Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, LC-1521 Optional Accessories, Automatic Sheet Feeder SF-15HA

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Chapter 10: Optional Accessories

This chapter introduces the following optional accessories that are available for this printer:

❏Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15HA)

❏Pull Tractor Unit (PT-15HA)

❏Serial Interface Unit (IS-8H192 and IS-32H768)

❏Serial-to-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)

Important!

Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories.

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15HA)

The automatic sheet feeder automatically feeds cut sheet paper into the printer.

Preparing the printer

❏Use the printer’s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to OFF (page 31), which tells the printer that the automatic sheet feeder is installed.

Refer to the manual that comes with the automatic sheet feeder for further details on installation and operation.

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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 Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the EDS ModeUser Setup Utility 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 OperationsSelecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a fontLit Indicators Meaning Setting the character pitchEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Control Panel OperationsForm feed fanfold paper Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet 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 bank Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Selecting a bankExiting the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settingsChecking the settings of switches in a bank Using the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 3 Line SpacingSwitch 6 Quiet Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch 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 To select a setting box Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer portExiting the User Setup Utility Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleReturning to default settings 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-DOSCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessPaper Handling Automatic fanfold feedingManual sheet feeding 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 To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the driver setupChecking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the portAppendix B Speciﬁcations Specifications Power Consumption LC-1521 Dimensions and WeightPower Supply Ribbon TypeOptional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface 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 #1Code 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 #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code 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 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