Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Removing the ribbon cartridge

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8Printer Setup

❏Close the front cover of the printer.

Print head

Metal rods

Knob

Slot

Slot

Ribbon guide

Important!

Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is simply worn out or “used up.” If you experience problems with print quality, check the condition of the ribbon. If the black part looks gray and well-worn, replace the ribbon with a new one.

Removing the ribbon cartridge

Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cartridge from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one.

❏Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

❏Open the front cover of the printer.

Note:

You will probably ﬁnd later steps to perform if you remove the cover.

❏By hand, move the print head to the left as far as it will go, where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cartridge.

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Contents LC-8021 Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Optional Accessories Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Appendix a TroubleshootingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerUnpacking the printer General guide Opening the front cover Removing the front coverRemoving the protective materials Installing the ribbon cartridge Page Removing the ribbon cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offLoading paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computerTo connect with a parallel cable To connect with a serial cable Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsForm feed Selecting a fontLine feed Paper ejectChanging the auto load position Initializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeClearing the printer’s buffer Entering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Exiting the EDS ModeSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Character Table EDS-1 SettingsSwitch 1 Emulation Switch 4 RAM UsageSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 4 Auto LF with CRSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut-sheet paper Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 Cut-sheet eject direction Bank E Name Country Remarks Russia Preferred by Microsoft International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection Bank FSwitch 2 Parity Check EDS-2 SettingsSwitch 1 Data Length Switch 3 ParitySwitch 1, 2, 3 Baud Rate Switch 4 ProtocolSwitches 5, 6 Not used Switches 4, 5, 6 Not usedSwitch 4 Control code FF Switches 1, 2 Top and bottom marginsSwitch 3 Head gap sensing for on each line Switches 5, 6 Waiting period for paper loadingUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSCut-Sheet Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types PassbookFeeding a passbook into the printer Feeding cut-sheet paper into the printer Print area Optional Accessories Serial Interface Unit IS-NP192Serial-to-Parallel Interface Converter SPC-8K Long test Appendix a TroubleshootingShort test Adjusting the dot alignment Hexadecimal dumpAdjusting the dot alignment Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible CauseTroubleshooting guide Forms are smudged Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Right during printing Character set is selected Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Mode LPT1=COM1 or Mode LPT1=COM2Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpiEmulation Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets Code 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 Greek Code Page #851 GreekCode 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 MalteseCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3863Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Code Page #3865 Newsic TISStandard Mode Appendix E Printer Control CodesPrinter Control Codes Select 1/8″ line spacing Denmark OCR-B Set left margin IBM Mode Select print pitch and download Set base unit of line spacing Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Multi Eject On Line PartAUTOEXEC.BAT 47 MS-DOS Page