Manuals / Star Micronics / Computer Equipment / Printer

Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Trademark acknowledgments

Models: LC-8021

1 86

Download 86 pages 48.76 Kb

Page 2

Image 2

Trademark acknowledgments

IS-NP192, LC-8021, LC-8211, LC24-30, LC24-300, NX-2450, NX-2480, SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

LQ-850, LQ-860, LQ-1050, LQ-1060: Seiko Epson Corporation

IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E, IBM Proprinter XL24E, IBM Proprinter X24, IBM Proprinter XL24: International Business Machines Corporation.

MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation

Notice

•The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

•All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of printing. How- ever, should any errors be found, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

•The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

Page 2

Image 2

Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Trademark acknowledgments, LQ-850, LQ-860, LQ-1050, LQ-1060 Seiko Epson Corporation

Contents

DOT MATRIX PRINTER LC-8021USER’S MANUAL PBA10HKTrademark acknowledgments LQ-850, LQ-860, LQ-1050, LQ-1060 Seiko Epson CorporationAbout this manual Contents Chapter 1 Printer SetupChapter 2 Control Panel Operations Chapter 6 Optional Accessories Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeChapter 4 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Appendix A TroubleshootingAppendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Appendix B Speciﬁcations Appendix C Interface Pin OutsAppendix D Character Sets Appendix E Printer Control Codes Chapter 1 Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printer2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printerextension General guideGeneral guide Removing the front cover 4 Printer SetupOpening the front cover Removing the protective materials Removing the protective materialsInstalling the ribbon cartridge 6 Printer SetupPress on the top of the cartridge until it snaps securely into place 8 Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cartridgeConnecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off10 Printer Setup Loading paperConnecting to your computer Connecting to your computer12 Printer Setup To connect with a parallel cableTo connect with a serial cable Connecting to your computer14 Printer Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Chapter 2 Control Panel OperationsForm feed Selecting a fontLine feed Paper ejectChanging the auto load position Changing the auto load positionInitializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeClearing the printer’s buffer 18 Control Panel OperationsEntering the EDS Mode Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings 20 Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Exiting the EDS ModeBANK A Switch 1 Emulation EDS-1 Settings22 Using the EDS Mode Switch 2 Not used Switch 3 Character TableBANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction EDS-1 SettingsSwitch 6 Multi-Part Mode Switch 2 Not used Switch 3 Line SpacingSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch 24 Using the EDS ModeBANK C Switches 1, 2 Print Mode Switch 6 Not usedSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut-sheet paper BANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 Cut-sheet eject direction EDS-1 Settings26 Using the EDS Mode BANK EEDS-1 Settings #772 Lithuanian28 Using the EDS Mode Denmark, Finland, Norway, SwedenEDS-1 Settings If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation Bank A, Switch 1 ON with the italic character table Bank A, Switch 2 OFF, use the Bank E switches to select the international character set you want to use. This setting determines the assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set30 Using the EDS Mode BANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font SelectionBANK A Switch 1 Data Length EDS-2 SettingsEDS-2 Settings Switch 2 Parity CheckSwitches 5, 6 Not used BANK B Switch 1, 2, 3 Baud Rate 32 Using the EDS ModeSwitch 4 Protocol Switches 4, 5, 6 Not usedSwitch 4 Control code FF BANK C Switches 1, 2 Top and bottom marginsSwitch 3 Head gap sensing for on each line Switches 5, 6 Waiting period for paper loadingChapter 4 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSCut-Sheet Paper Chapter 5 Paper HandlingSelecting paper types PassbookFeeding a passbook into the printer 36 Paper HandlingFeeding cut-sheet paper into the printer Feeding cut-sheet paper into the printerPrint area 38 Paper HandlingChapter 6 Optional Accessories Serial Interface Unit IS-NP19240 Optional Accessories Serial-to-Parallel Interface Converter SPC-8KLong test Appendix A TroubleshootingShort test Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignment42 Troubleshooting Adjusting the dot alignment Problem Troubleshooting guide44 Troubleshooting Possible CausePossible Cause Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause 46 TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause 48 TroubleshootingProblem Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Checking system software settings in MS-DOSAppendix B Speciﬁcations Paper Serial Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set54 Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC IBM Character Set #1Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #866 Russian 56 Character SetsCode Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #865 NordicCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 CS2 Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP 58 Character SetsCode Page #3846 Turkish Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNTCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #737 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL 60 Character SetsCode Page #869 Greek Code Page #928 GreekCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3031 Hebrew 62 Character SetsCode Page #3012 Latvian2 Code Page #3021 BulgarianCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3863 STD988 TISCode Page #3865 Newsic TIS 64 Character SetsCode Page #3864 Popular TIS Standard Mode Appendix E Printer Control Codes66 Printer Control Codes Standard ModeFunction Standard ModeASCII Code Turns off double-width 68 Printer Control CodesStandard Mode Turns on double-widthSelect 1⋅1, 2⋅2, 4⋅4 sized printing Standard ModeSet vertical tab in VFU channels Set characters downloaded in “00h-7Fh” area to “80h-FFh” area 70 Printer Control CodesStandard Mode Function IBM ModeASCII Code 72 Printer Control Codes IBM ModeMove print position to the right IBM ModeCancel overscoring Quiet mode Electronic DIP Switch settingspower outlet Appendix F GlossaryMULTI Appendix G Control Panel Operation GuideDATAPOWER EJECTPage Page Page