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

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DOT MATRIX PRINTERS LC-1511 LC-1521USER’S MANUAL Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference StatementCE Manufacturers Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 MayTrademark acknowledgments About this manual ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting toContents Chapter 1 Printer SetupChapter 2 Control Panel Operations Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode Chapter 4 User Setup UtilityChapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Chapter 10 Optional AccessoriesAppendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Speciﬁcations Chapter 9 Paper HandlingPage Chapter 1 Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideRemoving the protective materials 4 Printer SetupOpening the front cover Removing the protective materials 6 Printer Setup Installing the platen knobInstalling the ribbon cassette Ribbon cassette Cut-out Installing the ribbon cassetteTension knob 8 Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassetteInstalling the paper guide Installing the paper guide10 Printer Setup Standing up the paper guideConnecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off12 Printer Setup Loading fanfold paperLoading fanfold paper 14 Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Turn on the printer16 Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paperParking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper 18 Printer Setup Using the tear-off functionConnecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Switching between on-line and off-line Chapter 2 Control Panel OperationsFont lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts Selecting a fontEntering the Font Lock Mode Selecting a fontSetting the character pitch Pitch lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fontsEntering the Pitch Lock Mode 22 Control Panel OperationsLine feed Paper eject cut-sheet paperForm feed fanfold paper Micro feedSetting the top of form position Tear-off function fanfold paperSelecting the Quiet Print Mode 24 Control Panel OperationsChanging the auto load position Changing the auto load position26 Control Panel Operations Saving a macroClearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeEntering the EDS Mode Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingSelecting a bank Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Checking the settings of switches in a bank30 Using the EDS Mode Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings EDS Mode SettingsBANK A Switch 1 Emulation Switch 2 Character Table32 Using the EDS Mode Switch 6 Multi-Part ModeBANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-off LongBANK C Switches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitch 6 Quiet EDS Mode Settings34 Using the EDS Mode BANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 CR Centering Position BANK E Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character SetEDS Mode Settings Canadian French36 Using the EDS Mode NameCountry RemarksEDS Mode Settings #928Commonly used for DOS #77238 Using the EDS Mode BANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection EDS Mode SettingsChapter 4 User Setup Utility Installing the User Setup UtilityStarting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup UtilityTo select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings42 User Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle 44 User Setup UtilityChanging the printer port Port Lpt1 Com1 Com2Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menuChapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 48 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to printPrinting a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts 50 Using the Printer with WindowsSelecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applicationsChapter 6 Using the printer with Windows Setting up the printer in WindowsSetting up the printer in Windows 95 54 Using the printer with Windows the Microsoft Windows 95 User’s Guide Preparing to printPreparing to print 56 Using the printer with Windows Printing a documentTo print from any Windows 95 application, proceed as follows Printing a documentPrinting a document 58 Using the printer with Windows Installing TrueType fontsChapter 7 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 WarpPrinting a document 60 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpGetting ready to print Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSChapter 9 Paper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thickness4.5″ to 16.5″ / 114 to 419mm Backing sheet64 Paper Handling Automatic fanfold feedingManual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsPreparing the printer Chapter 10 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 68 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 Adjusting the dot alignment 72 TroubleshootingDOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING DRAFT Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible CausePossible Cause 74 TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause 76 TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause 78 TroubleshootingProblem Checking system software settings in Windows Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the driver setupTo check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOS80 Troubleshooting Appendix B Speciﬁcations 82 Specifications PaperCut-sheet manual feeding Cut-sheet with optional automatic sheet feederMonochrome Y9WH, Black only Optional Serial Interface IS-8H192 and SPC-8K Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set86 Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic88 Character Sets Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 NordicCode Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844 CS2Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian90 Character Sets Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNTCode Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #43792 Character Sets Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 GreekCode Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian194 Character Sets Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 BulgarianFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes96 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 Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands 98 Printer Control CodesHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Continued Other CommandsDescription Modeadjustment lever Switch settingsAppendix F Glossary Centronics cableAppendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Page Page 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