Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual Unpacking the printer, Printer Setup

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2Printer Setup

Unpacking the printer

Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration.

Printer	Platen knob	Ribbon cassette
Printer

User,s manual

3.5" Floppy disk

If anything is missing, contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing part. Note that it is a good idea to keep the original box and all the packing materials just in case you need to pack the printer up again and send it somewhere at a later date.

A serial-to-parallel interface converter (SPC-8K) and a push tractor unit (CT- 15HA) are also available as an option. Consult your dealer for details.

Important!

There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages. It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer. If the voltage shown on the label on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage for your area, contact your dealer immediately.

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Contents LC-8521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July About this manual ChapterContents Using the printer with Windows 95 Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with MS-DOSAppendix a Troubleshooting Optional AccessoryPaper Handling Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Page Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideRemoving the protective materials Installing the platen knob Installing the platen knobOpening the front cover Installing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassettePrinter Setup Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offLoading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Pin tractor Sheet guide Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionParking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperConnecting to your computer with a parallel cable Page Connecting to your computer with a serial cable Connecting to your computer with a serial cable Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineControl Panel Operations Selecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a fontEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitchLit Indicators Meaning Form feed fanfold paper Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Micro feedSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Setting the top of form positionTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load positionSaving a macro Clearing the printer’s bufferInitializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeInitializing the printer Entering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeSelecting a bank Lit Indicator Selected BankSelecting a bank Printing the current switch settings Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting EDS Modes SettingsEDS-1 Settings Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 4 Auto LF with CRSwitch 6 Quiet Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Print ModeSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 Eject direction for cut sheet LengthCode SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6Name Country Remarks IBM PCCountry Remarks International Character SetSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection EDS-2 SettingsEDS-2 Settings Switch 1 Data LengthSwitch 4 Protocol Switch 2 Parity CheckSwitch 3 Parity Switch 5, 6 Not usedSwitch Setting Meaning Switch 1, 2, 3 Baud RateSwitch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Paper Control Baud RateSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Using the Printer with WindowsUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Getting ready to print Printing a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Setting up the printer in Windows Have Disk button Page Preparing to print Preparing to printUsing the printer with Windows Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Installing TrueType fonts Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOSUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Cut-Sheet Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Fanfold PaperPaper Handling Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope Paper Type Automatic fanfold feedingThickness Manual sheet feeding Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Optional Accessory Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8KConnecting the Interface Converter Setting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSwitc Function Parity Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting ProtocolPush Tractor Unit CT-15HA Push Tractor Unit CT-15HARemoving the push tractor unit from the back of the printer Installing the push tractor unit Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Long testHexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentHexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause Interface cable is Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Print head Dealer for repair To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the Driver SetupTo check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsSpecifications Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface PinCharacter Sets Appendix D Character SetsStandard Italic Character Set International Character Set IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #851 GreekCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3041 MalteseCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3863Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Code Page #3865 Newsic TISAppendix E Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsDescription Mode Ascii Code Printer Control CodesPrint Pitch Control Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsSpecial Print Mode Commands Bit Image Graphic CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Other CommandsNEC Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Maltese 93, 94 MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information