Star Micronics FR-15, FR-10 manual Ipter6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

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&ipter6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

The followingsectionon troubleshootingandmaintenanceis intendedonly M a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat your printeris a highly sophisticatedelectronicdevice,which also containshigh voltagesinside. For that ~ason, only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this section.

CAUTION

Anyattempttocarryoutoperationsotherthanthosedescribedheremayresultin electricshockand/ordamageto theprinter.When carryingout any repairsor

maintenance,alwaysfollowthe instructionscarefully.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Your printer is a tdiable piece of precisionmachinery,which shouldnot causeyouanytmttble,providedit isusedandtreatedsensibly.However,the few elementarytips below shouldavoidyou havingto make unnecessary servicecalls. The followingtable gives you ideas on whereto look in this sectionif you experiencefaults:

Regionoffault	Description
Power supply	Power is not being suppliedto the printer
Printing	The printerdoes not pring or stops printing
	The mint is faint or uneven
	Dots aremissing in charactersor graphics
	Whileusingapplicationsoftwsre,fontsorcharacterscannotbeprinted
	The printoutis not whatis expected when runninga program
Paper feeding	Single sheets do not feed properly(withoutASF)	I
	ContinuousDauerdoes not feed moxrly with the tractorfeed	I
	The ASF is not operatingor is not feeding paperproperly

Psperpsrk (switchingbetweencontinuouspaperandcutsheets) is not workingproperly

The shorttear-offfimctiondoes not work

Text is being printedall on one line, or with extrablanktines

Page length andmarginsettings arenot what is expected.

Remember- it is betternotto attemptoperationsor repairsaboveyourlevel of competence.Otherwise,you run the risk of damagingthe printer.

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Contents MULTI-FONT Page Organizationof this Manual Page Tableof Contents INSTALLINGAPPLICATIONSOFI’WARE DIP Switches Troubleshooting and MaintenanceSpecifications Character Sets FrontpaneldiagnosticandLocatingthe 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 Line CommandMenuMenuoptions Font MenuPrint Menu Printpitch Condensed Print ItalicprintAutoloading FormsMenu Skipover PerforationAutocr Linesper Inch Pagelength Autocr ONI Linesper Inch Ramusage Buffer QuietmodeOptionasf AutolfNumericalrepresentation EmulationsCommandcodesand Escapesequences ESC Examplecommand BothDeselectitalic printing Font style and characterset controlcodesSelect italic characters StandardSelect charactertable Both Selectfont BothOAh Select primarycharactersetSeiectsecondarycharacterset Select internationalcharacterset Esc\ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart IBM Printasinale characterfrom the All CharacterChart IBM \ ES7\ Select/cancelundefinedcontrolcode area Standard Fontpitch controlcodes Set condensedprint mode Cancelcondensedprint modeSelect/cancelproportionalprintingBoth Seiectone-iineexpandedprintingBoth Specialprint mode controlcodesSet or cancel pica proportionalpitch Seiectkancei expandedprintingSelect Masterprint mode Both Cancelone-lineexpandedprint BothSelect print mode Selectemphasizedprint mode BothCancelemphasizedprint modeBoth Select double-strikeprinting Canceldouble-strikeprintingBothSelect/cancelunderlineBoth Select/canceloverlineBothLinefeed Cancelsuperscripthubscript BothLine space controlcodes Select superscriptkubscriptSet iine spacingto n/216 inch Set linespacingto 1/8 inchSet iine spacingto 7/72 inch Set iine spacingto 1/6 inchOne-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch increments Both Set line spacingto n/72 inch StandardDefineline spacing1/72 inch increments ExecuteESCAdefinitionIBMFormfeedBoth m Form feed controlcodesReverseone-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch Increments Both Set verticsiprint positionin iines BothSet page iengthin iines Both Reversefeed to top of form BothSet verticaitab positions Both Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodesSet top-of-form Moveto next verticaitab positionSet VFU verticaltabs Selectverticalform unit VFUchannel BothSet left and right margins Both Canceltop and bottommarginsSet top margin Set bottommarginCarriagereturn Both Horizontalprint position controlcodesSet left margin Set right marginSet/cancelautomaticlinefeedIBM Moveto next horizontaltab BothSet/clearhorizontaltabs Both Escr Restoretabs to defaultsettingsSet relativehorizontaltab positions Both Set horizontalprint positionSet justificationmode ProducecharacterspaceStandardSelect next horizontalprint positionby dot ~Standard DownloadedcharactercontrolcodesMove print head CopystandardROM font into RAMDefinedraft 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 BackspaceBoth CancelMSBcontrol BothCancellast character Standard Selectzero stvle BothDeselectprinter1OcarriagemodelonlyIBM Cancellast line BothSet printeroff-line Standard Set printeron lineEnablepaper-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 cA N N c O t Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreterT h HP a‘ 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