Connectingtheprinter to your computer | Star Micronics LC-200

Connectingtheprinter to your computer

Connectthe printer to your computerusing a standardparallel interface cable.On a PC or PC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthat youusethe 25-pin D-typeconnectorat the computerend, andthe Amphenol-type36-pincon- nector at the printer end. The contlgurationof the printer’s connectoris given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connectingto another computer.

If youneed to connectto a serialport,use the optionalSerial-Parallelcon- verter, SPC-8K.

Interface cable

Figure 1-8.Connecting the interface cable

Plug the printer into a suitable outlet. However, DO NOT turn on the power switch at the front of the printer yet.

NOTE: To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the wall socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to access.

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Star Micronics LC-200 user manual Connectingtheprinter to your computer, Connecting the interface cable

Contents

LC-200 LC-200 Page HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Download Characters Printer Control Commands 113 Locating the Printer Chapter Checkingthe carton contents Printer’s external parts Identifyingprinterparts Seiting UP Install the ribboncartridgeand the roller unitMountingtheplaten knob ~~cketson the cartridge itself Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield Figur@1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer Connecting the interface cable Connectingtheprinter to your computer Loading Single Sheets Automaticloading Lever Manualloading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loadingthepaper from the rear of theprinter 73.Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units Cover 75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding Loadingthepaper from the bottomof theprinter Paperparking Paper unparking Loading MULTI-PART Forms 17. Location of the adjustment lever Adjusting the Printing GAP Single Control Panel Operations Buttons and Indicators Paperfeed button Online button Pitch button SET/EJECT/PARKbutton Font button POWER-UP Functions Short test mode Long self-test Long test mode Stay in Panel Pitch Print area test modeStay in Panel Font Stay in Panel Pitch and Font Next Lprint Hexadecimaldump Figura 2-6.Sample hexadecimal dump with IBM-PC Return Topof form Switch Combination FunctionsForm feed Changingthe auto loading value Forwardmicro-feedReversemicro-feed Selectingtheprint color Clearingthe buffer/Allreset StoreMacroDefinition Page HOW to SET the EDS Mode Default Settings Standard IBM Functions of the EDS SettingsOFF Page OFF On on OFF On on on Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode Ascii Printer Control Commands Select AU characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft quality characters Select Couriercharacters Select NLQ fontSelect Sanserlfcharacters Select Script characters Select italic characters Select OratorcharactersSelect NLQ italic characters Select uprightcharacters Canceldouble-strikeprinting CancelemphasizedprintingDouble-strikeprinting Start underlining Stop werlining Stop underliningSuperscript Subscript Selectstandardcharacterset Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptSelect IBM characterset Select characterset #1 S.A Select internationalcharactersetSelect IBM codepage Enable printing of all character codes on next character Enableprinting of all charactercodesSelect slashzero Select normalzero Condensedprinting Character Size and Pitch CommandsElitepitch Expandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCancelexpandedprinting Select masterprint mode Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingSelectproportionalspacing Select fixed spacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Increasecharacterspacing Return to normalheight Select charactersizePrint double-heightcharacters Set line spacingto 1/8inch Vertical Position CommandsSelect characterheight, width,and line spacing Set line spacing to 1/6inch Set line spacing to 7~2 inchSet line spacingto n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/72 inch Line feed ExecuteESC aReverseline feed Performone n/216-inchline feed Feedpaper n lines Performone n/216-inchreverseline feedSet top of page at currentposition Setpage length ton lines Set bottommargin CancelbottommarginSet page length ton inches Enablepaper-outdetector Disablepaper-outdetectorReturnto top of currentpage Set verticaltab stops Set verticaltab stops in channel Set verticaltab stopseveryn linesSelect verticaltab channel Verticaltab Set right margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Set left and right margins Cancelautomaticine feedCarriagereturn Set automaticline feed Centertext LeftjustifyRightjustify Fulljustify Set horizontaltab stops Reset all tab stopsSet horizontaltab stopsevery n columns Horizontaltab Absolutehorizontaltab in columns RelativehorizontalAbsolutehorizontaltab in inches Print normal-density8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphicsSelectgraphicsmode Print 9-pingraphics Definedraft downloadcharacters Download Character Commands Define draft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Shift downloadcharacterarea Copy characterset from ROM into RAMSelect downloadcharacterset Select draft elite downloadcharacterset Select draft downloadcharactersetSelect NLQ downloadcharacterset Select NLQ italic downloadcharacterset Selectprint color Color Selection CommandsWect Black Select magenta Violet Select cyanSelect yellow Select orange Set MSB to Cancellast lineSet MSB to O Accept MSB as is Quietprint Cancelauiet mintSet printer off-line Setprinter on-line Bidimctiona!printing BellUnidirectionalprinting One-lineunidirectionalprinting Auto feed ResetprinterEjecfpaper fromASF Set print startposition onASF Memo Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Download Characters Definingthe attributedata Assigningthe characterdata Lprint U.S. Exportsm Sampleprogram Lprint CHR$27 UT Lprint SCALE$Next Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters Assigningthe characterdata with the Standard mode 128 Lprint AUTOSUCHR$9 Reaii MMLprint H U.S. Exportsv Next 1410 Assigningthe characterdata with the IBM mode Lprint U S . Exports Readmm Lprint CHR$MM Nexti Lprint Lprint AUTOS’’CHR$9Nexti Lprint Lprint GUNS’’CHR$9 Nexti AP . Exports Page MS-DOS and Your Printer Installing Application Software with Your Printer CPI Embedding Printer Commands Printer Commands Programming the Printer with DOS Commands XlV !VA Acopy Nlqelite .DAT PFfN Aprint Readme .DOc ‘Escape code Iolo E$=CHR27$ Programming with Basic 1520 2330 How theprogram works ~ = 1-1d e- d .Dwble+ieight, 10uk1e-5ized 106 Troubleshooting Maintenance Printing Powersupply If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following Is thepapertoothick? Paper feeding Is there toomuchpaperinthe paperfeedhopperorstacker? 112 Replacing the Print Head Maintenance Hea NLQ Specifications T m 117 B d A e Chapter Standard Character SET #1 Page Standard Character SET #2 International Character Sets IBM Character SET #2 125 Code Page #850 Multi-1ingual Llm Page Re#863 Canadian Fre\ ch Code Page #865 Nordic IBM Character SET #1 IBM Special Character SET Index Page Page Command Summary 137 138 IBM Mode 140 141