Star Micronics LC-500 user manual Appendix a Specifications, Printing System

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Appendix A: Specifications

Printing System	Serial Impact Dot-Matrix
Printing Speed (Character per Sec.)		Draft	LQ
(When using Normal mode)	10CPI	180	60
	12CPI	216	72
	15CPI	270	90
	17.1CPI	154	103
	20CPI	180	120

Print Direction	Draft:	Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking
		(selectable)
	LQ:	Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking
		(selectable)
	Bit-Image: Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking
		(selectable)
Print Head	Number of pins:		24
Life	200 million dots/pin (adjustment lever position 1 to 3)
	100 million dots/pin (adjustment lever position4 to 8)
Line Spacing	1/6, 1/8, n/60, n/180, n/360
Environment	Operating temperature: 41° F to 95° F (5° C to 35° C)
	Storage temperature: -22°F to 149° F (-30°C to 65° C)
	Operating humidity: 30% to 80% (non-condensing)
	Storage humidity: 20% to 90% (non-condensing)
Emulation	ESC/P
Interfaces	Parallel Bi-directional IEEE-1284 nibble mode
Ribbon Type	On-carriage, dedicated
	Black ribbon
	CS24 (Standard)
Ribbon Life	4.0 million characters (Draft,10CPI)
Dimensions and Weight	Width:	14.3" / 363 mm
	Depth:	9.6" / 244 mm
	Height:	8.1"/ 205 mm
	Weight:	13.0lbs. /	5.9 kg
Power Supply	220V± 15% 50/60Hz
Power Consumption	55W during ASCII draft printing
	10W during stand-by

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Contents LC-500 EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May Contents Control Codes List Choosing a place for the printer Printer SetupUnpacking the printer Printer Components Opening the printer cover Installing the paper guideRemoving the printer cover Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power on and OFF Installing the ribbon cassette Set the adjustment lever to the highest position Knob Removing the ribbon cassette Connecting to your computer using the parallel cableFerrite Core Installation You can also run the power cord under the printer Selecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-sheet paper Fanfold paperLoading cut-sheet paper Paper Type Weight Per Sheet Thickness Recommended Control panel Paper Printing on cut-sheet paper Loading fanfold paper Adjustment lever Pin tractor Sheet guides Page Fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperControl Panel Operations PowerControl panel functions in on-line mode Switching between on-line and off-linePrint mode selection Tear-off function fanfold paperPanel macro Panel lock modeLine feed Control panel functions in off-line modeSet/Park/Eject Form feedMicro paper feed Auto loading position change modeSet top of form TOF Buffer clear & All resetUsing the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchPrinting the current EDS settings Selecting a EDS numberEDS-1 Character table / IBM character set Printer modeEDS-2 Auto CR with LF Quiet modeAuto LF with CR Saving Control Panel Status75% Compress mode Multi-part modeFF command / Eject direction Eject paper at Power onPrint direction Print direction commandCR centering at top of form CR wiping at top/bottomEDS-3 Code International character setEDS-4 Length Cut-sheet paperLength Fanfold paper ESC/P mode Control Codes ListRAM ESC OCR B Short test TroubleshootingHexadecimal dump Long testMay come out looking like one of the following Adjusting the dot alignmentProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideProblem Printer’s air vents are blocked or obstructed Problem Possible Cause Program Printing System Appendix a SpecificationsPaper Parallel Interface Connector SignalsAppendix B Character Sets IBM Graphics Character Set #1 Italic Character Set #1 Code Page #737 Code Page #851 Nordic Russian Code Page #869 Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #3002 Code Page #3012 CS2 Code Page #3845 International Character Set Appendix C. Control Panel Operation Guide Head Office European Office