Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Adjusting the dot alignment

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❏While holding down EJECT and ON LINE, turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode.

The printer will print something like the following.

***DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

Normal-density 0:

❏If the two lines do not align properly, use MULTI-PARTto move the lower line to the left or EJECT to move it to the right.

The above step performs alignment for Normal-density mode only. You must make separate adjustments for the CRT graphics mode I. DRAFT Text, DRAFT Graphics, Double-density, CRT graphics mode II, Triple-density, Quadruple-density, LQ Text and LQ Graphics modes as well.

❏Press LF to change to another printing mode.

❏Repeat the above steps for each printing mode, if necessary.

❏After making changes to adjustments in all the printing modes you want, press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your adjustments.

Important!

Perform the dot adjustment separately for the Normal Mode and the Multi-Part Mode.

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Contents LC-8021 Trademark acknowledgments Chapter About this manualContents Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the EDS ModeOptional Accessories Appendix a TroubleshootingPage Choosing a place for the printer Printer SetupUnpacking the printer General guide Removing the front cover Opening 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 Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineLine feed Selecting a fontForm 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 Selecting a bank Using the EDS ModeChanging a switch setting Selecting a switchPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeSwitch 1 Emulation EDS-1 SettingsSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Character Table Switch 4 RAM UsageSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 2 Not used Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 4 Auto LF with CRSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitch 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 Bank F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font SelectionSwitch 1 Data Length EDS-2 SettingsSwitch 2 Parity Check Switch 3 ParitySwitches 5, 6 Not used Switch 4 ProtocolSwitch 1, 2, 3 Baud Rate Switches 4, 5, 6 Not usedSwitch 3 Head gap sensing for on each line Switches 1, 2 Top and bottom marginsSwitch 4 Control code FF Switches 5, 6 Waiting period for paper loadingSetting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOSSelecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper PassbookFeeding a passbook into the printer Feeding cut-sheet paper into the printer Print area Serial Interface Unit IS-NP192 Optional AccessoriesSerial-to-Parallel Interface Converter SPC-8K Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingLong test Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting guide Forms are smudged Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Right during printing Character set is selected Mode LPT1=COM1 or Mode LPT1=COM2 Checking system software settings in MS-DOSPrinting Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsEmulation Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsSerial Interface Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Appendix D Character SetsCharacter Sets Code Page #860 Portuguese IBM Special Character SetCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 MalteseCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3863Code Page #3865 Newsic TIS Code Page #3864 Popular TISAppendix E Printer Control Codes Standard ModePrinter 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 Multi Eject On Line Part Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuideAUTOEXEC.BAT 47 MS-DOS Page