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Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Paper Handling

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❏Adjust the paper guide to the position you want.

Note that the ▼ mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be.

Paper guide	Scale

❏Making sure that the left edge of the paper is against the paper guide, insert straight a sheet of paper into the front of the printer as far as it will go. The paper will automatically be fed into the printer.

Paper guide

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❏Start the printing operation from your software application.

❏After printing is complete, press LF while the printer is on line to eject the paper from the printer.

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Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Paper Handling

Contents

DOT MATRIX PRINTER LC-7211USER’S MANUAL Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference StatementCE Manufacturers Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 MayIBM PC, IBM Proprinter, IBM Proprinter2, IBM Proprinter Trademark acknowledgmentsEX-800, FX-850, LX-810, LX-850 Seiko Epson Corporation About this manual ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting toContents Chapter 1 Printer SetupChapter 2 Control Panel Operations Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeChapter 4 User Setup Utility Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95 Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpChapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Chapter 10 Optional Accessory Appendix A TroubleshootingAppendix D Character Sets Appendix E Printer Control Codes Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuideChapter 1 Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideFront cover Adjustment lever Paper guide Power switch Control panelRemoving the protective materials Installing the platen knob4 Printer Setup Opening the front cover Installing the ribbon cassetteOpening the front cover 6 Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassetteConnecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 8 Printer SetupLoading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paperFanfold Cut-sheet Release lever 10 Printer SetupAdjustment lever Pin tractor Loading fanfold paperSheet guide 12 Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUsing the tear-off function 14 Printer SetupParking fanfold paper Unparking fanfold paperConnecting to your computer Connecting to your computer16 Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Chapter 2 Control Panel OperationsPaper loading Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paperSetting the top of form position Setting the print modeMicro feed Tear-off function fanfold paperSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Selecting a fontChanging the auto load position 20 Control Panel OperationsSaving a macro Saving a macro22 Control Panel Operations Clearing the printer’s bufferInitializing the printer Entering the EDS Mode Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Selecting a switch Changing a switch setting24 Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Printing the current switch settings26 Using the EDS Mode Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out DetectorSwitch 6 Not used BANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-offEDS Mode Settings Switch 5 Zero StyleSwitch 6 Reserved BANK C Switches 1, 2 Print Mode Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchBANK E Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character Set 28 Using the EDS ModeBANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length EDS Mode Settings Canadian French30 Using the EDS Mode NameCountry RemarksEDS Mode Settings #928Commonly used for DOS #77232 Using the EDS Mode BANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection EDS Mode SettingsChapter 4 User Setup Utility Installing the User Setup UtilityStarting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup UtilityTo select a window Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings36 User Setup Utility Adjusting the dot alignment Adjusting the dot alignmentTo select a setting box To change a settingSaving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle 38 User Setup UtilityChanging the printer port Port Lpt1 Com1 Com2Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle Returning to default settingsExiting the User Setup Utility Using the Help menuChapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 42 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to printPrinting a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts 44 Using the Printer with WindowsSelecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applicationsChapter 6 Using the printer with Windows Setting up the printer in WindowsSetting up the printer in Windows 95 48 Using the printer with Windows the Microsoft Windows 95 User’s Guide Preparing to printPreparing to print 50 Using the printer with Windows Printing a documentTo print from any Windows 95 application, proceed as follows Printing a documentPrinting a document 52 Using the printer with Windows Installing TrueType fontsChapter 7 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 WarpPrinting a document 54 Using the Printer with OS/2 WarpGetting ready to print Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSChapter 9 Paper Handling Selecting paper typesCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessBacking sheet 4.5″ to 12″ / 114 to 305 mmAutomatic fanfold feeding 58 Paper HandlingManual sheet feeding Manual sheet feeding60 Paper Handling Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsChapter 10 Optional Accessory Connecting the Interface ConverterFunction Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSetting the converter’s DIP switches 64 Optional Accessory SwitchDOS/Windows Setting Data LengthLong test Appendix A TroubleshootingShort test Adjusting the dot alignment 66 TroubleshootingHexadecimal dump The printer will print something like the following Troubleshooting guide 68 TroubleshootingProblem Possible CauseProblem Possible CausePossible Cause 70 TroubleshootingProblem Problem Possible CausePossible Cause 72 TroubleshootingProblem Problem Possible CauseChecking system software settings in Windows 74 TroubleshootingTo check the default printer selection To check the Driver SetupTo check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the application printer selection Appendix B Speciﬁcations Operating temperature9 × 9H 30% to 80% noncondensingLabels Optional Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set80 Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1IBM Special Character Set Code Page #860 PortugueseCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic82 Character Sets Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 NordicCode Page #3841 Gost-Russian Code Page #3844 CS2Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian84 Character Sets Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNTCode Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #43786 Character Sets Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 GreekCode Page #774 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian188 Character Sets Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 BulgarianFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes90 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 Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands 92 Printer Control CodesHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Continued Other CommandsDescription Modeadjustment lever Switch settingsQuiet mode Appendix F GlossaryFont Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuideMICRO FEED Page Page Page Customer service information Customer response