Star Micronics NX-2415II User Manual

USERS MANUAL

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganized intoelevenchapters. To learnhow to make thebest
use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 6.
Chapters 7 through 11maybe treated as a reference guideforprogrammin,g
operations. etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of
computer-i.The chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1— Introduction

This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer, the names and
functionsofthe printer components, and an actual example of themany font
styles that your printer can produce.

Chapter 2 —

This chapter explainshow 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 the instructions for printing 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 performing the setup of 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 setthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to
make your printer match your system and software needs.

Setting Up the Printer

Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting

This section shows a list of check points to follow if your printer is not
working properly. It also includes details of some routine maintenance
operations you can perform yourself. It isnot, however, a complete service
manual. Call your authorized servicecenter ifyou are unsure of your ability
to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer.

Chapter 7 — Optional Accessories

This chapter explains the optional accessories that are available for your
printer, and how to install and use them.

Chapter 8 —

Printer Control Commands

This chapter explains the software commands that are used to drive your
printer.This sectionisofuse ifyou arewritingormodifying programstotake
advantage of the printer’s features.

Chapter 9 — Download Characters

This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters,

Chapter 10

— MS-DOS and Your’Printer

Since the PS/2 or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is
currentlythemostpopularconfigurationofmicrocomputer,wehaveincluded
a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems.

SincevirtuallyallPCs are sold withaMicrosoft BASIC interpreter,wehave
alsoincludedsomehints,andasampleprograminthislanguagetodemonstrate
the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 11

— Reference

This section provides references for your printer, such as specifications, the

pinout of interface connector, and the character tables.
The character table charts give the different character sets available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Printer components
Summary of printer features
Font style example

Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Printer placement
Unpacking and inspection
Setting up

Installing the platen knob
Installing the ribbon cartridge
Installing the paper guide
Connecting the interface cable
Configuring your software for the printer

Chapter 3 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE

Selection of paper
Adjusting the printing gap
Loading single sheets
Loading and parking fanfold forms

Loading the paper
Paper parking
Paper unparking ‘“

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Chapter 4 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Button and indicator functions

ON LINE
PAPER FEED
SET/EJECT
PITCH
FONT

Switchcombination functions

Form feed
Top of form
Forward micro-feed
Reverse micro-feed

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Changing the auto loading position
Clearing the buffer/All reset
Save macro definition

Power-up functions

Short test mode
Long test mode
Print area test mode
Pitch lock mode
Font lock mode
Font and Pitch lock mode

Dot adjustment mode
Hexadecimal dump

Conditions indicated by beep tones

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Chapter 5 DEFAULT SETTINGS - EDS MODE

How to set the EDS mode
Functions of the EDS settings

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

Maintenance

Chapter 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Automatic Sheet Feeder

Setting up
Loading paper

Pull Tractor Unit

Setting up
Loading paper

Serial Interface Cartridge

DIP switch functions on the serial interface cartridge

Chapter 8 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font control commands
Character set commands
Character size and pitch commands

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Vertical position commands
Horizontal position commands
Graphics commands
Download character commwlds
Other printer ct)mnmnds

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Chapter 9 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Det’iningyour own characters with stand~tr~imode

Assigning the character’data

Assigning it v:dueof character space

S~tmpleprogram

Definin: ~our own chmacters with IBM mode

Assigning the downlo:tdcharacter set
Assigning the uhar:wtcrdot pattern
Assigning the Index Table data

sample pr”ogl”m

Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINrl’ER

Programming the printer with DOS commands
Programming with BASIC

Chapter 11 REFERENCE

Specifications
Pinout of interface connector

Parallel interface
Serial interface

Character sets

Standard character set #2
International character sets
IBM character set #2
Character set #l
IBM special charircter set

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INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhas a fullcomplementoffeatures, making itan excellentpartner
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 selectionofpaperyoucan use isasvaried as the types of document you
can produce. This printer accepts any of the following kinds of paper:

● Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

● Fanfold forms (continuous forms)

● Multi-part forms (up to 3-ply)

● Preprinted forms

This Multi-font printer has the following resident (internal) fonts:

● Draft

● Roman

● Sanserif

● Courier

● Prestige

● Script

The control panel has five but[ons and eleven indicators. The indicator
display and beep tones provide immediate, easy-to-understand feedback
when you press the buttons on the control panel.
The five buttonscanoperateincombinations to perform a surprising variety

of functions, including saving a micro.

An additional useful feature is the ability to switch easily between printing
on fanfold paper and printing on single sheets. A simple control panel
operation letsyou“park”thefanfoldpaper,so thatyou donothaveto remove
thefanfold paper from the printer. When you want to resume printing on the
fanfold paper, you can simply “unpark” it.

To getacquaintedwiththe printer’scomponents and capabilities,referto the

information on the pages that follow.

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PRINTER COMPONENTS

Front cover Rear cover

Controi panel

Releaselever

Bitil roller

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Bail lever

Interface connector

Component

Description

Paper guide

Release lever

Front cover

Rear cover

Entry slot
Control panel

Power switch
Platen knob
Interface connector
Print head

Ribbon cartridge

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms) to helptheprinter
detect when paper is inserted.

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Releasespressureonthepaper. Thislevermustbe
back for cut forms (~), and forward for fanfold

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forms (~).
Protects the print head and other internalcompo-

nents of your printer.
Protects the tractor feed unit and separates in-

coming and outgoing fanfold forms.
For inserting single sheets of paper.
Indicates printer status and makes control of

printer functions simple and convenient.
Switches power on or off.
For advancing the paper manually.
Connects the computer to the printer.

Has a high resolution dot matrix (24-wire) com-

position for outstanding print quality.
Contains the printer ribbon.

Adjustinent lever

Tractors
Clamp lever
Bail lever

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.

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SUMMARY OF PRINTER FEATURES

Feature

Dot matrix (24-wire)
impact printing

Extensive software
support

Multi-font support

Carriage size

Multi-speed printing

Character spacing

Function

Draft and Letter-Quality printing.

Theprinteris compatible with theEpson andIBM

standards, and works with any software that sup­ports those printers.

This printer includes Draft, Roman, Sanserif,

Courier, Prestige, and Script fonts.

A wide carriage that prints on cutforms up to420
mm (16.5 inches) wide and fanfold forms up to
406 mm (16 inches) wide.

In Draft mode, prints at speeds up to:

● 300 CPS in 15pitch

● 240 CPS in 12pitch

● 200 CPS in 10pitch

In Letter-Quality mode, prints at speeds up to:

● 100 CPS in 15pitch

● 80 CPS in 12pitch

● 67 CPS in 10pitch.

Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 CPI, as well as
proportional spacing.

Control panel

Font/Pitch Lock

Quiet mode

Graphics printing

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Button control for fonts, pitches, paper move­ment, and paper park functions.

Ignores font and pitch selections sent from your
computer, and’staysonthe font andpitchselected
from the control panel.

Reduces printing noise by approximately 50%.
However, printing speed is also reduced.

Standard graphics printing with resolution of up
to 360x 360 dots per square inch. Italso supports
the NEC graphics commands.

Feature

Function

Paper parking

Print styles

Tear off function

Multi-part forms
Ribbon cartridge
EDS mode

Parks fanfold paper. You can print on cut sheet
paper without unloading the fanfold forms.

Highlighting capability with the following em­phasis styles:

● Double-high ● Double-strike

● Emphasized ● Italics

● Overlining

● Superscript

● Shadow

● Underlining.

● Double-wide

● Outline

● Subscript

Fanfoldformscanbe removed withoutadvancing
blank forms.

Prints up to three-part forms.

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Contains the printer ribbon.

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Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode allows youto
easily change the default settings of your printer
to match your system and software needs.

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FONT STYLE EXAMPLE

The following example shows the many font styles your printer can print.

Resident fonts are:

Draft characters ,

Roman characters,

Sanserif characters,

Courier characters,

Prestige characters,

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Print pitches are:

Pica pitch (10 CPI),

Elitepitch (12CPI),

Semi-condensed pitch (15 CPI),

Condensedpicapitch(17CPI),
Condettsedelitepitch(20CPI),

Normalproportional,

­Condettsedproportiottal

Double-height,

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Various line and character spacings:

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Other features:

Oumnm), s-m,
OumLmm)mm ssu?mwm,

Emphasized, Double-strike, Italics,

Underlining, ~

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Download characters: ‘stttti~~~s~tsss
Dot graphics:

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chapter2

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

This chapter describes the following procedures for setting up your new
printer. If you have optional accessories. refer to Chapter 7 after setting up
the printer.

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Printer placement

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Unpacking the printer

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Installing the platen knob

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Installing the ribbon cartridge

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Connecting the printer to your computer

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Configuring your software for the printer

PRtNTER PLACEMENT

Before you start setting up your printer, make sure thatyou have a suitable
place on which to locate it. By “a suitable place”, we mean:

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A firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free

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Away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight, heaters, etc)

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Away from excessive humidity

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Away’from excessive dust

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A“steady power supply that is not subject to power surges should be
connected to the printer.
Forexample. donotconnecttheprintertothe samecircuitasa large,noise­producing appliance such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner.

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Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s
identification plate.

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If you are connecting your printer with a parallel interface, make sure that
thecableiswithin 2m (6ft)ofthe printer. An RS-232 connection usingthe
optional IS-8XL interface cartridge can be made over longer distances.

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UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Nowcheckeach item intheboxagainstFigure2-1 tomake surethatyouhave
everything (there should be five items).
If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.

FigureZ-l. Checkto makesure youhaveall five items: 1)Printer,2) Paperguide, 3)Platen knob,4) Ribbon
cafiridge, and 5) User’smanual.

The optionalaccessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:

● Serial interface cartridge (IS-8XL)

● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-15DJ)

● Pull tractor unit (PT-15XJ)

For details of the optional accessories, refer to Chapter 7.

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SETTING UP

Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material

from the printer. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the
printer while in transit.
You will wanttokeep allthepacking 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 packing material which held
your printer insidethe printer carton. Be careful to remove the knob before
disposing of the package.

Mount the knob on the platen shaft, which is located on the right-hand side
oftheprinter. Rotate theknobonthe shaft beforepushingthe knob fully into
position.

Figure 2-2. Installing the platen knob

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Installing the ribbon cartridge

Now install the ribbon by the following procedure.

1. Remove the front cover by lifting the front (using the two grips at the
sides), and pulling towards you.

Figure 2-3.Remove the front cover to install the ribbon cartridge.

L. T&e up the

slack intheribbonbytuming the tensionknobon theribbon

cartridge clockwise as shown by the arrow.

Figure2-4.Take up the slack inthe ribbon byturning the tension knob on the ribbon cartridge.

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3. Guide the ribbon between theprinthead and the silverprinthead shield,

makingcertainthatthespindleson thecartridgeholderfitintothesockets
on the cartridge itself.

Figure 2-5. Install the ribbon cartridge

4. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned between the print head and the
print head shield as shown in Figure 2-5.

5. Take up the slack in the ribbon again by turning the tension knob.

Figure 2-6. Make sure that the ribbon is positioned correctly.

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6. Hold the front cover uprightandengagethetabsat the back. Then swing
the front edge down until the cover is closed.

Figure 2-7. Swing down the front of the front cover after inserting the tabs into the slots of the printercase.

Leave the front cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out
dust and dirt and reduces theprinter’s operating noise. Open the cover only

to change the,ribbonor make an adjustment.

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Installing the paper guide

Follow the procedure below to install the paper guide:

1. Insert the two slots on either sideofthepaper guide into the two tabs on
the rear cover, as shown in Figure 2-8.

Figure 2-8. Installthe paper guide,

2. Placethepaperguidehorizontally whenusingfanfold paper,orvertically

when using single sheets.

Connecting the interface cable

Theprinterand computer areconnectedbya cablealongwhich thecomputer

transmits the documents that you want to print. A cable is not supplied as

standard equipmemt with this printer. There are two sorts of cable that you

can use: a standard 36-pin Centronics parallel cable or the serial cable that

you can purchase as an option with the printer.

Connecting the printer to a computer using a parallel cable is generally

simpler;however, the length of theparallel cable shouldnotbe more than 6
feet, otherwise the transfer of information between your computer and the
printer may be impaired. A serialconnection can, for allpracticalpurposes,
be as longasyou 1ike,butis a little more complicated to set up. Buy the type
of cable which will best suit your needs.

If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional SeriaI interface
cartridge, IS-8XL.

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Theparallelcablewhichyoucan usehas a25-pin D-typeplugatoneend, and
a 36-pin Centronics connector at the other.

Follow the procedure below to connect the interface cable:

1. Turn off the power switch on both the printer and the computer.

2. Plug the cable’s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the
printer as shown in Figure 2-9.

Make sure that you press the plug into the interface connector.

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Figure 2-9.Connect the interface cable.

3. Move both clips insidetheextended prongsonthesidesof the plug until
you hear a click.

Figure 2-70. Move the clips until you hear a click.

4. Plug the 25-wayplugintothe parallel socketonyourcomputer. This will
probably beIabelled“Printer”, “Paral]el”,“PRN”, “LpTl” or

similar.

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Configuring your software for the printer

Most application software programs let you specify the type of printer you

areusingsothatthe softwarecantakefulladvantageof theprinter’s features.
Many of these software packages provide an installation or setup program

that presents a list of printers.
This printer ispresettoemulate the Epson printer commands. If you want to

emulate the IBM printer commands, you can select IBM with the Electronic
DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

Choose one of the following (in the order of preference) according to your
selected Emulation mode:

# Standard (Epson) mode

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Star NX-241511
2 Star NX-2415
3 Star NB24-15
4 Epson LQ-106O
5 Epson LQ-1050

Ifyour softwarepackagedoesnotmentionprinters by name, butasks 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 questions.

Makesurethatthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) issetforthe correct printer
emulation, and that you have also selected the appropriate character set.

(Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the EDS mode.)
NOTE: If you are in doubt about the configuration of your application

software, seek expert advice. Your software supplierwillprobably
be your most qualified reference.

IBM mode
Proprinter XL24E
Proprinter XL24

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chapter3

PAPER INSTALLATIONAND USE

Thischapterdescribes instructionsfor printingsuch asselectingpaper types,
adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.

SELECTION OF PAPER

You can use any of the following types of paper with your printer: single
sheets, fanfold paper and multi-part forms.

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Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

Single sheets are simply individual, unconnected pieces of paper, and are

also sometimes referred to as cut sheets.
Up to fifty single sheets can be stacked and automatically fed into the
printer by using the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15DJ).

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Fanfold forms

Fanfold forms are sheetsofpaperjoined with perforations. Fanfold forms

usuallyhave a column of holes punched into each edge which enables the
printer to grip the paper as it feeds it through. Fanfold paper is also
sometimes referred to as computer paper, continuous forms or sprocket
forms.
Youcanfeed thefanfoldforms fromtherearoftheprinteras standard. You
can aim use theoptionalPulltractorunit(PT-15XJ)to feed fanfoldpaper.
Printing on or near the perforations of continuous fanfold forms may
reduce printing quality, misalign the fanfold forms, or cause a paper jam.

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Multi-part forms

Multi-part forms consist of several sheets,oneontopofanother,enabling

severalcopies tobemade simultaneously.Multi-partformsmay bejoined
together,asfanfoldstationery.If you wanttousemulti-part forms,usethe
type that has both side edges glued together. Do not use forms that have
more than three parts.
It is recommended that you load multi-part forms using the optional Pull
tractor unit.

Figure 3-1 shows the recommended print area for each type of paper.

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Fanfold forms

Figure 3-1. Recommended print area for acceptable types of paper.

Single sheets

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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

Papercomes indifferentweights,normally quoted in gsm (gramsper square
meter). Typical figures are 80 gsm and 100 gsm. Heavier paper is thicker.
Also, multi-part forms are generally thicker than single sheets or ordinary
fanfold paper.
The distancebetween theprinthead and the platencan beadjustedto suitthe
paper thickness. The adjustment lever is located inside the printer’s main
body, at the right-hand end of the platen. There are five settings. Push the
lever up to narrow the gap between the print head and theplaten, and down
to widen the gap. The top position is referred to asposition 1,and the lowest
position as position 5. Position 2 is the one most suited to single sheets.

Figure 3-2. Locationof the adjustment lever.

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Itisagoodideatotryoutdifferent settingsinorder to ascertainwhich setting
gives the best results in terms of print quality.

NOTE: Printing with an inappropriate gap may drastically shorten the life

of the print head.

The table below gives recommended settings:

Recommended

2 or 3
2 or 3
3 or 4

‘aPer ‘J’pe

Single

2-ply
3-ply

Weight(g/mz) Thickness (mm)

(Each sheet)

52 to 90
40 to 52 0.12 to 0.14
40 to 52

(Total) Lever position

0.07too. 12

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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This section willtakeyouthroughtheprocedure for loadingsinglesheets of
paper. Ifyouareusingtheoptional Automatic SheetFeeder(SF-15DJ),refer
to Chapter 7.
The paper path for cut forms is shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3. Paperpath for cut forms

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1. Raise the paper guide vertically on the rear cover..

Figure 3-4, Raise the paper guide vertically

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Turn ON the power at the switch located at the front of the printer. The

printerwillbeep, indicatingthatthere isno paper inpositionfor printing.

The POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this.

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Make sure that the release lever is at rear position (k).
Iffanfoldpaper isalready mounted in theprinter,pressthe(SET/EJEC@
buttonto park the paper intheoff-line state, then move the release lever

toward the rear of the printer.

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Adjust the left paper guide to the desired left position by moving it
horizontally in either direction.

5.

Adjust the right paper guide to accommodate the width of the paper.

The guides should be adjusted to restrict the amount of horizontal play

while allowing the paper to slide up and down freely between the two
paper guides. The ideal distance between paper ream and paper guides
is0.25mm(0.01”)onbothsidesatthe narrowestpartofthepaper guides.

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Place a single sheet between the guides, facing the side on which you
wanttoprint towardstheback of theprinter.Gently push thepaperdown

in the guides until you feel it stop.

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Figure 2?-5.Place asingle sheet between the guides.

7. Now pressthe(SET/EJEC~ button.Thepaper willbefed intotheprinter
and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.

8. If you want to setthepaper to a differentposition,setthe printer off-line
bypressingthe(ONLINE) button,then setthepaper by using the micro­feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 4.)

Now you are ready to start printing.

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