Printer Components | Star Micronics LC-500 specification

Printer Components

The following illustrations show the major components of your printer.

Printer cover

Control panel

Power switch

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Paper guide

Platen knob

Adjustment lever

Parallel interface connector

Power cord

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Star Micronics LC-500 user manual Printer Components

Contents

LC-500 EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May Contents Control Codes List Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Components Opening the printer cover Installing the paper guide Removing the printer cover Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power on and OFF Installing the ribbon cassette Set the adjustment lever to the highest position Knob Removing the ribbon cassette Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable Ferrite Core Installation You can also run the power cord under the printer Fanfold paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-sheet paper Loading cut-sheet paper Paper Type Weight Per Sheet Thickness Recommended Control panel Paper Printing on cut-sheet paper Loading fanfold paper Adjustment lever Pin tractor Sheet guides Page Fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Control Panel Operations Power Tear-off function fanfold paper Switching between on-line and off-lineControl panel functions in on-line mode Print mode selection Panel macro Panel lock mode Form feed Control panel functions in off-line modeLine feed Set/Park/Eject Micro paper feed Auto loading position change mode Set top of form TOF Buffer clear & All reset About EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Selecting a EDS number Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Printing the current EDS settings EDS-1 Character table / IBM character set Printer mode EDS-2 Saving Control Panel Status Quiet modeAuto CR with LF Auto LF with CR Eject paper at Power on Multi-part mode75% Compress mode FF command / Eject direction CR wiping at top/bottom Print direction commandPrint direction CR centering at top of form EDS-3 Code International character set EDS-4 Length Cut-sheet paper Length Fanfold paper ESC/P mode Control Codes List RAM ESC OCR B Short test Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dump Long test May come out looking like one of the following Adjusting the dot alignment Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guide Problem Printer’s air vents are blocked or obstructed Problem Possible Cause Program Printing System Appendix a Specifications Paper Parallel Interface Connector Signals Appendix B Character Sets IBM Graphics Character Set #1 Italic Character Set #1 Code Page #737 Code Page #851 Nordic Russian Code Page #869 Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #3002 Code Page #3012 CS2 Code Page #3845 International Character Set Appendix C. Control Panel Operation Guide Head Office European Office