Enter the EDS Mode | Star Micronics LC-1021 specs

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Problem	Possible Cause	Recommended Action

Printer behaves erratically.	The interface cable is	Check to make sure that the
	connected incorrectly or	printer interface cable is
Printing suddenly stops.	damaged.	connected correctly. If it is,
		try a different cable.

	Static electricity caused by	Make sure that the printer is
	interference from nearby	not too close to any devices
	electrical devices or by low-	with electric motors or try to
	level humidity is affecting	raise the humidity level.
	printer operation.

Automatic Sheet Feeder	The EDS Mode setting for	Enter the EDS Mode and
does not feed paper.	the Automatic Sheet Feeder	turn off Switch 4 in Bank A
	is wrong.	(see page 31).

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Star Micronics LC-1021 user manual Enter the EDS Mode

Contents

LC-1021 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Chapter About this manual Contents Paper Handling Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Optional AccessoriesPage Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer General guide Removing the protective materials Opening the front cover Removing the protective materials Installing the ribbon cassette Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Installing the paper guide Installing the paper guide Standing up the paper guide Degree angle Fanfold paper Degree angle Cut-sheet paperPaper Type Paper Guide Angle Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Cut-sheet paper Printing on fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Using the tear-off function Connecting to your computer Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-line Entering the Font Lock Mode Lit Indicator FontSelecting a font Setting the character pitch Entering the Pitch Lock ModeLit Indicators Meaning Micro feed Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Setting the top of form position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load position Clearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macro Initializing the printer Entering the Multi-part Mode Using the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Lit Indicator Selected Switch Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Lit Indicator Selected Bank Printing the current switch settings Checking the settings of switches in a bankExiting the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Print Mode Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switch 6 Quiet Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switch 5 Reserved Switch 6 ReservedLength SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Code Name Country Remarks Country Remarks Character Set International Bank F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOS Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Labels Adjusting for paper thickness Automatic fanfold feeding Manual sheet feedingThickness Clearing paper jams Optional Accessories Automatic Sheet Feeder SF-10HAPreparing the printer Serial Interface Unit IS-8H192 Pull Tractor Unit PT-10HA Speciﬁcations IS-8H192 Speciﬁcations Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Appendix a Troubleshooting Testing the printerShort test Long test Hexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Draft Adjusting the dot alignment Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Enter the EDS Mode To check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the driver setup To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Appendix B Speciﬁcations Fanfold with push tractor feeder Dimensions and WeightPower Supply Power Consumption Pin Name Function Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Optional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Standard Italic Character Set #2 International Character Set Appendix D Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #861 Icelandic IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3041 Maltese Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Font and Character Set Control Commands Description Mode Ascii CodeAppendix E Printer Control Codes Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control Commands Special Print Mode Commands Bit Image Graphic CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands ESC U1 Other Commands Appendix F Glossary A1 D4 B2 E5 Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuidePage MS-DOS Page MS-DOS Page Worldwide Headquarters