LC-20
Trademark Acknowledgements
HOW to USE this Manual
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Features of the Printer
Table of Contents
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Index
Locating the Printer
Chapter
Checkthe cartoncontents
Parts name of theprinter
Lnsta// the ribboncartridge
Mounttheplaten knob
Setiwjg UP
Removing the lop cover
‘ h~,.kribbo
Connection
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Loading Single Sheets
Automaticloading
Loading a single sheet
Manualloading
Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms
Loadingthepaper
Figuru 7-11.Mount the fanfold psper over the sprockets
Gufo 1-12. Mountingthe paper guide for fanfold forms
Paperunparking
Paperparking
Adjusting the Printing GAP
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Control Panel Operations
Buttons and Indicators
On L/NE button
PITCHbutton
Paperfeed button
FONTbutton
POWER-UP Functions
Short test mode
Stay in panel pitch
Long test mode
Stay in panel font
Stay in panel pitch and font
Next Lprint
Hexadecimaldump
Ill
Form feed
Switch Combination Functions
Topof form
Paper Parking
Forwardmicro-feed
Clearingthe buffer
Reversemicro-feed
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Location of the DIP Switches
DIP Switch Settings
IBM
Functions of the DIP Switches
Inches OFF on 12 inches OFF OFF
Denmark/Norwaywhen switch2-1 is on
Printer Control Commands
Select draft qualitycharacters
Font Control Commands
Select draft elite characters
Select NLQ characters
Se!ectCouriercharacters
Select NLQ font
Select Sanserifcharacters
Select Oratorcharacterswithsmall capitals
Select italic characters
Select Oratorcharacterswith lower case
Select uprightcharacters
Emphasizedprinting
Canceldouble-strikeprinting
Cancelemphasjzedprjntjng
Double-strikeprinting
Start underlining
Start overlining
Stop underlining
Stop overlining
Superscript
Selectstandardcharacterset
Cancelsuperscriptor subscript
Select IBM characterset
Select characterset #1
Enable printing of all character codes on next character
Enableprinting of all charactercodes
Selectinternationalcharacterset
Select slash zero
Character Size and Pitch Commands
Select normalzero
Pica pitch
Cancelexpandedprinting
Cancelcondensedprinting
Condensedprinting
Expandedprinting
Expandedprinting for one /ine r
Cancelone-lineexpandedprinting
Selectproportionalspacing
Select fixed spacing
Increasecharacterspacing
Selectmasterprint mode
Select doubleor quadruplesize
Print double-heightcharacters
Select charactersize
Select characterheight, width,and line spacing
Returnto normalheight
Set line spacingto 1/8inch
Vertical Position Commands
Set line spacingto 7Y72inch
Set line spacingto 1/6inch
ExecuteESC a
Set line spacingto n/72 inch
Line feed
Reverseline feed
Performone n/216-inchreverseline feed
Performone n/216-imhline feed
Feedpaper n lines
Set top of page at currentposition
Setpage length ton lines
Cancelbottommargin
Set page length ton inches
Set bottommargin
Enablepaper-outdetector
Disablepaper-outdetector
Returnto top of currentpage
Set verticaltab stops everyn lines
Set verticaltab stops
Set verticaltab stops in channel
Select vertica/tab channel
Verticaltab
Horizontal Position Commands
Set left margin
Set left and right margins
Set right margin
Carriagereturn
Set automaticline feed
Cancelautomaticline feed
Backspace
Leftjustify
Rightjustify
Resetall tab stops
Set horizontaltab stops
Set horizontaltab stopseveryn columns
Relativehorizontaltab
Horizontaltab
Absolutehorizontaltab in inches
Absolutehorizontaltab in columns
Print normal-density8-bitgraphics
Graphics Commands
Print double-density8-bitgraphics
Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics
Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphics
Selectgraphics mode
Convertgraphicsdensity
Print 9-pingraphics
Define draft downloadcharacters
Download Character Commands
Definedraft downloadcharacters
DefineNLQ downloadcharacters
Select downloadcharacterset
Copy characterset from ROM into RAM
Select draft elite downloadcharacterset
Select draft downloadcharacterset
Select NLQ downloadcharacterset
Select ROM characterset
Set MSB to
Cancellast line
Set MSB to O
Accept MSB as is
Quietprint
Cancelquietprint
Set printer off-line
Setprinter on-line
Bidirectionalprinting
Bell
Unidirectiona/printing
One-1ineunidirectionalprinting
Auto feed
Resetprinter
Ejectpaper fromASF
Setprint startposition onASF
Designing Your OWN Draft Characters
Download Characters
Definingthe attributedata
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Samp/eprogram
Assigningthe characterdata
LLlEL EX’
Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters
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MS-DOS and Your Printer
Installing Application Software with Your Printer
CPI
Embedding Printer Commands
Printer Commands
Programming the Printer with DOS Commands
ESC
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Programming with Basic
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
If the Power indicatordoes not illuminate,checkthe following
If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following
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Check Possibleremedy
Relativetothepage
Replacing the Print Head
Maintenance
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Specifications
DPI
Ribhntife ~fi~.~fi~ Imillion charactersdraft pica
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Character Sets
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Standard Character SET #2
International Character Sets
IBM Character SET #2
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IBM CH/ ,RAC’‘ER SET
IBM Special Character SET
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Index
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Command Summary
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