Star Micronics SB-10 user manual HOW to Print the SELF-TEST, Adjust the print head gap

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Figure 1-12. Adjust the print head gap.

By experimenting with this lever, you will learn which position will yield the highest quality print for the paper you’re using.

nHOW TO PRINT THE SELF-TEST

Eager to

see the

beautiful,

high-density

dot

matrix

characters

your

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new printer can produce?

We thought

so!

You

can

easily

view

a sample of

its

work

by printing

the self-test.

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The self-test

confirms

both

the

correct

operation

of

the printer

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the proper loading of paper and ribbon cassette.

You

won’t

need

to

connect

your

computer

to

print

the self-test-

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just be sure the printer is plugged into a power source and is turned

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off.

@Insert a sheet of paper (or form-feed paper) as you learned in “How to Load Paper Into the Printer.”

•Press and hold the Line Feed (LF) button, and at the same time, turn the power switch on.

@When the printer begins printing, you can release the Line Feed button.

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Contents USER’S Manual Contents Letter-Quality LQ Mode Double-Strike Printing Emphasized Underlining Text ProportionalCREATlNG Subscripts Vertical Tabs HorizontalPreventive Maintenance How to Clean the Printer Installing the PRlNTER Into Your Word ProcessingInstallation Menu Installing Special Features Word About111 115 125 137140 141Table of Tables Page Introduction Setting UP Your Printer Placement of the Printer Interior packing materialHOW to Assemble the Printer Loading the ribbon cassetteConnect the power cord to the printer Attach the cut sheet guideFeatures of the Printer Features of the printerControl Panel Busy LampDual IN-LINE Package DIP Switches Dual In-line Package DIP SwitchesSing/e-sheet loading Table.l-1 Slide positions for determining the left margin Figure l-8. Loading single-sheet paper Form-feed loading Figure l-10. Inserting form feed paper into the printerAdjusting the Print Head GAP For Thin Lightweight Paper Push the lever away from youHOW to Print the SELF-TEST 12. Adjust the print head gapConnect the Interface Cable to Your ComputerPage Memo Page Word PROCESS/A/GWITH the Printer AN Introduction to Ascii CodesHexadecimal codes Examples of decimal and hexadecimal codesDecimal codes Word Processing for ALL Purposes Providing Information to Your Word Processing PackageEscape codes and Control codes Examples of escape and control codesBoldface and Emphasized printing modes Pitch size/characters per inchProportional spacing Page Page Getting the Most from Your Spreadsheet Package VisiCalc Setup Codes Various Draft-quality Pitch Sizes Their VisiCalc Setup CodesSupercalc VisiCalc print commandSuperCalc setup codes Lotus Options menu Lotus print commandsLotus Lotus l-2-3 setup codes for draft mode pitch sizes Page Exploring Print Features Emphasized Printing Another Effective Method Make a LETTER-QUALITY LQ ModeCodes for double-strike Printing Codes for emphasized printing Underlining TextCodes for underlining text Proportional printingDRAFT-QUALITY Mode Variety of Pitch SizesCodes for proportional printing Codes for the LQ and DQ modesElite pitch Pica pitchCodes used to activate pica printing He codes to activate condensed printing Codes used to activate elite printingCondensed pitch Codes for the macro instruction ~M311~NDG Features with the MacroInternational Character Sets DIP switch settings For the International Character Sets For quite a while. But you won’t want to miss , where we’llCodes Used to activate International Character Sets France Germany England Denmark= SwedenMemo Page Setting the Left and Right Margins Creating page FormatsSetting the left and right margins Choosing the page Length and Number of Lines PERAdjusting Line Spacing InchPrinting superscripts Subscripts Adjusting line spacingSuperscripts and Subscripts Horizontal Tabs Setting and using vertical tabsVertical Tabs Setting and using horizontal tabs Memo Page Programmng in Basic Word about MbasicExpanded print conversion chart Emphasized Double-strike printingUnderlined printing Ladies and GENTLEMEN, Start Your EnginesSuperscripts and subscripts Line spacing and reverse line feedLine spacing at 1/6th, 1/8th, and 1IlOth inch Page Basic Maintenance Procedures Exterior InteriorReplacing the Print Head Replacing the fuse in the printerKing the Printer for Correct Oper ElectricalConfiguration of DIP switches MechanicalPrinter prints over Itself without advancing the paper Memo