Star Micronics LC-6211 Micro feed, Setting the top of form position, Control Panel Operations

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18Control Panel Operations

Parking fanfold paper

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏Press SET/EJECT/PARK to eject the paper.

❏After the paper is ejected, the printer will beep and the POWER indicator will ﬂash to indicate there is no paper in the printer.

❏Later, you can press SET/EJECT/PARK again to feed the paper back into the printer.

Micro feed

Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments. This makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it.

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏While holding down ON LINE, press LINE FEED to feed the paper forwards or SET/EJECT/PARK to feed the paper backwards.

Setting the top of form position

The current position of paper loaded in the printer is automatically set as the top of the page whenever you turn power on. You can also use the following procedure at any time to specify a different position as the top of the page.

❏Prepare either cut-sheet or fanfold paper for feeding.

❏Press SET/EJECT/PARK to feed the paper into the printer.

❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏Use the micro feed operations (see above) to move the paper so that the print head is located where you want the new top of form position to be.

❏While holding down SET/EJECT/PARK, press LINE FEED.

The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has been set.

Clearing a top of form setting

❏While holding down SET/EJECT/PARK, press LINE FEED.

The printer will beep three times to indicate that the top of form position has been cleared.

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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