Star Micronics LC-6211 user manual Automatic fanfold feeding, Manual sheet feeding

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The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever. Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want.

	Paper Type		Weight Per Sheet	Thickness	Recommended
	Paper Type		Weight Per Sheet	Thickness	Position
					Position

			14 lbs (52 gsm)	0.06 mm	1

			17 lbs (64 gsm)	0.08 mm	1

	Single-sheet		21 lbs (81 gsm)	0.10 mm	1

			28 lbs (104 gsm)	0.13 mm	1

			42 lbs (156 gsm)	0.19 mm	2

		2-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.13 mm	2

		3-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.20 mm	3

	Copy	4-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.26 mm	4

		5-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.33 mm	5
		5-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.33 mm	5

		6-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.39 mm	6

		7-ply	11 lbs (40 gsm)	0.45 mm	7

Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce print head life!

Automatic fanfold feeding

❏See “Loading paper” on page 8 for details on using fanfold paper.

Manual sheet feeding

You can use the following procedure to manually feed cut-sheets of paper into the printer.

❏Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer. If there is, use the procedure under “Parking fanfold paper” on page 12 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding.

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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 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-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 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 #1Print Pitch Control Commands Font and Character Set 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 Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control CommandsAppendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information