Star Micronics LC-15 manual

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Chapter 6 — MS-DOSand yourprinter

Since the PC or PC-AT family of computersrunningunder MS-DOS is currentlythe most popular conflgmationof microcomputer,we have in- cludeda few hints and tips to help you use yourprinterwith such systems. SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwitha MicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstratethe capabilitiesof the printer.

Chapter 7 — Troubleshootingand maintenance

Thissectiongivesa checklistofpointsto checkif yourprinterisnotworking in the expectedway. It also includesdetailsof some routinemaintenance operationsyoucan carryoutyourself.It is not,however,a completeservice manual.Calla qualifiedserviceengineerif you areunsureof yourabilityto carry out any maintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter 8 — Specifications

This sectiongivesthe specificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9 — Charactersets

Thesechartsgivethe differentcharactersets available,and the differences betweennationalcharactersets (as set up with the DIP switches).

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Contents

MULTI-FONT LC-15 Page HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents DownloadCharacterCommands 103 Locating the Printer Chapter Check the cartoncontents Printer’s external parts Parts name of theprinter Seiting UP Install the ribboncartridgeMounttheplaten knob @IIU 1-4. Remoting the top cover Connection Interface cable Connector Loading Single Sheets Automaticloading Lever Manualloading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter Smocket cover Figurs 1-13.Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinterPage Paper unparking Paperparking Adjusting the Printing GAP Control Panel Operations Buttons and Indicators Online button PRINTPITCHbutton Paperfeed buttonSET/EJECTPARKbutton NLQ TYPESTYLEbutton POWER-UP Functions Short test mode Stay in panel pitch Print area test mode Hexadecimaldump Stay in panel styleStay in panel pitch and style Sample hexadecimal dump Next Lprint Return Form feed Switch Combination Functions Reversemicro-feed Topof formForwardmicro-feed Clearingthe buffer 1DIP.switches Location of the DIP Switches IBM Functions of the DIP SwitchesOFF Page France Ascii Printer Control Commands SelectNLQ characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft qualitycharacters Select Couriercharacters Select NLQ type styleSelect Sanserifcharacters Esci Select Oratorcharacterswithlower case Select Oratorcharacterswithsmall capitalsSelectitalic characters Se!ectuprightcharacters Canceldouble-strikeprinting CancelemphasizedprintingDouble-strikeprinting Start underlining Start overlining Stop underliningStop overlining Superscript Selectstandardcharacterset Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptSe/ect IBM characterset Select characterset #1 Selectinternationalcharacterset Enableprinting of all charactercodesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Selectslashzero Character Size and Pitch CommandsSelect normalzero Pica pitch Cancelexpandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCondensedprinting Expandedprinting Expandedprintingfor one line Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingSelectproportionalspacing Select fixed spacing Increasecharacterspacing Selectmasterprint modeSelect doubleor quadruplesize Both ESC h n Print double-heightcharacters Select charactersize Select characterheight, width,and line spacing Returnto normalheight Set line spacingto 1/8inch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacingto 7/72inch Set line spacingto 1/6 inch ExecuteESC a Set line spacingto n/72 inchLine feed Reverseline feed Performone n1216-inchreverse line feed Performone n/216-inchline feedFeedpapern lines Set top of page at currentposition Setpage length ton inches Set page length ton linesSet top margin Set bottommargin Disablepaper-outdetector Canceltop and bottommarginsEnablepaper-outdetector Returnto top of currentpage Set verticaltab stopseveryn lines Set verticaltab stopsSet verticaltab stops in channel Select verticaltab channel Verticaltab Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin BothI EsC l n Carriagereturn Set right margin Set automaticline feed Cancelautomaticline feedBackspace Leftjustify Rightjustify Reset all tab stopsSet horizontaltab stops Set horizontaltab stop everyn columns Relativehorizontaltab HorizontaltabAbsolutehorizontaltab in inches Absolutehorizontaltab in columns Print normal-density8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphicsSelectgraphicsmode Print 9-pingraphics Download Character CommandsCopystandardcharactersfrom ROMinto RAM Definedraft downloadcharacters Ml, m2, ..... roll DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Seled downloadcharacterset Definedownloadcharacters Select ROM characterset Select draft downloadcharactersetSelectNLC?downloadcharacterset Executemacroinstruction Definemacro instructionSet MSB to Set MSB to O Accept MSB as is Cancellast lineDelete last charactersent Immediateprint Setprinter off-line CancelimmediateprintSet printer on-line Bell Unidirectionalprinting BidirectionalprintingOne-lineunidirectionalprinting Manualfeed Auto feed ResetprinterEjectpaper fromASF Setprint startposition onASF Download Characters Definingthe attributedata Ascii Code Sampleprogram Assigningthe characterdata Lprint CHR$9 Millions of Dollars Lprint SCALE$ Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters N146 2nd Page MS-DOS and Your Printer Installing Application Software with Your Printer CPI Embedding Printer Commands Printer CCIMP4AND3 Acopy README. DOC PRN Atype README. DOC PRN Programming the Printer with DOS CommandsAPRINT/T Aedlin Nlqelite .~ Acopy Nlqelite . DAT PRN Aprint RIZADME.DOC Programming with Basic Lprint LPRINTE$ ’’A’’CHR$8 Data How theprogram works El it-e pitch 12 CPI Modificationsfor IBM mode Troubleshooting Troubleshooting and Maintenance Printing Powersupply ~g? Paper feeding Has the ASFoptionbeen selected with the DIP switch? Page Replacing the Print Head Maintenance ‘FYI\ \\ Page Memo Specifications DPI Millioncharactersdraftpica Busy ACK Character Sets Standard Character SET Page IBM Character SET #2 Page IBM Character SET #1 IBM Special Character SET International Character Sets Index IBM-PC,25 CKl Command Summary WC6’s b Escl 117 Page Starmicronicsdeutschlandgmbh STARMICRONICSAMERICA,INC