Optional Accessory | Star Micronics LC-7211 manual

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Chapter 10: Optional Accessory

This chapter explains how to connect and set up the following optional accessory that is available for this printer:

❏Serial-to-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)

Important!

Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories.

Connecting the Interface Converter

❏Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet.

❏Set the DIP switches on the SPC-8K to the settings you want to use before you connect it to your printer.

See the following section for details on how to set the DIP switches

❏Plug the interface converter’s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips.

Interface converter

❏Plug one end of a serial cable into the serial interface connector’s 25-pin D- TYPE connector.

Serial cable

Serial interface connector

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Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Optional Accessory, Connecting the Interface Converter

Contents

LC-7211 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual Chapter Contents User Setup Utility Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the printer with Windows 95Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp 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 Parking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computer Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel Operations Paper eject cut-sheet paper Paper loadingLine feed Form feed fanfold paper Micro feed Setting the top of form positionSetting the print mode Tear-off function fanfold paper Selecting a font Selecting the Quiet Print ModeChanging the auto load position Saving a macro Saving a macro Clearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printer About EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Selecting a bank Exiting the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settingsEDS Mode Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out DetectorSwitch 6 Not used Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Switches 1, 2 Print Mode Switch 5 Zero StyleSwitch 6 Reserved 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 User Setup Utility Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust SettingsTo select a window To select a setting box Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment To change a setting Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle Changing the printer port Exiting the User Setup Utility Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleReturning to default settings 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 Cut-Sheet Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Fanfold Paper Adjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope 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 Setting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesFunction Parity Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting Protocol Short test Appendix a TroubleshootingLong 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 default printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the Driver Setup To check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpi Envelope Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial 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 Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #865 Nordic Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3041 Maltese Font and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control Codes Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control CommandsPrinter Control Codes Bit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Download Character Commands Line Spacing CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information