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Страница 70: ... 10 o Press the _ key to confirm your selection and put the printer back in r m The printer beeps once to indicate that 500 0 zoom has been selected twice for 670A or sounds a very short beep to indicate that Zoom mode has been cancelled that is 100 Ao has been selected You can disable the Zoom feature by setting Electronic DIP Switch setting A4 to OFF see page 41 N o T s e h n e i y a p f a c r u...

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Страница 74: ...ery rarely and you may never meet this problem However if it does occur you can cure it as follows Turn the printer off and make sure that it is loaded th paper cut sheet or fanfold Hold down both the m and the keys Q Turn on the printer The printer will beep once After a second or two release both keys The printer will then print something like DOT JiJ JIJs TMENT SETTING LQ 3 11111111111111111111...

Страница 75: ...ligned You have now aligned the printer in Letter Quality LQ mode By pressing the key you can now correct the dot alignment of draft mode There are five modes in which the dot alignment may need to be corrected LQ DRAFT DRAFT COND con densed GRAPHICS A and GRAPHICS B Each mode must be adjusted separately Cycle through these modes by pressing the m key cycling means that if you are in the last mode...

Страница 76: ...w Note Thistestprintsacross theentirewidthofthecarriage Itisa goodideato makesurethattheprinterisloadedwiththe widestpossible paperavailable to avoidthepossibility of damage to theprintheadortheplaten Long test A long test prints out the version number of the software in the printer s ROM followed by the current Electronic DIP Switch settings the current vertical alignment adjustment settings and ...

Страница 77: ...imes useful to print out the raw data that the printer is receiving When you perform a hexadecimal dump all codes char acter codes and control codes are printed out in hexa decimal format The printer does not execute any of the normally executable codes it receives such as OA line feed It simply prints them out Perform a hexadecimal dump as follows Turn off the printer Turn on the printer while ho...

Страница 78: ...t the printer in not ready mode The printer now prints the final line of the hexadecimal dump To resume normal operation turn the printer off and on again Unless you switch it off and on the printer will continue to print in hexadecimal ...

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Страница 80: ...ich allows you to print on fan fold paper continuous stationery and the serial to par allel interface converter SPC 8K which allows you to connect the printer to your computer via your comput er s 25 pin serial port Note Makesurethattheprinterisswitched off wheninstalling eitherthepushtractorunitortheserial to parallel interface converter Page71 ...

Страница 81: ...iding support piece mounted on them Install the push tractor unit using the following steps Make sure the printer is switched off Open the front cover by hooking your fingers under the two small projecting tabs on either side of the front cover Grip the cover firmly and pull upwards The front cover will come loose Now pull the cover up and forwards so that it swings open Open the rear cover by pus...

Страница 82: ...with your thumb and forefinger on the ridges near the top and with the slot facing towards you Ridges the shaft just Hook the slots in the end pieces over behind and above the platen roller 1 As seenfrom behind the printer Page73 ...

Страница 83: ...art of the end pieces Rotate the tractor feed unit downwards until the bottom of the levers fit snugly into the indentations in the metal plate inside the printer body End pie Bonom of Iev Indentation metal plate As seenfrom behind the printer As seenfrom behind the printer Page 74 ...

Страница 84: ...the tractor unit is properly secured The unit is now locked in place Make sure that the covers on both tractors are closed Close the rear cover by swinging it forwards and upwards Click it firmly back into place Close the front cover Page75 ...

Страница 85: ... projecting tabs on either side of the front cover Grip the cover firmly and pull upwards The front cover will come loose Now pull the cover up and forwards so that it swings open Pass the fanfold paper through the horizontal slot in the back of the printer Open the rear cover by pushing it backwards so that it folds back and down Pull the paper through Pull the gray levers on the tractors forward...

Страница 86: ...ers If necessary make any final adjustments to the paper position Release one or both of the tractors by pulling the gray levers for ward and moving the tractors sideways Push the gray levers backwards again to paper in position fixthe Close the rear cover by swinging it forwards and upwards Click it firmly back into place Close the front cover Pull the paper delivery selector forwards and down Tu...

Страница 87: ...be fed in to the starting position if you want to adjust this position use the procedure for setting the auto load position described on page 60 of Chapter 4 Note Keep therelease leverintheforwardposition whileprinting onfanfoldpaper Page78 ...

Страница 88: ... You can also set a new auto load position the distance from the top of each new page at which the printer auto matically starts printing specifically for fanfold paper This is independent of the cut sheet auto load position Both auto load positions can be saved as part of a macro so that you do not have to reset them each time you switch the printer off and on again Setting the auto load position...

Страница 89: ...the type which has both side edges glued together Do not use forms with more than three parts Make sure that the print gap is correctly set for the thickness of paper that you are using Setting the print gap is described on page 63 of Chapter 4 Page 80 ...

Страница 90: ...se lever is forward Press the key The printer now automatically feeds the paper backwards until it is no longer in contact with the platen Push the release lever backwards Now you can load and print on single sheets When you want to resume using fanfold paper you can unpark it as described in the following section Unparking paper To resume using fanfold paper you can unpark the fanfold paper as fo...

Страница 91: ... hold down the key Keep both keys held down The printer starts to feed the paper through the printer Release both keys The printer automatically goes into not ready mode Tear off the paper using the paper delivery selec tor s tear assist edge Press the w key again The printer winds the paper back to its former position so that printing can be resumed The printer remains in ready mode Page 82 ...

Страница 92: ... an additional serial converter cable To connect the printer to your computer using the serial to parallel converter proceed as follows you will also find it helpful to refer to the SPC 8K User s Manual and your MS DOS or Windows User s Guide Connecting the serial to parallel converter Serial connector Clear button Centronics connector Turn off the printer and unplug the printer s power cable Page...

Страница 93: ...end of the serial converter cable into one of your computer s serial ports The computer s serial ports are usually labelled COM1 COM2 etc COM1 is normally a 9 pin serial port and COM2 is normally a 25 pin port COM2 Make sure that the serial to parallel converter is resting on a stable level surface so that it will not be prone to vibration or damage Note Consultyourdealerif youareunsureaboutthetyp...

Страница 94: ...S s AUTOEXEC BAT file or in the Ports option in Win dows Control Panel are also listed The converter s default settings are shown in gray I Switch 1 Function I t 1 Data length 2 Parity 3 Protocol 7 Baud rate 8 Baud rate Data length is the length in bits of the data unit or byte that the computer transmits Normally this is set to 8 I Switch 1 i Data length DOS Windows setting Parity is a means of c...

Страница 95: ...nly used protocol I Switch3 1 Switch4 I Protocol I I OFF I ON I ETX ACK I Baud rate is the rate in bits per second at which data is sent to the printer Typically 9600 or 19200 is used Switch 6ISwitch 7 Switch 8 Baud rate DOSIWindows setting OFF OFF OFF 150 bps 150 OFF I OFF ON 300 bps 300 ON OFF OFF 2400 bps i 2400 ON OFF ON 4800 bps 4800 Page 86 ...

Страница 96: ...the serial to parallel converter is connected Click OK to return to the Printers window Click Close to return to the ControZPaneZwindow Double click on Ports The Ports dialog box appears Click on the name of the port to which the serial to parallel converter is connected Click on Settings For each setting Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits and Flow Control protocol select the appropri ate settin...

Страница 97: ...the COMn serial port Also add a line of the form MODECOMn baud pari ty data length stopbits p to set up the COMn port to match the DIP switch set tings on the serial to parallel converter For example MODECOM2 9600 N 8 1 p will set up COM2 to run at 9600 baud with no parity a data length of 8 bits and 1 stop bit an MS DOS byte terminating convention The p jndicates that the printer will continually...

Страница 98: ...m softuxu e settings suggests ways for you to check whether your system software MS DOS or Windows is correctly set up for printing If the suggested remedies do not cure the problem con sult the store where you purchased your printer for assistance Note Theprintercontains highvoltages Do nottry anyrepairoper ationotherthanthosedescribed inthischapter Otherwise youcouldreceive anelectric shock or c...

Страница 99: ...nd plugging in another device Possiblecause Action 1 The ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon twisted or not set properly between the print head and the print head shield The print gap is not set correctly cartridge is correctly installed Refer to preparing the printer on page 9 of Chapter 2 Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap Move the lever to a lower darker setting See Setting th...

Страница 100: ... necessary Check the printer selection in your application or system software See the following section Checking system software settings Check the system software settings See the following section Checking system software settings Check that the printer interface cable is correctly connected If it is try a different cable Possible cause Your application software is overriding the control panel f...

Страница 101: ...l paper from the printer Reload paper Check the print gap If necessary use the adjustment lever to set the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Possiblecause I Action A monochrome ribbon Install a color ribbon cartridge is installed A printer that does not support color has been selected either in Windows or in your application program cartridge Select a different printer dr...

Страница 102: ...A4 and B3 Turn both settings to ON to enable color printing see Making Electronic DIP Switch settings on page 37 of Chapter 4 Action Check the print gap If necessary use the adjustment lever to set the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Choose a different setting in your application Check Electronic DIP Switch setting A5 Turn the setting ON to turn off automatic line feed ...

Страница 103: ...settings on page 37 of Chapter 4 Check the print gap If necessary use the adjustment lever to set the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Action Adjust the auto load position see Setting the auto load position on page 60 of Chapter 4 Check Electronic DIP Switch setting A5 Turn the setting ON to turn off automatic line feed see Making Electronic DIP Switch settings on page 3...

Страница 104: ...elected in your application from your application program I Possible cause 1Action The print gap is not set 1Use the adjustment lever to correctly alter the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 The print head is damaged Return the printer to your dealer for repair Page 95 ...

Страница 105: ... gap Move the lever to a higher lighter setting See Setting theprint gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly between the print head and installed Refer to Preparing the print head shield the printer on page 9 of Chapter 2 Print head shield is Return the printer to your damaged or missing dealer for repair Page 96 ...

Страница 106: ...f they are clogged or obstructed in any way Remove the obstruction or clogging material if possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Possible cause Action The front cover is off Replace the front cover The printer is vibrating Move any unrelated objects that are touching the printer Make sure that the printer is on a level steady surface Page 97 ...

Страница 107: ...lected from your application program the position of the paper guides and reload the paper Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed Refer to Preparing the printer on page 9 of Chapter 2 Remove all paper from the printer Reload paper Check the print gap If necessary use the adjustment lever to set the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Choose different mar...

Страница 108: ...nter s operation Inappropriate settings have been selected from your application program Action Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed Refer to Preparing the printer on page 9 of Chapter 2 Remove all paper from the printer Reload paper Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap See Setting the print gap on page 63 of Chapter 4 Make sure that the printer is not too close to a...

Страница 109: ...r application program Action Check the emulation selection see Selecting which emulation to use on page 46 of Chapter 4 and change it if necessary Check Electronic DIP Switch settings D2 D3 D4 and D5 see Making Electronic DIP Switch settings on page 37 of Chapter 4 Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or raise the humidity level Choose different settings ...

Страница 110: ...orrectly damaged connected If it is try a different cable Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer s operation I Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or raise the humidity level Page101 ...

Страница 111: ...ult Printer is checked If it is not click on the check box and try printing from your application again Click on Close to return to the Control PaneZwin dow Secondly check that the printer is correctly selected in your application Select Print from the application s File menu A dia log box appears listing available printers Make sure that NX 2450 Rainbow Colour is high lighted If it is not click o...

Страница 112: ... or MODELPT1 COM2 These statements indicate that the computer is setup to print to a printer via a serial cable not a parallel cable So if you are using a parallel cable delete the line from AUTOEXEC BAT Resave AUTOEXEC BAT and restart your computer Now try printing again Conversely if you are using a serial to parallel con verter make sure that one of these statements is included in the AUTOEXEC ...

Страница 113: ... to indicate certain conditions that are part of normal operation A full list of printer beeps is given on page 150 of the Appendix The table below shows the beep combinations that are associated with printer problems Beep combination Meaning I Sequence of four short I The printer is out of paper tones twice I 1 Single tone two seconds The printer detects an error Single tone continuous condition ...

Страница 114: ... the printer is in Standard Epson mode when it is OFF the printer is in IBM mode see SeZectingwhich emulation to use on page 46 of Chapter 4 In addition when EDS switch A2 is ON the printer can automatically sense which emulation is required and will change emulation as necessary This chapter describes the printer s control commands Some commands are comm onto both Standard and IBM modes All comma...

Страница 115: ...and Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets For example 1 means character code 1 Gives the command in decimal character codes Hexadecimal Gives the command in hexadecimal char acter codes Parameters for which values must be supplied are indi cated by letters such as n m or d Page106 ...

Страница 116: ...tquality o Draft 1 Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up Selectprint quality MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM E SC d 27 91 100 IB 5B 64 1 0 n 1 On 01 00 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n as shofi below n Printquality o Unchanged 1 127 Draft 128 255 Letter quality Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up ...

Страница 117: ... Script 2 Courier Selectitaliccharacters MODE I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I Std I ESC 4 I 27 52 I IB 34 I Causes subsequent characters except IBM block graphic characters to be printed in italics Selectupri ht characters MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC c 5 27 53 IB 3 5 Cancels italic printing and causes subsequent charac ters to be printed upright Emphasizedprinting MODE AS X Decimal He...

Страница 118: ...al strokes For bold print use of double strike is recommended in LQ mode and combined use of emphasized and double st nkeis recommended in draft mode Canceldouble strikeprinting MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC H 27 72 IB 48 Cancels double strike printing Underlining MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC n 27 45 n IB 2D n Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1 and can...

Страница 119: ...ntal tabulation are not overlined Selectscore MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 3 27 40 45 3 lB 28 2D 03 O 1 nl o 1 nl 00 01 nl n2 n2 n2 Start score according to the values of nl and n2 as shown below nl Function n2 Function 1 Underlining o Cancel score 2 Strike through 1 Single continuous hne 3 Overlining 2 Double continuous line 5 Single broken line 6 Double broken line Page110 ...

Страница 120: ...l Both E SC S O 27 83 0 IB 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as super scripts Does not change the character pitch Subscript MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC S 1 27 83 1 IB 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as sub scripts Does not change the character pitch Cancelsuperscriptor subscript MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC T 27 84 lB 54 Cancels printing sup...

Страница 121: ...e value of n as shown below I 1 Character table I I I IBM character set I 2 Shifc download character area Standard mode only Selectcharacterset l I MODE I ASCII I Decimal Hexadecimal I I Both I ESC 7 I 27 55 I lB 37 I Selects character set 1 Selectcharacterset 2 MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both Z SC 6 27 54 lB 36 Selects character set 2 Page 112 ...

Страница 122: ...t o U S A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 Spain I 64 Legal Any one of the first eight of these character sets from U S A to Spain I can be selected as the power up default using EDS switches D3 to D5 International character set variations are shown on page 156 of the Appendix Page 113 ...

Страница 123: ...BM character set according to the values of nl and n2 as shown below nl n2 Codepage 1 181 437U S A 3 82 850 Multi Lingual 3 92 860 Portuguese 3 93 861 Icelandic 3 95 863 Canadian French 3 97 865 Nordic One of these code pages can be selected as the power up default using EDS switches D3 to D5 The various code pages are shown in the Appendix start ing on page 157 ...

Страница 124: ...n effect for the next n n2 x 256 characters where nl and n2 are between O and 255 During this time no control functions are executed If a code with no assigned char acter is received the printer prints a space Enableprinting of all charactercodes on next character MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS A n 28 94 n IC 5E n IBM ESC A n 27 94 n IB 5E n This command operates like the previous command E...

Страница 125: ... 58 IB 3A In Standard mode changes from either pica or semi condensed to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi In IBM mode changes from pica or condensed to elite 12 cpi Semi condensedpitch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std E SC g 27 103 IB 67 Changes from either pica or elite to semi condensed pitch 15 cpi Condensed printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal S1 15 OF B...

Страница 126: ...C p n 27 112 n IB 70 n IBM E SC n 27 80 n IB 50 n Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced when n is 1 and cancels it when n is O Selectfont and pitch MODE AS X Decimal Hexadecimal IBM E SC 1 n 27 73 n IB 49 n Changes the print font and pitch according to the value of n as shown below n Font Pitch o Draft Pica 2 Letter Quality Pica 3 Letter Quality Proportional 8 Draft Elite 10 Let...

Страница 127: ...ed Pica o 60 Prestige Emphasized Pica o 85 Courier Normal Elite o 86 Prestige Normal Elite o 92 Courier Italic Elite o 108 Courier Emphasized Elite o 111 Prestige Emphasized Ellte o 112 Prestige Italic Elite o 116 Courier Italic emphasized Ellte o 164 Prestige Normal Proportional o 171 Courier Normal Proportional o 172 Courier Italic Proportional o 184 Courier Emphasized Proportional o 185 Courier...

Страница 128: ...e Normal Semi condensed Expanded printing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC W n 27 87 n IB 57 n Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width when n is 1 and cancels it when n is O Expanded printing for one line MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal so 14 OE Both E SC SO 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width Characters return to n...

Страница 129: ...racter width according to the value of n as shown below n Character width o Normal wide 1 Double wide 2 Triple wide Selectmaster print mode MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std E SC n 27 33 n IB 21 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics Function n value Function n value Underline 128 Emphasized 8...

Страница 130: ... height characters MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC W 1 27 119 1 Std lB 77 01 FS v 1 28 86 1 lC 56 01 Prints subsequent characters double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing Return to normal height MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC W O 27 119 0 lB 77 00 Std FS v 0 28 86 0 lC 56 00 Cancels double height printing and prints subsequent characters normal height...

Страница 131: ... and m as shown below Does not move the base line I I n I Linespacing I Character height I I o Unchanged Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height 2 Unchanged Double height 16 Single line Unchanged 17 Single line Single height 18 Single line Double height 32 Double line Unchanged 33 Double line Single height 34 Double line Double height Irn Character width I o Unchanged 1 Single width same as ESC W O 2 ...

Страница 132: ...line spacing to 1 6 inch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std E SC 2 27 50 IB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub sequent line feeds to 1 6 inch Set line spacing to n 360 inch MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ESC n 27 43 n Std IB 2B n FS 3 n 28 51 n IC 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub sequent line feeds to n 360 inch where n is between O and 255 Page ...

Страница 133: ...d becomes effective only after ESC 3 or ESC J is received The default base unit is set to 1 216 Set line spacing MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both E SC 3 n 27 51 n IB 33 n Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub sequent line feeds to n 180 inch STD and IBM mode n 216 inch or n 360 inch IBM mode only according to the preceding base unit The value of n is between O and 255 If n O i...

Страница 134: ...in subsequent line feeds to n 72 inch where n is between 1 and 85 The new line spacing does not take effect until the next ESC 2 command ExecutecESC A MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 2 27 50 IB 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last pre ceding ESC A command Sets the line spacing to 1 6 inch if there is no preceding ESC A command Line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo...

Страница 135: ...ode and selects forward feed mode This is the default setting at power on Selectreverse feed mode MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std FS R 28 82 IC 52 Selects reverse feed mode Reverses the direction of all verticalmovements Ignored when friction feed is used Perform one time line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC J n 27 74 n IB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n times the defined base unit ...

Страница 136: ...length to n lines at the current line spac ing where n is between 1 and 127 Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physi cal page length The current line becomes the first line of a new page Set page length ton inches MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC C O n 27 67 0 n IB 43 00 n Sets the page length to n inches where n is between 1 and 32 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IB...

Страница 137: ...th and moves the print position to the left margin When friction feed is used this com mand ejects the current page Set verticaltab stops MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC B nl 27 66 nl IB 42 nl nz o n2 0 72 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new verti cal tab stops at lines n n2 etc where nl n2 etc are numbers between 1 and 255 A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set T...

Страница 138: ...0 Selectverticaltab channel MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC nO 27 47 nO IB 2F nO Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a chan nel number nO from Oto 7 The tab stops in each chan nel are set by ESC b Verticaltab MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both VT 11 OB Fee the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin Performs a line feed if no vertic...

Страница 139: ... S 57 Condensed pica O n 130 Expanded condensed pica O II 64 Condensed elite O n 152 Expanded condensed elite O n 76 Set right margin MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC Q n 27 81 n IB 51 n Sets the right margin at column n in the current charac ter pitch pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected Column n becomes the last character position in the line The right margin does not m...

Страница 140: ... automatic line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 1 27 53 1 IB 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carnage return and line feed each time it receives a cCI code This command overrides EDS switch A5 Cancelautomatic line feed MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 5 O 27 53 0 IB 35 00 Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a cCW code This command tak...

Страница 141: ...r any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list Standard termination is by the O control code To clear all tab stops specify ESC D O Resetall tab stops MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM Esc R 27 82 IB 52 Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 columns starting at column 9 Also clears all vertical tab stops Horizontal tab MODE ASC...

Страница 142: ...ing the re lt into high and low bytes The unit of movement is fixed at 1 120 inch in draft mode and 1 180 inch in LQ mode Relativehorizontal tab in inches I MODE I ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal I IBM I ESC ad nl 112 127100 n nl l IB 64 nl n2 Sets the next print position to n n2 x 256 120 inches from the current position Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin The maximum tab position i...

Страница 143: ...256 Dots beyond the right margin are ignored On com pletion of bit image printing the printer returns auto matically to character mode Print double density 8 bit graphics MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC L n 27 76 nl IB 4C nl n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 Prints bit image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizo ntally maximum 960 dots wide See the ESC K com mand for other information Print double...

Страница 144: ...s high and rd n2 x 256 dots wide Maximum width is 8 inches 2880 dots In the data ml ti m3 each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots In the leftmost position the most signifi cant bit of ml is the top dot the least significant bit of ml isthe eighth dot from the top the most significant bit of m2 is the ninth dot the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top the most significa...

Страница 145: ...on on nl n2 ml M2 etc nO Graphics mode o 8 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadruple density 240 dots per inch 4 8 bit CRTgraphics mode I 80 dots per inch 6 8 bit CRTgraphics mode II 90 dots per inch 32 24 bit Normal density 60 dots per inch 33 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 38 24 bi...

Страница 146: ...r inch 11 I8 bit Double density 120 dots per inch I 2 8 bit Double density double speed 120 dots per inch 3 8 bit Quadrupledensity 240 dots per inch 18 I 24 bit Normal density 6Odots per inch I 9 24 bit Double density 120 dots per inch 11 24 bit Triple density 180 dots per inch 12 24 bit Hex density 360 dots per inch Convert graphics density MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC n m 27 63 n m IB ...

Страница 147: ... character to be defined and n2 is the character code of the last charac ter to be defined nl must be equal to or less than n2 The data for each character starts with three bytes spec i ing proportional spacing attributes the first byte mO specifies the left of the character the second byte ml specifies the character width the third byte ti speci fies the right of the character These values must n...

Страница 148: ...with the most significant bit representing the top dot and the least significant bit representing the bottom dot Selectdownload characterset MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 1 27 37 1 IB 25 01 Selects the download character set Ignored when EDS switch A3 is ON SelectROM characterset MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC O 27 37 0 IB 25 00 Stops using the download character set and returns t...

Страница 149: ...et MSB to 1 MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 27 62 IB 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1 allowing users with a 7 bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127 Set MSB to O MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 27 61 IB 3D Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to O AcceptMSB asis MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecima...

Страница 150: ...mal Hexadecimal Std DC3 19 13 IBM ESC Q 27 81 36 IB 51 24 Sets the printer off line into not ready mode The printer disregards all subsequent characters and com mands except DC 1 which puts it back on line into ready mode The printer s READY indicator will not go off Set printer on line MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both 3C 1 17 11 Puts the printer back on line into ready mode allow ing it to rec...

Страница 151: ...IB 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be performed in the nor mal bi directional mode which is faster than uni direc tional printing Uni directionalprinting MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC U 1 27 85 1 IB 55 01 Causes subsequent printing to be performed uni direc tionally ensuring maximum vertical alignment preci sion One 1ineuni directionalprinting MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std ESC 2...

Страница 152: ...al Hexadecimal Both ESC EM Z RY 27 25 82 IB 19 52 Ejects the current page Set print startposition on paper tray feeding MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both Esc EM T n 27 25 84 n 1B 19 54 n Skips rt 6inches at the top of the page where n is equal to or greater than 1 Resetprinter MODE ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC t 27 64 IB 40 Std ES L 28 64 IC 40 Re initializes the printer Clears the print b...

Страница 153: ...3 n Re initializes the printer to the initial conditions deter mined by the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics Function n value Function n value Disable alarm 32 12 inch forms 4 Auto CR with LF 15 Slashed zero 2 Auto LF with CR 8 Character set 2 1 Page144 ...

Страница 154: ...ial Impact Dot matrix 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Semi Pica Elite condensed 160 CpS 192 CpS 240 CpS 53 Cps 64 CpS 80 CpS Bi directional logic seeking Uni directional logic seeking selectable 24 pins 100 million dots pin 1 6 1 8 n 60 n 72 n 180 n 216 n 360 inches Typeface Draft Roman Sanserif Courier families Prestige Script Page145 ...

Страница 155: ...sh Legal 437 USA 850 Multi Lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 863 Canadian French 865 Nordic Number of columns Pica 10 CPI 80 Elite 12 CPI 96 Semi condensed 15 CPI 120 Condensed pica 17 CPI 137 Condensed elite 20 CPI 160 Proportional Variable Character matrix Draft LQ Pica 24 X 9 24 X 31 Elite 24 X9 24 X 27 Semi condensed 16 X 7 16 X 21 Condensed pica 24 X9 24 X 16 Condensed elite 24 X 9 24 X 16...

Страница 156: ...t is impossible to print adjacent dots in modes marked with an asterisk Paper feed Standard Friction feed with paper tray Option Push tractor feed Paper feed speed 2 9 inches second maximum Paper specifications Cut sheet Width 5 8 11 0 148 279 4 mm Length 5 5 14 0 139 7 355 6 mm Thickness 0 08 0 12 mm Weight 16 24 lb 60 90 g m2 52 77 kg Fanfold continuous Width 4 0 10 0 101 6 254 0 mm Length Minim...

Страница 157: ...ated Monochrome black only Color black magenta cyan violet yellow orange green Ribbon life Monochrome Y24WI 2 5 million characters draft pica Color Y24CL 0 4 million characters color draft pica Dimensions and Weight Width 386 mm 15 2 Depth 275 mm 10 8 Height 195 mm 7 67 Weight 6 4 kg 14 1 lb Power supply 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz varies according to the country of purchase Options Push ...

Страница 158: ... Type Color ON B4 Reserved ON B5 Tree out printing Enabled ON cl C2 C3 Page length Letter all3 switches ON C4 C5 Print pitch 10 cpi both switches ON DI Print mode Letter Quality ON D2 Character table Standard mode Graphics ON IBM mode Set 2 ON D3 D4 D5 IBM code page or International character set Standard mode graphic character set Code page 437 U S A Standard mode italic character set U S A chara...

Страница 159: ...nds the printer off and on again Four short tones repeated The printer is out of paper twice Single short tone One of the following Vertical alignment mode has been selected Zoom resolution has been set to 50 0 Quiet mode has been selected Electronic DIP Switch mode has been selected Two short tones One of the following Macro saved settings mode has been selected Zoom resolution has been set to 67...

Страница 160: ...ps to acknowledge receipt of data I11 IBUSY IPrinter sets line low when ready to receive data I 12 PAPER High when paper runs out Can be disabled with EDS setting I I 13 I SELECT High when printer is on line Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 1 1 19 30 I GND Twisted pair ground return I I 31 1 RESET I When this signal is set low the ...

Страница 161: ...rom printer I I 3 Data to printer 1 1 4 RTS Always low 5 CTS LOWwhen the computer is ready to transmit data Printer ignores this signal I 11 I RCH I I Printer sets line low when ready to receive data Same signal as pin 20 20 DTR IPrinter sets line low when ready to receive data I Page152 ...

Страница 162: ...code for each character is shown in an inset at the bottom right of the character The hexadecimal character code for a character can be found by reading the hexadecimal column and row numbers which are at the top and on the left of the table For example the character A is in column 4 and row 1 so its hexadecimal character code is 41 This is equivalent to decimal 65 4 x 16 1 65 which is the decimal...

Страница 163: ...Standardcharacter set 2 1 1 Page 54 ...

Страница 164: ...Standardcharacter set 2 continued Page155 ...

Страница 165: ...International character sets The character codes shown are in decimal Page156 ...

Страница 166: ...IBM character set 2 Code page 437 U S A Page157 ...

Страница 167: ...page 437 U S A continued Page 158 ...

Страница 168: ...ii ti f 85 JLJ 1 F 14 6 3 1 1 2 6 3 g l lfi l l l l 4 s4 1 d WI ml 1193112091122s11241 s A l Flbi Ilt 11841204 121b 1232 IZq i d F J o l iii i iii hi ml Iii iii l ii 1 1 I I Fiil m IIMI 1202 l l I I1 I Jim 11871 12031 l 1 1 3 J lid m 11721 11881 12041 12 201 Iml 12521 c hi Il ia 1174 1190 1206 1222 123E 1254 A f B n F m l iii Iii m Iii Z3 m l Page 159 ...

Страница 169: ...I Code page 860 Portuguese The other characters are the same as in code page 437 I 8 _iJE Page 160 ...

Страница 170: ...Code page 861 Icelandic The other characters are the same as in code page 437 8 9 A B c DIE z JL a m 224 T B 20922s m r 210 226 L z 211 227 Lx 212 220 Liz Jz lIi J _ a _ _ LIZ lb hi e h llz k F Page161 ...

Страница 171: ...Code page 863 Canadian French The other characters are the same as in code page 437 8 9 A B c D E F I 1u 1761 1192 I L I 11291 Ilosl 11611 11771 I1931 I Page162 ...

Страница 172: ...Code page 865 Nordic The other characters are the same as in code page 437 Page163 ...

Страница 173: ...rs are the same as in each version of character set 2 o 1 0 w h Iii 1 lEl l i l ii 2 UC I 2 3 m I 3 IT 4 ml In 1 5 b m 6 m r b 1 7 EEL I i l x 8 6s CAN l l h on M 9 w m m B w UC rii I T c FF R IT 1 D m IT m E s0 m 1 F s1 l ii l ii Page164 ...

Страница 174: ...pecial character set These characters can be printed using the Enable printing of all character codes and Enable printing of all character codes on next character commands 1 I I 1 I I 1 M I I I LQI I Page165 ...

Страница 175: ...Page166 ...

Страница 176: ...thicknesses See Automatic Emulation Change mode Software program such as a word processor from which you can print out documents Printer function in which the printer automatically performs a carnage return and line feed whenever it receives a carriage return control code Position of the print head after paper is loaded relative to the physical top of the page MS DOS set up file containing stateme...

Страница 177: ... left Short for binary digit The smallest unit of information On or Off 1 or O Fonts that can only be printed at a particular size The fonts which you can select from the printer s control panel are bitmap fonts An instruction from the printer which tells the printer to move the print position to the start of the current line See auto line feed The type of connector which plugs into the printer s ...

Страница 178: ...r set with characters for a particular country or region for example code page 860 Portuguese See IBM compatible See fanfold paper A code number which instructs the computer to perform a partic ular operation For example the computer sends the printer a form feed control code 12 to make it eject the current page 1 Panel on the printer that dis plays information about the printer s current working ...

Страница 179: ...printing Draft Printing mode in which only the Draft font is used The printer can print more quickly in Draft mode than in Letter Quality mode EDS settings See Electronic DIP Switch set tings Electronic DIP Printer settings which take effect Switch settings when you switch on the printer You can make these settings using the control panel Emulation Imitation by one type of printer of the functions...

Страница 180: ...delivery selector forward See Default settings Sheets of paper joined by perfora tions Fanfold paper has small holes at the edges See monospaced font A set of characters of a particular typeface which you can select for printing Mode in which font selection can only be made from the printer s control panel Printer operation which ejects the current page and feeds the next sheet into position ready...

Страница 181: ...em software See also IBM compatible IBM Proprinter X24E Dot matrix printer which the NX 2450 Rainbow Colour printer can emulate Icon On screen symbol in Windows or Macintosh which represents a program or document You can double click on an icon to start the program or open the docu ment Interface International character set Landscape Physical link between the printer and the computer Variant of th...

Страница 182: ... to use personal computer which allows you to print using TrueType and PostScript fonts to use PostScript fonts you must have installed Adobe Type Man ager To use the printer with a Macintosh you need an addi tional interface cable Printer function which allows you to save the font pitch zoom reso lution single sheet auto load position and fanfold auto load position Macro settings come into effect...

Страница 183: ...another enabling several cop ies to be made simultaneously No Carbon Required multi part forms which use pressure sensitive chemicals to mark the lower copies Printer mode in which you can change printer settings using the control panel The printer cannot print in not ready mode The rotation in which paper is loaded See landscape orientation and portrait orientation Printing text on top of existin...

Страница 184: ...rface which transfers data between the computer and the printer 8 bits at a time Parity checking Parking paper Pitch Platen Port A way of checking that informa tion sent over a serial interface has been received correctly Printer function that allows you to print on single sheets without removing fanfold paper The number of characters in a one inch line of text Roller that guides paper through the...

Страница 185: ...d Printer part that transfers the image to the paper Print head shield A thin metal plate between the print head and the platen Print pitch See pitch Printable area The part of the page on which the printer can print Printer driver Computer file which enables sys tem or application software to print to a particular printer Proportionally spaced Font in which different charac font ters can be of di...

Страница 186: ...ds paper backwards through the printer in small steps Cartridge that contains the ri bbon which the head uses to mark the paper Fonts which you can print at any size TrueType fonts are scalable A computer interface which transfers data one bit at a time Optional accessory that allows you to connect the printer to a serial port on your computer Printer test in which seven lines of characters are pr...

Страница 187: ... you to advance paper manually Part of the push tractor unit which grips the fanfold paper Type of scalable font which you can install on your computer and print on the printer provided you are using Windows 3 1 or later The design style of a font Com mon typefaces are Times and Helvetica Mode in which the printer prints graphics from left to right only See dot adjustment mode The thickness of the...

Страница 188: ...4 Character size and pitch commands 116 Choosing a place for the printer 7 Code page 44 Color enabling use of 41 42 Color ribbon cartridge enabling use of 42 Commands character set 112 charactersize andpitch 116 downloadcharacter Z38 font control 107 graphics 134 horizontal position 130 other 140 verticalposition 123 Computer port 13 Connecting the printer to your computer 13 47 Control panel 5 25...

Страница 189: ...sing control panel 35 Font weight 51 Fonts bitmap fonts 51 fixed space 50 introduction to 50 monospaced 50 Postscript 49 53 preventing selection by applications software 54 proportionally spaced 50 saris serif 50 savingselection 62 scalablefonts 52 serif 50 True pe 15 29 52 Form feed 59 Forward micro feed 59 Front cover 5 how to open 9 G Graphics commands 134 Graphics direction setting 41 H Hexade...

Страница 190: ...elive selector 5 Paper feed 59 Paper guides 5 EEEEilkeY 25 34 Paper loading 19 Paper out automatic detection of 42 Paper size setting 42 Paper tray 5 fitting 12 Parallel cable length of 13 Parallel interface pin outs 151 Parallel port 13 Parking paper 57 81 Pausing printing 57 Pin outs 151 152 Pitch 51 saving selection 62 setting 43 53 Platen 6 PostScript fonts 49 53 Power switch 5 PRINT command 4...

Страница 191: ... up with MS DOS 17 48 Setting up with Windows 15 47 Short test 67 Stack wire 5 Standard emulation mode 0 5 Standard mode 40 46 T Tear off function Thumb wheel Troubleshooting TrueType fonts installing eface u 58 82 5 89 15 29 52 52 50 Uni directional graphics 41 Unpacking the printer 8 Unparking 81 Using the control panel 25 34 v Vertical alignment adjustment 65 Vertical position commands 123 w We...

Страница 192: ...vices Please use one of the telephone num bers listed below depending on the country in which your Star printer was purchased Star Micronics Technical Hotline North America 1 908 572 3300 Hong Kong 852 795 2335 Australia 61 2 748 4300 New Zealand 64 9 570 1470 Star Micronics FaxBack Document Retrieval System Requires access to a facsimile machine or board with receive capability North America 1 90...

Страница 193: ...away NJ 08854 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstraj3e 59 D 60489 Frankfurt F R of Germany Attn Product Manager U K Market STXR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Attn Product Manager French Market STAR MICRONICS FRANCE S A R L 25 rue Michael Faraday F 78182 St Quentin en Yvelines Cedex Attn P...

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