Star Micronics NL-10 - Manuals

Page 5 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer 1 Where shall we put it?What have we here? Removing the printer coverRemoving the packing tubeInstalling the ribbon cartridgeInstalling the interface cartridge Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Printer 9 Controls and parts of the printer Parts of the ...

Page 7 - CHAPTER 1; SETTING UP YOUR; Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 1 include-

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 yourprinter. Obviously, it will be ...

Page 14 - MEMO

Page 15 - CHAPTER 2; GETTING TO KNOW; CONTROLS AND PARTS OF THE PRINTER

9 CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO 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 PARTS OF THE PRINTER Parts of the printer First, we’ll go over the parts of the printer. You saw ...

Page 19 - SELECTING AND LOADING PAPER

13 PAPER BAIL - The bail is the movable bar that holds the paper against theplaten. Its position depends on the setting of the release lever.DIP SWITCHES - This is a set of eight switches that are used in interfacing theprinter to your computer. There are also switches to set page length, line spaci...

Page 24 - ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD

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. To make this adjustment, move the adjust-ment lever, which is under the printer cover and immediately in...

Page 27 - CHAPTER 3; CARING; CLEANING THE PRINTER

21 CHAPTER 3 CARING FOR YOUR PRINTER As any good mechanic will tell you, dust and heat are the biggest enemies ofevery mechanism. And your printer is no exception. The best maintenance is pre-ventive maintenance, so the first step in keeping your printer healthy and happy isto make sure it’s in a cl...

Page 28 - REPLACING THE RIBBON

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 toofaint to read easily and you’ll want to change the ribbon. However, it is less expensive and more economical to re...

Page 30 - REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD

24 Figure 3-3. Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted when you thread it throughits 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.11. Replace the ribbon cartridge top cover...

Page 33 - CHAPTER 4; TECHNICAL

27 CHAPTER 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Type 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 feed...

Page 35 - INDEX

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, 11 spacifications, 27 cleaning the printer, 21 suitable place, 1 control panel, 11 test print, 12 DIP switches...