Installing the ribbon cartridge | Star Micronics LC-6211 instruction

Installing the ribbon cartridge 5

Installing the ribbon cartridge

❏Make sure that printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

❏Open the front cover of the printer.

❏By hand, move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cartridge.

Cartridge holder

Important!

Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet. Doing so can damage the printer. If you have just used the printer, let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it.

❏Remove the ribbon cartridge from its package.

❏Rotate the knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon.

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Star Micronics LC-6211 user manual Installing the ribbon cartridge

Contents

LC-6211 Trademark acknowledgments Chapter About this manual Contents Paper Handling … Using the Printer with MS-DOS …Page Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Setup General guide General guide Opening the front cover Installing the platen knob Installing the ribbon cartridge Installing the ribbon cartridge Removing the ribbon cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off OFF O Loading paper Loading paper Sheet guide Loading paper Parking fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-line Form feed fanfold paper Paper loadingLine feed Paper eject cut-sheet paper Control Panel Operations Setting the top of form positionClearing a top of form setting Micro feed Tear-off function Setting the printing speedSetting the printing speed Category Setting Off Using the EDS Mode Entering the EDS Mode Entering the EDS Mode Tear-off EDS Mode SettingsRAM Usage Graphics Direction Line Spacing EDS Mode SettingsPrint Mode Paper Out Length Banking CharacterZero style Character Table Fanfold Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper Paper Handling Adjusting for paper thickness Automatic fanfold feeding Automatic fanfold feedingManual sheet feeding Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Manual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOS Testing the Printer Appendix a Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignment Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting System software’s printer Printed on Ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded To check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi Appendix B Speciﬁcations Emulation Optional Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets International Character Set Character Set #1 Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsPrint Pitch Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes Bit Image Graphic Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsSpecial Print Mode Commands Download Character Commands Line Spacing CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Appendix F Glossary Parallel 14, 15, 40 length MS-DOS Page Customer service information