Star Micronics LC-7211 guide

A

application printer selection checking 75

auto LF with CR 26

auto load position changing 20

auto tear-off 26 AUTOEXEC.BAT 75

B

bidirectional printing 26

C

cable parallel 15

port connection 75 carton contents 2

Character Set IBM #1 80 IBM #2 80 IBM Special 81 international 79 standard italic 79

character sets tables 79

character table 25

Code Page

Brazil-ABICOMP 84

Brazil-ABNT 84

Canadian French 82

CS2 83

Gost-Russian 83

Greek 85, 86

Hungarian 83

IBM-Russian 82

Icelandic 81

Latin-2 84

Multi-lingual 81

Nordic 82

Polish 83

Portuguese 81

Russian 82

Turkish 84

connecting

to your computer 15

cut-sheet paper ejecting 18 manual feeding 59 specifications 56

D

default printer 48

default printer selection checking 74

dot alignment 37, 66 download buffer 25

E

EDS Mode

default settings 23 definition 23 entering 23 exiting 25 printing settings 25 settings 25

using 23 eject 18

Electronic DIP Switches 23 emulation 25

F

fanfold paper automatic feeding 59 form feed 18

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Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual

Contents

LC-7211 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual Chapter Contents Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the EDS ModeUser Setup Utility Using the printer with Windows 95 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Paper HandlingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer General guide General guide Installing the platen knob Removing the protective materials Opening the front cover Installing the ribbon cassetteOpening the front cover Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off OFF O Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Fanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Sheet guide Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionParking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel Operations Paper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Setting the top of form position Setting the print modeMicro feed Tear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeSelecting a font Saving a macro Saving a macro Clearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printer Entering the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a switch Changing a switch settingUsing the EDS Mode Selecting a bank EDS Mode Settings Printing the current switch settingsExiting the EDS Mode Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Switch 6 Not usedSwitch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 5 Zero Style Switch 6 ReservedSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character Set SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank F User Setup Utility Installing the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup Utility To select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust SettingsUser Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a setting Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer port Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menu Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applications Setting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Paper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold Paper Envelope Adjusting for paper thicknessAdjusting for paper thickness Automatic fanfold feeding Paper Handling Manual sheet feeding Manual sheet feeding Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jams Optional Accessory Connecting the Interface Converter Function Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSetting the converter’s DIP switches Data Length Switch DOS/Windows SettingParity Protocol Long test Appendix a TroubleshootingShort test Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible Cause Interface cable is Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Print head Dealer for repair To check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the application printer selection Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpi Envelope Optional Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #866 RussianCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3846 Turkish Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Code Page #869 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBLCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3012 Latvian2 Code Page #3031 HebrewCode Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 Maltese Font and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control CommandsTop/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Special Print Mode CommandsBit Image Graphic Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information