Star Micronics LC-8521 Using the Printer with MS-DOS, Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

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56Using the Printer with MS-DOS

Chapter 6: Using the Printer with MS-DOS

This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-DOS. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

❏How to select fonts from within an application

Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

To print from an application running under MS-DOS, you must first select the printer from within the application. Typically, the program will feature an INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers. Refer to the manual for the application you are using for details on how to select a printer for it.

❏Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to select a printer. The following is a list of printers that can be used. If your application lists more than one of these, select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list. For these printers, you should use the EDS Mode to select standard emulation (page 31).

Star LC-8521

Star LC-8211

Star LC24-300 / NX-2480

LC24-30 / NX-2450

Epson LQ-860/1060

Epson LQ-850/1050

If none of the printers listed above are available in the application, choose one of the printers listed below. Once again, you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list. For these printers, you should use the EDS Mode to select IBM emulation (page 31).

IBM Proprinter X24E/XL24E

IBM Proprinter X24/XL24

❏To print, follow the instructions given in the manual of the application you are using. Typically, you would select the application’s PRINT command, make any necessary changes in the window that appears (such as the number of copies to be printed), and then press the Enter key to start printing.

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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 EDS Mode Using the Printer with Windows 3.1Using the printer with Windows 95 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 Using the tear-off function Parking fanfold paperUnparking 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 Entering the Font Lock Mode Lit Indicator FontSelecting a font Selecting a fontEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitchLit Indicators Meaning Line feed Paper eject cut-sheet paperForm feed fanfold 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 Using the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeSelecting a bank Lit Indicator Selected BankSelecting a bank Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingPrinting the current switch settings EDS Modes SettingsEDS-1 Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-offSwitch 3 Line Spacing Switch 4 Auto LF with CRSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitch 6 Quiet Print ModeSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switch 5 Eject direction for cut sheetSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet LengthCode SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6Name Country Remarks IBM PCCountry Remarks International Character SetEDS-2 Settings EDS-2 SettingsSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection Switch 1 Data LengthSwitch 2 Parity Check Switch 3 ParitySwitch 4 Protocol Switch 5, 6 Not usedSwitch 1, 2, 3 Baud Rate Switch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Paper ControlSwitch Setting Meaning 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 Paper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper 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 Data Length Switch DOS/Windows SettingParity 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 Appendix a Troubleshooting TroubleshootingShort test 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 Checking system software settings in Windows Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection 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 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceSerial 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 IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #866 RussianCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3846 Turkish Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #851 GreekCode Page #869 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBLCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3012 Latvian2 Code Page #3031 HebrewCode Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 MalteseCode Page #3850 Standard KU Code Page #3861 Microwiz KUCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3863Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Code Page #3865 Newsic TISFont and Character Set Control Commands Description Mode Ascii CodeAppendix E Printer Control Codes 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