Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide

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Appendix G: Control Panel Operation Guide

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ORATOR

BANK	SW
A 1	D 4
B 2	E 5
C 3	F 6

10CPI

12CPI

15CPI

COND

PROP

POWER

PARK

PAPER ON LINE

FONT

PITCH

SET/EJECT

FEED

BANK SW ON/OFF PRINT EXIT

EDS

Font Selection	Pitch Selection	Set/Eject/Park	Line Feed	On-Line
Panel Macro			Form Feed
		Back ward	Forward	Micro Feed
Set TOF
		Auto Loading Position Change Mode
	Buffer Clear & All Reset
Quiet Mode		Tear off		Off-Line
Font Lock	Pitch Lock	Multi-part Mode	Long Test	Short Test
Font & Pitch Lock			Hex Dump Mode
	EDS-2 Mode
			EDS-1 Mode
		Dot-Adjustment Mode
Bank	Switch	On/Off	Print	Exit
Left	Right	Next		Exit
	Paper Loading	Back ward	Forward	Cancel
			Set

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

POWER-ON

EDS MODE

DOT-ADJUSTMENT MODE

Save

Factory settings

AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE

Note:

A dot means press and hold and an arrow means to just press. A dot and arrow tied together means hold one while pressing the other.

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Contents LC-8521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Chapter About this manualContents Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the printer with Windows 95Optional Accessory Appendix a TroubleshootingPaper Handling Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Page Choosing a place for the printer Printer SetupUnpacking the printer Printer SetupGeneral 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 Parking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionParking fanfold paper Unparking 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 Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsControl Panel Operations Selecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a fontSetting the character pitch Entering the Pitch Lock ModeLit Indicators Meaning Micro feed Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperSetting the top of form position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load positionClearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macroEntering the Multi-part Mode Initializing the printerInitializing the printer Using the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Entering the EDS ModeLit Indicator Selected Bank Selecting a bankSelecting a bank EDS Modes Settings Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Printing the current switch settingsEDS-1 Settings Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 3 Line SpacingPrint Mode Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switch 6 QuietLength Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 Eject direction for cut sheet Switch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheetSW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 CodeIBM PC Name Country RemarksCountry Remarks Character Set InternationalSwitch 1 Data Length EDS-2 SettingsEDS-2 Settings Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font SelectionSwitch 5, 6 Not used Switch 2 Parity CheckSwitch 3 Parity Switch 4 ProtocolBaud Rate Switch 1, 2, 3 Baud RateSwitch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Paper Control Switch Setting MeaningUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft 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 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Fanfold Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Paper HandlingEnvelope Automatic fanfold feeding Paper TypeThickness Manual sheet feeding Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Optional AccessoryConnecting the Interface Converter Setting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSwitc Function Protocol Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting ParityPush Tractor Unit CT-15HA Push Tractor Unit CT-15HARemoving the push tractor unit from the back of the printer Installing the push tractor unit Long test Appendix a TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Short testAdjusting the dot alignment Hexadecimal dumpHexadecimal 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 Driver Setup Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selectionChecking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Checking system software settings in MS-DOSSpecifications Pin Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Serial InterfaceAppendix D Character Sets Character SetsStandard Italic Character Set International Character Set IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #861 Icelandic IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #850 Multi-lingualCode Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 NordicCode Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3843 PolishCode Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNTCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 GreekCode Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3001 Estonian1Code Page #3041 Maltese Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 BulgarianCode Page #3863 Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3860 Rajvitee KUCode Page #3865 Newsic TIS Code Page #3864 Popular TISPrinter Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsDescription Mode Ascii Code Appendix E Printer Control CodesTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode CommandsLine Spacing Commands Form Feed and Related CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control CommandsNEC Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Maltese 93, 94 MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information