Star Micronics LC-1511, LC-1521, DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, HA15 80825072

Q

Quiet Print Mode 24 selecting 33

R

ribbon cassette installing 6 removing 8 taking up slack in 7

S

serial interface unit 67 serial-to-parallel converter 69 setup

printer 1 specifications

cut-sheet paper 62 fanfold paper 62 labels 63 printer 81

serial interface unit 68 serial-to-parallel converter 69

system software settings MS-DOS 80 Windows 79

T

tear-off function 18, 24

test

long 71 short 70 test print 70

top of form setting 24

troubleshooting 70 guide 73

TrueType fonts installing 50

U

unidirectional printing 32 unpacking 2, 4

User Setup Utility Adjust window 42 adjusting dot alignment 43 default settings 45 exiting 45

Font window 42 General window 42 Help menu 45 importing setup data 45 installing 40

Paper window 42 printer port 44

saving configuration file 44 starting 41

V

voltage 2, 11

W

Windows 3.1 default printer 48

getting ready to print 48 selecting fonts 51 setting up for 46

Windows 95 installing fonts 58 Preparing to print 55 setting up 52

Z

zero style selecting 32

Image 113

Star Micronics LC-1511, LC-1521, DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, HA15 80825072 user manual

Contents

LC-1511 LC-1521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments Chapter About this manual Contents User Setup Utility Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the printer with Windows 95 Paper Handling Using the Printer with MS-DOSOptional Accessories Page Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Setup General guide 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 Paper Type Paper Guide Angle Standing up the paper guideDegree angle Fanfold paper Degree angle Cut-sheet paper Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUnparking 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 Lit Indicator Font Entering the Font Lock ModeSelecting a font Selecting a font Entering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitchLit Indicators Meaning Control Panel Operations Paper eject cut-sheet paper Line feedForm feed fanfold paper Micro feed Tear-off function fanfold paper Setting the top of form positionSelecting the Quiet Print Mode 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 Entering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchSelecting a bank Selecting a bank Checking the settings of switches in a bank Printing the current switch settingsExiting the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Switch 3 Line Spacing Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitch 6 Quiet Print Mode Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 CR Centering Position 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 Installing the User Setup Utility User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility To select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust SettingsUser Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a setting Changing the printer port Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settings Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menu Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Getting ready to print Using the Printer with Windows Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applications Setting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOS Selecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Adjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thickness Manual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feedingPaper Handling Thickness Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jams Preparing the printer Optional AccessoriesAutomatic Sheet Feeder SF-15HA Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HA Pull Tractor Unit PT-15HASerial Interface Unit IS-8H192 and IS-32H768 Speciﬁcations IS-32H768 Optional AccessoriesSpeciﬁcations IS-8H192 Speciﬁcations Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8KSerial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingTesting the printer Long test Hexadecimal dumpHexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting guide Jamming paper 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 Checking system software settings in Windows 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 Specifications Power Supply Dimensions and WeightPower Consumption LC-1521 Ribbon Type Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Pin Name Function Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Appendix D Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Character Sets Code Page #860 Portuguese IBM Special Character SetCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #866 Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3844 Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 Maltese Appendix E Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsDescription Mode Ascii Code Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control CommandsTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Special Print Mode CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary ON-LINE Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuidePage MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information