Star Micronics Delta user manual Loading roll paper

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A Closer Look

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NOTE: To straighten paper (if it’s in crooked):

•Move the release lever to “T” position.

•Position the sheet where you want it, moving right or left if necessary to get the paper located between the margins of the printing area.

•Move release lever back to “F” position.

8.Push the paper press bar back to its original position, flush against the paper.

9.Replace the printer cover.

10.Presto! You’re ready to start printing!

Loading roll paper

Roll paper, like single sheets, is fed into the printer by “fric- tion feed,” using the platen as motive power. Thus, when using roll paper, you must first remove the tractor unit. However, you will need the three components of paper separator, paper guide, and roll paper holder in place. Appendix A tells you how to install the first two. We’ll explain here how to attach the roll paper holder and shaft.

The paper holder is [surprise!) the rack that holds the roll of paper. It is inserted into the two holes that you’ll find in the back of the printer. (On the Delta-X, the holder attaches the same way, but instead of at the middle, it’s over to one side, away from the elec- trical power cord, The roll of paper is placed on the holder shaft and mounted on the wire rack holder as shown in Figure l-6.

Roll paper specs are the same for both Delta-10 and Delta-15

(8% ” wide, .CV to .lO mm thickness, and maximum 5” diameter roll).

Let’s start to load the Delta. It’s done almost the same way as loading single sheets, except that the “single sheet” in this case is quite long!

1.Remove the printer cover and tractor unit.

2.Turn the power switch on.

3.Lift up the paper press bar.

4.Set the release lever in the “F” position (Figure 1-5).

5.Pull the paper separator upright (Figure l-7).

6.Load paper roll onto wire rack holder, so that the paper unrolls toward the printer from the bottom of the roll.

7.Unroll some paper, and pass it above the paper guide and beneath the up-ended paper separator.

8.Insert the end of the roll into the paper chute, located at the back side of the platen.

9.Press the ON LINE button until the ON LINE light is off.

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Contents Delta User’s Manual @Copyright 1983 Star Micronics, Inc Special Message to the New Owner Delta User’s Manual Table of Contents Formatting Your Output Special Features Delta PrinterCreating Your Own Characters Getting It All Together Maintenance Appendix E Osborne, Kaypro and CP/M Computers Appendix D TRS-60 ComputersAppendix F Atari 400/800 Computers Appendix Appendix DIP Switch SettingsAppendix Character Style Charts Appendix Commodore VIC-20 ComputersSerial busy protocols XONlXOFF Protocol ACK protocol Index Consumer Response 309 DIP Switch Quick ReferenceWarranty Inside Back Cover Command Quick Reference Delta User’s ManualTables Xii Delta User’s Manual Closer Look Roll paper holder and holder shaft used only with roll Paper separator and paper guide used with roll paperPage Paper Selection and Loading Parallel interface connector the place where you hookLoading single sheets Delta User’s Manual Loading roll paper Delta User’s Manual Loading sprocket-feed paper Closer LookOpen the tractor covers to expose the sprocket teeth Figure I-10.Delta ready to run with sprocket-feed paper Bottom feeding Delta-15Delta User’s Manual Ribbon Installation Self-Test Closer Look Delta User’s Manual Getting Started With Delta Using Commercial Sojtware First, some terminology Getting Started With DeltaAscii Using Delta with word processors Using Delta with SuperCalcPage Getting Started With Delta Using this book without learning BasicOPEN4,4 CMD4 List PRINT#4 CLOSE4 ListEstablishing communications CHR$ function NEW Lprint Testing RUNNEW NEW LPRINTCHR$7 RUNEscape Code NEW LPRINTCHR$27CHR$52 2$3LPRINT Testing RUNESC$=CHR$27 l@ LPRINTESC$ Some problem codesDelta User’s Manual Chapter Printing Text With DeltaLprint NOW WE are Back to Pica Pitch Printing Print pitch Commands@ Lprint this is Elite Pitch Printing Lprint Condensedis the NarrowestpitchH153 LPRINTCHR$27W CHR$@NOW Were Back to NormalExpanded print I sMaking Delta print darker Print CommandsLPRINTCHR$14EXPANDEDELITE Pitch Lprint NOW WE are Back to Unexpandedpica PrintingLprint this is DOUBLE-STRIKEPRINTING Print EmDhasis a CommandsItalic printing Italic CommandsSuperscripts and subscripts UnderJiningNEW Lprint Thisline Uses Superscript Subscript commandsMixing modes Build Instructionset Return LPRINTRESET.ALL$Lprintelites Elite LPRINTPICA$ Pica LPRINTRESET.ALL$ Return REGULAR.HEADING$= STRING$27,*+ RegularIf ENLARGED= True then Lprint Italics = False LPRINTROMAN$Repeatwith Italics If Pica = False then LPRINTFOUR.DOT$ GOTO3590Control Code Function Here is the chart it producesPage Delta User’s Manual Line Spacing and Forms Control Changing Line Spacing This is what you will get Run the program again. Now the results will look like this Line spacing CommandsMoving down the page without a carriage return NEW Lprint LinenumberForm feed Forms ControlsChanging the Page Length Form length commandsLprint PAY to the Order Top and bottom margin commandsLineSpacingandFormsControl51 Control code SummaryESC Delta User’s Manual Formatting Your Output NEW Lprint ONECHR$9TWOCHR$9THREE CHR$9 Four Left and right margin commands One-shot tab command13@ Lprint Return 5B ENDLPRINTCHR$27P CHR$l@ CHR$Z@CHR$@ Control Code Function One-shot vertical tab commandNow hear this LChapterInitializing Delta Bell commandsUnidirectional printing Some Miscellaneous commandsPutting Delta to sleep Printing to the bottom of the sheetNext Lprint LprintPrinting Direction Backspace and delete NEW Lprint Backspacedoes notLprint I===WORK Lprint Deletedoes not Lprint WorkEighth Bit controls Block graphics characters and special symbols3pl Lprint I II=11CHR$ICHR$9 4pI Next I Lprint Next J International character sets International Character set commandsMacro control code Macro instruction Commands END Macro StartdefinitionMacro Lprint CHR$18 Pica OFF RegularprintControl code Function Bell Disable bell Enable bell Reset Off-lineOn-lineDelta User’s Manual Creating Your Own Characters Dot Matrix Printing 000 0 eeeS&fee Rule I Download characters are seven dots high Defining Your Own CharactersRule 2 Dots cannot overlap Add up each column of dots 8WRONGCreating YourOwn Characters Assigning a value to your character Download character definition commandCharacter designs for the four card suits Figure Y-10. The attribute byte n2 for our heart character Next MPrinting Download Characters LPRINTCHR$27CHR$36CHR$@ DEFINTA-Z DECKCARD=X Next Card Return Read X LPRINTCHR$XNext J Next Lprint ReturnLPRINTSUIT$SUIT Proportkmal Characters Download Character dejfinition commands12@ Lprint CHR$BITS 138 Next Only Difference Is the way They Are Accessed Creating Your Own Characters Lprint DEF.DOWN.CHAR$ NUMERAL.BOT$NUM= CHR$ASCII+ 2 + CHR$ASCII+ Mixing Print Modes with Download Characters Utility Program Gosub 950RETURN Gosub 660 Return REM **** Display Menu for Edit Mode Summary