Star Micronics LC-8521 manual

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Important!

Make sure that the printer is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is turned off before connecting them.

❏Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer. The parallel port should be labeled “Printer,” “Parallel,” “PRN,” “LPT1,” or something similar.

❏Lift up the back of the printer and insert two books or other similar objects underneath it to keep the printer raised

❏Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the back of the printer and secure it in place with the clips.

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Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual

Contents

LC-8521 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Chapter About this manual Contents Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the EDS ModeUsing the printer with Windows 95 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Appendix a Troubleshooting Optional AccessoryPaper Handling Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Page Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Setup General guide General guide Removing the protective materials Installing the platen knob Installing the platen knobOpening the front cover Installing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassette Printer Setup Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper Pin tractor Sheet guide Loading fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer with a parallel cable Page Connecting to your computer with a serial cable Connecting to your computer with a serial cable Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineControl Panel Operations Lit Indicator Font Entering the Font Lock ModeSelecting a font Selecting a font Entering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitchLit Indicators Meaning Paper eject cut-sheet paper Line feedForm feed fanfold paper Micro feed Selecting the Quiet Print Mode Setting the top of form positionTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load position Clearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macro Initializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeInitializing the printer About EDS Mode settings Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bank Lit Indicator Selected BankSelecting a bank Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchPrinting the current switch settings EDS Modes Settings EDS-1 Settings Switch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 3 Line Spacing Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Switches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitch 6 Quiet Print Mode Switch 5 Eject direction for cut sheet Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 Code IBM PC Name Country Remarks Country Remarks Character Set International EDS-2 Settings EDS-2 SettingsSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection Switch 1 Data Length Switch 3 Parity Switch 2 Parity CheckSwitch 4 Protocol Switch 5, 6 Not used Switch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Paper Control Switch 1, 2, 3 Baud RateSwitch Setting Meaning Baud Rate Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Using the Printer with WindowsUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Getting ready to print Printing a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Setting up the printer in Windows Have Disk button Page Preparing to print Preparing to print Using the printer with Windows Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Installing TrueType fonts Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOSUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Selecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold Paper Paper Handling Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope Paper Type Automatic fanfold feedingThickness Manual sheet feeding Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Optional Accessory Connecting the Interface Converter Setting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSwitc Function DOS/Windows Setting Data Length SwitchParity Protocol Push Tractor Unit CT-15HA Push Tractor Unit CT-15HA Removing the push tractor unit from the back of the printer Installing the push tractor unit Troubleshooting Appendix a TroubleshootingShort test Long test Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentHexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guideProblem 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 Checking system software settings in Windows Checking system software settings in WindowsTo check the default printer selection To check the Driver Setup To check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Specifications Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsSerial Interface Pin Character Sets Appendix D Character SetsStandard Italic Character Set International Character Set IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #860 Portuguese IBM Special Character SetCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 Icelandic Code Page #866 Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #3844 Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #928 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3041 Maltese Code Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3863 Code Page #3865 Newsic TIS Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Description Mode Ascii Code Font and Character Set Control CommandsAppendix E Printer Control Codes Printer Control Codes Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control Commands Bit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode Commands Form Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands NEC Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide Maltese 93, 94 MS-DOS Page Page Customer service information