Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode | Star Micronics LC-200 guide

BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT MODE

This mode is used to adjustthe alignmentof the print head on successive bidirectionalpasses.Aftera periodof somemonths,yourprintermay work itself out of alignmenton left and right printingpasses. This will be most evidentin NLQ printing.This mode will probablybe used very rarely.

1.Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holdingdown the

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() and ( LINE ) buttons. The printer will then print somethinglike the following:

2.The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwardsduring this operation,allowingyou to view the paper for optimumalignment.

3.To adjustthepnnting, usethe( S, ..T &A,. [,1 )and (PAPERFEED) buttons. The( sEJAc#~(.I: )button will move the second pass to the left. The (PAPER FEED) buttonwill move the secondpass to the right.

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—-CURRENT		–1	:	/////	///////////////////////////./	///////!/////////
CPAPEB FEED *CURRENT		o	:	l//llllllll///ll/l/////////////////’///////////////

4.Whenthetwopassesare alignedwitheachotherto formonecontinuous line, the bidirectionalalignmenttest is completed.

5.To savethecorrectedvalueandto exitfromthismode,pressthe _ button.

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	CURRENT	1	: //////////!///////////////////////////////////////
~	CURRENT	o:	/////////////////////////////////////////////////’/
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NOTE:If you want to print NLQ characters unidirectionally,press the CPAPERFEED) button several times until the “UNI” message ap- pears.

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Star Micronics LC-200 user manual Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode

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 Mountingtheplaten knob Install the ribboncartridgeand the roller unitSeiting UP ~~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 Form feed Switch Combination FunctionsTopof form Reversemicro-feed Forwardmicro-feedChangingthe auto loading value Selectingtheprint color Clearingthe buffer/Allreset StoreMacroDefinition Page HOW to SET the EDS Mode Default Settings OFF Functions of the EDS SettingsStandard IBM Page OFF On on OFF On on on Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Mode Ascii Printer Control Commands Select draft quality characters Font Control CommandsSelect AU 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 Select IBM codepage Select internationalcharactersetS.A Enable printing of all character codes on next character Enableprinting of all charactercodesSelect slashzero Select normalzero Elitepitch Character Size and Pitch CommandsCondensedprinting Cancelexpandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingExpandedprinting Select masterprint mode Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingSelectproportionalspacing Select fixed spacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Increasecharacterspacing Print double-heightcharacters Select charactersizeReturn to normalheight Select characterheight, width,and line spacing Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacingto 1/8inch 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 page length ton inches CancelbottommarginSet bottommargin Enablepaper-outdetector Disablepaper-outdetectorReturnto top of currentpage Set verticaltab stops Set verticaltab stops in channel Set verticaltab stopseveryn linesSelect verticaltab channel Verticaltab Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet right 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 inches RelativehorizontalAbsolutehorizontaltab in columns Print normal-density8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Selectgraphicsmode Print quadruple-density8-bitgraphicsConvertgraphicsdensity Print 9-pingraphics Definedraft downloadcharacters Download Character Commands Define draft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Select downloadcharacterset Copy characterset from ROM into RAMShift downloadcharacterarea 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 Next Lprint SCALE$Lprint CHR$27 UT Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters Assigningthe characterdata with the Standard mode 128 Lprint H U.S. Exportsv Reaii MMLprint AUTOSUCHR$9 Next 1410 Assigningthe characterdata with the IBM mode Lprint U S . Exports Readmm Lprint CHR$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