Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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Long test pattern:
P a p e r
Feed
sw itch
II' held d o w n d in in g p o w e r-u p , th is sw itc h p rin ts a lo n g te s t p a tte rn .
I he lest cycles en d lessly l o s lo p th e te st y o u m u s t sw itc h p o w e r off.
Stay in p an el pitch:
P rin t P itc h sw itch
Hy h o ld in g I his sw itch d o w n d u rin g p o w e r-u p , y o u c a n p re v e n t so ftw a re
in te rfe re n c e w ith th e p rin t p itc h se lec ted fro m th e c o n tro l p a n e l. Y o u w ill
h e a r a n a c k n o w le d g in g b e e p a s p o w e r c o m e s o n . A fte r th e b e e p to n e , y o u
c a n s d th e p r in te r o ff-lin e, select a p r in t p itc h , th e n r e tu r n to o n -lin e a n d
s ta rt pi in tin g . T h e p itc h y o u se lec ted w ill n o t be re se t o r o th e rw ise c h a n g e d
hy a n y c o m m a n d s y o u r so ftw a re m a y issue.
Stay in p a n el style:
N L Q T y p e S tyle sw itch
If held d o w n d u r in g p o w e r-u p , th is sw itc h p re v e n ts s o ftw a re in te rfe re n c e
w ith th e ty p e sty le se le c te d f ro m th e c o n tro l p a n e l. T h e re w ill be a n a c ­
k n o w le d g in g b ee p , a f te r w h ic h y o u c a n set th e p r in te r o ff-lin e , se lec t a ty p e
style, th e n r e tu r n to th e o n -lin e sta te a n d s ta r t p rin tin g . T h e se lec ted ty p e
style will n o t b e c h a n g e d b y a n y c o m m a n d s se n t by so ftw a re .
I f y o u w a n t to p r o te c t b o th th e P rin t P itc h a n d N L Q T y p e S tyle se ttin g s
fro m s o ftw a re ch a n g e s , p re ss b o th sw itch es d u rin g p o w e r-u p . T h e re will
be tw o a c k n o w le d g in g beeps.
P re ssin g th e se sw itc h es d u rin g p o w e r-u p d o e s n o t p re v e n t y o u fro m
m a k in g a n y n u m b e r o f c h a n g e s la te r fro m th e c o n tro l panel,
H exadecim al dump:
P a p e r F e e d a n d P r in t P itch sw itches
T h is fe a tu re is u seful fo r p r o g ra m m e rs w h o a re d e b u g g in g p rin tin g
p ro g ra m s a n d w a n t to see th e a c tu a l c o d e s th e p rin te r is receiving. (S o m e
c o m p u te rs c h a n g e th e c o d e s th e p ro g ra m m e r in te n d e d .)
1. H o ld in g b o th th e P a p e r F e e d a n d P rin t P itc h sw itch es d o w n , tu r n p o w e r
O N . A b e e p to n e w ill be h e a rd .
2. S ta r t p r in tin g . In p la c e o f th e u su a l p r in to u t y o u will gel a fo rm a tte d
d u m p sh o w in g e x a c tly w h a t d a t a th e p r in te r receives. I inch line p re se n ts
six teen c h a r a c te r s , th e ir h e x a d e c im a l c o d e s to th e left a n d p rin ta b le
c h a r a c te r s p r in te d o n th e rig h t.
3. At th e e n d o f th e h e x a d e c im a l d u m p , se t th e p rin te i o ff-lin e w ith th e
O n L ine sw itch . T h is is n e c e ssa ry to p r in t th e last line