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Star Micronics LC-500 user manual Printer Components, 5 4 3 2

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Printer Components

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 Printer Components, The following illustrations show the major components of your printer, 5 4 3 2

Contents

CFA10EC LC-500USER’S MANUAL DOT MATRIX PRINTERThe above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU CE Manufacturer’s Declaration of ConformityEC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July1. Printer Setup 2. Paper Handling3. Control Panel Operations ContentsAppendix A. Specifications 4. Using the EDS Mode5. Control Codes List 6. TroubleshootingChoosing 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 cassetteKnob 3. Set the adjustment lever to the highest positionAdjustment lever 4. Open the printer cover9. 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 Fanfold paper 2. Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-sheet paperLoading cut-sheet paper Recommended Weight Per SheetPaper Type ThicknessThe 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 paperON LINE indicator 3. Control Panel OperationsPOWER P.E PRINT MODE indicatorTear-off function fanfold paper Switching between on-line and off-lineControl panel functions in on-line mode Print mode selectionPanel macro Panel lock modeForm feed Control panel functions in off-line modeLine feed Set/Park/EjectMicro 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 Selecting a EDS number Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Printing the current EDS settingsFUNCTION Use the information in the following table to change the EDS settingsEDS-1 BANK SWCharacter table / IBM character set Printer modePrinter quality Printer speedBANK SW EDS-2FUNCTION Saving Control Panel Status Quiet modeAuto CR with LF Auto LF with CREject paper at Power ON Multi-part mode75% Compress mode FF command / Eject directionCR wiping at top/bottom Print direction commandPrint direction CR centering at top of formBANK SW EDS-3FUNCTION See Appendix C, “Character set” for details International character setCode page FUNCTION Page length Cut-sheet paperEDS-4 BANK SWFUNCTION Page length Fanfold paperEDS-5 BANK SWESC/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 Problemselected by your application ProblemPossible Cause Recommended ActionAppendix A Specifications Cut-sheet paper PaperFanfold paper Function Connector SignalsParallel Interface NameIBM 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 Code Page #858 Code Page #851Greek Latin-2Canadian French Code Page #861Code Page #863 IcelandicCode Page #2001 Code Page #869Greek GreekLavian-1 Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #3002 Estonian-2Code Page #3031 Code Page #3012Lavian-2 BulgarianCode Page #3843 Code Page #3840IIBM-Russian GostCode Page #3847 Code Page #3845Hungarian TurkishInternational Character Set SET/PARK Appendix C. Control Panel Operation GuideTEAR OFF ON LINEEUROPEAN OFFICE HEAD OFFICEGaudenz.Juon@dial.eunet.ch