Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Installing the User Setup Utility

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Chapter 4: User Setup Utility

The User Setup Utility is included on the floppy disk that comes with the printer. It allows you to change the EDS settings of the printer from your computer.

To run the User Setup Utility, you need an IBM-compatible computer running PC-DOS or MS-DOS. The computer must be equipped with a 3.5″ floppy drive and a hard disk drive.

In this chapter you will learn about:

❏Installing the User Setup Utility

❏Starting the User Setup Utility

❏Editing setup data

❏Loading and saving setup data

❏Exiting the User Setup Utility and sending the settings to the printer

Important!

See the “readme.txt” ﬁle for important information that became available after this documentation was printed.

All the procedures in this chapter assume that you are using a mouse and that you are familiar with common mouse operations like click and double-click. If you need information on mouse operations, see your computer manual. If you want to operate the User Setup Utility using the keyboard instead of the mouse, follow the instructions that appear on your computer’s screen.

Installing the User Setup Utility

❏Insert the disk that contains the User Setup Utility into one of your computer’s disk drives. This explanation assumes you are using the A: drive, but you could use any drive. Just remember to change the “A:” drive name speciﬁcations in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using.

❏Execute the following commands to start installation of the User Setup Utility. The following commands assume you are starting from drive C:, and the ﬂoppy that contains the User Setup Utility is inserted in drive A:.

C:\>A: ↵ A:\>CD UTILITY↵ A:\UTILITY>SETUP↵

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Contents LC-7211 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the EDS Mode User Setup UtilityUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the printer with Windows 95Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Paper HandlingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideInstalling the platen knob Removing the protective materialsInstalling the ribbon cassette Opening the front coverOpening the front cover Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassetteConnecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off OFF OLoading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paperFanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Sheet guide Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUsing the tear-off function Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computerPrinter Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsPaper eject cut-sheet paper Paper loadingLine feed Form feed fanfold paperMicro feed Setting the top of form positionSetting the print mode Tear-off function fanfold paperSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Selecting a fontChanging the auto load position Saving a macro Saving a macroClearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printerUsing the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out DetectorSwitch 6 Not used Switch 2 Auto Tear-offSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switch 5 Zero StyleSwitch 6 Reserved Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character SetSW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank FUser Setup Utility Installing the User Setup UtilityStarting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup UtilityChanging the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings User Setup UtilityTo select a window To select a setting box Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer portExiting the User Setup Utility Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleReturning to default settings Using the Help menuUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to printPrinting a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applicationsSetting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to printPrinting a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSCut-Sheet Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Fanfold PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope Automatic fanfold feeding Paper HandlingManual sheet feeding Manual sheet feedingAdjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsOptional Accessory Connecting the Interface ConverterSetting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesFunction Parity Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting ProtocolAppendix a Troubleshooting Short testLong test Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dumpDOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible CauseInterface cable is Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Print head Dealer for repair Checking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selectionTo check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpiEnvelope Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3041 MalteseFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control CodesPrint Pitch Control Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsPrinter Control Codes Special Print Mode Commands Bit Image Graphic CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information