Star Micronics LC-6211 user manual Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off

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❏By hand, move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cartridge.

Important!

Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet. Doing so can damage the printer. If you have just used the printer, let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it.

❏Using your thumb and foreﬁnger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon cartridge towards the center, carefully remove the cartridge from the holder.

❏Use the procedure under “Installing the ribbon cartridge” on page 5 to install a new cartridge.

Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off

❏Plug the power cord of the printer into a standard power outlet whose voltage matches the power rating noted on the label afﬁx ed to the bottom of your printer.

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Contents LC-6211 Trademark acknowledgments Chapter About this manualContents Paper Handling … Using the Printer with MS-DOS …Page Choosing a place for the printer Printer SetupUnpacking the printer Printer SetupGeneral guide General guideOpening the front cover Installing the platen knobInstalling 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 offOFF O Loading paperLoading paper Sheet guide Loading paper Parking fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineLine feed Paper loadingPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperClearing a top of form setting Setting the top of form positionMicro feed Control Panel OperationsSetting the printing speed Setting the printing speedTear-off function Category Setting Off Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Entering the EDS ModeRAM Usage EDS Mode SettingsGraphics Direction Tear-offPrint Mode EDS Mode SettingsPaper Out Line SpacingZero style Banking CharacterCharacter Table LengthSelecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold PaperPaper Handling Adjusting for paper thicknessManual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feedingAutomatic fanfold feeding Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Manual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOSTesting the Printer Appendix a TroubleshootingHexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentTroubleshooting Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause System software’s printer Printed on Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the application printer selection To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSPrinting Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsEmulation Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets International Character Set Character Set #1Print Pitch Control Commands Font and Character Set Control CommandsAppendix E Printer Control Codes Printer Control CodesSpecial Print Mode Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control CommandsAppendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information