Ribbonreplacement | Star Micronics FR-10, FR-15 specification

RIBBONREPLACEMENT

The ribbons used by your printer MEendless-loopribbons in which the ribbonis recycled.Whentheprintqualitybecomestoo faint,you willneed to replacetheribbon.Useonlyribbonsnxommendedforuse withtheprinter (yoursupplierwill be able to adviseyou).

1 To removethe old ribbonfmm the printer,first turn off the power.

2 Removethe top cover,and holdthe ribbonby the two lugson each side. Push in the two lugs slightly,and pull upwardsto removethe ribbon.

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Star Micronics FR-10, FR-15 manual Ribbonreplacement

Contents

MULTI-FONT Page Organizationof this Manual Page Tableof Contents Frontpaneldiagnosticand DIP Switches Troubleshooting and MaintenanceSpecifications Character Sets INSTALLINGAPPLICATIONSOFI’WARE Chapter Locatingthe PrinterPage Settingup Print head shield Connection DIP switch covel Loadingpaper Cut-sheetpaper Fanfoldpaper continuousstationery Release lever Sprocket cover Once thepaper has been loaded Indicators Controlsand IndicatorsControls Pitch Panel Lock PitchseitingIocpi Font Panel Lock FontseitingQuietmode Form feed PaperhandlingPaperparking Short tear-offfunction Test and Maintenancesettings BUFFERCLEAR/RESETMicro Feed Setting UP the Memoryswitches Page Font Menu CommandMenuMenuoptions Line Printpitch Condensed Print Italicprint Print MenuAutoloading Skipover Perforation FormsMenuAutocr Linesper Inch Pagelength Autolf Ramusage Buffer QuietmodeOptionasf Autocr ONI Linesper Inch Emulations Numericalrepresentation Commandcodesand Escapesequences Examplecommand Both ESC Standard Font style and characterset controlcodesSelect italic characters Deselectitalic printing Selectfont Both Select charactertable Both Select internationalcharacterset Esc Select primarycharactersetSeiectsecondarycharacterset OAh Printasinale characterfrom the All CharacterChart IBM \ ES7 \ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart IBM\ Select/cancelundefinedcontrolcode area Standard Fontpitch controlcodes Cancelcondensedprint mode Set condensedprint modeSelect/cancelproportionalprintingBoth Seiectkancei expandedprinting Specialprint mode controlcodesSet or cancel pica proportionalpitch Seiectone-iineexpandedprintingBoth Cancelone-lineexpandedprint Both Select Masterprint mode Both Selectemphasizedprint mode Both Select print modeCancelemphasizedprint modeBoth Select/canceloverlineBoth Canceldouble-strikeprintingBothSelect/cancelunderlineBoth Select double-strikeprinting Select superscriptkubscript Cancelsuperscripthubscript BothLine space controlcodes Linefeed Set iine spacingto 1/6 inch Set linespacingto 1/8 inchSet iine spacingto 7/72 inch Set iine spacingto n/216 inch ExecuteESCAdefinitionIBM Set line spacingto n/72 inch StandardDefineline spacing1/72 inch increments One-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch increments Both Set verticsiprint positionin iines Both Form feed controlcodesReverseone-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch Increments Both FormfeedBoth m Reversefeed to top of form Both Set page iengthin iines Both Moveto next verticaitab position Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodesSet top-of-form Set verticaitab positions Both Selectverticalform unit VFUchannel Both Set VFU verticaltabs Set bottommargin Canceltop and bottommarginsSet top margin Set left and right margins Both Set right margin Horizontalprint position controlcodesSet left margin Carriagereturn Both Moveto next horizontaltab Both Set/cancelautomaticlinefeedIBMSet/clearhorizontaltabs Both Set horizontalprint position Restoretabs to defaultsettingsSet relativehorizontaltab positions Both Escr ProducecharacterspaceStandard Set justificationmodeSelect next horizontalprint positionby dot CopystandardROM font into RAM DownloadedcharactercontrolcodesMove print head ~Standard Definedraft downloadcharacters IBM Byte4 3rd Select download/standardcharactersetBoth GraphicsSelect-bitimagemode Both Select 8-dot normaldensity Select8-dot doubl-density Redefinebit-imagemode Both Select8-dot double-speeddouble-densitySelect9-dot graphics Standard Set MSBto MiscellaneouscodesSet MSBto O Selectzero stvle Both CancelMSBcontrol BothCancellast character Standard BackspaceBoth Set printeron line Cancellast line BothSet printeroff-line Standard Deselectprinter1OcarriagemodelonlyIBM Deselectprinter15 carriagemodelonly Enablepaper-outdetectionBothSound buzzer Enableunidirectionalprintingfor one line only Both Enable/disablebidirectionalprinting BothDefine macroinstructionBoth Enable/disablelargecharacterprintingBoth Enabie/disabiedoubie-heightmode Both Selectcharacterheight,width, line spacing Set/cancelimmediatemode Both ASF AutomaticSheet Feedercontrol Ascii commandsequences Selectautomode Selecticancelunderline Select/cancelitalic mintSekcffcancel expandedprint Both ControlASF 28h 43h 29hPage ’’’’’’’ OFF IBM Ipter6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting Powersupply Printjng If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following If the printoutis not what is expectedIf dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Paper feeding Correctthis if necessary ISthe papertoothick? Following Maintenance Adjustingthe Printinggap Ribbonreplacement Print headshield Replacingthe Printhead Open the top cover Print headbolts Short test mode Frontpaneldiagnosticand Test ModesStandardmode Test mode Texttest mode Int m T M B p HexadecimaldumpmodeNext Lprint BidirectionaltestYadjustmentm E f t m p t PITCH’ b Page I P P I b T r F t y p L o p I s T f D s W t u t ‘ Mo a T c M c A h T m T D s F t r A i a d T p O b u o t @ k c Cu tN . D T u E T t p C c SampleprogramT t p Gosub Restore How theprogram works Hm h Al o t p 1i a c 1i i n 1I n I n S 1o c HP a Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreterT h A N N c O t ‘ J 8oX + 3 c 8kg 17.61b DATA2 B f T a l ’TI%E14i Il-.1l 11691 11851 I2 m Lther charactem are identical to Standard character set #1 ‘ 1’ iJ ‘ iz ‘ ,i 1831 I S t 1 b t P b s 1 1 1 1 7 on b a@ & u 0 a u 6 e 110 Index Page Star Micronics AMERICA, INC Star Micronics Deutschland Gmbh