Exiting the EDS Mode | Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, LC-1521

30Using the EDS Mode

Printing the current switch settings

❏In the EDS Mode, press the control panel’s PRINT button to print out the current switch settings. Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or off.

Checking the settings of switches in a bank

❏After selecting a bank, press the control panel’s STATUS button to view the status of each switch in that bank. The control panel’s font indicator is lit when the switch is on, and is not lit when the switch is off.

Lit Indicator	Selected Switch

A1	1

B2	2

C3	3

D4	4

E5	5

F6	6

Exiting the EDS Mode

❏Press the control panels EXIT button to exit the EDS Mode.

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Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTERS Printing the current switch settings, Checking the settings of switches in a bank

Contents

LC-1511 LC-1521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual Chapter Contents Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the EDS ModeUser Setup Utility Using the printer with Windows 95 Paper Handling Using the Printer with MS-DOSOptional Accessories Page Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer General guide General guide Opening the front cover Removing the protective materials Removing the protective materials Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cassette 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 Using the tear-off function Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel Operations Selecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a font Lit Indicators Meaning Setting the character pitchEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Control Panel Operations Form feed fanfold paper Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet 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 Saving a macro Clearing the printer’s buffer Entering the Multi-part Mode Initializing the printer Entering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a bank Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Selecting a bank Exiting the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settingsChecking the settings of switches in a bank Using the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Long Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 3 Line Spacing Switch 6 Quiet Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Print Mode Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 CR Centering Position Code SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Character Set Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank F User Setup Utility Installing the 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 To select a setting box Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment To change a setting Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer port Exiting the User Setup Utility Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleReturning to default settings Using the Help menu Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to print 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 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Cut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Adjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thickness Paper Handling Automatic fanfold feedingManual sheet feeding 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 Troubleshooting DOT Adjustment Setting 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 To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the driver setup Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Specifications Power Consumption LC-1521 Dimensions and WeightPower Supply Ribbon Type Optional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Pin Name Function Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #865 Nordic Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew 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 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information