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Guide to this manual Even though the NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour is basically a very simple printer to use, it is also capable of many complex functions. We have grouped this manual into two main sections. divided into seven chapters and an appendix. For normal everyday use, you may never need to refer to Section II at all. We strongly recommend however that you read through Section-I-(Chapters 1, 2 and 3) before connecting and–using the printer for the first time.
Guide to this manual... ...........................................................................iii 1 Introduction Features ........... .................. ........... .................................................... . . I Parts ............. . ...... .........................................................................................4 Unpacking and setting 7 up Choosing a place for the printer., ....................................................... 7 Unpacking the printer ............
Pausing printing....., ................................................................................. 33 Feeding paper through the printer .....................................................34 One line or several lines at a time .......................................................... 34 A page at a time .......................................................................................34 Individual form tear-off ...........................................................................
I AZ - Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode.............................................56 A3- RAM usage .......................................................................................57 A4 - Color and zoom ................................................................................57 A5 - Auto LF with CR.. ............................................................................. 57 A6 - Auto sheet feeder ............................................................................
The printer will not print in color ........................................................... 78 Line spacing is incorrect..................,.... ...................................................79 Over-printing occurs ................................................................................79 Incorrect number of lines per page ........................................................80 Malformed text or graphics ....................................................................
Code Code Code Code page page page page #860 #861 #863 #865 (Portuguese) ............................................................... 148 (Icelandic) .................................................................... 149 (Canadian French) ...................................................... 150 (Nordic) ....................................................................... 151 Character set #1 .....................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction ‘ Thank you for buying a STAR NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour printer. We are confident that it will provide you with years of reliable, high-quality printing. We think we have made the NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour one of the fastest, quietest, and easiest to use dot matrix printers ever. We hope you agree with us. Features colon You only need to add a color ribbon cartridge to print vibrant, full-color documents. You can choose from up to 256 colors, depending on your computer software.
LCfl screen: You can see your printer’s settings at a glance by looking at the informative LCD screen. It shows what font you are using, how big it is (the font pitch) and other useful information (this feature does not apply when you use the printer with Windows 3.1 or later). Fonts: ~ÓZ•˜Ḋ• The NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour is a multi-font printer, which means that it can print text in a variety of different type styles (fonts)—10 in all.
you to print on single sheets, saving you time and effort. A tear-off function allows you to tear off single printed fanfold paper sheets from the printer without wasting paper. You can feed fanfold paper from either the rear or the bottom of the printer. h optional automatic sheet feeder is also available, which holds up to 50 sheets of paper.
Parts This is what your new printer looks like. These diagrams may be useful in the next few sections to identi~ the different parts mentioned.
Parts - an explanation The paper guides hold single sheets and sets their posi- tion so that they are fed into the printer correctly. The paper entrances are where paper feeds into the printer. There is one for single sheets, and two for computer (fanfold) paper—rear and bottom. The release lever grips single sheets as they are fed in. The lever should be pushed towards the back of the printer to hold single sheets properly, and released (pulled forward) when fanfold paper is in use.
The tractor unit grips the sides of fanfold computer paper. When you use the tractor unit, the tractor ers must be closed.
Chapter 2 Unpacking and setting up Choosing a place for the printer Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place to put it. By a “suitable place”, we mean: A firm, level surface where the printer will be stable, and vibration-free. ● Away from any heaters. ● Away from direct sunlight. ● Not in an excessively humid area. ● Somewhere that is clean, dry and dust-free.
I Unpacking the printer As you unpack the printer from the box, make sure that you have all the following items: 3 Ribbon cartrid~e 2 Printer driver and fontdisk 1 Printer ‘ \\ // ~ //h ~~ \\\\\? Ifany of these are missing, please contact your supplier. Optional accessories that you may have purchased are: ● Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF- IODVVl For details of how to install these optional accessories, see Chapter 5.
If your computer has no parallel port available, you will need to use the Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) and a cable to connect your computer to the printer. See “The SPC-8K serial/parallel converter” on page 67 for full details. Setting up your printer Remove the printer and all supplied parts from the packing material. Put the printer on the place you have prepared for it. Save the packing material and carton in case you need to move the printer in the future.
Removing the front cover You will need to remove the front cover (the smoked plastic cover on the top of the printer) to install and change ribbon cartridges. Lift the cover from the rear using the grips on the sides, then lift up to remove the cover from the body of the printer. Installing the ribbon cartridge You have the choice of using a color or a black ribbon with the NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour. Both ribbons are installed and removed in the same way.
Place the cartridge on the cartridge carrier inside the printer. Make sure that the ribbon is between the print head and the print head shield. Press the cartridge so that it “clicks” into place. If the cartridge does not “click” into position on both sides, you may need to turn the cartridge knob about 1/4 of a turn clockwise. ● Once the cartridge is in the carrier, tighten the ribbon again by turning the cartridge knob clockwise (about 1/2 a turn).
I Removing the ribbon cartridge ● To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the cartridge grips inward and lift the cartridge upward out of the printer. Installing the roller unit ● . Open the rear cover by pushing the cover grips backward and upward. ● Pick up the roller unit so that the small illustration is on top of the roller unit, and the smoked plastic side (with six small black rollers) is facing you. ● Hold the roller unit so that the top is tilted slightly away from you.
● Push the front of the roller unit down firmly, so that the unit “clicks” into place. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try again. Removing the roller unit ● Pull both gray locking tabs towards you and lift the front of the roller unit slightly to remove the roller unit. Pull the roller unit out of the printer towards you. Replacing the front cover Once you have fitted the ribbon and roller unit, you should replace the front cover.
I Installing the paper guide You can set the paper guide on the NX-2480 Rainbow/ Colour in one of two positions: horizontal for fanfold paper and vertical for single sheets. ● Hold the paper guide, either horizontally, or vertically, depending on the type of paper used. ● Fit the tabs into the slots on the printer body to install the paper guide. ● Make sure the guide is firmly in position. Installing the mute cover The mute cover helps reduce the noise from your printer when you are printing.
● Hold the mute cover upright so that the ridges on the cover are towards you and at the top. ● Slide the left tab on the mute cover into the left hole on the front cover. ● Drop the right tab on the mute cover into the right slot on the front cover. Close the mute cover by swinging it down.
● Press the cable plug into the printer socket: ● Clip the cable into the socket using the wire clips on either side of the socket. ● Connect the ‘D’ connector on the other end of the cable to the parallel (printer) port on your computer. This will probably be labelled Printer, Parallel, PRN, LPT1 or something similar. Refer to your computer’s instruction manual for details of how to secure the cable. ● Now you can turn on your printer and computer.
I Setting up your printer with your computer In this section, you will learn to setup your printer wtth two different computer environments: MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows 3.1 (or a later version of Windows). If your computer uses a different operating system, you should refer to Chapter 5 for details of setting up your . printer. Refer to your computer operating system manuals for details of configuring the operating system.
I IBM. When you open the box containing your NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour, the printer is set to Epson emulation. This is commonly supported by most software. If your software package gives you a list of printers to choose from, choose one printer from the following list (in order of preference): Star NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour I StarNX-2420Ranbow/Colour I The shaded printers are not color printers, so if you select one, you will not be able to print in color.
If your software doesn’t list printer names, but asks you questions about your printer, you should answer “Yes” to the following two questions: ● “Can your printer perform a backspace?” ● “Can your printer do a hardware form feed?” The answers to any other questions are not so important. Answer these using the default settings in the software. When you’ve set up your software, try a few test prints, using features like bold, italic, etc. to see how it works.
To install the printer driver under Windows 3.1, do the following: ● Turn on the printer and start up your computer. ● If Windows does not start up automatically, type WIN and then press [~] or [~]. ● Double-click the Control PaneZicon in the Main window. ● Double-click the Printers icon ● If you have never previously installed a printer on your system under Windows, a list of supported printers is displayed.
If you cannot print from your applications programs after installing the driver, refer to the section “In Windows” on page 89. Note: Unless the user chooses a different printer from within the application, Windows applications always print to the currently selected default printer. Installing TrueType fonts (for Windows) To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer, follow the procedure below. ● Double click the Contro[ PaneZin Windows. ● Double click on Fonts.
Selecting different fonts If you are running applications software under Windows, you will select fonts from within your application (refer to your application’s manual for details]. Your application software manual will tell you the various ways in which you can type-set your text on-screen so that it is ready to print out on the printer. Your Windows system already includes several fonts, such as Arial, Times New Roman and Symbol. You can also use the 15 True~pe fonts included with the printer.
Chapter 3 Using your printer Loading paper The NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour can print on a variety of paper types, as explained below: Cut sheet paper The NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour can use single sheets of paper (cut sheets) or letterheaded stationery. Use the frictionfeed or the optional SF- 10DW automatic sheet feeder. Fanfold paper It can also accept fanfold (continuous) computer stationery.
Where you can print on each kind of paper Single sheets Fanfold forms 5 1>,,,, Ix 111111 5,11111 k!!!!!! If you print outside these limits, you run the risk of damaging the printer mechanism (and tearing the paper or jamming it as it goes through the printer). Adjusting the print gap Note: Important. If you do not adjust the print gap properly, you run the risk of shortening the life of the print head. Different paper thicknesses need a different gap between the print head and the paper.
printer, the gap is narrowed (thin paper), and if you pull it towards the front. the ~a~ is widened [thick DaDer). As you move the lever, you can feel it click between the six different positions. Position number 2 (starting from the rearmost position) is the one you will generally use for single sheets of paper (fanfold or cut sheet). Here is a table for the adjustment lever when you use multi-part sets.
Loading cut sheet paper This procedure shows you how to load cut sheet paper using the paper guide. If you are using the SF- 10DW automatic sheet feeder, please refer to “Using the SF10DW’”on page 65. . This is how cut sheet paper is fed through the printer: . Make sure that the paper guide is in the vertical position. See “Installing the paper guide” on page 14. .
● Press the [SET/EJECT] button. This should make the printer feed the paper round the platen until it is in a position suitable for printing. The ON LINE indicator should come on. If this does not happen, you have probably not loaded the paper correctly. Take the sheet out and try loading it again.
Loading paper from the rear of the printer Always load fanfold paper with the printer’s power turned OFF. ● Place the stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer. ● Pull the release lever at the right of the printer towards YOU ( p“ ). This releases the paper from the platen and allows it to feed through the tractor rollers.
lock each tractor pin unit in place again when you have finished moving it. . Close the pin unit covers after you have made sure that the paper holes are properly lined up with the tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams. Note: If the paper is too tightly stretched or too loose between the pin holders, the paper will tear or jam as it is fed through the printer. You may need to experiment to find the ideal tension. .
Loading paper from the bottom of the printer Always load fanfold paper into the printer with the printer’s power turned OFF. ● Remove the front cover and the roller unit. See “Removing the front cover” on page 10 and “Removing the roller unit” on page 13 for details. “ Grip the gray tractor position locking levers on both sides of the tractor unit. Rotate the front of the tractor unit upward so that the top is horizontal. .
tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams. Note: If the paper is too tightly stretched or too loose between the pin holders, the paper will tear or jam as it is fed through the printer. You may need to experiment to find the ideal tension. s Replace the roller unit (see “Installing the roller unit” on page 12). ● Replace all the covers that you have removed. ● Turn on the printer.
I c Press the (sET/EJEcTj button. The printer will feed the fanfold paper back until it is out of the way. ● Move the release lever to the back ( ~ ) position. ● Place the paper guide in the upright position. Load single sheets as described in “Loading cut sheet paper” on page 26. Unparking the paper When you have finished printing on cut sheet paper and you want to start printing again on fanfold paper, here’s how you do it: ● Remove any cut sheets which may still be in the printer.
Using the control panel Chapter 4 The NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour control panel has five buttons, which have white labels above them to indicate their primary functions. Other functions are available as alternative functions (labelled in brown) or by pressing combinations of buttons (labelled in yellow). .—-— MICRO FEED 1 SETEJECT FONT ALT PITCH MACRO PARK COLOR QUIET PAPER FEED ON LINE ZOOM CLEAR There are two indicators: the POWER indicator shows that power is supplied to the printer.
restart from the point where it left off when you make the printer ready again. Feeding paper through the printer There are a number of ways in which you can feed paper through the printer. One line or several lines at a time Make the printer not-ready by pressing the (~] button, and press the [PAPER FEED] button. This will feed the paper forward one line. If you continue to hold down [PAPER FEED] button, the printer will continue to feed the paper one line at a time.
● When you press the [~] button again, the paper will move back to its original position. Loading paper For the most part. paper loading is described in Chapter 3. However, one important point to note is that if paper has not been loaded, the printer will indicate that it is not-ready. Pressing the [SET/EJECT] button will start loading paper, and automatically enter the ready mode.
● Set the paper position to the top of a page (where you want the printing to start on each page) using the micro-feed functions (page 35). . Press and hold down the (~] button. While holding down the (15iTEF@button, press the m button. . Release both buttons. The display will show “--”, which means that the top of the form has been set. ● . Put the printer back into ready mode.
change the position again using this procedure, or until the power to the printer is turned off. ● Ifyou want to save this value for future use (after the printer has been turned off and on again), you must save it as a macro. See “Saving Macros” on page 42. Note: This function will only work if you use it immediately afier you have loaded paper as described above. If paper has already been fed into the printer, this function will not work.
I ● Press the [PAPER FEED] button. The printer will beep once and ~ will appear on the display. . To cancel quiet mode, the printer must be in the ready mode. Press the [PAPER FEED) button. The printer will beep twice and ~ will disappear from the display. Changing the way your printout looks The following section describes how you can change the look of the printout from your printer.
Display highlights Font name ] H-Gothic ~ H-Gotblc I SuperLetTerOuality Roman I ~ +~Roman 1 I . When you have highlighted the font you want to use, press [-] again to make the printer in ready mode again. Changing the pitch of the font The font “pitch” means “how many characters can be printed in one inch”. 10-pitch, for instance, means “10 characters can be printed in one inch across the page.” There are two special modes on the NX-2480 Rainbow/ Colour: Proportional and Condensed proportional.
I Usually, it is easier to read proportional text than text which is fixed–pitch.However, if you are trying to line up columns of figures, fixed-pitch has definite advantages. To change the pitch: . Put the printer into the not-ready ● mode.
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The print gap is not set correctly. Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. Move the lever to a higher (lighter) setting. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. The ribbon is jammed, twisted or not set properly between the print head and the print head shield. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” on page 10. Print head shield is damaged or missing. Return the printer to your dealer for repair.
P The front cover and mute covers are off. The printer is vibrating. Move any unrelated objects that are touching the printer. Make sure that the printer is on a level, steady surface. P The paper guides are positioned incorrectly. Remove the paper, adjust the position of the paper guides. Reload the paper. The ribbon is jammed, causing the print head to jam. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” on page 10.
Thepaper is jamming, causing the print head to jam. ~ printer. Reload paper. Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. Inappropriate margin ~“Choose d-ifferentrn”argin settings have been selected settings in your application. from your application program. I P The ribbon cartridge is incorrectly installed, causing the print head to jam. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed.
interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. .Inappropriate settings have been selected from your application program. not too close to any devices with electric motors, or raise the humidity level. Choose different settings in your application. P Check the emulation selection. See 6’Al– Emulation” on page 56. The wrong emulation is selected. The wrong character table, code page or international character set is selected. ..————.
P Action The interface cable is incorrectly connected, or damaged Check that the printer Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors, or raise the humidity level. D interface cable is correctly connected. If it is, try a different cable.
Meaning ~H-Gothic\ H-Gothic LQ font has been selected ~ The zoom mode has been selected. The message below indicates the current size. The current pitch size. The message below Indicates the current size. EDS The electrorvc DIP switch mode is selected (see page 53) Font changes cannot be made from application grams. See “ Font lock” on page 45. pro- ~. Changes to the font pitch cannot be made from application programs See “ Pitch lock” on page 45.
D m The following messages all show that some error has occurred in the printer Message Meaning PIE No paper loaded in the printer. Load paper (“ Loading CUTsheet paper” on page 26 and “ Loading and parking fanfold paper” on page 27) Er The release lever has been moved whale the paper IS in printing position. Park the paper and try again (“ Parking paper” on page 31) El Print head error. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds and try prlntlng again. E2 Carriage home posltlon error.
In addition to the display, the printer also uses its internal beeper to alert you of problems and internal conditions. Here’s a summary of the different tones: Beep tones Meaning 2-second tone The printer has detected an error condition. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds and try printing again. One long tone The printer has detected an error condltion. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds and try prlntlng again Four short tones, repeated twice The printer is out of paper.
I Beep tones I Meaning Two shorter to~es p and font lock have been selected together. See “ Pitch and font lock” on page 46. Intermittent The release lever has been moved while the fanfold paper IS not parked. See “Parking paper” on page 31. tone Checking system software settings W If you cannot print from your Windows application, there are three things that you can check. You may also wish to refer to the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.
● Click on NX-2480 R installed printers. ● Click Connect. ● Make sure that your cable is connected to the port highlighted in the list of ports. If you are using a parallel cable, you will probably be using LPT1. If you are using the SPC-8K serial-to-parallel converter, you will be using COM1 or COM2. Click on the appropriate port name. ● Click OK. ● Click on Close to return to the ControZPanel window.
7 C Software commands Introduction The NX-2480 Rainbow/Colour has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In the Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the Epson LQ-860/850, and can also recognize the graphics commands of NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E. Some additional command codes, which are a superset of these emulations, are also supported. The emulation can be changed by changing Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) setting Al.
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1. Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes. Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by letters such as n, m or d.
c Select MODE Std Decimal ASCII “x” n 27 120 n Hexadecimal IB 78 n Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below: Print quality n 10 I I Draft Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. ASCII MODE IBM <1> Decimal ‘< [ ‘s 4,d ” n 27 I 91 100 On Hexadecimal 1B .
Both “k” Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII MODE 27 .~ 107 IB r] 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up or the corresponding font is not installed. I In Font o Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 script 7 Orator I c Std.
c Std Decimal ASCII MODE ‘ j ,! ,) 7 - ,< ., , ., Hexadecimal 1 B 2>5 Cancels italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright. E ASCII MODE Both ,4.+.!. .. Decimal ;~~ ~g Hexadecimal 1 B 45’ Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to horizontal strokes. e ASCII MODE <~~!: > Both ‘~+ J Decimal ;? y 7G Hexadecimal ] 1< ~ 6 Cancels emphasized printing. D ASCII MODE Both ,, & .
I U ASCII MODE Both <~~c> “-,, Decimal ~ 2.7 45 Hexadecimal n IB 2D r] Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1, and cancels underlining when n is O. Block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined. O IBM Decimal ASCII MODE “-” 27 r] 95 Hexadecimal n IB SF n Causes subsequent characters to be overlined when n is 1, and cancels overlining when n is O. Spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not overlined. Std.
c ASCII Std “ q“ Decimal 27 r] 113 ~ Hexadecimal IB 71 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown below. n Character Norma 1 o Out line 2 Shadow ~ Shadow and out line S ASCII MODE <~sc> Both ‘, s ,, <0> Hexadecimal Decimal 27 83 0 IB 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does not change the character pitch.
C c c MODE Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal Selects a character table according to the value of n as shown below: I d I Character table c ASCII MODE Both (Esc> “ 7“ Hexadecimal Decimal 27 ~~ :3 37 Selects character set #1. c Both ., ~ .. Selects character set #2.
i ASCII MODE <~~~) Std. “R. “ .?, Decimal Hexadecimal ~ J $J2 ~] i 3 :) 2 r] Selects an international character set according to the value of n. n Character set n Character set o U,S.A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Span II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 Span I 64 Legal Any one of the first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A.
I MODE Both ASCII I “ :“ “T” <4) nl n2 I Decimal 27 ~ 91 84 00 O nl n2 I Hexadecimal IB 5B 04 00 00 rll 54 00 nz Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. Code page nl n2 1 181 #437 U.S.A.
ASCII MODE Decimal Hexadecimal Std. “ \ “ Iil 112 28 92 nl n2 IC 5C n] IBM “\” nl n2 27 92 nl n2 1B 5C II1 n2 n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those characters which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next n] + n2 x characters, where nl and n2 are between Oand 255. During this time no control functions are executed.
C c MODE Std. IBM Decimal ASCII “ F“ <3C2 > Hexadecimal -,T.’ ~ ,:! II? :8 12 50 In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semicondensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. ASCII MODE Std. IBM Decimal Hexadecimal “!”:” z.
C ASCII MODE Decimal < S1> ; s < S I > ~;, L Both Hexadecimal OF ,J 1 B c? . In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite [20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from pica to condensed pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. c ASCII MODE Both Decimal 18 Hexadecimal 12 In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite.
S MODE IBM Decimal ASCII “ I“ n 27 73 n Hexadecimal : B 49 r] Changes the print font and pitch according to the value of n, as shown below: n Pitch Font o Draft 2 Letter Quality Pica 3 Letter Quality Proportional 4 Draft Jownloai Pica 6 L e: ter Qua 1iTy 3 o-m Load ?:ca 7 Let te r Qua 1iry Down load Propo rt ionai 8 graft Elire 10 Letter 12 Draft 14 Let te r Q,Ja1iTy Doim load Elite 16 Draft Pica condensed 18 Let:er Draft 22 Letter 1oad Pica Quality
ASCII MODE IBM Decimal 27 “ [ “ “ I “ <2> .ml’j ,,1~ 91 73 !0 n 1 .
nl n2 Mode Font Pitch 1 1 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 201 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 202 Prestige Normal Elite condensed ‘1 235 Courier Normal Elite 1 236 Courier Normal Semi-condensed 1 237 Courier Normal Pica condensed 1 238 Courier Normal Elite condensed 1 239 Prestige Normal Elite 1 240 Prestige Normal Semi-condensed Both Decimal ASCII MODE “h’” n 27 87 n Hexadecimal 15 57 n Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to doub
ASCII MODE Both Hexadecimal Decimal 20 14 Cancels one-line expanded printing set with or . Does not cancel expanded printing set ‘with “W” 1. c ASCII MODE Std. “3“ Hexadecimal Decimal 28 n 69 n 1 c 45 n Selects a character width according to the value of n as shown below. n Character width o NO rma 1-wide 1 Do~b ie wide 2 Triple wide Select ASCII MODE Std.
c MODE Std Decimal ASCII n 27 32 n Hexadecimal IB 20 n Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a number from O to 127. Used in micro-justification. d c Decimal ASCII MODE “W” “v” <1> <1> Hexadecimal 27 119 i IB 77 01 28 IC 56 01 Std. 86 1 Prints subsequent characters double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing. MODE Decimal ASCII “W” Hexadecimal 27 119 0 IB 77 00 28 IC 56 00 Std.
c ASCII MODE IBM <4> Decimal c’ [ c’ “@” <0> <0> n 27 m 91 Hexadecimal IB 5B 40 400 64 04 00 00 Onm 00 n m Selects a combination of character height, width and line spacing according to the values of n and m, as shown below. Does not move the base line.
I V p c Set ASCII MODE Both “C” Decimal 27 48 Hexadecimal 1B 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. MODE Std. Decimal ASCII “2” 27 50 Hexadecimal IB 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/6 inch. ASCII Decimal “+” n 27 43 n IB 28 1 c 33 r] MODE Std.
base unit for line spacing ASCII MODE IBM “ [“ “ \ “ <4> nl n2 Hexadecimal Decimal 27 91 92 400 O nl n2 IB 55 5C 04 00 00 00 nl n2 Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, “3” and “J”, as shown below: nl n2 o 180 1 / 180 inch o 2:6 1 /216 inch 1 104 1 / 360 i:lc i Line spacing unit T-hiscommand becomes effective only after “3” or “J” is received. The default base unit is set to 1/216”.
I Set line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch MODE Both ASCII “A” n Decimal 27 65 II Hexadecimal 1 B 41 .n In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/60 inch, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line spacing is set to o. In IBM mode, this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and-85.
Reverseline feed ASCII MODE Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <:F> 2! : c IB IBM (~~t:) “ 27 93 1B 5D , Oil Prints the current line and moves the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. Ignored when the printer is in friction feed mode. The line spacing is set by one of the commands listed previously. Select forward feed mode ASCII MODE Std. Decimal 28 “F” Hexadecimal 1~ 73 46 Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode.
Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feed MODE Decimal ASCII Std. ‘4j “ n 27 106 Hexadecimal n 1B 6A r] Feeds the paper once by n/ 180 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line~feed distance is set to O. Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting.
Set bottom margin Mom Both ASCII “N” n Hexadecimal Decimal 27 78 1P) 4E rl n Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM ‘mode. The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length. Cancelbottom margin MODE Both Decimal ASCII 27 “O” 79 Hexadecimal IB 4F Cancels the bottom margin.
Set verticaltab stops in channel MODE Std. ASCII n1 “b” no ,,]~? ,.. Decimal 27 98 nO ,,1~ n 2 . 0 Hexadecimal IB 62 1-11II 2 nO 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel no, (where nOis between O and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected with the “/” command.) See the “B” command for parameters nl, n2, ... <0>.
Horizontal position commands Set left margin MODE Std. ASCII “1“ Hexadecimal Decimal 27 IT 108 ,q 1J3 6C n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) at the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
Set left and right margins MODE ASCII IBM “ x“ nl Decimal 1,2 27 88 nl Hexadecimal n2 1B 58 [] 1 n2 Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Carriagereturn MODE ASCII Both Decimal 13 Hexadecimal OD Prints the current line and sets the print position to the left margin. If EDS switch A5 is set to OFF, this command also performs a line feed.
Set horizontal tab stops ASCII MODE Both <5 SC> “3” 32 Decimal rll 27 <0> n2 68 n1 0 Hexadecimal 1B 4 L ,~1 .q~ . . 00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 28 in IBM mode.
I Relativehorizontal tab MODE Std. Decimal ASCII “ \ “ n 1 ;12 27 92 Hexadecimal II 1 11,2 1B 5 c .nl 112 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formula for the distance and direction are as follows: If rL2is between O and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + n2 x 256) dots.
Graphics commands Print normal-density 8-bit graphics MODE Both ASCII <3 SC> 112 “K” mi Decimal ,,2j ~J m2 II 2 mi ~ ~ :] ] m2 Hexadecimal 1B 4 B r] J 112 m1 !T12 Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and (nl + n2 x 256) dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, M2, ...
Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Both Decimal ASCII MODE ,’z,. ni? ,Tll Hexadecimal nl 27 90 n] 1B 51) r] 1 ,m2 r12 ml m2 n 2 ml m2 ,.. Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See the “K” command for other information. Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Std. Decimal ASCII MODE n: .m.~ “Z” ml Hexadecimal ~]~ 28 m2 n 2 .m1 m2 n 2 ml 1713 . . .
Selectgraphics mode MODE Decimal ASCII Std. ~q~ “ . ., I-12 Hexadecimal nO 27 42 110 1B ,ml nl n2 ml II 1 n 2 m1 .7]2 . m2 ,m2’ 2’4 110 .Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nOand prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See the “K” command (for 8-bit graphics) or the “Z” command (for 24-bit graphics) for information on nl, n2, ml, m2, etc.
I Selectgraphics mode IBM Decimal ASCII MODE “ :“ ‘nl r] 2 ml ,m2 “ g“ m[1 Hexadecimal 2 ~ g 1 1~3 II? L 1 II 2 n 1 II 2 ,x O ml mu m2 53 67 m1 m2 Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of mO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphics image is (nl + n2 x 256) – 1 dots wide. See the “K” command (for 8-bit graphics) or the “Z” command (for 24-bit graphics) for information on ml, m2, etc.
Download character commands Define download characters MODE Std. ASCII “ L“ <0> .~1 n2 m1 m2 d] dz ., dx mO Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A3 must be set to OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer only, not for storing downloaded characters, and this command is ignored. nl is the character code of the first character to be defined and n2 is the character code of the last character to be defined.
Next comes the dot data. Normal character height is 24 dots, so there must be 3 x ml bytes of dot data. If the printer is in super/subscript mode, however, the character height is 16 dots, so there must be 2 x ml bytes of dot data. Each data byte represents eight vertical dots, with the most significant bit representing the top dot, and the least significant bit representing the bottom dot.
n5 determines the character mode to be downloaded, as shown below: n5 Character o Draft 1 LQ pica 2 LQ proportional 3 LQ ellte mode Character width 9 35 17 to 41 29 ml through m9 indicate Index Table data. ml and M2 indicate the address where Dot Pattern is stored. ml is the high-order byte. m3 indicates the number of columns in the character memory, and m4 indicates the number of columns in the character. m5 through m9 are compression mask bits.
overwriting any downloaded data already there. when EDS switch A3 is set to ON. Font n o Roman 1 Sanserif 2 Courier 3 Prestige 4 Script 7 Orator 8 Orator 2 12 H-Gothic 32 SLQ Roman Select download characterset MODE Std. ASCII ‘c:,” <1> Decimal 27 37 1 Hexadecimal IB 25 01 Selects the download character set. Ignored when EDS switch A3 is ON. SelectROM characterset MODE Std. ASCII “’’:’.
Other printer commands Selectprint color I Both I “r” n I 27 114 n I IB 72 n I Selects the printing color according to the value of n as shown below. Ignored if EDS switch A4 is OFF or if a color ribbon is not installed. Inl Inl Color o Black 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 5 Orange 121 Cyan 161 Green 3 Violet I Color I Set MSB to 1 I MODE Std.
Delete last charactersent MODE Std ASCII Decimal 127 Hexadecimal 7? Deletes the last character received. Ignored if the last character received has already been printed, or if the last character received was part of a command. Cancellast line I MODE Both Decimal ASCII 24 Hexadecimal 18 Deletes the last line currently in the print buffer. Set printer off-line MODE Decimal ASCII Std.
I Stop printing MODE IBM ASCII “ .. ., . Decimal 27 106 Hexadecimal IB 6A Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printer off-line (into not-ready mode). The ON LINE indicator on the control panel will go off. Bell MODE Both Decimal ASCII ~ Hexadecimal 07 Sounds a brief beep tone on the printer.
Manual feed MODE ASCII Both Decimal Hexadecimal 27 25 0 IB :9 00 Selects manual sheet feeding even when the sheet feeder is used. Ignored if EDS switch A6 is ON (ASF is not installed). Auto feed MODE ASCII Both Decimal <4> 27 25 Hexadecimal 4 IB 19 04 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if EDS switch A6 is ON (ASF is not installed).
Set initial conditions MODE Decimal ASCII IBM “ [“ “K” <3> <0> <3> ,7 27 9: 00 Hexadecimal / 5 3 13 5B 4B 03 3 r, 00 00 03 :2 Re-initializes the printer to the initial conditions determined by the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics. Function In I value Function n value Disable alarm I 32 112-inchforms )* Auto CR with LF I 16 I Slashedzero 2 .
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Appendix Specifications Printing system Printing speed Draft Letter Quality Serial Impact Dot-matrix 10 cpi (Pica) 220 Cps 67 CPS 12 cpi (Elite) 264 CPS 80 CPS 15 cpi (Semicondensed) 330 Cps 100 Cps Print direction Bi-directional, logic-seeking Uni-directional, logic-seeking (selectable) Print head Life 24 pins 200 million dots/pin Line spacing 1/6, 1/8, n/60, n/72, n/ 180, n/2 16, n/360 inches Typeface families Draft, Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige, Script, Orator, Orator-2, H-Gothic, SLQ Ro
I Characters ASCII International IBM special IBM block graphic IBM code page Download 96 16 sets (*) 111 50 6 sets (**) 256 * USA, France, Germany, England, Denmark I, Sweden, Italy, Spain I, Japan, Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Irish, Legal ** #437 (USA), #850 (Multi-Lingual), #860 (Portuguese), #861 (Icelandic), #863 (Canadian French), #865 (Nordic) Number of columns Pica (10 CPI) Elite (12 CPI) Semi-condensed (15 CPI) Condensed pica (17 CPI) Condensed elite (20 CPI) Proportional
Bit image dot-matrix 8-pin normal (60 DPI) 8-pin double (120 DPI) 8-pin high-speed double (120 DPI)* 8-pin quadruple (240 DPI)* 8-pin CRT I (80 DPI) 8-pin CRT II (90 DPI) 24-pin normal (60 DPI) 24-pin double (120 DPI) 24-pin CRT III (90 DPI) 24-pin Triple (180 DPI) 24-pin Hex (360 DPI)* 8 X 480 8 X 960 8 X 960 8 X 1920 8 X 640 8 X 720 24 X 480 24 X 960 24 X 720 24 X 1440 24 X 2880 *. It is impossible to print adjacent dots in modes marked with an asterisk (*).
I Paper specifications Cut sheet Width 5.5” - 11.0” (139.7 -279.4 mm) 5.5” - 14.0” (139.7 -355.6 mm) Length Thickness 0.07-0.12 mm 14-24 lb, 52-90 g/m2, 45-77 kg Weight Fanfold (continuous) 4.0” - 10.0” (101.6 -254.0 mm) Width Minimum 5.5” (139.7 mm) Length Single-ply paper 0.07-0.12 mm Thickness Total for multi-part forms 0.
Ribbon life Monochrome (Z24HD) Long life Monochrome (LZ24HD) Color (X24CL) Dimensions and Weight Width Depth Height Weight 3 million characters (draft pica) 4.5 million characters (draft pica) 1 million characters/color (draft pica) 473 mm (18.6”) 371 mm (16.6”) 174 mm (6.8”) 7.6 kg (16.
Parallel interface Name Pin 1 I Function ! 1 STROBE Goeslow for> 0.51Js when active 2 DATAO Highwhen active 3. DATA1 Highwhen active ] DATA2 , DATA3 I Highwhen active I I 4 5 Highwhen active 6 DATA4 Highwhenactive 7 DATA5 Highwhen active 8 DATA6 Highwhen active 9 DATA7 Highwhen active 10 ACK 10LSto acknowledgereceiptof data 11 BUSY Printersets line low when readyto receivedata. 12 PAPER Highwhen paperrunsout. Can be disabledwith EDS setting.
Character sets The following tables show the Standard and IBM character sets. Also shown are the IBM code pages (international variations of IBM character set #2) and the standard (Epson) mode international character sets (international variations of the Epson Standard character set). The decimal character code for each character is shown in an inset at the bottom right of the character.
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I International character sets The character codes are shown in decimal.
IBM character set #2 Code page #437 (U.S.A.) 1541 [701 1861 I102I1118] I w I 241 t401 I%1 I721 I881 IMI 81 : l/ul\I/cM\ \ n T v I 531 I74] IWI I[20 ..
Code page #437 (U.S.A.
Code page #850 (Multi-lingual) The other characters are the same as in code page #437.
I Code page #860 (Portuguese) The other characters are the same as in code page #437.
Code page #861 (Icelandic) The other characters are the same as in code page #437.
Code page #863 (Canadian French) The other characters are the same as in code page #437.
Code page #865 (Nordic) The other characters are the same as in code page #437.
Character set #1 The other characters are the same as in each version of character set #2 a o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ~ A B c D ~ F Page 152 ‘7 (tiw k b (ml) l-ii h (Cl@ Iii Iii m) l-iii ~ (WA) Iii m ~ I’m Iii ml) Iii i-ii (BED l-ii iii (6s) (w i-iii Iii (w) (En) hi Iiii {1.
IBM special character set Additional characters that can be printed using software commands.
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Glossary ‘This section gives a brief explanation of some of the terms used in this manual. Adobe Type Manager Software for Windows and Macintosh which allows you to print PostScript fonts. Adjustment lever Lever which lets you adjust the position of the print head for differing paper thicknesses. AEC mode See Automatic Emulation Change mode. Application Software program, such as a word-processor, from which you can print out documents.
Automatic Emulation Change mode Printer mode in which the printer automatically senses which emulation mode (Standard or IBM) the computer requires, and changes mode accordingly. Automatic Sheet Feeder An optional device which allows a number of cut sheets to be stacked into a hopper, and fed one at a time through the printer. Bi-directional printing Mode in which the printer prints graphics both from left to right and from right to left. Bit Short for “binary digit”.
Character code A number which stands for a letter, digit or symbol. A computer sends text to the printer in the form of character codes. Character set A fixed set of printable characters. A character set normally includes upper and lower case letters, the digits O-9 punctuation symbols and various other characters, for example accented characters for foreign languages or block graphic characters. Character table See character set.
Cut sheets Single sheets of paper. Default Printer The printer which is automatically used by Windows applications. Default setting Feature setting adopted if no user setting has been made (sometimes called “factory setting”). DOS See MS-DOS Dot adjustment mode Mode in which you can realign the print head in bi-directional graphics mode. Double-spacing Printing text with a blank line between each printed line. Downloaded character User-defined character, created on the computer.
Epson emulation mode See Standard mode. Factory settings See Default settings Fanfold paper Sheets of paper joined by perforations. Fanfold paper has small holes at the edges. Fixed pitch font See monospaced font. Font A set of characters of a particular typeface, which you can select for printing. Font lock mode Mode in which font selection can only be made from the printer’s control panel.
IBM compatible A personal computer that can run the same system and applications software as an IBM PC. IBM PC Personal computer made by IBM capable of running MS-DOS and Windows system software. See also IBM compatible. IBM Proprinter X24E Dot matrix printer which the NX2480 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 document.
LOng test Repetitive printer test showing every available font and pitch setting, all characters sets, current vertical alignment and current Electronic DIP switch settings. Macintosh Easy-to-use personal computer which allows you to print using TrueType and PostScript fonts (to use PostScript fonts you must have installed Adobe Type Manager). To use the printer with a Macintosh, you need an additional interface cable.
1 Multi-part form Forms (such as invoices) consisting of several sheets, one on top of another, enabling several copies to be made simultaneously. NCR sets “No Carbon Required” – multipart forms which use pressuresensitive chemicals to mark the lower copies. Not-ready mode Printer mode in which you can change printer settings using the control panel. The printer cannot print in not-ready mode. Orientation The rotation in which paper is loaded. See landscape orientation and portrait orientation.
Parity checking A way of checking that information sent over a serial interface has been received correctly. Parking paper Printer function that allows you to print on single sheets without removing fanfold paper. Pitch The number of characters in a one-inch line of text. Pitch lock mode Mode in which font selection can only be made from the printer’s control panel.
I Print gap The distance between the print head and the platen. This distance can be adjusted to suit different thicknesses of paper. Print head 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 system or application software to print to a particular printer.
Ribbon cartridge Cartridge that contains the ribbon which the head uses to mark the paper. Scalable fonts Fonts which you can print at any size. TrueType fonts are scalable. Serial interface A computer interface which transfers data one bit at a time. Serial-to-parallel interface converter Optional accessory that allows you to connect the printer to a serial port on your computer. Short test Printer test in which seven lines of characters are printed.
Typeface The design style of a font. Common typefaces are Times and Helvetica. Uni-directional print- Mode in which the printer prints graphics from left to right only. ing Vertical alignment See dot adjustment mode. Weight The thickness of the lines which make up a font’s characters. Common weights are Medium, Bold and Black. Windows System software for the IBM PC which has an easy-to-use interface. Zoom mode Printer mode that allows you to print documents scaled to 500/0 or 670/o.
Index A’ graphics 121 Adjusting dot alignment 50 Adjusting the print gap 24, 79, 80 Adobe me Manager 22 Auto LF 57, 79, 80 Auto LF with CR 55 Auto sheet feeder 55, 57 Autoloading position 36 Automatic emulation change 55, 56 Available fonts 2 horizontal position 1I 7 B Baud rate 68 Buffer 57, 71 c Changing an Electronic DIP switch value 54 Changing the zoom size 40 Character code tables 60 Character set commands 98 Character size and pitch commands 102 Character table 55, 59, 84 Clearing the buffer 43
I G Graphics commands 121 Graphics print direction 55, 57 H Handshaking 69 Hardware handshaking 69 Hexadecimal dump mode 49 Horizontal position commands 117 I IBM Proprinter 18 Individual form tear-off 34 Interface connector 5 International character set 55 L Line feed 34 Loading cut sheet paper 26 Loading fanfold paper 27 Loading paper 23 Locking font selection 45 Locking pitch and font 46 Locking the pitch 45 Long test print 47 M Macros 42 Memory usage 55, 57 Micro-feeding paper 35 Microsoft Windows so
SelectingElectronicDIP Switchbank 53 Selecting Electronic DIP Switch number 54 Selecting fonts in Windows 22 Selecting the print color 41 Serial cable 71 Serial-Parallel converter (SPC8K) 9.67 Setting the top of a form 35 Short test print 47 Software handshaking 69 SPC-8K serial/parallel converter 9.
Customer service information If you experience some technical difficulty with your Star printer, please refer to “Common problems and solutions” on page 78. This chapter provides you with easy methods to diagnose and resolve problems which you may encounter. ‘For further technical support, you should first contact your Authorized Star Dealer. If you require additional support, Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services.
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