Star Micronics FR-15, FR-10 manual Short tear-offfunction

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4Insertthe cut sheetpaperin the paper guides

5Pressthe 6fi~~ECTPAR~buttonin orderto feedthe cut sheetto the startingprint position.The printer will automaticallygo on-line.

6Print as normalon the cut sheet(s),andwhenyouhaveftished printing, put the printeroff-line(by p~ssing the . ONLNE.; buttonagtin).

7If the softwarehas not donethis for you,eject the paper by pressingthe @IS!:@button.

8Move the releaselever to the front of the paper (~position) to select fanfoldpaper (engagingthe fanfoldsprockets).

9Now feed the fanfoldpaperto the printpositionby pressingthe {EKJECTP(R] button.The paper will moveto its formerprintposition,and the printer will automaticallygo on-line.

You are now ready to start printingon fanfoldpaper again.

Short tear-offfunction

The short-tear-offfunction is handy when using fanfold paper. It ejects the paper so that the perforation isjust above the transparent cover, allowing you

tear it off withouthavingto open up the printer.It then reversesthe paper feed afteryouhavetom off the paper,the~by startingprintingat the top of the next form. This featureis especiallyusefulif you are usingpre-printed stationery(such as invoices,etc), whichwill not be printedall together.

To use the shorttear-offfunction,pressthe{ ON”LINEIbuttonwhenthe printer is on-line,andholdit downfor a few seconds.Whenyoureleasethebutton, thepnnter willgooff-line,andthepaperwillmoveup a fewinches,allowing you to tear off the form.

To ~tum the paperto its previousposition,press the ONLINE buttononce again. When you ~lease the button, the printer will return to its on-line status,andthepaperwillbe fedbackwards,withtheprintheadalignedwith the top of the next form.

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Contents MULTI-FONT Page Organizationof this Manual Page Tableof Contents Specifications Character Sets DIP Switches Troubleshooting and MaintenanceFrontpaneldiagnosticand INSTALLINGAPPLICATIONSOFI’WARELocatingthe Printer ChapterPage Settingup Print head shield Connection DIP switch covel Cut-sheetpaper LoadingpaperFanfoldpaper continuousstationery Release lever Sprocket cover Once thepaper has been loaded Controlsand Indicators IndicatorsControls Pitchseiting Pitch Panel LockIocpi Fontseiting Font Panel LockQuietmode Paperhandling Form feedPaperparking Short tear-offfunction BUFFERCLEAR/RESET Test and MaintenancesettingsMicro Feed Setting UP the Memoryswitches Page Menuoptions CommandMenuFont Menu LinePrint Menu Printpitch Condensed Print ItalicprintAutoloading FormsMenu Skipover PerforationAutocr Linesper Inch Pagelength Optionasf Ramusage Buffer QuietmodeAutolf Autocr ONI Linesper InchNumericalrepresentation EmulationsCommandcodesand Escapesequences ESC Examplecommand BothSelect italic characters Font style and characterset controlcodesStandard Deselectitalic printingSelect charactertable Both Selectfont BothSeiectsecondarycharacterset Select primarycharactersetSelect internationalcharacterset Esc OAh\ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart IBM Printasinale characterfrom the All CharacterChart IBM \ ES7\ Select/cancelundefinedcontrolcode area Standard Fontpitch controlcodes Set condensedprint mode Cancelcondensedprint modeSelect/cancelproportionalprintingBoth Set or cancel pica proportionalpitch Specialprint mode controlcodesSeiectkancei expandedprinting Seiectone-iineexpandedprintingBothSelect Masterprint mode Both Cancelone-lineexpandedprint BothSelect print mode Selectemphasizedprint mode BothCancelemphasizedprint modeBoth Select/cancelunderlineBoth Canceldouble-strikeprintingBothSelect/canceloverlineBoth Select double-strikeprintingLine space controlcodes Cancelsuperscripthubscript BothSelect superscriptkubscript LinefeedSet iine spacingto 7/72 inch Set linespacingto 1/8 inchSet iine spacingto 1/6 inch Set iine spacingto n/216 inchDefineline spacing1/72 inch increments Set line spacingto n/72 inch StandardExecuteESCAdefinitionIBM One-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch increments BothReverseone-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch Increments Both Form feed controlcodesSet verticsiprint positionin iines Both FormfeedBoth mSet page iengthin iines Both Reversefeed to top of form BothSet top-of-form Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodesMoveto next verticaitab position Set verticaitab positions BothSet VFU verticaltabs Selectverticalform unit VFUchannel BothSet top margin Canceltop and bottommarginsSet bottommargin Set left and right margins BothSet left margin Horizontalprint position controlcodesSet right margin Carriagereturn BothSet/cancelautomaticlinefeedIBM Moveto next horizontaltab BothSet/clearhorizontaltabs Both Set relativehorizontaltab positions Both Restoretabs to defaultsettingsSet horizontalprint position EscrSet justificationmode ProducecharacterspaceStandardSelect next horizontalprint positionby dot Move print head DownloadedcharactercontrolcodesCopystandardROM font into RAM ~StandardDefinedraft downloadcharacters IBM Byte4 3rd Graphics Select download/standardcharactersetBothSelect-bitimagemode Both Select8-dot doubl-density Select 8-dot normaldensitySelect8-dot double-speeddouble-density Redefinebit-imagemode BothSelect9-dot graphics Standard Miscellaneouscodes Set MSBtoSet MSBto O Cancellast character Standard CancelMSBcontrol BothSelectzero stvle Both BackspaceBothSet printeroff-line Standard Cancellast line BothSet printeron line Deselectprinter1OcarriagemodelonlyIBMEnablepaper-outdetectionBoth Deselectprinter15 carriagemodelonlySound buzzer Enable/disablebidirectionalprinting Both Enableunidirectionalprintingfor one line only BothDefine macroinstructionBoth Enabie/disabiedoubie-heightmode Both Enable/disablelargecharacterprintingBothSelectcharacterheight,width, line spacing ASF AutomaticSheet Feedercontrol Set/cancelimmediatemode BothSelectautomode Ascii commandsequencesSelect/cancelitalic mint SelecticancelunderlineSekcffcancel expandedprint Both 28h 43h 29h ControlASFPage ’’’’’’’ OFF IBM Troubleshooting Ipter6 Troubleshooting and MaintenancePrintjng PowersupplyIf the printoutis not what is expected If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe followingIf dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Correctthis if necessary Paper feedingISthe papertoothick? Following Adjustingthe Printinggap MaintenanceRibbonreplacement Print headshield Open the top cover Replacingthe PrintheadPrint headbolts Frontpaneldiagnosticand Test Modes Short test modeStandardmode Test mode Int m T M Texttest modeHexadecimaldumpmode B pNext Lprint BidirectionaltestYadjustmentm E f t m p t PITCH’ b Page W t u t ‘ I P P I b T r F t y p L o p I s T f D sMo a T c M c A h T m T D s F t r A i a d Cu t T p O b u o t @ k cN . D T u E Sampleprogram T t p C cT t p Gosub Restore Hm h How theprogram worksAl o t p 1i i n 1I n I n S 1o c 1i a cT h Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreterHP a A N N c O t‘ J + 3 c 8oX8kg 17.61b DATA2 B f T a l ’TI%E14i 11691 11851 I2 m Il-.1lLther charactem are identical to Standard character set #1 ‘ 1’ iJ ‘ iz ‘ ,i 1831 I S t 1 b t P b s 7 on b a 1 1 1 1@ & u 0 a u 6 e 110 Index Page Star Micronics Deutschland Gmbh Star Micronics AMERICA, INC