Star Micronics LC-15 user manual

Switch 1-3: Which type of printing area format do you want to use for singlesheets?

This printercan use two typesofpnnting areaformatfor singlesheets. By puttingtheswitchON(“Atype”),thetopofthefirstlineof printingwillstart to one inch from the top of the paper, andthe printedarea wiIIend to print one inch from the bottomof the paper.

ByputtingtheswitchOFF(”B type”),thetopof thefirstlineof printingwill start 1/6inchfromthetop ofthepaper,andtheprintedareawillend 1/3inch fromthe bottomof the paper.

Switch 1-4: Are you goingto use the automaticsheet feeder(ASF)?

To use the automaticsheet feeder,move this switch to the OFF position. Otherwiseleave it ON.

Switch 1-5: Do youwantthepnnterto stoppnntingattheendofthe paper, or to keep printing?

Leavethis switchON exceptwhen you need to printvery close to the end of the paper. When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detectorand prints downto (and beyond)the bottomedge.

Switch 1-6: DoyouwanttousetheprinterinstandardmodeorIBMmode?

Selectthe modecompatiblewith yourcomputerand software.In standard modetheprinteroperatesliketheEpsonFX-1050.In IBMmodeit operates like the IBM ProprinterXL. The ON positionselectsstandardmode. The OFFpositionselectsIBM mode.

S;vitch 1-7: The action of this switch dependson the mode chosen with switch 1-6.

If you selectedstandardmode,do you wantitalicsor graphicchar- actes?

Leavethis switchONto print italicsin the standardcharacterset. If you set this switch to the OFF position,in placeof italicsyou will get the graphic characters, internationalcharacters, and mathematicalsymbols of IBM characterset #2. See Chapter9, charactercodes 128to 254.

If youselectedIBMmode,do youwantIBMcharacterset#1 or#2?

ON selectscharacterset #2, whichis for computerswith an 8-bitinterface (themost commonkind). OFF selectscharacterset #1, for computerswith a 7-bit interface.

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