Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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Chapter 1
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
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• I o ca tin g th e p r in te r
• I In p ac k in g a n d in s p e c tio n (n a m e s o f p a r ts )
• S ettin g u p
• I e n d in g single sh e ets
• I o a d in g a n d p a r k in g fa n fo ld fo rm s
• l est p r in tin g
• A d ju stin g th e p rin tin g g a p
• S ettin g th e D I P sw itch es
LOCATING THE PRINTER
(Jiv e so m e th o u g h t to th e b e s t p la c e to p u t th e p rin te r. B o th th e p r in te r
mill c o m p u te r s h o u ld b e u se d in a n o r m a l in d o o r e n v iro n m e n t. F o r b e st
i« ilo rm a n c e , w e re c o m m e n d :
• P lace th e p r in te r o n a f la t su rfa ce .
• K eep it o u t o f d ire c t s u n lig h t a n d a w a y f ro m h e a t- p ro d u c in g a p p lia n c e s.
• t lie it o n ly in te m p e r a tu re s w h ere y o u a re c o m fo rta b le .
• A void lo c a tio n s w ith d u s t, g re a se , o r h ig h h u m id ity .
• S upply it “ c le a n ” e le c tric ity . D o n ’t c o n n e c t it to th e sa m e c irc u it a s a larg e,
n o ise -p ro d u c in g a p p lia n c e su c h a s a re frig e ra to r.
• M ake su re th e lin e v o lta g e is w ith in 10% o f th e v o lta g e sp e cifie d o n th e
Id e n tific a tio n p la te .
• II you w ill b e u sin g f a n f o ld fo rm s , p la c e th e p r in te r w h e re th e fo rm s c a n
leed u p to it fro m b elo w , w ith a t le a s t a full p a g e h a n g in g free.
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
(h a c k the carton contents
* >pcu th e c a r to n a n d c h e c k e a c h ite m in th e b o x a g a in s t F ig u re 1-1 to
iki .m e th a t y o u h a v e e v e ry th in g (th e re s h o u ld be five item s).