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For any paper size other than A3 landscape (horizontal), align the paper guide with scale 0 (zero). For A3 landscape paper, align the paper guide with the ▲mark.
❏Adjust the right paper guide so there is enough space to insert the paper.
Paper guide
Release lever
❏Insert a sheet of paper into the paper guide, with the side you want to print on facing the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down into the printer until you feel it stop.
❏Press the SET/EJECT/PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position.
❏If you want to move the paper to another position, use the micro feed function described under “Micro feed” on page 23.
❏Start the printing operation from your software application.
Clearing paper jams
Use the following procedure to clear paper jams from the printer.
❏Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet.
❏Open the front cover of the printer.
❏Carefully try to pull the jammed paper from the printer.
If necessary, change the release lever position or rotate the platen knob to
remove the paper.
Contents
LC-1511 LC-1521
EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July
Trademark acknowledgments
Chapter
About this manual
Contents
User Setup Utility
Using the EDS Mode
Using the Printer with Windows 3.1
Using the printer with Windows 95
Optional Accessories
Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Paper Handling
Page
Choosing a place for the printer
Printer Setup
Unpacking the printer
Printer Setup
General guide
General guide
Removing the protective materials
Opening the front cover
Removing the protective materials
Installing the ribbon cassette
Installing the platen knob
Installing the ribbon cassette
Removing the ribbon cassette
Installing the paper guide
Installing the paper guide
Degree angle Fanfold paper Degree angle Cut-sheet paper
Standing up the paper guide
Paper Type Paper Guide Angle
Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off
Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off
Loading fanfold paper
Loading fanfold paper
Printer Setup
Loading fanfold paper
Printing on fanfold paper
Unparking fanfold paper
Parking fanfold paper
Parking fanfold paper
Connecting to your computer
Using the tear-off function
Connecting to your computer
Control Panel Operations
Switching between on-line and off-line
Lit Indicator Font
Entering the Font Lock Mode
Selecting a font
Selecting a font
Entering the Pitch Lock Mode
Setting the character pitch
Lit Indicators Meaning
Control Panel Operations
Paper eject cut-sheet paper
Line feed
Form feed fanfold paper
Micro feed
Selecting the Quiet Print Mode
Setting the top of form position
Tear-off function fanfold paper
Changing the auto load position
Changing the auto load position
Clearing the printer’s buffer
Saving a macro
Initializing the printer
Entering the Multi-part Mode
About EDS Mode settings
Using the EDS Mode
Entering the EDS Mode
Changing a switch setting
Selecting a switch
Selecting a bank
Selecting a bank
Checking the settings of switches in a bank
Printing the current switch settings
Exiting the EDS Mode
Using the EDS Mode
EDS Mode Settings
Switch 1 Graphics Direction
Switch 6 Multi-Part Mode
Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Long
Switch 3 Line Spacing
Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch
Switches 1, 2 Print Mode
Switch 6 Quiet
Print Mode
Switch 5 CR Centering Position
Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length
Length
SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5
Code
Name Country Remarks
Country Remarks
Character Set
International
Bank F
Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection
Installing the User Setup Utility
User Setup Utility
Starting the User Setup Utility
Starting the User Setup Utility
User Setup Utility
Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings
To select a window
Adjusting the dot alignment
Adjusting the dot alignment
To select a setting box
To change a setting
Changing the printer port
Saving setup data in a configuration file
Returning to default settings
Importing setup data from a configuration file
Exiting the User Setup Utility
Using the Help menu
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows
Using the Printer with Windows
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1
Getting ready to print
Using the Printer with Windows
Printing a document
Printing a document
Installing TrueType fonts
Selecting fonts in Windows applications
Selecting fonts in Windows applications
Setting up the printer in Windows
Setting up the printer in Windows 95
Using the printer with Windows
Preparing to print
Preparing to print
Printing a document
Printing a document
Installing TrueType fonts
Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp
Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp
Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp
Setting up for printing with MS-DOS
Using the Printer with MS-DOS
Selecting paper types
Paper Handling
Cut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed
Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder
Adjusting for paper thickness
Adjusting for paper thickness
Manual sheet feeding
Automatic fanfold feeding
Paper Handling
Thickness
Clearing paper jams
Clearing paper jams
Automatic Sheet Feeder SF-15HA
Optional Accessories
Preparing the printer
Serial Interface Unit IS-8H192 and IS-32H768
Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HA
Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HA
Specifications IS-8H192
Optional Accessories
Specifications IS-32H768
Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K
Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K
Specifications
Testing the printer
Appendix a Troubleshooting
Short test
Hexadecimal dump
Hexadecimal dump
Long test
DOT Adjustment Setting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting guide
Troubleshooting guide
Problem Possible Cause
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 Windows
To check the default printer selection
To check the driver setup
To check the port
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS
Appendix B Specifications
Specifications
Power Supply
Dimensions and Weight
Power Consumption LC-1521
Ribbon Type
Parallel Interface
Appendix C Interface Pin Outs
Optional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K
Pin Name Function
Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set
Appendix D Character Sets
IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1
Character Sets
Code Page #860 Portuguese
IBM Special Character Set
Code Page #850 Multi-lingual
Code Page #861 Icelandic
Code Page #866 Russian
Code Page #863 Canadian French
Code Page #865 Nordic
Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian
Code Page #3844
Code Page #3841 Gost-Russian
Code Page #3843 Polish
Code Page #3845 Hungarian
Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP
Code Page #3846 Turkish
Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT
Code Page #852 Latin-2
Code Page #737 Greek
Code Page #1001 Arabic
Code Page #851 Greek
Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL
Code Page #869 Greek
Code Page #928 Greek
Code Page #772 Lithuanian
Code Page #3002 Estonian2
Code Page #774 Lithuanian
Code Page #3001 Estonian1
Code Page #3011 Latvian1
Code Page #3031 Hebrew
Code Page #3012 Latvian2
Code Page #3021 Bulgarian
Code Page #3041 Maltese
Description Mode Ascii Code
Font and Character Set Control Commands
Appendix E Printer Control Codes
Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands
Print Pitch Control Commands
Printer Control Codes
Bit Image Graphic Commands
Special Print Mode Commands
Form Feed and Related Commands
Download Character Commands
Line Spacing Commands
Horizontal Print Position Control Commands
Other Commands
Appendix F Glossary
ON-LINE
Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide
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MS-DOS
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Customer service information