Re: Need DIP settings for Star NX-10
From Brian Cooper <bc...@infonaut.com>
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· 27 Dec 1994 07:50 · View full thread
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Mark Stachiew (cap...@Vir.com) wrote:
: Hi all,
: I have an ancient Star NX-10 sitting here gathering dust and I'd
: like to put it to use on a BBS that I'm running in my basement on a 386.
: The problem is I don't know which settings I need to set on the printer's
: internal DIP switches. There are something like 12 of the little buggers
: and no matter which settings I experiment with, I get garbage when I
: print something. Help!
1-1 On=page length 11 in. off=12.
1-2 On=default draft. Off=default NLQ.
1-3 On=normal zeros. Off=slashed zeros.
1-4 On=no default bottom margin. Off=default margin=1 in.
1-5 On=stop on paper out & beep. Off=paper detector disabled.
1-6 On=Standard control codes. Off=IBM control codes.
1-7 On=Default char set #1. Off=Default char set #2. (set #2 adds a few)
1-8 On=explicit line-feed required. Off=line feed automatic w/ carriage ret.
2-1 On=use RAM for print buffer.
Off=1 line print buffer, enable font download
2-2..2-4 = default international char set.
ON ON ON = USA.
Factory default settings are all dip switch settings on. I have disabled
the paper out so I can print to the bottom of single sheets. I also set
IBM control codes, and enabled char set #2.
If this doesn't help, run the self-test by turning on power while holding
down the paper feed key. If you get a reasonable looking printer dump of
all printable chars, suspect a bad cable. Good luck!
Brian Cooper
bc...@infonaut.com
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