Settingup | Star Micronics FR-15, FR-10 guide

Settingup

Placeyourprinterin the positionwhereit is goingto be permanentlysited, and remove all packingmaterialfrom inside the top cover. This packing materialis intendedto pnwentdamageto theprinterin transit.Youmaylike to keep this packingwith the printer cartonif you intendtranspofiingthe printerfor use at a differentlocation.

The platen knob should be removed from the accessory box inside the s~pping carton.Mountthe platenknob on the shaft on the right-handside of the printer.Turn theknobon the shaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyinto position.

NOTE

I Beforeturningtheplatenknob,alwaysensurethatthepowertotheprinter ~

is OFF.	I

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Star Micronics FR-15, FR-10 manual Settingup

Contents

MULTI-FONT Page Organizationof this Manual Page Tableof Contents Specifications Character Sets DIP Switches Troubleshooting and MaintenanceFrontpaneldiagnosticand INSTALLINGAPPLICATIONSOFI’WARE Locatingthe Printer ChapterPage Settingup Print head shield Connection DIP switch covel Cut-sheetpaper Loadingpaper Fanfoldpaper continuousstationery Release lever Sprocket cover Once thepaper has been loaded Controlsand Indicators IndicatorsControls Pitchseiting Pitch Panel LockIocpi Fontseiting Font Panel LockQuietmode Paperhandling Form feedPaperparking Short tear-offfunction BUFFERCLEAR/RESET Test and MaintenancesettingsMicro Feed Setting UP the Memoryswitches Page Menuoptions CommandMenuFont Menu Line Print Menu Printpitch Condensed Print ItalicprintAutoloading FormsMenu Skipover PerforationAutocr Linesper Inch Pagelength Optionasf Ramusage Buffer QuietmodeAutolf Autocr ONI Linesper Inch Numericalrepresentation Emulations Commandcodesand Escapesequences ESC Examplecommand Both Select italic characters Font style and characterset controlcodesStandard Deselectitalic printing Select charactertable Both Selectfont Both Seiectsecondarycharacterset Select primarycharactersetSelect internationalcharacterset Esc OAh \ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart IBM Printasinale characterfrom the All CharacterChart IBM \ ES7\ Select/cancelundefinedcontrolcode area Standard Fontpitch controlcodes Set condensedprint mode Cancelcondensedprint modeSelect/cancelproportionalprintingBoth Set or cancel pica proportionalpitch Specialprint mode controlcodesSeiectkancei expandedprinting Seiectone-iineexpandedprintingBoth Select Masterprint mode Both Cancelone-lineexpandedprint Both Select print mode Selectemphasizedprint mode BothCancelemphasizedprint modeBoth Select/cancelunderlineBoth Canceldouble-strikeprintingBothSelect/canceloverlineBoth Select double-strikeprinting Line space controlcodes Cancelsuperscripthubscript BothSelect superscriptkubscript Linefeed Set iine spacingto 7/72 inch Set linespacingto 1/8 inchSet iine spacingto 1/6 inch Set iine spacingto n/216 inch Defineline spacing1/72 inch increments Set line spacingto n/72 inch StandardExecuteESCAdefinitionIBM One-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch increments Both Reverseone-timelinefeed in 1/216 inch Increments Both Form feed controlcodesSet verticsiprint positionin iines Both FormfeedBoth m Set page iengthin iines Both Reversefeed to top of form Both Set top-of-form Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodesMoveto next verticaitab position Set verticaitab positions Both Set VFU verticaltabs Selectverticalform unit VFUchannel Both Set top margin Canceltop and bottommarginsSet bottommargin Set left and right margins Both Set left margin Horizontalprint position controlcodesSet right margin Carriagereturn Both Set/cancelautomaticlinefeedIBM Moveto next horizontaltab BothSet/clearhorizontaltabs Both Set relativehorizontaltab positions Both Restoretabs to defaultsettingsSet horizontalprint position Escr Set justificationmode ProducecharacterspaceStandardSelect next horizontalprint positionby dot Move print head DownloadedcharactercontrolcodesCopystandardROM font into RAM ~Standard Definedraft downloadcharacters IBM Byte4 3rd Graphics Select download/standardcharactersetBothSelect-bitimagemode Both Select8-dot doubl-density Select 8-dot normaldensity Select8-dot double-speeddouble-density Redefinebit-imagemode BothSelect9-dot graphics Standard Miscellaneouscodes Set MSBtoSet MSBto O Cancellast character Standard CancelMSBcontrol BothSelectzero stvle Both BackspaceBoth Set printeroff-line Standard Cancellast line BothSet printeron line Deselectprinter1OcarriagemodelonlyIBM Enablepaper-outdetectionBoth Deselectprinter15 carriagemodelonlySound buzzer Enable/disablebidirectionalprinting Both Enableunidirectionalprintingfor one line only BothDefine macroinstructionBoth Enabie/disabiedoubie-heightmode Both Enable/disablelargecharacterprintingBoth Selectcharacterheight,width, line spacing ASF AutomaticSheet Feedercontrol Set/cancelimmediatemode Both Selectautomode Ascii commandsequences Select/cancelitalic mint SelecticancelunderlineSekcffcancel expandedprint Both 28h 43h 29h ControlASFPage ’’’’’’’ OFF IBM Troubleshooting Ipter6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Printjng Powersupply If the printoutis not what is expected If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe followingIf dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Correctthis if necessary Paper feeding ISthe papertoothick? Following Adjustingthe Printinggap Maintenance Ribbonreplacement Print headshield Open the top cover Replacingthe Printhead Print headbolts Frontpaneldiagnosticand Test Modes Short test modeStandardmode Test mode Int m T M Texttest mode Hexadecimaldumpmode B pNext Lprint BidirectionaltestYadjustmentm E f t m p t PITCH’ b Page W t u t ‘ I P P I b T r F t y p L o p I s T f D s Mo a T c M c A h T m T D s F t r A i a d Cu t T p O b u o t @ k cN . D T u E Sampleprogram T t p C cT t p Gosub Restore Hm h How theprogram works Al o t p 1i i n 1I n I n S 1o c 1i a c T h Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreterHP a A N N c O t ‘ J + 3 c 8oX 8kg 17.61b DATA2 B f T a l ’TI%E14i 11691 11851 I2 m Il-.1l Lther charactem are identical to Standard character set #1 ‘ 1’ iJ ‘ iz ‘ ,i 1831 I S t 1 b t P b s 7 on b a 1 1 1 1@ & u 0 a u 6 e 110 Index Page Star Micronics Deutschland Gmbh Star Micronics AMERICA, INC