Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Using the Printer with MS-DOS, Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

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Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOS

This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-DOS. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

To print from an application running under MS-DOS, you must first select the printer from within the application. Typically, the program will feature an INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers. Refer to the manual for the application you are using for details on how to select a printer for it.

❏Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to select a printer. The following is a list of printers that can be used. If your application lists more than one of these, select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list. You should also use the EDS mode to select standard emulation (page 22).

Star LC-8021

Star LC-8211

Star LC24-300/ NX-2480

LC24-30/NX-2450

Epson LQ-860/1060

Epson LQ-850/1050

If none of the printers listed above are available in the application, choose one of the printers listed below. Once again, you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list. For these printers, you should use the EDS Mode to select IBM emulation (page 22).

IBM ProPrinter X24E/XL24E

IBM ProPrinter X24/XL24

❏To print, follow the instructions given in the manual of the application you are using. Typically, you would select the application’s PRINT command, make any necessary changes in the window that appears (such as the number of copies to be printed), and then press the Enter key to start printing.

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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