Star Micronics LC-1521, LC-1511, DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, HA15 80825072 user manual Loading fanfold paper

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12Printer Setup

Loading fanfold paper

This section tells you how to load fanfold paper. Note that you can also use cut- sheet paper. For details on using other types of paper, see “Paper Handling” on page 62 of this manual.

❏Remove the paper guide from the printer.

❏Make sure printer power is turned off.

❏Set the release lever to the fanfold position.

Cut-sheet

Fanfold

❏Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands, press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear cover until it opens.

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Contents LC-1511 LC-1521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the EDS Mode User Setup UtilityUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the printer with Windows 95Paper Handling Using the Printer with MS-DOSOptional Accessories Page Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideOpening the front cover Removing the protective materialsRemoving the protective materials Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cassetteInstalling the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Installing the paper guide Installing the paper guidePaper Type Paper Guide Angle Standing up the paper guideDegree angle Fanfold paper Degree angle Cut-sheet paper 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 Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off function Connecting to your computerConnecting to your computer Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsEntering the Font Lock Mode Lit Indicator FontSelecting a font Selecting a fontSetting the character pitch Entering the Pitch Lock ModeLit Indicators Meaning Control Panel OperationsLine feed Paper eject cut-sheet paperForm feed fanfold paper Micro feedTear-off function fanfold paper Setting the top of form positionSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load positionSaving a macro Clearing the printer’s bufferEntering the Multi-part Mode Initializing the printerEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingSelecting a bank Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Checking the settings of switches in a bankExiting the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Switch 6 Multi-Part Mode Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Switch 3 Line SpacingSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitch 6 Quiet Print ModeLength Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 CR Centering Position Code SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Character SetSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank FUser Setup Utility Installing the User Setup UtilityStarting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup UtilityTo select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust SettingsUser Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer portImporting setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menuUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to printPrinting a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applicationsSetting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to printPrinting a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSPaper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessAutomatic fanfold feeding Manual sheet feedingPaper Handling ThicknessClearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsPreparing the printer Optional AccessoriesAutomatic Sheet Feeder SF-15HA Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HA Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HASerial Interface Unit IS-8H192 and IS-32H768 Speciﬁcations IS-32H768 Optional AccessoriesSpeciﬁcations IS-8H192 Speciﬁcations Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8KSerial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingTesting the printer Long test Hexadecimal dumpHexadecimal dump Troubleshooting DOT Adjustment SettingProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting guide Jamming paper Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Enter the EDS Mode Checking system software settings in Windows Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the driver setupChecking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the portAppendix B Speciﬁcations Specifications Dimensions and Weight Power SupplyPower Consumption LC-1521 Ribbon TypeAppendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Pin Name FunctionAppendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1IBM 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 #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code 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 MalteseAppendix E Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsDescription Mode Ascii Code Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control CommandsTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Special Print Mode CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information