Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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Chapter
3 USING THE PRINTER
WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
I h r re is a n a b u n d a n c e o f c o m m e rc ia l s o ftw a re a v a ila b le : sp re a d sh e e t
I'ln y in m s . w o rd -p ro c e ssin g p ro g ra m s , g ra p h ic s p ro g ra m s , a n d m o re . T h is
p r ln lr i will w o rk w ith a n y p r o g r a m th a t s u p p o r ts a S ta r, E p s o n o r IB M
• !•>! m a trix p rin te r. B e fo re u sin g th e p r in te r w ith c o m m e rc ia l so ftw a re ,
ho w ev er, th e re a re tw o th in g s y o u m u s t do:
• In stall th e s o ftw a re so th a t it s u p p o r ts th e p r in te r
• Set th e p r in te r ’s D I P sw itc h es to m a tc h th e s o ftw a re
M o st c o m m e rc ia l s o ftw a re in c lu d e s a n in s ta lla tio n p r o g ra m o r ro u tin e
tliiit y o u c a n r u n to c u s to m iz e th e so ftw a re to fit y o u r h a rd w a r e system .
S ta rt by re a d in g th e e x p la n a tio n o f th e in s ta lla tio n p r o g r a m in y o u r s o ftw a re
m a n u a l.
Printer menu
I he in s ta lla tio n p r o g r a m u su a lly o ffe rs a m e n u o f p rin te rs fro m w h ich
10 c h o o se . I f y o u fin d th is p r in te r o n th e m e n u , se lec t it.
If th is p r in te r is n o t liste d , lo o k f o r th e E p s o n L X -8 0 0 o r IB M P ro p r in te r
11 II these are n o t lis te d , lo o k fo r a n o t h e r S ta r, E p s o n o r IB M p rin te r. A
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o f (he c h o ice s y o u m a y see a re g iv e n b elo w in o r d e r o f p refe re n c e :
'•ini N L -1 0 E p s o n L X -8 0 0 IB M P r o p r in te r II
N P -1 0 F X -8 6 e P r o p r in te r
S om e m e n u s a re less e x p lic it a b o u t m o d e l n a m e s b u t o ffe r g e n e ra l de-
• t Ip lio n s su c h as “ S ta r p r in te r ” , “ E p s o n p r in te r ” , “ IB M d o t-m a trix p r in te r ” ,
• Ini m a trix A S C II p r in te r ” , “ C e n tro n ic s -ty p e p r in te r ” , “ D r a f t p r in te r ” ,
"i S ta n d a rd p r in te r ” . A n y o f th e se se le c tio n s s h o u ld w o rk . I f y o u a re n o l
■mu ol the rig h t se le c tio n , it d o e s n o t h u r t to e x p e rim e n t. I f y o u ch o o se
i ' mu, you w ill g e t s tr a n g e p rin tin g re su lts, b u t d o n ’t w o rry ; ju s t try a
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11■ i • til selectio n . D o n ’t p ic k a n y p r in te r d e s c rib e d a s a d aisy w h ee l p rin te r
i lii’ir i p rin te r.
INSTALLING YOUR SOFTW ARE
N X -1 0 /1 5
N D -1 0 /1 5
N R -1 0 /1 5 E X -8 0 0
L X -8 6
L X -8 0
G ra p h ic s P rin te r