Star Micronics LC-6211 user manual Removing the ribbon cartridge

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6Printer Setup

❏Carefully place the cartridge onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder ﬁts into the socket on the bottom of the cartridge.

❏Press down gently but ﬁrmly on the cartridge until it snaps securely into place.

❏Rotate the knob on the cartridge again to take up any slack.

❏Close the front cover of the printer.

Important!

Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is simply worn out or “used up.” If you experience problems with print quality, check the condition of the ribbon. If the black part looks gray and well-worn, replace the ribbon with a new one.

Removing the ribbon cartridge

Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cartridge from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one.

❏Make sure that printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

❏Open the front cover of the printer.

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Contents LC-6211 Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the Printer with MS-DOS … Paper Handling …Page Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideInstalling the platen knob Opening the front coverInstalling the ribbon cartridge Installing the ribbon cartridgeRemoving the ribbon cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offLoading paper OFF OLoading paper Sheet guide Loading paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUsing the tear-off function Unparking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsPaper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperSetting the top of form position Clearing a top of form settingMicro feed Control Panel OperationsSetting the printing speed Setting the printing speedTear-off function Using the EDS Mode Category Setting OffEntering the EDS Mode Entering the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings RAM UsageGraphics Direction Tear-offEDS Mode Settings Print ModePaper Out Line SpacingBanking Character Zero styleCharacter Table LengthPaper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Paper HandlingAutomatic fanfold feeding Manual sheet feedingAutomatic fanfold feeding Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Manual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSAppendix a Troubleshooting Testing the PrinterAdjusting the dot alignment Hexadecimal dumpTroubleshooting guide TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause System software’s printer Printed on Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Checking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selectionTo check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the portAppendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpiEmulation Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Character Set #1 International Character SetFont and Character Set Control Commands Print Pitch Control CommandsAppendix E Printer Control Codes Printer Control CodesTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Special Print Mode CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Line Spacing Commands Form Feed and Related CommandsDownload Character Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Other CommandsAppendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information