed 0 254 Courier Normal Pica condensed 1 238 Courier Normal Elite condensed Select font and pitch IBM lt ESC gt I n 1B 49 n Changes print font and pitch according to n cse n Font 0 0 CPI Draft 1 2 CPI Draft 2 0 CPI Near Letter Quality 3 0 CPI Near Letter Quality 4 0 CPI Draft Download 5 2 CPI Draft Download 6 0 CPI Draft Double strike 7 0 CPI Near Letter Quality Download 11 0 CPI Italic Near Letter Quality 15 0 CPI Italic Near Letter Quality Download Expanded printing Both lt ESC gt W n 1B 57 n Expands subsequent characters to double width Sy when n is 1 and cancels expansion when n is 0 Expanded printing for one line Both So 0E Expands subsequent characters in the current line 14 to double width Characters return to normal sen EE 1B OE width after next line feed lt LF gt or next lt DC4 gt 21 14 VT FF and lt ESC gt W 0 command Cancel one line expanded printing Both lt DC4 gt 14 Cancels one line expanded printing set with 30 SO or ESC SO 50 Character size and pitch commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select master print mode Std lt ESC g
7. character set Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application software seek expert advice Your software supplier will probably be your most qualified reference 14 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 Fanfold forms Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets They are also called sprocket forms continuous forms or just plain computer paper Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may reduce printing quality misalign the fanfold forms or cause a paper jam Multi part forms You can use multi part forms that have up to three parts including the original Use pressure sensitive multi part forms with both side edges glued and a difference in thickness of 0 05mm or less between the side edges Figure 3 1 shows the recommended print area for each type of papers Fanfold forms Single sheets 22 mm 0 87 218 mm 9 0 71 5mm i Perforation 21 mm 0 83 Figure 3 1 Recommended printable areas for different paper types 15 ADJUSTI
8. following procedure l 4 10 Take the slack out of the rib bon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge counterclockwise as shown by the arrow Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the print head shield as shown in Fig ure 2 6 Take the slack out of the rib bon again by turning the tension knob Tension knob Figure 2 5 Take out the slack of the ribbon by turning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge Print head shield Print head Ribbon cartridge Figure 2 6 Installing the ribbon cartridge 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 Installing the front cover After you have installed the rib bon cartridge re install the front cover 1 Insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case 2 Swing down the rear of the front cover to close it Figure 2 7 Make sure that the ribbon is positioned cor rectly Front cover Figure 2 8 Swing down the rear of the front cover after insert the tabs into the slots of the printer case Leave the front cover closed during normal operation The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printe
9. page showing above the front cover If necessary press the button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located just above the front cover and tear there Figure 3 9 Tear off the printed fanfold paper 4 Press the button while holding the button on the control panel The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen 5 The indicator on the control panel will blink and a beep will sound 6 Move the release lever toward the rear of the printer bh 7 Mount the paper guide in the upright position Now you can load single sheets The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the printer Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper the procedure is as fol lows Remove all cut forms from the printer Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position Move the release lever toward the front of the printer Ha Move the bail lever forward The printer will automatically feed the parked fanfold paper back into position for printing NOTE es The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever while the paper is loaded NES 20 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 2
10. 0D Prints current line and sets print position to left 25 55 Horizontal position commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set automatic line feed IBM lt ESC gt 5 lt 1 gt 1B 35 01 Sets printer to perform carriage return and line e feed each time it receives CR code overriding EDS switch A4 setting Cancel automatic line feed IBM lt ESC gt 5 0 1B 35 00 Sets printer to perform only carriage return when it PEE receives CR code overriding EDS switch A4 setting Backspace Both BS 08 Moves print position one column to the left 5 ignored if print position is already at left margin Left justify Std lt ESC gt a 0 B 61 00 Aligns subsequent text with the left margin leav osi ing the right margin ragged Center text Std lt ESC gt a 1 B 61 01 Centers subsequent text between the left and right Sot margins Right justify Std lt ESC gt a lt 2 gt B 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the right margin leav Lost ing the left margin ragged Set horizontal tab stops Both ESC D nl1n2 1B 44 nl n2 Sets new horizontal tab stops at columns n1 n2 lt 0 gt 00 etc at current character pitch pica if proportional El OS sn tine spacing is selected n1 n2 etc are between 1 and p 255 Up to 32 tab stops can be set in Std mode up to 64 in IBM mode Tabs must be speci
11. 12 CPI 12 CPI Condensed pica 17 CPI 10 CPI COND Condensed elite 20 CPI 12 CPI COND Pica proportional 10 CPI PROP Elite proportional 12 CPI PROP Condensed pica proportional 10 CPI PROP COND Condensed elite proportional 12 CPI PROP COND FONT This button selects the font to be printed Draft font is selected at power up unless the default settings are changed To change the font set the printer off line then press the button repeatedly until the indicator beside the desired selection illuminate The selections cycle in the following order Font Indicator Draft DRAFT Courier COURIER Sanserif SANSERIF Orator ORATOR The Orator font is unique in two ways First it is larger higher than the other fonts which makes it a good choice for text requiring high visibility You will need a little extra line spacing when Orator is used Second there are two versions of the Orator font one prints small cap itals in place of lower case letters the other prints lower case letters but without descenders The other fonts do not have a small capitals option Lower case will always print as lower case The version you get when you select Orator from the control panel depends on the EDS settings If EDS switch D 2 is OFF lower case Orator will print as lower case Otherwise it will print as small capitals When this button is pressed in on line the printer indicates the current status as sho
12. Defines one or more new characters up to 32 and stores them in RAM EDS switch A3 must be OFF NLQ mode must be selected before this command is used nl n2 and m0 m2 are the same as for the Define draft download characters IBM command Each character is represented by 46 data bytes d1 d46 Characters are 16 dots high each column repre sented by 2 bytes First and second bytes of pair represent 16 vertical dots MSB of first byte repre senting the top dot LSB of second byte the bottom dot Columns overlap one another but adjacent dots in a row cannot both be black Each character is followed by an extra blank column not included in the character cell width IBM ESC n1 n2 lt NAK gt m0 m1 m2 di d2 d46 1B 15 di 27 21 dl 3D mO ni ml Ae 61 mO ni ml AL n2 m2 d46 n2 m2 d46 60 Download character commands continued Selects printing color n as shown below ignored if color ribbon is not installed n Color n Color 0 Black 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 5 Orange 2 Cyan 6 Green 3 Violet g Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Copy character set from ROM into RAM Std lt ESC gt lt 0 gt n 1B 3A 00 n Copies character set n to corresponding download 0 00 character RAM area overwriting any downloaded 27 58 0n data already there ignored if EDS switch A3 is 0 ON n Font n F
13. Printable area Type A Type B B 3 Paper out Enabled Disabled B 4 Reserved Leave ON gt Ink ribbon type See below C 3 CA Page Length See below Dal Print mode Draft pica NE ac pica D 2 Orator lower case Small caps Lower case D 3 NLQ direction Uni direction Bi direction D 4 CR Centering Disabled Enabled E 1 Character table Standard mode Graphics Italics IBM mode Set 2 Set 1 E 2 IBM code page or E 3 International See below E 4 Character Set NOTE The factory default is ON for all functions except B 2 which is set to the OFF position 36 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 When the AEC mode is enabled the printer automatically judges the Emulation which your application program uses Switch A 3 RAM usage In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFF position The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing char acter patterns and provides only a one line print buffer If you leave this switch ON the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer allowing the computer to send faster than the printer prints Switch A 4 Auto LF with CR If you leave this switch at
14. Set top of page at current position IBM lt ESC gt 4 1B 34 Sets current position as top of page es Set page length to n lines Both lt ESC gt C n 1B 43 n Sets page length to n lines n is between 0 and 23 88 x 127 Std mode or 1 and 64 IBM mode Current line becomes first line of new page Later changes in line spacing do not alter page length Set page length to inches Both ESC C 0 n 1B 43 00 n Sets page length to n inches n is between 1 and 32 dep Std mode or 1 and 64 IBM mode Current line becomes first line of new page Set bottom margin Both lt ESC gt N n 1B 4E n Sets bottom margin to n lines n is between 1 and Dog Es 53 Vertical position commands continued and 7 Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Cancel bottom margin Both lt ESC gt o 1B 4F Cancels the bottom margin PEN Form feed Both FF oc Feeds paper to top of next page and moves print iz position to left margin When automatic sheet feeder is in use EDS switch B1 is OFF current page is ejected Return to top of current page Std lt ESC gt lt FF gt 1B 0C Feeds paper back to top of current page Ignored odas when friction feed is in use Disable paper out detector Both lt ESC gt 8 1B 38 Causes the printer to ignore the paper out signal DAD allowing printing to the bottom of the page Over rides setting of EDS switch B3
15. Short tone triple One quarter tone One quarter tone twice Intermittent tone Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Printer detects an error condition Turn off the power switch and turn it on again Bail lever is closed before the paper goes through the location of the bail lever Open the bail lever to pass the paper under the bail lever Printer is out of paper Buffer is cleared Top of form is set Quiet mode is selected EDS mode is selected Macro definition is selected Quiet mode is cancelled Macro definition is cancelled Printer is reset Hexadecimal mode is selected Pitch lock mode is selected Font lock mode is selected Pitch and Font lock mode is selected at a time Release lever is moved while the paper is in printing position 34 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 Turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the CFONT CPITCH and buttons You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on This indicates that you have entered the EDS mode In EDS mode the buttons on the control panel are used
16. Tear off the printed form with the tear assist edge of the front cover 3 Press the button again to go back on line The paper automatically returns to the printing position If fine adjustmemt is needed use the Micro Feed feature LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3 10 e y Figure 3 10 Paper path for cut forms If you are using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder refer to the manual that is attached with the SF 10DT 21 1 Raise the paper guide in posi tion on the rear cover of the Paper guide printer po 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 Figure 3 11 Raise the paper guide for single sheets 3 Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer The printer will beep indicating that there is no paper in position for printing The indicator will also flash on the control panel to confirm this 4 Make sure that the release lever is at rear position hh If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer press the button while holding the button to park the paper in the off line state then move the release lever toward the rear of the printer 5 Place a single sheet between the guides placing the side on which you want to print towards
17. The printer will print the ver sion number of the printers ROM and the current Electronic DIP Switch EDS settings followed by the entire character set printed in each font and pitch available The test repeats endlessly so you must tum the power off to stop it x Ver X X EDS SETTINGS Current settings are Eaphasized Banki Switch 3 Function i Set ON i Set UFF E Eas A A A efe ue io c sumucc e pas A Emulation Standard i IBM i i AEC Mode Enabled i Disabled RAM Usage Input Buffer Download Buffer i Auto LF with CK i Digable Enabled AAA AAA E EO EE ODER EAS Auto Sheet Feeder Not Installed i Installed Printable Area i Type A Type E er out Detector i Enabled Disabled e Leave ON i A es Color Mono LC9CL LCS9HD LC9 Monochrome LC9W Monochrome LC9HD LC9 Not used Fage Length 117 ON ON Y 78 Aq ON OFF 12 PEE N At BT ee ILL IS i Print Mode Draft NLO Courier Small caps Lower case Uni direction i Bi direction Disabled E UNDE p oe Character Table eT Standard mode Graphics mode TBM TEM Code Fage CT IRM 1 2 Graphics i 437 ON ON ON 965 650 OFF ON ON 865 860 ON OFF ON Reserved OFF OFF Reserved International Character Set CT Italics U S A ON ON ON Denmark 1 France OFF ON ON i Sweden Germany ON OFF ON i Italy England OFF OFF ON Spain 1 A AI A S AN A E PES A AO E O1 56799 30 gt 78ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO de cdefghijklmnopqrstuviwx ii
18. WHHMODOOODHODvVAYDOMO onnarmornoormva M t 8 1H WR ed 78 1 easg o 0000 alaa DDD hah gt OMAHA nn 49 E B 58 44 Hi Hora te fi Se EERO ST Oo rr wn odredave TIN VA ABMOO 0 O SAO DewWs KH Fa fq a o m re an o U Z D 4d GHD OOO OMe a 9X Na 71 Code Page 863 Canadian French Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 BH A Vite ae UecrLt nuoitceocuossuc A deed tros A Hee E 44 Pai lio ll gui zT i Z7Cu m HEAR E EE A orn 103 et AHALITXIRVA L4 0 Qd OO DH ODoOowuwootS QD Or i3 ND aU ASAE OO D QD XD e e D es on fOA o voor RADA HoH AR Vim Ra a i eon 9 6cof tWobuteccoossuc a d m ee A Bem M 4 q ee E A I A oe WH ODKHHOD VL KAVA 9ABCODEF WKHOO AGH HOD 9 uw S RS 5 8 D UO dd OD 0 0 cO ARE OAR OTD ON DAGMAR ky Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are identical to Code Page 437 H H A vi Se Ro t Poe o BahREFNORAEMHODGHS BWC ode eA 2 be eet M He m 44 HH bo tE dE xL Hp eS A Y m0 Dados LT va CN E OD S G6 n2 S Qn iz D oS UO 3D OD Dit et a RS on ons o voor ococaontut 72 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
19. as shown below in Figure 5 1 F LOCK NB DRAFT w 10CP POWER MICRO FEED v P LOCK NH COURIER Srarys MM T2CPI QUIET E FONT PITCH PAPER FEED ON LINE MACRO WM SANSERIF EB PROP E EE AEC EE ORATOR am COND a MACRO PARK CLEAR pes gelect Print Change setting Select Switch Figure 5 1 Button functions in the EDS mode Use the button to select the Bank Letter Use the button to select the Switch Number The indicator shows the current setting ON or OFF Use the button to change the settings Press the button to print the current settings Press the button while holding down the button to save and exit the EDS mode 35 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 By changing the settings you can alter various printer functions to match your specific requirements The following questions will help you choose the proper settings Bank Switch Function ON OFF A 1 Emulation Standard IBM A 2 AEC mode Enabled Disabled A 3 RAM usage Input buffer Download buffer A 4 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled B 1 Auto Sheet Feeder Not installed Installed B 2
20. is set to 1 by the lt ESC gt gt command 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 A A B B c C D D E E F F IBM special character set Additional characters can be printed by special commands xt u 2doo Hoe eee GO9 jo MAO a Y e qaprpctcrtyecloel 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 73 INDEX Absolute horizontal tab 57 Adjustment lever 3 16 All reset 32 Application software 13 Auto Emulation Change 4 26 37 Auto feed command 63 Auto Line Feed 37 Auto line feed 56 Auto loading position 32 Automatic Sheet Feeder 21 37 Backspace 56 Bail lever 3 19 22 Beep tones 34 Bell command 62 Bi directional printing 62 Bit image dot matrix 65 Bottom margin 53 Buffer size 66 Button and indicator functions 23 26 Cancel command 62 Carriage centering 39 Carriage return 55 Carton contents 8 Center text 56 Character codes 48 Character matrix 65 Character pitch com mands 49 52 Character set 1 47 Character set 2 47 Character set commands 47 49 Character size 51 Character size commands 49 52 Character spacing 51 Character table 39 Clamp lever 3 Clear the buffer 32 Code page 40 Color commands 61 Color printing 4 61 Component 2 3 Condensed printing 49 Control commands 45 63 Control panel 1 3 4 23 33 Copy characters 61 p Default settings 35 40 Dot adjustment mode 28 Double size printin
21. nl n2 Prints bit image graphics at 240 DPI horizontally mi m2 mi m2 maximum 1920 dots wide skipping every sec 27 90 nl n2 ond dot in horizontal direction See lt ESC gt K mi m2 command for further information Select graphics mode Std lt ESC gt n0 n1 1B 2A n0 nl Selects graphics mode n0 and prints bit image n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 graphics in this mode See lt ESC gt K command 27 42 n0 ni for information on n1 n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n Graphics mode 0 Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 Double density 120 dots per inch 2 Double density double speed 120 dots per inch 3 Quadruple density 240 dots per inch Selects graphics mode n0 and prints bit image graphics in this mode Image is 9 dots high and n1 n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches There must be 2 x n1 n2 256 data bytes m1 m2 See lt ESC gt K command for infor mation on ml m2 etc m0 Graphics mode 0 Normal density 1 Double density 2 Double density double speed 3 Quadruple density CRT graphics mode I Plotter graphics CRT graphics mode II Double density plotter graphics YAW 60 dots per inch 120 dots per inch 120 dots per inch 240 dots per inch 80 dots per inch 72 dots per inch 90 dots per inch 144 dots per inch n2 ml m2 4 CRT graphics mode I 80 dots per inch 5 Plotter graphics 72 dots per inch 6 CRT graphics mode II 90 dots per inch
22. not however a complete service man ual Call your authorized service center if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer Chapter 7 Printer Control Commands This chapter explains the software commands that are used to drive your printer This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer s features Chapter 8 Reference This section provides references for your printer such as specifications the pinouts of interface connectors and the character tables The character table charts show the different character sets available Chap 1 Chap 2 Chap 3 Chap 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PRINTER COMPONENTS SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES FONT STYLE EXAMPLE 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 Configuring your software for the printer PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE SELECTION OF PAPER ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP LOADING FANFOLD FORMS Loading the paper Paper parking Paper unparking Tear off function LOADING SINGLE SHEETS CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS ON LINE PAPER FEED PITCH FONT POWER UP FUNCTIONS Short test mode Long test mode Pitch lock mode Font lock mode Fo
23. on a level study surface Printer covers are open Close covers MAINTENANCE Essentially your printer is a robust piece of equipment but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions For example Keep your printer in a comfortable environment Roughly speaking if you are comfortable then the environment is suitable for your printer see Chapter 2 Do not subject the printer to physical shocks or excessive vibration Avoid over dusty environments Dust is the enemy of all precision mechanical devices To clean the exterior of the printer use a cloth barely dampened with either water with a little detergent or a little alcohol but do not allow any liquid to fall inside the printer The interior of the printer may be cleaned with a small cleaner or a compressed air aerosol sold for this purpose When performing this operatrion be sure not to bend or damage any cable connections or electronic components 44 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 Some additional command codes which are a superset of these emulations are also supported The emulation can be changed by changing Electronic DIP Switch EDS setting Al When Al is ON t
24. shield ing and print head Contact your dealer Printer is unstable Wrong characters are printed Left margin changes Printing stops Static electricity is result Increase the humidity ing from low humidity or Move devices with electric motors away interference from nearby from the printer electrical devices 43 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 Problem with the applica Refer to your application program manual tion program The adjustment lever is in Reset the adjustment lever See Adjusting the wrong position the printing gap in Chapter 3 Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms Paper is adjusted incor Adjust both forms tractors and the paper rectly Problem with the applica Refer to your application program manual tion program e A print head jam caused by Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor the ribbon or a paper jam rectly installed See Installing the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 Clear the paper jam Printer case is hot to the touch Printer s vents are blocked Move object away from the air vents including the bottom of the printer Printer is noisy The printer vibrates Move any objects that touch the printer Ensure that the printer is
25. the ON position a separate line feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed If you move this switch to the OFF position the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a car riage return code Most computer systems send a line feed code or both a carriage return and line feed at the end of each line so this switch should be left ON If you get double line spacing when you expect single spacing or if lines overprint each other try changing the setting of this switch Switch B 1 Auto Sheet Feeder In order to use the optional automatic sheet feeder SF 10DT move this switch to the OFF position Otherwise leave it ON Switch B 2 Printable area This printer can use two types of printing area format By putting the switch ON Type A the top of the first line of printing will start 1 6 inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end 1 6 inch from the bottom of the paper By putting the switch OFF Type B the first line of printing will start at one inch from the top of the paper and the printed area will end to print 6 mm from the bottom of the printer Switch B 3 Paper out When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper out detec tor and prints down to and beyond the bottom edge 37 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
26. the back of the printer Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop 6 Now pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed into the printer and adjusted Bail lever past the print head to a posi tion ready for printing Figure 3 12 Place a single sheet between the guides and pull the bail lever forward NOTE s Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes through under the bail lever location The printer indicates with the beep tones to close the bail lever after the paper goes through under the bail lever loca tion 7 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper position by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 22 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 tum the printer s power on or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions Pause printing Feed paper fast and slow forward and reverse Park fanfold forms Set the top of form position Select the print pitch Select a font Print test patterns Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections Adjusting the print alignment for bi direc
27. 7 Double density plotter graphics 144 dots per inch Convert graphics density Std lt ESC gt n m 1B 3F n m Converts graphics defined by subsequent lt ESC gt Dt K lt ESC gt L lt ESC gt Y or lt ESC gt Z commands to density mode defined by lt ESC gt c n is K LU Y or Z mode to be con verted m is from 0 to 7 indicating lt ESC gt mode Select 9 pin graphics mode Std ESC n0 n1 1B 5E n0 n1 n2 ml m2 27 94 nO nl n2 ml m2 58 Download character commands Name Description Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Define draft download characters Defines one or more new characters up to 127 and stores them in RAM EDS switch A3 must be OFF Draft mode must be selected before this command is used nl is character code of first character defined n2 is code of the last n must be equal to or less than n2 Each character is defined by an attribute byte m0 and 11 data bytes mJ m11 The MSB bit 7 of m0 is 0 if character is an ascender entirely above the baseline 1 if it is a descender descending below the baseline Bits 4 6 of m0 indicate the amount of white space in dots 0 7 to the left of the character Bits 0 3 of m0 indicate width in dots of the character cell including white space 4 15 White space and character cell attributes only apply to proportion ally spaced characters Each data byte represents a col
28. 91 84 4 with EDS switches E2 to E4 000 ni For code pages see Chapter 8 n2 nl n2 Code page 1 181 437 U S A 3 82 850 Multi Lingual 3 92 860 Portuguese 3 93 861 Icelandic 3 95 863 Canadian French 3 97 865 Nordic Enable printing of all character codes IBM lt ESC gt V nl n2 1B 5C nl n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM char E acter set including control codes Command remains in effect for next n n2 x 256 characters n1 and n2 are between 0 and 255 Enable printing of all character codes on next IBM lt ESC gt n 1B 5E n character Enables printing of any character in the IBM char 27 94 n acter set Select zero style Std lt ESC gt n 1B 7E n Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed either with a slash n 0 or without a slash n 1 27 126 n 48 Character size and pitch commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Pica pitch Std lt ESC gt P 1B 50 In Std mode changes from elite or semi con E densed to pica pitch 10 cpi or from condensed elite to condensed pica 17 cpi IBM lt DC2 gt 12 In IBM mode changes from elite or condensed to pica 10 cpi 1 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Elite pitch Std lt ESC gt M 1B 4D In Std mode changes from pica or semi con PEE densed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed e
29. NG 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 There are five positions and you can feel the lever clicking into each position The second position from the rear marked with is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper Try different positions until you get the best printing results NOTE Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life of the print head Adjustment lever Figure 3 2 Location of the adjustment lever The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference Paper T Weight g m S Recommended per ype Each paper Lever position Total Single 52 90 0 07 0 12 2nd or 3rd 2 ply 40 52 0 12 0 14 2nd or 3rd 3 ply 40 52 0 18 0 21 3rd or 4th 16 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 Loading the paper l Place a stack of fanfold paper behind
30. SEG USER S MANUAL NX 1040 cotour QA 80825023 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not ocur in a paric ular installation If this equipment does cause harmful 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized modifications of this product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment unless expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires a shielded ca
31. Save macro Paper parking C ee RO PARK Form feed Buffer clear All reset CLEAR 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 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button and hold it down The printer will start performing successive line feeds 3 While holding the button down press the but ton then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page Paper parking This procedure feeds the paper backward It parks the fanfold form at the back of the printer so that you can switch to single sheet feeding by moving the release lever to the down position Before parking fanfold forms tear off all but the last page leaving less at least three inches less than a full page showing above the front cover 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 but ton The paper will be fed out backward 30 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 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Move the paper to the desi
32. al logic seeking selectable Print head 9 pins Life 100 million draft characters Line spacing 1 6 1 8 7 72 n 72 n 216 inches Font styles Draft Courier Sanserif Orator with small capi tals Orator with lower case Characters odori ASCII 96 International 16 sets IBM special 111 IBM block graphic 50 IBM code page 6 sets Download 127 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 French 865 Nordic Number of columns Pica 10 CPI 80 Elite 12 CPI 96 Condensed pica 17 CPI 137 Condensed elite 20 CPI 160 Proportional Variable Character matrix Draft NLQ Pica 9x11 18 x 23 Elite 9x9 18 x 19 Condensed pica 9x11 18 x 12 Condensed elite 9x9 18 x10 Proportional 18x n Bit image dot matrix Normal 60 DPI 8 or 9 x 480 Plotter graphics 72 DPI 8 or 9 x 576 CRT graphics type I 80 DPI 8 or 9 x 640 CRT graphics type II 90 DPI 8 or 9 x 720 Double 120 DPI 8 or 9 x 960 High speed double 120 DPI 8 or 9 x 960 oom 65 Double density plotter graphics 144 DPI 8 or 9 x 1152 Quadruple 240 DPI 8 or 9 x 1920 tis impossible to print adjacent dots in the mode marked with an asterisk Paper feed eges Paper feed speed
33. and below the Rear cover printer 2 Turn the printers power OFF 3 Pull the release lever toward the front of the printer f This has the effect of releas ing the paper from the platen roller and engaging the tractor feed 4 Open the rear cover using the two grips on either side as in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Opening the rear cover 17 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 Tractor cover Clamp lever Figure 3 5 Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units 7 Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position When the clamp lever is down the unit is released and when it is up the unit is locked 8 Now close the tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possi bly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper Figure 3 6 Adjust the tractor positions to accommodate the width of fanfold forms 18 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 Paper guide Figure 3 7 Close the rear cover then set the paper g
34. ble The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital appara tus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectiques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minist re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada VDE Statement This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets the radio interference require ments of the Postal Ordinance No 243 1991 The additional marking Vfg 243 P expresses in short form that this is a peripheral device not operable alone which only individually meets the Class B RFI requirements in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3 11 89 and the Postal Ordinance 243 1991 If this device is operated in conjunction with other devices within a set up in order to take advantage of a General Operating Authorization in accordance with the Postal Ordinance 243 1991 the complete set up must comply with the Class B limits in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3 11 89 as well as satisfy the preconditions in accordance
35. c OFF ON OFF International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 char acter codes in the Standard Italic character set See the character tables in Chapter 8 With these switches you can select one of eight character sets as follows Country E 2 E 3 E 4 U S A ON ON ON France OFF ON ON Germany ON OFF ON England OFF OFF ON Denmark I ON ON OFF Sweden OFF ON OFF Italy ON OFF OFF Spain I OFF OFF OFF 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 CAUTION ccc Any attempt to carry out operations other than those described here may result in electric shock and or damage to the printer When carrying out any repairs or maintenance always follow the instructions carefully TROUBLESHOOTING Your printer is a reliable piece of precision machinery which should not cause you any trouble provided it is used and treated sensibly However the few elementary tips below should help you avoid having to make unnecessary service calls Power switch is on but power indicator is off Printer is not getting power Make sure that the power cord is correctly connected Verify that the power source works Printe
36. cs Bulletin Board Service Requires a computer modem North America 1 908 572 5010 United Kingdom 44 494 461395 France 33 1 305807 Germany 49 69 780929 Netherlands 31 73 424485 Australia and New Zealand 61 2 748 2960 76 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 70 D Ethel Road West Piscataway NJ 08854 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstrafe 59 D 60489 Frankfurt F R of Germany Attn Product Manager U K Market STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Attn Product Manager French Market STAR MICRONICS FRANCE S A R L 25 rue Micha l Faraday F 78182 St Quentin en Yvelines Cedex Attn Product Manager Asian Market STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD 18 F Tower 2 Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay HONG KONG Attn Product Manager PRINTED IN HONG KONG
37. de allows you to easily change the default settings of your printer to match your system and software needs FONT STYLE EXAMPLE The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print Resident fonts are Drarh character Cours charactors Sanserif characters ORATOR WITH SMALL CAPS Orator with lower case Print pitches are Pica pitch 10 CPI Elite pitch 12 CPI Condensed pica pitch 17 CPI Condensed elite pitch 20 CPI Proportional spacing Double height Double widtn Double sized Quad s1zed Various line and character spacings Other features Emphasized Double strike Jtalics Underlining 9UVPERSCRIPT and SUBSCRIPT Download characters s Various dot Na ds densities SW SW SW SW SW SW sy 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 Installing the ribbon cartridge Connecting the printer to your computer Configure your software for the printer PRINTER PLACEMENT Before you start setting up your printer make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it By a suitable place we mean A firm level surface which is fairly vibration free Away from excessive heat such as direct sunlight heaters etc Away fro
38. eck the setting of the adjustment lever incorrectly See Adjusting the printing gap in Chapter 3 Fanfold form is parked Fanfold form is parked Move bail lever for ward to unpark the fanfold paper Line spacing is incorrect or overprinting occurs The tractor positions are Adjust the tractor positions See Loading incorrectly adjusted fanfold forms in Chapter 3 e 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 e Platen knob was manually Set the top of form See Top of form in turned while the Power Chapter 4 indicator was on Do not manually turn the platen knob when the power is on Use the PAPER FEED button Forms are jamming Reset adjustment lever See Adjusting the between printing surface printing gap in Chapter 3 and the print head Forms are janming Clean the surface of the platen roller with a between printing surface cloth barely dampended with a little alco and the platen hol Incorrect number of lines on a page Paper is adjusted incor Set the top of form See Top of form in rectly Chapter 4 Paper has shifted back Readjust forms wards after several forms printed correctly 42 Incorrect emulation is Select the other emulation with the EDS selected setting See Chapter 5 Problem with the applica Refer to your application program man
39. ectional alignment test is completed 5 To exit from this mode press the button DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING CURRENT 0 CURRENT 1 CURRENT o FONT gt wok END do Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing pro grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving Some computers change the codes the programmer intended In this mode all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes This mode is accessed with the following procedure 1 While holding both the and buttons down turn power ON A beep tone will be heard 2 Begin printing In place of the usual printout you will get a format ted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right 3 At the end of the hexadecimal dump set the printer off line with the button This is necessary to print the last line 29 SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations Top of form Reverse micro feed Forward micro feed F LOCK Sli DRAFT WE 10CPI MICRO FEED u POWER v P LOCK Ell COURIER STATUS WB 12CP QUIET E FONT PITCH PAPER FEED ON LINE MACRO MN SANSERIF ER PROP AEC NE ORATOR Ab Wi COND T MACI
40. eder SF 10DT For details of the optional accessories refer to the manuals that are attached with the SPC 8K and SF 10DT 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 Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess of the cardboard pack ing material which held your printer inside the carton Be sure to remove the knob from the packaging Align the knob on the platen shaft which is located on the right hand side of the printer Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position Platen knob Figure 2 2 Installing the platen knob Removing the front cover Open the front cover by lifting up the back cover using the two grips on either side then remove the cover by pulling up see Figure 2 3 Front cover Figure 2 3 Open the front cover and remove it by pulling up NOTE You can keep the front cover installed on the printer as shown in Figure 2 4 But in this case you must take care not to injure your fingers with the tear assist edge Tear assist edge Figure 2 4 The front cover can stay on the printer Installing the ribbon cartridge Now install the ribbon with the
41. er 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 It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of com puters The chapters are as follows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer the names and functions of the printer components and contains an example of the many font styles that your printer can produce Chapter 2 Setting up the Printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anything else Chapter 3 Paper Installation and Use This chapter describes preparatory printing tasks such as selecting paper types adjusting the printing gap and installing paper Chapter 4 Control Panel Operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various functions related to paper handling print modes and font selection After setting up the printer read this chapter and try out the procedures to find out how the printer works Chapter 5 Default Settings EDS mode This chapter explains how to use the Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode to make your printer match your system and software needs Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This section gives a list of check points to follow if your printer is not work ing properly It also includes details of routine maintenance operations which you can perform yourself It is
42. er has already been printed or if it is part of a command Cancel last line Both CAN 8 Deletes last line currently in print buffer T Set printer off line Std DC3 3 Sets printer off line into not ready mode Printer 5 disregards all subsequent characters and com mands except lt DC1 gt Printer s ON LINE indica IBM lt ESC gt Q 3 B 51 03 tor does not go off 27 81 3 Set printer on line Both lt DC1 gt 1 Puts printer on line into ready mode Command z is ignored if printer was set off line by pressing ON LINE key on control panel Bell Both lt BEL gt 07 Sounds brief beep tone on printer Bi directional printing Both ESC U 0 1B 55 00 Makes subsequent printing bi directional faster n i 27 85 0 than uni directional Uni directional printing Both lt ESC gt U lt 1 gt B 55 01 Makes subsequent printing uni directional ensur sage 4 ing maximum vertical alignment precision One line uni directional printing Std lt ESC gt B 3C Returns print head to left margin then prints ion remainder of line from left to right Bi directional printing resumes on next line 62 Other printer commands continued Function n Function Disable alarm 32 Auto CR with LF 16 Auto LF with CR 8 12 inch forms Slashed zero Character set 2 nN e3 Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Manual feed Bo
43. et 61 Selection of paper 15 Setting up 7 14 Short test mode 26 Single sheets 15 Loading 21 22 Paper path 21 Specifications 65 66 Standard character set 47 Superscript 47 Switch combination func tions 30 33 Tear assist 10 Tear off function 5 21 Top of form 31 Top of page 53 Tractor 17 Tractors 3 Troubleshooting 41 44 Underlining 47 Uni directional printing 62 Unpacking and inspec tion 8 Vertical position com mands 52 55 Vertical tab 55 Vertical tab channel 54 Vertical tab stops 54 Zero style 48 75 Customer service information If you experience any technical difficulties with your Star printer please refer to Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter provides you with easy methods for diagnosing and resolving problems which you may encounter 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 Star Micronics Technical Hotline North America 1 908 572 3300 Hong Kong 852 795 2335 Australia 61 2 748 4300 New Zealand 64 9 570 1470 Star Micronics FaxBack Document Retrieval System Requires access to a facsimile machine or PC fax board with receive capability North America 1 908 572 4004 Star Microni
44. face cable to your com puter Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable Figure 2 11 Move the clips until you hear a click Configuring your software for the printer Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you are using so that the software can take full advantage of the printer s features Many of these software packages provide an installation or set up pro gram that presents a list of printers This printer is set up to emulate the Epson printer commands at the factory If you want to emulate the IBM printer commands you can select it with the 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 1 Star NX 1040 LC 100 Color Proprinter III 2 Star NX 1020 LC 200 Color Proprinter II 3 Epson EX 800 Proprinter 4 Epson FX 850 5 Star NX 1000 LC 10 Color NOTE does not support color printing 13 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 Make sure that the Electronic DIP Switch EDS is set for the correct printer emulation and that you have also selected the appropriate
45. fied in ascending order lt ESC gt D lt 0 gt clears all tab stops Set horizontal tab stops every n columns Std lt ESC gt e lt 0 gt n 1B 65 00 n Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets DR new horizontal tab stops every n columns n is between 1 and 127 Reset all tab stops IBM lt ESC gt R 1B 52 Resets horizontal tab stops to power up values tab paras stop every 8 columns starting at column 9 Also clears all vertical tab stops Horizontal tab Both lt HT gt 09 Moves print position to next horizontal tab stop If underlining is on tab spaces are not underlined 56 Horizontal position commands continued Moves print position a specified distance right or left ignored if resulting position is beyond right or left margin If n2 is in the range 0 to 63 print head moves right nl n2 x 256 dots To move left distance in dots is subtracted from 65536 and result split into high and low bytes n1 and n2 1 dot 1 120 inch draft mode or 1 180 inch NLQ mode Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Relative horizontal tab Std lt ESC gt nl n2 1B 5C n1 n2 27 92 n1 n2 graphics Prints bit image graphics at 120 DPI horizontally maximum 960 dots wide skipping every second dot in horizontal direction See lt ESC gt K com mand for further information mi m2 Absolute h
46. g 51 Double density graphics 57 Double height characters 51 Double speed graphics 57 Double strike 47 Download character com mands 59 61 Download character set 61 Draft 1 4 25 59 60 65 EDS setting 35 40 Electronic DIP Switch EDS mode 5 13 27 35 40 Elite pitch 49 Emphasized printing 46 Emulation 37 66 Entry slot 3 Expanded printing 50 Factory settings 36 Fanfold forms 15 Loading 17 21 Paper path 17 19 Features 4 5 Font 46 Font and Pitch lock mode 28 FONT button 20 22 Font control commands 46 47 Font lock mode 4 26 28 Font style 6 65 Form feed 30 54 Forward micro feed 31 Friction feed 21 22 Front cover 3 9 11 printing Graphics commands 57 58 Graphics density 58 Graphics mode 58 Graphics printing 57 58 Hexadecimal dump 29 Horizontal position com mands 55 57 Horizontal tab 56 Horizontal tab stops 56 IBM character set 48 65 IBM code page 40 48 65 Ink ribbon type 38 Interface 12 66 Interface connector 3 12 13 67 69 International character set 40 48 65 Italic characters 46 Justify Center 56 Left 56 Right 56 Left justify 56 Left margin 55 Line feed 53 Line spacing 52 Loading fanfold forms 17 21 Loading single sheets 21 22 Locating the printer 7 Long test mode 27 Macro definition 26 33 Maintenance 44 Manual feed command 63 Margins Left 55 Right 55 Master print mode 51 M
47. he following papers Single sheets cut forms and stationery Fanfold forms continuous forms Multi part forms Preprinted forms This Multi font printer has the following resident internal fonts which you can print Draft Courier Sanserif Orator with small caps Orator with lower case The panel has four buttons and ten indicators The indicators display and beep tones provide immediate easy to understand feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel The four buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions including saving a micro The Paper Parking function enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on single sheet paper To get acquainted with the printer s components and capabilities refer to the information on the pages that follow PRINTER COMPONENTS Release lever Paper guide Platen knob Entry slot Front cover Power switch Control panel Interface connector Rear cover Adjustment lever Tractors Bail lever Print head Ribbon cartridge Component Description Paper guide Release lever Front cover Rear cover Entry slot Control panel Power switch Platen knob Interface connector Print head Ribbon cartridge Adjustment lever Tractors Clamp lever Bail lever Aligns single sheets cut forms to help the printer detect when paper is inserted Releases pressure on the pa
48. he printer is in Standard Epson mode when it is OFF the printer is in IBM mode see Chapter 5 In addition when EDS switch A2 is ON the printer can automatically sense which emulation is required and will change emulation as neces sary This chapter describes the printer s control commands Some com mands are common to both Standard and IBM modes Commands are grouped by function For each command the following information is shown Name the name of the command Description a brief explanation of the command Mode the mode s in which the command is recognized Std Standard Epson mode EDS switch Al is ON IBM IBM mode EDS switch Al is OFF Both Both Standard Epson and IBM modes ASCII the ASCII coding of the command Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets For example lt 1 gt means char acter code 1 Hexadecimal the command in hexadecimal character codes Decimal the command in decimal character codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by letters such as n m or d 45 Font control commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select print quality Std lt ESC gt x n 1B 78 n Changes print quality to n 25 gain Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up n Print quality 1 Draft 2 Near Letter Quality n Print quality IBM LESES A 1B 5B 64 0 Unchanged lt 1 gt lt 0 gt n 01 00
49. hen the computer is ready to send data This printer does not check this pin 6 N C 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 N C 11 RCH This printer turn this pin Space when it is ready to receive data This line carries the same signal as pin 20 12 19 N C 20 DTR This printer turns this pin Space when it is ready to receive data 21 25 N C 68 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 x 16 1 65 to decimal 65 Control codes recognized by this printer are indicated by abbreviations inside pointed brackets lt gt Standard character set 2 a COON OO 5 Q0 M0 y Oo 2 amp amp COO BQ DO HON AGAYWNHH OO WD xs OR een m de HH OZEORGHTMOAAMUAOWPeS b SA AN KM x odumo jo tec ANN XE CE PHA QIN OZING NITI WHHHQWAD AD oo O a ES D O N WRECK FH Rapa 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B Cc D E F ry 7s OD Be Ryu TO mona oy Q Ab 24 Su KT RR BO ms 5 pO Dy O n Cr Qr m NE y Y RAR OS BN L eT HOA SH i 69 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 0 XZ NX 774137 axX Z 98
50. i 2 C a g eeiriAAE efcoOo uyOUe VR Hoi m ERE FIERE Era ll Pon reru reen oosn 0909969 ni 7 atTS Siti oeceav HSER tH 7 3BCDEFGHIJKLMNO pors hi jklmnopqrstuv CnyoUe xXR Figure 4 4 Long self test 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 In addition the total 27 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 You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on After the beep tone you can set the printer off line select a print pitch then return to on line and start printing The pitch you selected will show with indicators on the control panel and will not be reset or other wise changed by any commands your software may issue Font lock mode By holding the button during power up fonts can only be selected from the control panel This prevents software interference There will be an acknowledging beep After which you can set the printer off line select a font then return to the on line state and begin printing The selected font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue
51. icro feed 21 22 Most Significant Bit 62 Multi part forms 15 74 Near Letter Quality NLQ 4 38 46 59 60 65 9 pin graphics 58 Normal density graphics 57 Number of columns 65 o Off line command 62 ON LINE button 19 20 21 22 23 On line command 62 Orator font 1 25 38 Other printer commands 62 63 Overlining 47 P Page length 38 53 Paper feed 66 PAPER FEED button 20 22 Paper feed speed 66 Paper feed trouble 42 Paper guide 3 12 Paper parking 1 4 20 30 Paper path Fanfold forms 17 19 Single sheets 21 Paper specifications 66 Paper unparking 20 Paper out detector 37 54 Pica pitch 49 Pinout of interface con nector 67 69 PITCH button 25 Pitch commands 49 52 Pitch lock mode 4 26 28 Platen knob 3 9 POWER indicator 19 20 22 Power supply 66 Power supply trouble 41 Power switch 3 17 Power up functions 26 30 Print area 15 37 Print direction 65 Print head 3 65 Print head shield 10 Print mode 38 50 Print quality 46 Print styles 5 Printer features 4 5 Printer placement 7 Printing gap 16 Printing speed 4 65 Proportional spacing 49 e Quadruple size printing 51 Quadruple density graph ics 58 Quiet mode 4 R RAM usage 37 Rear cover 3 17 Relative horizontal tab 57 Release lever 3 Reset printer 63 Reverse micro feed 31 Ribbon cartridge 3 10 66 Right justify 56 Right margin 55 ROM character s
52. ingle bin Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 10DT Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR The following describes the pinout of the interface connector signals which are low when active are overlined Parallel interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes from high to low for 2 0 5 us when active 2 DATAO High when active 3 DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active 5 DATA3 High when active 6 DATA4 High when active 7 DATA5 High when active 8 DATAG High when active 9 DATA7 High when active 10 ACK 5 us low pulse acknowledges receipt of data 11 BUSY Low when printer ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper out Can be disabled with EDS setting 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 15 N C 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printe 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET When this input signal is low printer is reset 32 ERROR Outputs low when printer cannot continue due to an error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 N C 36 SELECT IN Always high 67 Serial Interface Pin Name Function 1 GND Printer s chassis ground 2 TXD This pin carries data from the printer 3 RXD This pin carries data to the printer 4 RTS This pin is always set space 5 CTS This pin is Space w
53. lite 20 cpi IBM ESQ wi 1B 3A In IBM mode changes from pica or condensed to elite 12 cpi 2498 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Condensed printing Both SI OF In Std mode changes from pica to condensed in pica 17 cpi or from elite to condensed elite 20 cpi lt ESC gt SI 1B OF In IBM mode changes from pica to condensed piti 27 15 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Cancel condensed printing Both lt DC2 gt 12 In Std mode changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite In IBM mode always changes to normal pica Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power up Proportional spacing Std lt ESC gt p n 1B 70 n Proportionally spaces subsequent characters if n Sedes is 1 and cancels if n is 0 Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected IBM lt ESC gt P n 1B 50 n during power up 27 80 n 49 Character size and pitch commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select print mode IBM ESC I lt 2 gt 1B 5B 49 02 Changes print mode according to n and n2 0 nl n2 00 nl n2 21 91 73 22 0 nl n2 nl n2 Font Mode Pitch 0 1 Courier Normal Pica 0 8 Courier Italic Pica 0 46 Courier Emphasize Pica 0 57 Courier Italic emphasized Pica 0 85 Courier Normal Elite 0 92 Courier Italic Elite
54. m excessive humidity Away from excessive dust e A steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be connected to the printer For example do not connect it to the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printers identification plate To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the wall socket which has to be located close to the printer and easy to access Install the printer where there is sufficient room for the fanfold paper stack and any paper being fed in or printed out If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface make sure that the cable is within 2m 6ft of the printer An RS 232 con nection using the optional SPC 8K interface converter can be made over longer distances 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 User s manual Platen knob Paper guide 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 The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are e Monochrome ribbon cartridge LCOHD LC9W LC9 LC9W Serial Parallel converter SPC 8K e Automatic sheet fe
55. n 1 127 Draft 27 91 100 128 254 Near Letter Quality 10n 255 Return to EDS setting Select NLQ font Both lt ESC gt k n 1B 6B n Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was Ba defen selected during power up n Font 0 Courier 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 7 Orator with small capitals 8 Orator with lower case Select font Both Pe A 28 28 46 wj w q 29 29 d d Print quality and Font l 0 NLQ Courier 40 40 70 1 NLQ Sanserif 41 41 d 2 NLQ Courier 7 NLQ Orator with small capitals 8 NLQ Orator with lower case 9 Draft quality Select italic characters Std lt ESC gt 4 1B 34 Selects italic printing ee Select upright characters Std lt ESC gt 5 1B 35 Cancels italic printing EO Emphasized printing Both lt ESC gt E 1B 45 Emphasizes subsequent characters ores 46 Font control commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Cancel emphasized printing Both lt ESC gt F B 46 Cancels emphasized printing PUN Double strike printing Both ESC G B 47 Prints subsequent characters with double DA strike action Cancel double strike printing Both ESC H B 48 Cancels double strike printing 50793 Underlining Both lt ESC gt n B2Dn Underlines subsequent characters when n is 1 ZA eis and cancels underlining when n is 0 Overlining IBM lt ESC gt n B SF n Overlines sub
56. nch Both lt ESC gt A n 1B 41 n Sets line feed distance to n 72 inch n is between 0 E and 255 Std mode or between 0 and 85 IBM mode If n 0 line spacing is set to 0 In IBM mode new line spacing takes effect after next lt ESC gt 2 command 52 Vertical position commands continued 127 Std mode or 1 and 255 IBM mode Bot tom margin is reset when page length is changed Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Execute lt ESC gt A IBM lt ESC gt 2 1B 32 Sets line spacing to value defined by preceding PORT lt ESC gt A command or to 1 6 inch if there was no lt ESC gt A Line feed Both lt LF gt OA Prints current line and advances paper to next line o Reverse line feed Std lt ESC gt lt LF gt B OA Prints current line and moves paper in reverse to TEN preceding line IBM lt ESC gt B 5D 21 93 Perform n 216 line feed Both lt ESC gt J n B 4A n Feeds paper n 216 inches n is between 0 and 255 DTE In Std mode the print position does not move left or right Perform 7 216 reverse line feed Std lt ESC gt j n 1B 6A n Feeds paper n 216 inches in reverse n is between pane 0 and 255 In Std mode the print position does not move left or right Feed paper n lines Std lt ESC gt lt l gt n 1B 66 01 n Feeds paper n lines n is between 0 and 127 adas
57. nt and Pitch lock mode Dot adjustment mode Hexadecimal dump SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Form feed DN 0000 Chap 5 Chap 6 Chap 7 Chap 8 INDEX 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 DEFAULT SETTINGS EDS MODE HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SETTINGS TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS INTRODUCTION Font control commands Character set commands Character size and pitch commands Vertical position commands Horizontal position commands Graphics commands Download character commands Color selection commands Other printer commands REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS PINOUT OF INTERFACE CONNECTOR Parallel interface Serial Interface CHARACTER SETS Standard character set 2 International character sets IBM character set 42 Character set 1 IBM special character set Customer service information Customer response 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 This printer accepts any of t
58. nta cyan violet yellow orange and green add a color dimension to your printed output by the color ribbon cartridge as standard This printer includes Draft Courier Sanserif and Orator with small capitals or lower case fonts A standard carriage that prints on fanfold forms up to 254 mm 10 inches wide and cut forms up to 215 9 mm 8 5 inches wide In Draft mode prints at speeds up to 180 CPS in 12 pitch 150 CPS in 10 pitch In Near Letter Quality mode prints at speeds up to e 45 CPS in 12 pitch e 37 5 CPS in 10 pitch Prints in 10 12 17 and 20 CPI as well as pro portional spacing Button control for fonts pitches paper move ment and paper park functions Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your computer and stays on the selected font and pitch with the control panel Reduces printing noise by approximately 50 However printing speed is also reduced Parks fanfold paper You can print on cut sheet paper without unloading the fanfold forms Feature Function Print styles Tear off function Multi part forms EDS mode Highlighting capability with the following emphasis styles Double high Double strike Double wide Emphasized Italics Overlining Quadruple high Quadruple wide Subscript e Superscript Underlining Fanfold forms can be removed without advanc ing blank forms Prints up to three part forms Electronic DIP Switch EDS mo
59. nting the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the button again to go back on line To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing When you hold the button down for one second with the fan fold forms the printer goes off line then the printer also feeds the paper forward approximately two inches forward This allows you to cut it off just below the last line printed When you press the button again to go back on line the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off NOTE This function is valid only when the buffer is empty PAPER FEED If you press and release this button while off line the paper will feed forward one line If you hold the button down the printer will perform consecutive line feeds If you also press the button while you are line feeding the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page This is explained later If you press the button while on line this will alternately select and cancel the Quiet mode When in Quiet mode the printer will print slightly slower but at a reduced noise level 24 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
60. ont 0 Courier 7 Orator with small capitals 1 Sanserif 8 Orator with lower case 2 Courier Select download character set Std lt ESC gt 1 1B 25 01 Selects download character set ignored if EDS Bm switch A3 is ON Select ROM character set Std lt ESC gt 0 1B 25 00 Stops using download character set and returns to UE ROM character set ignored if EDS switch A3 is ON Color selection commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select print color Both lt ESC gt r n 1B 72 n Selects printing color n as shown below ignored Ag das if color ribbon is not installed n Color n Color 0 Black 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 5 Orange 2 Cyan 6 Green 3 Violet Select print color Both MUA UNC 28 28 43 29 29 d 40 40 67 41 41 d 61 Other printer commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set MSB to 1 Std lt ESC gt gt 1B 3E Sets most significant bit of each subsequent byte odds received to 1 allowing use of ASCII codes above 127 Set MSB to 0 Std lt ESC gt 18 3D Sets most significant bit of each subsequent byte x 27 61 received to 0 Accept MSB as is Std lt ESC gt 18 23 Cancels preceding commands and accepts most vint E Ben y 27 35 significant bit as it is when sent to the printer Delete last character sent Std lt DEL gt 7F Deletes last character received ignored if charac 33 t
61. orizontal tab in inches Std ESC n1 n2 1B 24 n1 n2 Sets new print position to nl n2 x 256 60 5536 3 5 inches from left margin ignored if new position is beyond right margin Absolute horizontal tab in columns Std ESC f lt 0 gt n 1B 66 00 n Sets new print position to a position n columns in AS from left margin n is between 1 and 127 Graphics commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Print normal density graphics Both lt ESC gt K n1 n2 1B 4B n1 n2 Prints bit image graphics at 60 DPI horizontally ml m2 ml m2 Image is 8 dots high and n n2 x 256 dots 27 75 nl n2 wide Maximum width is 8 inches 480 dots m1 ml m2 m2 are 1 byte values from 0 to 255 representing 8 vertical dots MSB at the top LSB at the bottom There must be n n2 x 256 bytes Dots beyond right margin are ignored Afterwards printer returns to character mode Print double density graphics Both lt ESC gt L n1 n2 1B 4C nl n2 Prints bit image graphics at 120 DPI horizontally ml m2 ml m2 maximum 960 dots wide See lt ESC gt K com 27 76 nl n2 mand for further information MED ss Print double density double speed Both lt ESC gt Y n1 n2 1B 59 n1 n2 mi m2 27 89 nl n2 mi m2 Graphics commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Print quadruple density graphics Both lt ESC gt Z n1 n2 1B 5A
62. osition press the button to save the value This position will remain unless you power off the printer If you want to retain this position even after you turn off the power store it using the Macro Definition function which is described later Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper If you feed paper you cannot change the auto loading value Clearing the buffer All reset The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart the printer may be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer but there is another way 1 Halt the printing program on the computer If printing stops imme diately the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unneces sary If printing does not stop continue as follows 2 Press the button to set the printer offline Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer 3 Press and hold the button 4 While pressing the button down press and hold the button Continue holding these two buttons down you will hear a beep tone that the buffer is cleared If you hold these buttons down longer you will hear three beep tones and the printer has been initialized to the power on default settings 5 Release these buttons make any necessary cont
63. p If no vertical tabs stops are set performs a line feed Horizontal position commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Set left margin Std lt ESC gt 1 n 1B 6C n Sets left margin at column n n is between 0 and RT EA 255 at current character pitch pica if proportional spacing is selected Later changes in pitch do not affect margin Margin must be at least two col umns left of the right margin and within the limits below Pica 0SnS76 Expanded pica 0 nS38 Elite 0 n amp 91l Expanded elite 0 n amp 45 Condensed pica 0 ns 130 Expanded condensed pica 0Sns64 Condensed elite 0SnS152 Expanded condensed elite 0SnS76 Set right margin Std lt ESC gt Q n 1B 51 n Sets right margin at column n at current character Boni pitch pica if proportional spacing is selected Later changes in pitch do not affect margin Mar gin must be within the limits below Condensed elite Pica 4 amp n amp 80 Expanded pica 2 amp n amp 40 Elite 5 amp n amp 96 Expanded elite 3SnS48 Condensed pica 7SnS137 Expanded condensed pica 4 nS 68 8 n 160 Expanded condensed elite 4SnS80 A4 is OFF margin and performs a line feed if EDS switch Set left and right margins IBM ESC X n1 n2 1B 58 n1 n2 Sets the left margin at column n and the right edu ts margin at column n2 See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes Carriage return Both lt CR gt
64. per This lever must be back for cut sheet forms h and forward for fanfold forms BK Protects the print head and other internal com ponents of your printer Protects the tractor feed unit and separates incoming and outgoing fanfold forms For inserting single sheets of paper Indicates printer status and makes various con trol of printer functions simple and convenient Switches power on or off Advances the paper manually Connects the computer to the printer Has a high resolution dot matrix 9 wire compo sition for outstanding print quality Contains the printer ribbon Controls print darkness by adjusting for the thickness of forms being printed Control the movement of fanfold forms Clamps the tractor in place Opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen This lever is also used to load paper SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES Feature Function Dot matrix 9 wire impact printing Extensive software support AEC mode Color printing Multi font support Carriage size Multi speed printing Character spacing Control panel Font Pitch Lock Quiet mode Paper parking Draft and Near Letter Quality printing It is compatible with the Epson and IBM stan dard and works with any software that supports those printers Auto Emulation Change AEC mode is provided to select the proper emulation mode automati cally sent from your program Mage
65. r s operating sounds Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment 11 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 9 Place the paper guide hori zontally to use fanfold forms and vertically to use single sheets Paper guide Figure 2 9 Installing the paper guide Connecting the interface cable Connect the printer to your computer using a standard Centronics par allel interface cable On a PS 2 or PC AT type computer this means that you use the 25 pin D type connector at the computer end and the Amphenol type 36 pin connector at the printer end The configuration of the printer s connector is given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connecting to another computer If you need to connect to a serial port use the optional Serial Parallel Converter SPC 8K Follow the procedures below to connect the interface cable l 12 Turn off the power switch both the printer and the computer Connect the interface cable to the printer as shown in Figure 2 10 Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector Interface connector Figure 2 10 Connecting the interface cable 3 Move both clips inside the extended prongs on the sides of the plug until you hear a click 4 Connect the other end of the inter
66. r sounds as if it is printing but does not Printing is weak Ribbon is jamming twisted Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is cor or not between the print rectly installed Make sure that the ribbon head and the print head is between the shield on the print head and shield the end of the print head Replace the rib bon Adjustment level is set Check the setting of the adjustment lever incorrectly Move the lever to a darker setting Printer test works but printer does not print when attached to computer Printer cable has a problem Make sure that the printer cable is cor rectly connected at both ends printer and computer Problem with the applica Refer to your application program manual tion program Incorrect emulation is Select the other emulation with the EDS selected setting See Chapter 5 41 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 Your software is overriding Set your printer in Font Pitch lock See your control panel selec Pitch lock mode and Font lock mode in tion Chapter 4 Printer does not feed paper Paper is jamming Remove all forms and pieces of paper Bail lever is closed before Open the bail lever paper goes through the bail lever location Adjustment lever is set Ch
67. red top of form position by pressing the button 3 Press and hold the button 4 While holding the button down press the button then release both buttons at the same time The top of form posi tion has been set Forward micro feed For fine alignment you can feed the paper forward in very small incre ments as follows 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button again and hold it down 3 While holding the button down press the but ton The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons Reverse micro feed You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page 1 Press the button to set the printer off line 2 Press the button again and hold it down 3 While holding the button down press the button The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps When you want to stop release both buttons NOTE sss Open the bail lever when the printer beeps intermittently near the edge of the paper 31 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 Change the print position using the micro feed function 3 After you get the desired p
68. rol panel settings then set the printer back on line It is essential to stop the printing program on the computer before you go off line Otherwise when you go back on line the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing with missing data from when the buffer was cleared 32 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 4 Release both buttons at the same time after two beep tones to save the current setting If you release these buttons after three beep tones the macro has been cleared NOTE You can store the following settings with this procedure Current Font Current Pitch Current auto loading amount for cut forms Current auto loading amount for fanfold forms Current auto loading amount in ASF mode Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode sepa rately For example the data stored in the Standard mode are not effec tive in the IBM mode and vice versa 33 CONDITIONS INDICATED BY BEEP TONES This section helps you identify the meanings of beep tones Beep tones Meanings Two seconds tone Long tone once sequence two times Two long tone Four short tone sequence two times Short tone once Short tone twice
69. s continued Name Description Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Define draft download characters Defines one or more new characters up to 127 and stores them in RAM EDS switch A3 must be OFF Draft mode must be selected before this command is used Each character is defined by a character code byte m0 two attribute bytes m m2 and 11 data bytes dl dll The total number of character bytes m0 m2 and dl d11 is nl n2 x 256 Each character is represented as a row of dot col umns each column 9 or 12 dots high ml indicates whether character is an ascender using topmost 8 positions of each column or a descender using dots 2 9 or 2 12 Bits 4 6 of m2 indicate the amount of white space in dots 0 7 to the left of the character Bits 0 3 of m2 indi cate the width in dots 4 11 of the character cell including white space White space and character cell attributes only apply to proportionally spaced characters Each data byte represents a column of 8 dots the MSB representing the top dot and the LSB the bottom dot Columns overlap one another but adjacent dots in a row cannot both be black Each character is followed by an extra blank column not included in the character cell width IBM lt ESC gt n1 n2 lt DC4 gt m0 m1 m2 di d2 dii 1B 14 di 27 20 dl 3D mO ni Pe P 3s 61 mO d2 n2 m2 dii m2 dii Define NLQ download characters
70. sequent characters when n is 1 eerie and cancels overlining when n is 0 Superscript Both lt ESC gt S 0 B 53 00 Makes subsequent characters superscripts gae Cancel superscript or subscript Both lt ESC gt T B 54 Cancels superscript or subscript printing 50094 Character set commands Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select Standard character set Both lt ESC gt t 0 1B 74 00 Std character set 29 eie IBM character set Both lt ESC gt t 1 1B 74 01 IBM character set 53 X454 Select character set 1 Both lt ESC gt 7 B 37 Selects character set 1 ER Select character set 2 Both lt ESC gt 6 B 36 Selects character set 2 piney 47 Character set commands continued Name Mode ASCII Hexadecimal Description Decimal Select international character set Std lt ESC gt R n 1B 52 n Selects international character set n PM Character sets O to 7 can be selected as power up default with EDS switches E2 to E4 For char sets see Chapter 8 Char set n Char set U S A 8 Japan France 9 Norway Germany 10 Denmark II England 11 Spain II Denmark I 12 Latin America Sweden 13 Korea Italy 14 Trish Spain I 64 Legal NYDAUBWNeY OS Select IBM code page IBM ESC T 4 1B 5B 54 04 Changes code page of current IBM character set lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt n1 00 00 00 n1 according to n and n2 n2 D A code page can be selected as power up default 27
71. t n 1B 21 n Selects a combined print mode n the sum of the SAS Ya values shown below Asterisked functions are ignored if PITCH LOCK mode was set on power up Function n Function n Underline 128 Emphasized 8 Italic 64 Condensed 4 Expanded 32 Proportional 2 Double strike 16 Elite 1 Increase character spacing Std lt ESC gt SP n 1B 20 n Increases the space between characters by n dots xt n can be from 0 127 Select double or quadruple size Std lt ESC gt h n 1B 68 n Sets the size of subsequent characters according C aah to the value of n as shown below Line spacing is double or quadrupled accordingly n Character size 0 Normal size 1 Double high double wide 2 Quadruple high quadruple wide Print double height characters Std lt ESC gt w 1 1B 77 01 Prints subsequent characters double height with TP out moving the base line or changing the line spacing Return to normal height Std lt ESC gt w 0 1B 77 00 Cancels double height printing EE Select character size Both A or oen 28 28 53 Selects a combination of character height and Ny ers 29 29 d width according to d Double height characters 40 40 83 are always printed at Near Letter Quality 41 41d d Character height Character width 0 Single height Single width 1 Single height Double width 2 Double height Single width 3 Double height Double width Character size and pitch commands continued
72. th lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 0 gt 1B 19 00 Selects manual sheet feeding ignored if EDS E switch B1 is ON ars pego 28 28 30 29 w n 29 40 40 48 41 41 Auto feed Both lt ESC gt lt EM gt lt 4 gt 1B 19 04 Selects automatic sheet feeding from paper tray PEE ignored if EDS switch B1 is ON wrna 28 28 34 29 my 29 40 40 52 41 41 Eject paper from ASF Both lt ESC gt lt EM gt R 1B 19 52 Ejects current page ignored if EDS switch B1 is A5 85 ON w R 28 28 52 29 my 29 40 40 84 41 41 Set print start position on ASF Both lt ESC gt lt EM gt T n 1B 19 54 n Skips n 6 inches at top of page n is equal to or i etu greater than 1 Ignored if EDS switch B1 is ON sorses 28 28 54 29 n 29 n 40 40 84 41 41 n Reset printer Both lt ESC gt Q 1B 40 Re initializes printer Clears print buffer and resets DOM settings to power up values Does not clear input buffer or change ASF selections Set initial conditions IBM XESC2 K 3 1B 5B 4B 03 Re initializes printer to initial conditions specified 0 0 3 n 00 00 03 n by n the sum of the values for the characteristics 27 91 75 3 shown 003n 63 64 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 direction
73. ting are performed in bi directionally in alternate directions for speed 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 If you leave this switch ON the carriage does not move when feed ing paper Switch E 1 Character Table The action of this switch depends on the mode choosen with switch A 1 Move this switch OFF to select Italic character table with the Stan dard Epson emulation mode If you leave this switch to the ON position in place of italics you will get the graphic characters international characters and mathematical symbols of IBM char acter set 2 In the IBM emulation mode ON selects character set 2 which has international characters and fewer control words OFF selects character set 1 for computers with a 7 bit interface 39 Switches E 2 to E 4 IBM Code Page or International Character Set 40 Except in the standard italic character set these switches select the default character code page as shown below Code Page E 2 E 3 E 4 437 U S A ON ON ON 850 Multi lingual60 OFF ON ON 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON 861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON 863 Canadian French ON ON OFF 865 Nordi
74. tional printing Print a hexadecimal dump Clear the printer s buffer Save macro definition BUTTON AND INDICATOR FUNCTIONS The printer is equipped with four buttons on the control panel From left to right they are CFONT PITCH and CONLINE The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the con trol panel F LOCK WN DRAFT MICRO FEED m POWER b d PAOCK WI COURIER Status Quer t FONT PITCH PAPER FEED ON LINE E EA o MACRO NE SANSERIF AEC NN ORATOR a ALT MACRO PARK CLEAR Figure 4 1 Control panel ON LINE The button sets the printer on line and off line The status changes each time you press the button When the printer is on line it can receive and print data from the com puter and will be indicated by the indicator being lit When the printer is off line it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data 23 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 Before and after any other panel operation The other panel buttons operate only in the off line state Press the button to go off line After performing the panel operation s press the button again to go back on line To pause during printing If you press the button during pri
75. types of ink ribbon You must set these switches according to your using ink ribbon type as shown below Ribbon type C 1 C 2 Color Mono LC9CL LC9HD LC9 ON ON Monochrome LC9W ON OFF Monochrome LC9HD LC9 OFF ON Switches C 3 and C 4 Page Length Leave these switches ON if you will be using 11 inch forns You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below Page Length C 3 C 4 11 inches Letter ON ON 11 7 inches A4 ON OFF 8 inches OFF ON 12 inches OFF OFF Switch D 1 Print mode This switch selects the default print mode If you leave this switch at the ON position the draft pica charac ters are printed at the power on If you move this switch to the OFF position the NLQ Courier pica characters are selected as the power on default Switch D 2 Orator lower case There are two versions of the Orator font When this switch is set ON you select Orator font with small cap itals in place of lower case letters When this switch is set OFF you select Orator font with lower case letters but without descenders Switch D 3 NLQ Direction 38 NLQ characters are printed by two passes of the print head If you leave this switch at the ON position the second pass of NLQ printing is performed with the same direction of the first pass for increased accuracy If you move this switch to the OFF position the two passes of NLQ prin
76. ual tion program Distance printer must pull Move paper closer to the printer paper is too far Paper is getting stuck on Move the paper away from any wires or cables cables Line length is wrong Graphics do not print Lines are not starting at left margin 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 Characters are wrong or missing formatting control codes do not work Problem with the applica Refer to your application program manual tion program Some wires are missing Printer needs repair from the print head Wrong default setting with Check the current EDS setting Modify the EDS switches EDS setting Dots are missing or print quality is poor Adjustment lever is set Check the position of the adjustment lever incorrectly See Chapter 3 Print head is not working Printer needs repair Forms are smudged or printing is too dark Adjustment lever is set Check the position of the adjustment lever incorrectly Move the lever to a lighter setting front See Chapter 3 e Ribbon is twisted or is not Install the ribbon correctly See Installing between the print head and the ribbon cartridge in Chapter 2 the print head shield Print head shield or print See Installing the ribbon cartridge in head is damaged or miss Chapter 2 to locate the print head
77. uide horizontally 10 Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer The printer will beep indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded The indicator will also flash on the control 11 panel to confirm this Now pul the bail lever toward the front of the printer The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing NOTE CMM HMM GC NC NN Mw Do not return the bail lever backward before the paper goes through under the bail lever location The printer indicates with the beep tones to close the bail lever after the paper goes through under the bail lever loca tion Figure 3 8 Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer to load paper 12 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the button then set the paper by using the micro feed function For details refer to Chapter 4 19 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 Ri 2 Press the button on the control panel to set the printer off line The indicator will turn off 3 Tear off the printed form at the last perforation leaving not more than about half a
78. umn of 8 dots MSB representing the top dot and LSB the bot tom dot Columns overlap one another but adja cent dots in a row cannot both be black Std lt ESC gt amp 0 n1 n2 m0 ml m2 m3 mii 1B n2 m3 iss 27 n2 MI se 26 00 n1 m0 mi m2 mii 38 0 ni mO mi m2 mii Define NLQ download characters Defines one or more new characters up to 32 and stores them in RAM EDS switch A3 must be OFF NLQ mode must be selected before this command is used nl is character code of first character defined and n2 is code of the last n must be equal to or less than n2 m specifies the white space to the left of the char acter m1 specifies character width and m2 speci fies the white space to the right of the character all 3 in dots Next comes character data d dx Characters are 18 dots high each column represented by 3 bytes so there must be 3 x m data bytes Each trio of bytes represents a column of dots First and second bytes of trio represent 16 vertical dots MSB of first byte representing the top dot LSB of second byte the dot 2 places above the bot tom dot The 2 MS bits of third byte represent the bottom 2 dots of the column Adjacent dots in a row cannot both be black Std XESC amp 0 n1 n2 m0 ml m2 Qu dz vus dx 1B n2 di 27 n2 di 26 00 n1 mO mi m2 AL icd 38 0 nil m0 mi m2 GZ wi JAX 59 Download character command
79. with 2 and the prerequisites in accordance with 3 of the Postal Ordinance 243 1991 As a rule this is only fulfilled when the device is operated in a set up which has been type tested and provided with a VDE RFI protection mark with the additional marking Vfg 243 Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3 GSGV January 18 1991 The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70 dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany 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 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice 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 O Copyright 1992 Star Micronics Co Ltd HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into eight chapters To learn how to make the best use of your print
80. wn below 25 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 EDS mode Hexadecimal dump F LOCK WN DRAFT MICRO FEED POWER v P LOCK WB COURIER ratus ET T FONT PITCH PAPER FEED ON LINE FF MACRO PARK CLEAR MACRO EE SANSERIF AEC NP ORATOR Fontlock X Pitch lock Long test Short test Dot adjustment mode Figure 4 2 Power up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the button is pressed the printer will enter the short self test mode The printer will print the ver sion number of the printer s ROM followed by seven lines of the char acter set Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it The final result will be something like Figure 4 3 If the color ribbon is used each line prints in a different color Figure 4 3 Short self test 26 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

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