Star Micronics NL-10 manual

NL-10 USERS MANUAL PN 80820108[...]

Federal Communications Commission Radio Fr equency Interference Statement This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly , that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to com- ply wi[...]

A Special Message to the New Owner Congratulations! Y ou ar e now the proud owner of one of the best dot-matrix printers around. W ith a touch of your finger , you can choose fast, quality draft printing or superb near-letter-quality printing. Despite its advanced features, your printer is amazingly easy to use. And it’ s compatible with nearly e[...]

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T able of Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up Y our Printer 1 Where shall we put it? What have we here? Removing the printer cover Removing the packing tube Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the interface cartridge Chapter 2 Getting to Know Y our Printer 9 Controls and parts of the printer Parts of the printer Controls and indicators Extra funct[...]

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1 CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 1 include - • Choosing a suitable place for your printer; • Unpacking your new printer; • Setting it up. WHERE SHALL WE PUT IT? Before you do anything else, give some thought to where you’ll be using your printer . Obviously , it will be somewhere near your computer . And[...]

2 WHA T HA VE WE HERE? Now let’ s take a look at what’ s in the carton. Open it up and check each item in the box against Figure 1-1. There should be four items. Figure 1-1. Check to make sure you have all four items: 1) printer , 2) paper guide, 3) ribbon cartridge, and 4) user ’ s manual. In addition to your printer , you also need an Inter[...]

3 operating noise. Don’t take of f the cover except when you have to change the ribbon, or to make an adjustment. Removing the printer cover is easy . Lift up the back of the cover to disengage the two tabs at the front and then lift it off the rest of teh way . T o replace it, just slide the tabs in at the front and lower it into place. Figure 1[...]

4 Figure 1-3. Remove the protective tube from the carriage rail. Up to this point, we’ve been clearing the decks for action, so to speak. Only two more things left to do before we can start printing - install the ribbon cartridge, and the interface cartridge. Installing the ribbon cartridge This printer uses a neat, easy-to-change ribbon cartridg[...]

5 1. T urn of f the power and remove the printer cover . 2. Now slide the print head gently to the center of the printer . W arning: The print head gets hot during operation, so let it cool of f before you touch it. 3. Using the guide holders a s a fulcrum with the ribbon facing away from you, as shown in Figure 1-4, lightly press the cartridge dow[...]

6 Figur e 1-5. All you have to do is to slide the print head carriage manually to your right or left, then the ribbon slips down by itself into its proper position. 6 . Put the printer cover back on and you’re finished. (A special switch on the printer prevents the printer from working when the cover is off.) Installing the interface cartridge A [...]

7 Figure 1-6. Slide the I/F cartrige into the slot. tighten the screw easily . When this is done, connect the cable from your computer and you’re ready to go.[...]

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9 CHAPTER 2 GETTING T O KNOW YOUR PRINTER Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 2 include - • Parts of the printer - what they’re for and how to use them; • Paper selection and loading; • Adjustment. CONTROLS AND P ARTS OF THE PRINTER Parts of the printer First, we’ll go over the parts of the printer . Y ou saw most of these when you unpacked[...]

10 Figure 2-1. Front and rear views of the printer INTERF ACE COMP AR TMENT - On the back of the printer , this space holds the interface cartridge for your computer .[...]

11 Controls and indicators (More detail of panel of panel operation keys and Con- trol codes can be found in Interface Cartridge manual.) Now let’ s go over the controls and indicators of the printer , starting with the control panel on the right. There are seven indicators and five keys on the control panel. Figure 2-2. The control panel. POWER [...]

12 WHILE TURNING ON THE POWER T est print 1 (long form) - Holding down the Paper Feed key causes the printer to output the full test print. T est print 2 (short form) - Holding down the On Line key causes the printer to output theabridged test print. Hex dump - Holding down both the Paper Feed key and Mode key puts the printer into the hex dump mod[...]

13 P APER BAIL - The bail is the movable bar that holds the paper against the platen. Its position depends on the setting of the release lever . DIP SWITCHES - This is a set of eight switches that are used in interfacing the printer to your computer . There are also switches to set page length, line spacing, perforation skipping, and selecting the [...]

14 The paper bail holds the paper against the platen according to the setting of the release lever . The bail is opened when the release lever is in the top position, closed when the lever is in the second or third positions, and opened by the printer when the lever is in the bottom position. Loading single sheets Now , instead of feeding the paper[...]

15 Figure 2-4. Raise the paper guide for loading single sheets. Figure 2-5. Prop up the paper guide by inserting the guide stand in the notches provided for it.[...]

16 Figure 2-6. Y ou can insert a sheet of paper by using the release lever . Remember , you can also use the optional automatic cut-sheet feeder for single sheets. Loading sprocket-feed paper This is the familiar computer paper , with the holes along the sides and perfora- tions between the sheets. It is also called sprocket, punched, fan-fold, or [...]

17 Figure 2-7. Open the sprocket covers to expose the sprocket teeth. 5. Flip the clamp levers backward. This allows the two sprocket units to move freely right and left so you can align them with the holes in the paper . 6. Feed the end of the paper into the slot next to the platen cover plate. 7. Fit the holes in the paper over the sproket pins s[...]

18 Figure 2-8. Ready to run with sprocket-feed paper . ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD The distance between the print head and the platen must be adjusted to accom- modate papers of different thicknesses. T o make this adjustment, move the adjust- ment lever , which is under the printer cover and immediately in front of the release lever (Figure 2-9). Pul[...]

19 Figure 2-9. The adjustment lever allows for dif ferent thicknesses of paper .[...]

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21 CHAPTER 3 CARING FOR YOUR PRINTER As any good mechanic will tell you, dust and heat are the biggest enemies of every mechanism. And your printer is no exception. The best maintenance is pr e- ventive maintenance , so the first step in keeping your printer healthy and happy is to make sure it’ s in a clean, dust-free location. The range of temp[...]

22 REPLACING THE RIBBON This printer uses an “endless” ribbon cartridge, which means that the inked rib- bon inside is recycled automatically . Eventually , though, printing will become too faint to read easily and you’ll want to change the ribbon. However , it is less expensive and more economical to replace only the ribbon portion inside th[...]

23 4. Using a screwdriver with a thin blade, pry open the cartridge cover . Figure 3-1 shows the numerous slots for inserting a screwdriver . 5 . Press hard against the end of the idler gear holder to make a space between the holder and the ribbon drive gear , and remove the old ribbon and holder . See Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2. Replace the ribbon sub[...]

24 Figure 3-3. Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted when you thread it through its path. 9. Firmly pull the idler gear towrds you and guide the ribbon between the idler gear and the ribbon drive gear . 10 . Remove the top and the bottom of the ribbon holder . 1 1. Replace the ribbon cartridge top cover . 12 . Now you’re almost finished! Remou[...]

25 1. Remove the printer cover and the ribbon cartridge. 2 . Remove the print head left along the carriage, until you can see the connector cover . Remove the cover from the printer frame; for datails, see Figure 3- 4. Unplug the print head cable from the head cable board. Figure 3-4. Replacement of the print head is simple. 3. Hold back the tab th[...]

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27 CHAPTER 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS T ype of printer Serial impact dot matrix Print speed 120 characters per second (in draft Pica) 30 characters per second (in NLQ Pica) Printing direction Bi-directional, logic seeking Uni-directional in dot graphics Paper feed 14 lines/second (in case of form feeding) Sprocket and Friction feed Paper type Sing[...]

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29 INDEX adjustment, 18 release lever , 12 alcohol, cleaning with, 21 reverse micro-feed, 12 automatic cut-sheet feeder , 16 ribbon, replacing the, 22 right margin, 12 Bold key and indicator , 1 1 spacifications, 27 cleaning the printer , 21 suitable place, 1 control panel, 1 1 test print, 12 DIP switches, 13 TOF key , 1 1 Draft indicators, 1 1 tra[...]