Star Micronics LC-6211 user manual About this manual, Chapter

Page 3

About this manual

This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-6211 printer. The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter.

Chapter 1	Choosing a place for your printer, unpacking and setup,
	ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting to
	your printer
Chapter 2	How to use the control panel
Chapter 3	How to use the printers Electronic DIP Switch (EDS)
	Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your
	system and software
Chapter 4	Selecting the best type of paper, adjusting for paper
	thickness, manual sheet feeding, clearing paper jams
Chapter 5	How to set up for printing with MS-DOS
Appendix A	How to deal with printing problems
Appendix B	Speciﬁcations
Appendix C	Interface information
Appendix D	Character sets
Appendix E	Printer control codes
Appendix F	Glossary

Image 3

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 paperUsing the tear-off function Unparking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineForm feed fanfold paper Paper loadingLine feed Paper eject cut-sheet paperControl Panel Operations Setting the top of form positionClearing a top of form setting Micro feedSetting the printing speed Setting the printing speedTear-off function Category Setting Off Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Entering the EDS ModeTear-off EDS Mode SettingsRAM Usage Graphics DirectionLine Spacing EDS Mode SettingsPrint Mode Paper OutLength Banking CharacterZero style Character TableFanfold Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet PaperPaper Handling Adjusting for paper thicknessAutomatic fanfold feeding Manual sheet 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 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 To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSPrinting Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsEmulation Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets International Character Set Character Set #1Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsPrint Pitch Control Commands Appendix E 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 Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control CommandsAppendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information