Star Manufacturing LC-4522 Selecting a Print Quality, Entering the Print Quality Lock Mode

Page 24

Selecting a font 21

Selecting a Print Quality

o Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

o Press PRINT MODE to change the printing quality selection. An indicator lights to the left of the name of the quality that is currently selected.

Note:

The print quality setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting on the control panel. You can prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Quality Lock Mode when you turn it on.

The Print Quality mode will function for the image printing, too.

Entering the Print Quality Lock Mode

When the printer is in the Print Quality Lock Mode, the print quality settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font. Use the

following procedure to enter the Print Quality Lock Mode. o Turn off the printer.

o While holding down PRINT MODE, turn printer power on. The printer is now in the Quality Lock Mode.

To exit the Print Quality Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off.

Important!

The Print Quality lock will also function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts.

Image 24

Contents LC-4522 Contents Using the EDS Mode Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideOpening the front cover Removing the protective materialsRemoving the protective m aterials Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cassetteInstalling the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Installing the paper guide Installing the paper guideStanding up the paper guide Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offLoading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paperParking fanfold paper Using the tear-off function Connecting to your computerPage Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsEntering the Print Quality Lock Mode Selecting a Print QualitySelecting a font Entering the Multi-part Mode Line feed Paper eject cut-sheet paperForm feed fanfold paper Micro feedSetting the top of form position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load positionSaving a macro Clearing the printer’s bufferInitializing the printer Initializing the printerAbout EDS Mode settings Entering the EDS ModeUsing the EDS Mode Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchSelecting a bank Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings EDS Mode SettingsSwitch 6 Quiet mode Switch 7 Not UsedSwitches 1,2 Print mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitches 1,2 Multi-Part Mode Switch 3 Auto Tear off LongSwitch 4 Skip over perforation Tractor mode only Switch 5 FF command selection Friction mode onlySwitch 1 Character Table Switch 2 Character SetSwitch 3 Zero Style Switches 4,5 Reserved Switch 6 Print WidthSwitches 1,2,3,4 Page Length Friction Mode Switch 5 Top MarginSwitches 6,7 Not Used Switches 1,2,3,4 Page Length Tractor ModeSwitch 1 CR Centering at top Switch 2 CR Centering at seem line Tractor mode onlySwitch 3 CR Centering Position Switch 4 Paper Out DetectorSwitch 5 Buzzer Switch 6 Print direction commandSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4 International Character Set Switch 5 Strobe timingSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Switch 6 Saving Control Panel Status Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSSelecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederFanfold Paper LabelsAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessAutomatic fanfold feeding Manual sheet feedingClearing paper jams Clearing paper jams