Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Using the printer with Windows

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❏Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it.

❏Select the printer model name (“Star LC-7211”) by clicking on it and then click on the Next button.

❏Select the printer port to which the printer is connected by clicking on it (usually “LPT1”). Click on the Next button.

❏Change the printer name if you want. If you have previously installed another printer, you must select whether you want the new printer to be the default printer. Click on the appropriate radio button.

Note:

Windows applications always print to the currently selected default printer, unless the user chooses a different printer from within the application.

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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 Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the EDS ModeUser Setup Utility Using the printer with Windows 95 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Paper HandlingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideInstalling the platen knob Removing the protective materialsOpening the front cover Installing the ribbon cassetteOpening 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 paperUnparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionParking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computerPrinter Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsPaper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperSetting the top of form position Setting the print modeMicro feed Tear-off function fanfold paperChanging the auto load position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeSelecting a font Saving a macro Saving a macroClearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printerEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingUsing the EDS Mode Selecting a bankEDS Mode Settings Printing the current switch settingsExiting the EDS Mode Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Switch 6 Not usedSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-offSwitch 5 Zero Style Switch 6 ReservedSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode 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 UtilityTo select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust SettingsUser Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer portImporting setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility 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-DOSPaper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold PaperEnvelope Adjusting for paper thicknessAdjusting for paper thickness 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 ConverterFunction Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSetting the converter’s DIP switches Data Length Switch DOS/Windows SettingParity ProtocolLong test Appendix a TroubleshootingShort 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 To check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the application printer selection Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpiEnvelope Optional Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #866 RussianCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3846 Turkish Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code Page #869 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBLCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3012 Latvian2 Code Page #3031 HebrewCode Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 MalteseFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control CodesPrinter Control Codes Print Pitch Control CommandsTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Special Print Mode CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information