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LC-500 user manual IBM Graphics Character Set #1, Italic Character Set #1
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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
Code list
Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and OFF
Problem
Buffer clear & All reset
Printer Setup
FF command / Eject direction
Connector Signals
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Contents
USER’S MANUAL
LC-500
DOT MATRIX PRINTER
CFA10EC
EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May
CE Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July
The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU
3. Control Panel Operations
2. Paper Handling
Contents
1. Printer Setup
5. Control Codes List
4. Using the EDS Mode
6. Troubleshooting
Appendix A. Specifications
Choosing a place for the printer
1. Printer Setup
Unpacking the printer
The following illustrations show the major components of your printer
Printer Components
5 4 3 2
Opening the printer cover
Installing the paper guide
Printer cover
5 4 3 2
Removing the printer cover
Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and OFF
2. Turn the power off
Installing the ribbon cassette
Adjustment lever
3. Set the adjustment lever to the highest position
4. Open the printer cover
Knob
9. Close the printer cover
Removing the ribbon cassette
Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable
2. Cut off the surplus part of the fastener
Ferrite Core Installation
3. 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 Handling
Cut-sheet paper
Fanfold paper
Loading cut-sheet paper
Paper Type
Weight Per Sheet
Thickness
Recommended
The paper will automatically be fed into the printer
The following shows the recommended print area for cut-sheet paper
Printing on cut-sheet paper
Loading 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 paper
Unparking fanfold paper
Parking fanfold paper
POWER P.E
3. Control Panel Operations
PRINT MODE indicator
ON LINE indicator
Control panel functions in on-line mode
Switching between on-line and off-line
Print mode selection
Tear-off function fanfold paper
Panel macro
Panel lock mode
Line feed
Control panel functions in off-line mode
Set/Park/Eject
Form feed
Micro paper feed
Auto loading position change mode
Set top of form TOF
Buffer clear & All reset
About EDS Mode settings
4. Using the EDS Mode
Entering the EDS Mode
Changing a switch setting
Selecting a switch
Printing the current EDS settings
Selecting a EDS number
EDS-1
Use the information in the following table to change the EDS settings
BANK SW
FUNCTION
Printer quality
Printer mode
Printer speed
Character table / IBM character set
BANK SW
EDS-2
FUNCTION
Auto CR with LF
Quiet mode
Auto LF with CR
Saving Control Panel Status
75% Compress mode
Multi-part mode
FF command / Eject direction
Eject paper at Power ON
Print direction
Print direction command
CR centering at top of form
CR wiping at top/bottom
BANK SW
EDS-3
FUNCTION
See Appendix C, “Character set” for details
International character set
Code page
EDS-4
Page length Cut-sheet paper
BANK SW
FUNCTION
EDS-5
Page length Fanfold paper
BANK SW
FUNCTION
ESC/P mode
5. Control Codes List
ESC 0 n
43 00 n
ESC k n
Short test
6. Troubleshooting
Hexadecimal dump
Long test
or like this
Adjusting the dot alignment
Problem
Troubleshooting guide
Possible Cause
Recommended Action
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Cause
Problem
Recommended Action
Possible Cause
Problem
Possible Cause
Problem
Recommended Action
selected by your application
Appendix A Specifications
Cut-sheet paper
Paper
Fanfold paper
Parallel Interface
Connector Signals
Name
Function
IBM Graphics Character Set #2 Code Page #437 U.S.A
Appendix B Character Sets
Italic Character Set #2
Italic Character Set #1
IBM Graphics Character Set #1
Code Page #850
Code Page #772
Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437
Greek
Code Page #851
Latin-2
Code Page #858
Code Page #863
Code Page #861
Icelandic
Canadian French
Greek
Code Page #869
Greek
Code Page #2001
Code Page #3002
Code Page #1001 Arabic
Estonian-2
Lavian-1
Lavian-2
Code Page #3012
Bulgarian
Code Page #3031
IIBM-Russian
Code Page #3840
Gost
Code Page #3843
Hungarian
Code Page #3845
Turkish
Code Page #3847
International Character Set
TEAR OFF
Appendix C. Control Panel Operation Guide
ON LINE
SET/PARK
EUROPEAN OFFICE
HEAD OFFICE
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