Star Micronics LC-8021 manual EDS-1 Settings, Switch 1 Emulation, Switch 4 RAM Usage

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22Using the EDS Mode

EDS-1 Settings

The following details all of the settings you can make for EDS-1.

BANK A

Switch 1: Emulation

Selects Standard emulation (ON) or IBM emulation (OFF). Standard emulation causes the printer to act like the Epson ESC/P (24-pin), while IBM emulation makes it act like the IBM Proprinter XL24E.

Switch 2: Not used

Switch 3: Character Table

The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard emulation.

Emulation

Switch 2

Description

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

Standard

ON

Graphics: IBM Character Set #2

 

 

OFF

Italics: Italic character table used

 

 

 

 

IBM

ON

IBM Character Set #2

 

 

OFF

IBM Character Set #1

 

 

 

 

Switch 4: RAM Usage

Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buffer (ON) tells the printer to use available RAM to store data it receives from the computer, which speeds up the printing. Selecting download buffer (OFF) tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns.

Switch 5: Paper Out Detector

Specifies whether the printer’s paper out detector is enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF). When the paper out detector is enabled (ON), the printer automatically stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper. When it is disabled (OFF), the printer continues printing as long as there is data. Selecting disabled (OFF) makes it possible to print right up to the bottom of a page, but it also creates the danger of printing when there is no paper loaded in the printer, which can damage the print head and platen.

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Contents LC-8021 Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the EDS Mode Using the Printer with MS-DOSOptional Accessories 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 OperationsSelecting a font Line feedForm feed Paper ejectChanging the auto load position Clearing the printer’s buffer Entering the Multi-part ModeInitializing the printer About EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bankSelecting a switch Changing a switch settingPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS-1 Settings Switch 1 EmulationSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Character Table Switch 4 RAM UsageSwitch 6 Multi-Part Mode Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 4 Auto LF with CRSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitch 5 Cut-sheet eject direction Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut-sheet paper Bank E Name Country Remarks Russia Preferred by Microsoft International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection Bank FEDS-2 Settings Switch 1 Data LengthSwitch 2 Parity Check Switch 3 ParitySwitch 4 Protocol Switches 5, 6 Not usedSwitch 1, 2, 3 Baud Rate Switches 4, 5, 6 Not usedSwitches 1, 2 Top and bottom margins Switch 3 Head gap sensing for on each lineSwitch 4 Control code FF Switches 5, 6 Waiting period for paper loadingUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSPaper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper 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 Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingLong 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 Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsSerial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets IBM 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 #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #851 GreekCode 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 MalteseCode Page #3850 Standard KU Code Page #3861 Microwiz KUCode Page #3860 Rajvitee 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
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