Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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W hile you a re fee d in g lines, i f y o u also p re ss th e O n L ine sw itc h , th e
I tit | tt* i will feed to th e to p o f th e n e x t p ag e . T h is is e x p la in e d la te r.
W hen p o w e r is o n , a lw a y s use th e P a p e r F e e d sw itc h in ste a d o f th e p la te n
I. null to Iced p a p e r. T u r n th e p la te n k n o b o n ly w h e n p o w e r is off.
Print Pitch switch
I Ins sw itch o p e r a te s o ff-lin e to se lec t th e p r in t p itc h : th e sp a c in g b etw e en
i Ini m e te rs. T h e in d ic a to rs to th e le ft lig h t (g re en ) to in d ic a te th e selected
pitch.
r h e p r in te r p o w e rs u p in p ic a p itc h . T o c h a n g e to a n o th e r p itc h , p ress
l In- ( )n L ine sw itc h to g o o ff-lin e , th e n p re ss th e P rin t P itc h sw itc h re p e a te d ly
until th e in d ic a to rs sh o w th e p itc h y o u w a n t.
In S ta n d a rd m o d e (w h e n D I P sw itc h 1-6 is O N ), th e p itc h se lec tio n s
cycle as follow s:
P ica (10 c h a r a c te r s p e r in c h )
E lite (12 c h a r a c te r s p e r in c h )
C o n d e n s e d p ic a (17 c h a r a c te r s p e r in c h )
C o n d e n s e d e lite (20 c h a r a c te rs p e r in c h )
P ro p o r tio n a l p ica
P ro p o r tio n a l elite
T h i s i s p i c a ( 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s p e r i n c h ) .
This i s e l i t e (12 c h a r a c t e r s per i n c h ) .
This is condensed pica (17 ch a racters per inch).
This is condensed e lite (20 characters per inch).
T h i s i s p r op o r t i o n a l pica.
This i s p r o p o r t i o n a l e l i t e .
I /(/i/re 2-2. Print pitches selectable from the control panel
S am p le s o f th e se p itc h e s a re sh o w n in F ig u re 2-2. N o te th a t w ith
lu o p o r tio n a l p itc h d if fe r e n t le tte rs o c c u p y d iffe re n t w id th s. ( F o r ex a m p le ,
i" a n d “ 1” a re n a r r o w e r th a n o th e r le tte rs.) P ro p o r tio n a l p itc h is a ttr a c tiv e
.mil sp a ce -e fficien t, th o u g h n o t alw a y s c o n v e n ie n t w h e n c o lu m n a lig n m e n t
. req u ire d .
N o te th a t y o u c a n n o t se lec t c o n d e n se d p r o p o rtio n a l p itc h o n th e c o n tro l
I m i id Y o u c a n m a k e th is se le c tio n by th e p r in te r c o m m a n d s < S I > < E S C >
11 I see A p p e n d ix B.