Star Micronics Multi-Font NX-2415 User Manual

USERS MANUAL
NOT INTENDED FOR SALE
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- Reorient or reloate 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.
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Radio Interference Regulations
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Trademark Acknowlidgements
NX-2415, NB-15, NB24-15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter XL24, Proprinter X24, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International
Business Machines Corp.
Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation LQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1500: Seiko Epson Corp.
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0 Copyright 1989 Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge off the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers). The chapters are as follows:
Chapter 1 - 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 2 - 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 getting set up, read this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find
out how the printer works.
Chapter 3 - DIP switch settings
This chapter explains how to set the DIP switches to make system settings on the printer.
Chapter 4 - Printer control commands
This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you are
writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features.
Chapter 5 - Download characters
This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters.
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Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer
Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in­cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance
This section gives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.
Chapter 8 - Specilications
This section gives the specifications of your printer.
Chapter 9 - Character sets
These charts give the different character sets available, and the differences
between national character sets (as set up with the DIP switches).
FEATURES OF THE PRINTER
This printer is a convenient, monochrome printer without frills but with a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. Some of its main features are the following:
l Extensive software support
Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any software that supports those printers. That includes most word-processing and graphics programs, spread-sheets, and integrated software packages.
l Easy operation
Clearly understandable indicator displays and beep tones provide immedi­ate feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel. The five buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions, including micro-alignment.
l Easy care and maintenance
The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few minutes.
l Versatile paper handling
Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-copy forms (up to triple-ply) are alI
accepted, and you can use either tractor or friction feed. A special feature enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on other paper.
l Large variety of font styles and sizes
The printer has one draft style and four LQ styles (Courier, Sanserif, Orator and Script), plus italics for all styles, plus condensed print, bold print, double-sized print, quadruple-sized print.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ..............................................
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Locating the Printer
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Unpacking and Inspection
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Check the carton contents
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Parts name of the printer
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Setting Up
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Mount the platen
knob
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Install the ribbon
cartridge
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Install the optional IC card
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Connection
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Loading Single Sheets
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Automatic loading
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Manual loading
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Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms .............................................
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Loading the fanfold forms
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Loading the paper with pull tractor unit
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Paper parking
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Paper unparking
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Adjusting the Printing Gap
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Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL
OPERATIONS
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Buttons and Indicators
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ON LINE button
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PAPER FEED button
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SET/EJECT PARK
button
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PITCH button
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STYLE button
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Power-Up Functions
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Short test mode
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Long test mode..
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Print ares test mode
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Stay in panel pitch .................................................................
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Stay in panel style
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Stay in panel pitch and style
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Hexadecimal dump
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Switch Combination Functions
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Form feed
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Top of form
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Forward micro-feed
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Reverse micro-feed ...............................................................
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Clearing the buffer
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Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS
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Location
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Functions of the DIP Switches
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Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL
COMMANDS
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Font Control
Commands
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Character
Set Commands
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Character Size and Pitch Commands
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Vertical
Position Commands..
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Horizontal Position Commands
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Graphics
Commands
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Download Character Commands
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Other Printer Control Commands
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Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
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Defining Your Own Characters
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Assigning the character
data
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Assigning a value of character apace
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Sample program
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Chapter 6 MS-DOS
AND YOUR PRINTER
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Installing Application Software with Your Printer
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Embedding
Printer Commands
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Programming
the Printer with
DOS
Commands
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Programming
with BASIC
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How the program works..
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Modifications for IBM
mode
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Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND
MAINTENANCE
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Troubleshooting
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Power supply..
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Printing .................................................................................. .98
Paper feeding..
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Maintenance
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Replacing the Ribbon
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Replacing the Print Head
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Replacing the Battery in
the RAM Card
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Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS
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Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS
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Standard Character
Set
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IBM Character Set #2
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IBM Character Set #l
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IBM Special Character
Set
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International Character Sets
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INDEX
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COMMAND SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include -
l Locating the printer l Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) l Setting up and connection l Loading single sheets l Loading and parking fanfold forms l Adjusting the printing gap
LOCATING THE PRINTER
Before you start unpacking and 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
l Away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight, heaters, etc) l Away from excessive humidity l Away from excessive dust
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Supply it “clean” electricity. Don’t connect it to the same circuit as a large, noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator.
l Make sure the line voltage is within 10% of the voltage specified on the
identification plate.
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A location with sufficient space to locate the printer and any paper to he fed into it, as well as the printed paper coming out.
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If you are using a parallel connection to your computer, make sure that it is within 2m (6ft) of the printer (an RS-232 connection using the optional RS-232 interface can be made over longer distances).
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UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
Check the carton contents
Now unpack the contents of the printer shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure 1- 1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items).
If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.
Figure I-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon
cartridge, and 5) User’s manual.
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The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:
9 Serial (RS-232) interface board
l Automatic sheet feeder l Pull tractor unit l Font card l RAM card
Parts name of the printer
Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the follow­ing parts:
Power
Entry slot
Release lever
Figure 1-Z. The printer’s external parts
Bail lever:
opens and closes the paper bail which holds the paper against the platen.
Release lever: releases the platen. This lever must be down for
printing on single sheets, and up for fanfold forms.
Top cover:
protects the print head and other parts.
Rear cover:
protects the sprocket feed mechanism.
Entry slot:
for inserting single sheets of paper.
Control panel: controls various printer functions. Power switch: switches power on and off.
Card slot:
for inserting optional Font card or RAM card.
Connector:
for connecting the computer to the printer.
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SElTlNG UP
Place the printer inthe position where it is going to be permanently sited, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer in transit. You may like to keep this packing with the printer carton if you intend transporting the printer for use at a different location.
Mount the platen knob
The platen knob is packed into a recess of the white foam packing material
which held your printer inside the printer carton. Be careful to remove the knob before disposing of the packing.
Mount the platen knob on the shaft on the right-hand side of the printer. Turn the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position.
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pllaten
knob
Figure T-3. Mounting the platen knob
Install the ribbon cartridge
Remove the top cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the side),
and pulling towards you. Now install the ribbon.
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Use the tensioning knob on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack (turn clockwise).
2. Use the grips on the side of the ribbon cartridge to help locate the cartridge (squeeze them inwards gently), and make sure that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself.
3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure l-6).
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Figure I-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield
Now, hold the top cover upright and engage the tabs at the back. Then swing the front edge down until the cover is closed.
Leave the top cover closed during normal operation. It keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only to change the ribbon or make an adjustment.
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Ins tall the optional IC card
This printer has five built-in character styles (fonts), and an1 1 K-byte data buffer.
You can add more fonts or expand the data buffer by installing oprional IC cards (Font card or RAM card).
To install or change an IC card, first turn off the power switch. Then, insert the IC card into the slot at the bottom right front of the printer and slide it all the way in.
Figure 1-7. Slide the JC card into the front slot with the power switch off.
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Connection
Connect the printer to your computer, using a standard parallel-type cable.
On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25way D­type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-way connector at the printer end. The pinouts of the printer’s connector are given
in Chapter 8 if you need a cable for connection to another computer.
Plug the printer into a suitable mains outlet. However, DO NOT turn on the
power switch at the front of the printer yet.
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Figure I-9. Replacing the interface board
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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS
This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets
of paper. If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (ASF), read the ASF
instruction booklet.
Automatic loading
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Single sheets can be loaded manually with power off, or automatically with power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loading.
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1. Place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.
Figure T-70. Mounmg the paper guide for single sheets
2. Make sure that the release lever is down. If the fanfold paper is mounted on the printer, press the ( sE&!!R’
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button to park the paper, then move the release lever downwards.
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Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re­membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage).
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Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.
Adjustable paper guide
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Turn on the power using the switch at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that no paper is in position for printing. The orange
POWER indicator also flashes to show this.
6. Now press the ( sE;5HEcr 1 button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper wilt be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position.
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Manual loading
It is also possible to load papermanually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is:
1. Place the paper guide in position, locating the lugs on the bottom of the assembly into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.
2. Check that printer power is off and the release lever at the back of the printer is down.
3. Open the top cover, then move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail.
4. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using (re­membering that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage).
5. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.
6. Turn the platen knob clockwise until the front edge of the paper comes out from under the top cover.
7. If the paper is not straight, move the release lever to the up position, straighten the paper by hand, then move the release lever back down.
8. Move the bail lever back to close the paper bail.
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LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS
Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 16” wide. Fanfold forms are loaded, parked, and unparked as explained next.
Loading the fanfold forms
You can load the fanfold paper from the rear of the printer.
1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer.
2. Turn the printer’s power OFF.
3. Push the release lever to the upward position. This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.
4. Remove the paper guide and put it aside for the moment.
5. Remove the rearcover. Grip it by its rear edge and lift upwards and back-
wards as in Figure 1-12.
I Figure I-12. Opening the rear cover
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6. With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets.
7. Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock the sprocket in positin (when the lever is down, the sprocket may be moved, and when it is up, the sprocket is locked).
Sprocket cove, Clamp lever
Figure l-73. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets
8. Now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket
holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting
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9. Turn on the printer using the switch at the front of the printer. The printer will beep (indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded). This is also
confirmed by the orange POWER indicator flashing.
10. Now press the < sE~~~cT ) button. The paper bail will move clear of the paper, and the paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing. The paper bail will be moved back to grip the paper against the platen, and the print head will move to the start position.
11. Remount the rear cover. Hold it tilted upward and insert the four tabs at the front into their slots. Then rotate the cover downwards, pressing down on the thumb pads on the left and right to snap it into place.
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Figure l-74. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms
Loading the paper with pull tractor unit
You can load the fanfold paper by using the optional pull tractor unit.
1. Remove the top cover, then move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail.
2. Set the DIP switch l-4 to the OFF position. (See Chapter 3 for details.)
3. Mount the optional pull tractor unit onto the printer. Grip the lock levers on both side and push the unit downwards onto the platen roller shaft to fit the tractor grips, as shown in Figure 1-15.
4. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer.
5. With the sprocket covers open, thread the paper over the sprockets from the entry slot of the printer, aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets.
6. Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock the
sprocket in positin (when the lever is up, the sprocket may be moved, and when it is down, the sprocket is locked).
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Pull tractor unit
‘pure 7-75. Mounting the optional pull tractor unit
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7. Now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.
8. 1 Mount the new top cover.
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After loading fanfold paper with the internal tractor unit, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below.
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Paper parking starts with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, the release lever up.
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Press the ( ON LINE 3 button on the control panel to set the printer off­line (ON LINE indicator off).
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Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the
(PAPER FEEDS button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located
just above the top cover, and tear there.
4. Press the ( sE~~~CT
> button on the control panel. The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen.
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Move the release lever to the down position.
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Mount the paper guide in the upright position.
Now you can load single sheets either automatically or manually, as ex­plained previously. 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 follows.
1. Remove all single sheets from the printer.
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Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.
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Move the release lever to the up position.
4. Press the (
SE&E&CT
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parked fanfold paper into position for printing.
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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP
The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to
accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the right end of the paper bail. Pulling the adjustment lever upwards narrows the gap; pushing it downwards widens the gap.
There are five positions; you can feel the lever clicking into each position. The second position from the top is the one most commonly used for single
sheets of paper. Try different positions until you get the best printing results.
Adjustment lever
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Figure 7-76. Adjusting for different thicknesses of paper
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Chapter 2
CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS
The control panel buttons can be pressed singly to perform the operations
indicated by their names. Other functions can be obtained by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further functions can be executed by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.
This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.
l Pause printing l Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)
. Park fanfold forms
l Set the top-of-form position l Select the print pitch l Select a font style l Print test patterns
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Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections
l Print a hexadecimal dump l Clear the printer’s buffer
BUTTONS AND INDICATORS
The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel: from right to leftthey are,( ON LINE XPAPER FEEDS and( sE~!~cT )(largerbuttons), and
(PITCH) and (STYLE) (smaller buttons).
The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel.
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Figure 2-l. Control panel
ON LINE button
The ( ON LINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The state changes each time you press the button.
In the on-line state the printer receives data from the computer and prints the data. In the off-line state the printer stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.
The printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the POWER indicator flashing.
When you load paper the POWER indicator stops flashing, but the printer remains off-line. To start printing you must press the ( ON LINE ) button
go on-line.
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The three main times when you will want to press the(
ON LINE )button
are:
l Before and after any other panel operation
The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. First press the
( ON LINE ) button to go off-line, then perform the panel operation, then
press the( ON LINE )button again to go back on-line.
. To pause during printing
If you press the ( ON LINE ) button during printing, 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 ( ON LINE >
button again to go back on-line.
. To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing
When using fanfold forms, if you hold the ( ON LINE )button down for
one second, in addition to go off-line the printer feeds the paper about two
inches forward, allowing you to cut it off just below the last line printed. When you press the ( ON LINE )button again to go back on-line, the paper feeds backward about one inch, stopping in the right place to resume
printing.
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PAPER FEED button
If you press this button in off-line, the paper feeds forward. If you hold this button down, the printer performs consecutive line feeds.
While you are feeding lines, if you also press the (
ON LINE > button, the
paper will feed to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press this button in on-line, this will alternately illuminate and
extinguish the QUIET indicator. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator illuminating, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced
noise level.
SET/EJECT PARK button
Pressing this button causes the printer to execute paper loading if the paper has not loaded while in the off-line state.
If the paper has been loaded, this button causes the printer in different
functions depending on the release lever position If the release lever is set to the upward position for the fanfold forms, this
button operates to park the fanfold forms to the backward position. If the release lever is set to the downward position for the single sheets,
pressing this button ejects the paper. This button has no effect if the optional pull tractor unit is mounted.
PITCH button
This button selects the print pitch that will be printed. 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 this order:
Pitch Indicator(s)
Pica
10 CPI Elite 10 CPI, 15 CPI Semi-condensed
15 CPI Condensed pica
10 CPI, COND Condensed elite
10 CPI, 15 CPI, COND Proportional
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Condensed proportional
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STYLE button
This button selects the font style to be printed. Courier style is always
selected at power-up. To change to one of the other styles, set the printer off­line, then press the (STYLE) button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the following order:
Font style
Indicator(s)
Courier
COURIER
Courier italic
COURIER, ITALIC
Prestige
COURIER, ORATOR
Prestige italic
COURIER, ORATOR, ITALIC Orator ORATOR Orator italic
ORATOR, ITALIC script
ORATOR, OPTION Script italic
ORATOR, OPTION, ITALIC Option
OPTION Option italic
OPTION, ITALIC Draft
(all indicators off) Draft italic
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Holding down this button will cycle continuously between these options. The font style can also be selected by printer commands given in Chapter 4.
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