Star Micronics LC-1021 user manual Installing the ribbon cassette

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Installing the ribbon cassette 7

❏Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon.

Tension knob

❏By hand, move the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cut-out in the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette.

❏Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder ﬁts into the socket on the bottom of the cassette. Also make sure that the side tabs ﬁt into the grooves on the sides of the cartridge holder.

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Contents LC-1021 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Chapter About this manualContents Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the EDS ModeOptional Accessories Paper HandlingPage Choosing a place for the printer Printer SetupUnpacking the printer General guide Removing the protective materials Opening the front coverRemoving the protective materials Installing the ribbon cassette Installing the platen knobInstalling the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Installing the paper guide Installing the paper guideDegree angle Fanfold paper Degree angle Cut-sheet paper Standing up the paper guidePaper Type Paper Guide Angle Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Cut-sheet paper Printing on fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperConnecting to your computer Using the tear-off functionConnecting to your computer Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineLit Indicator Font Entering the Font Lock ModeSelecting a font Entering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitchLit Indicators Meaning Paper eject cut-sheet paper Line feedForm 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 positionClearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macroInitializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchLit Indicator Selected Bank Lit Indicator Selected SwitchChecking the settings of switches in a bank Printing the current switch settingsExiting the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Switch 3 Line SpacingSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitch 6 Quiet Print ModeSwitch 5 Reserved Switch 6 Reserved Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthLength SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 CodeName Country Remarks Country Remarks Character Set InternationalBank F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font SelectionSetting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOSSelecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederLabels Adjusting for paper thicknessManual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feedingThickness Clearing paper jams Automatic Sheet Feeder SF-10HA Optional AccessoriesPreparing the printer Serial Interface Unit IS-8H192 Pull Tractor Unit PT-10HASpeciﬁcations IS-8H192 Speciﬁcations Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8KTesting the printer Appendix a TroubleshootingShort test Long test Hexadecimal dumpDOT Adjustment Setting Draft Adjusting the dot alignmentProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting guide 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 WindowsTo check the driver setup To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSAppendix B Speciﬁcations Power Supply Dimensions and WeightPower Consumption Fanfold with push tractor feederParallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Pin Name FunctionStandard Italic Character Set #2 International Character Set Appendix D Character SetsIBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #860 Portuguese IBM Special Character SetCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 MalteseDescription Mode Ascii Code Font and Character Set Control CommandsAppendix E Printer Control Codes Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Download Character Commands Line Spacing CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands ESC U1 Other CommandsAppendix F Glossary A1 D4 B2 E5 Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuidePage MS-DOS Page MS-DOS Page Worldwide Headquarters