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Star Micronics LC-500 user manual Printer mode, Printer quality, Printer speed, LQ Draft, Draft LQ

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Printer mode

The relation between the printer quality and the printer speed is as follows:

Printer quality	LQ > Draft
Printer speed	Draft > LQ

The values inside the parentheses are print speed ratios with respect to LQ.

Character table / IBM character set

See Appendix B, “Character set” for details.

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Star Micronics LC-500 Printer mode, Printer quality, Printer speed, Character table / IBM character set, LQ Draft

Contents

USER’S MANUAL LC-500DOT MATRIX PRINTER CFA10ECEC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May CE Manufacturer’s Declaration of ConformityEC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU3. Control Panel Operations 2. Paper HandlingContents 1. Printer Setup5. Control Codes List 4. Using the EDS Mode6. Troubleshooting Appendix A. SpecificationsChoosing a place for the printer 1. Printer SetupUnpacking the printer The following illustrations show the major components of your printer Printer Components5 4 3 2 Opening the printer cover Installing the paper guidePrinter cover 5 4 3 2 Removing the printer coverConnecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and OFF 2. Turn the power off Installing the ribbon cassetteAdjustment lever 3. Set the adjustment lever to the highest position4. Open the printer cover Knob9. Close the printer cover Removing the ribbon cassette Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable2. Cut off the surplus part of the fastener Ferrite Core Installation3. With a regular screwdriver, unlatch and open the ferrite core You can also run the power cord under the printer Selecting paper types 2. Paper HandlingCut-sheet paper Fanfold paperLoading cut-sheet paper Paper Type Weight Per SheetThickness RecommendedThe paper will automatically be fed into the printer The following shows the recommended print area for cut-sheet paper Printing on cut-sheet paperLoading fanfold paper 4. Set the adjustment lever to the value that matches the thickness of the paper you are using. The setting for normal paper is 1. Set the lever to a larger value for thicker paper, or to a smaller value for thinner paper. See the table on page 15 for details 7. Now move the tractor on the right to the approximate position of the right side of the paper you are using. Pull its gray lever up to unlock it, and push the lever back down to lock it into place. Also move the sheet guide so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors 10. Turn the power on Fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paperPOWER P.E 3. Control Panel OperationsPRINT MODE indicator ON LINE indicatorControl panel functions in on-line mode Switching between on-line and off-linePrint mode selection Tear-off function fanfold paperPanel macro Panel lock modeLine feed Control panel functions in off-line modeSet/Park/Eject Form feedMicro paper feed Auto loading position change modeSet top of form TOF Buffer clear & All resetAbout EDS Mode settings 4. Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchPrinting the current EDS settings Selecting a EDS numberEDS-1 Use the information in the following table to change the EDS settingsBANK SW FUNCTIONPrinter quality Printer modePrinter speed Character table / IBM character setBANK SW EDS-2FUNCTION Auto CR with LF Quiet modeAuto LF with CR Saving Control Panel Status75% Compress mode Multi-part modeFF command / Eject direction Eject paper at Power ONPrint direction Print direction commandCR centering at top of form CR wiping at top/bottomBANK SW EDS-3FUNCTION See Appendix C, “Character set” for details International character setCode page EDS-4 Page length Cut-sheet paperBANK SW FUNCTIONEDS-5 Page length Fanfold paperBANK SW FUNCTIONESC/P mode 5. Control Codes ListESC 0 n 43 00 nESC k n Short test 6. TroubleshootingHexadecimal dump Long testor like this Adjusting the dot alignmentProblem Troubleshooting guidePossible Cause Recommended Action ProblemPossible Cause Possible Cause ProblemRecommended Action Possible Cause ProblemPossible Cause ProblemRecommended Action selected by your applicationAppendix A Specifications Cut-sheet paper PaperFanfold paper Parallel Interface Connector SignalsName FunctionIBM Graphics Character Set #2 Code Page #437 U.S.A Appendix B Character SetsItalic Character Set #2 Italic Character Set #1 IBM Graphics Character Set #1Code Page #850 Code Page #772Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437 Greek Code Page #851Latin-2 Code Page #858Code Page #863 Code Page #861Icelandic Canadian FrenchGreek Code Page #869Greek Code Page #2001Code Page #3002 Code Page #1001 ArabicEstonian-2 Lavian-1Lavian-2 Code Page #3012Bulgarian Code Page #3031IIBM-Russian Code Page #3840Gost Code Page #3843Hungarian Code Page #3845Turkish Code Page #3847International Character Set TEAR OFF Appendix C. Control Panel Operation GuideON LINE SET/PARKEUROPEAN OFFICE HEAD OFFICEGaudenz.Juon@dial.eunet.ch