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About this manual

This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-8521 printer. The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter.

Chapter 1	Choosing a place for your printer, unpacking and setup,
	ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting to
	your computer
Chapter 2	How to use the control panel
Chapter 3	How to use the printer’s Electronic DIP Switch (EDS)
	Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your
	system and software
Chapter 4	How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1,
	how to prepare for printing, how to print a document
Chapter 5	How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 95,
	how to prepare for printing, how to print a document
Chapter 6	How to set up for printing with MS-DOS
Chapter 7	Selecting the best type of paper, adjusting for paper
	thickness, manual sheet feeding, clearing paper jams
Chapter 8	Optional accessories that are available for your printer
Appendix A	Troubleshooting
Appendix B	Speciﬁcations
Appendix C	Interface pin outs
Appendix D	Character sets
Appendix E	Printer control codes
Appendix F	Glossary
Appendix G	Control panel operation guide

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Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual About this manual, Chapter

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 MS-DOS Using the EDS ModeUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the printer with Windows 95 Optional Accessory Appendix a TroubleshootingPaper 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 functionParking fanfold paper Unparking 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 Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsControl Panel Operations Selecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a font Setting the character pitch Entering the Pitch Lock ModeLit Indicators Meaning Micro feed Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Setting the top of form position Selecting the Quiet Print ModeTear-off function fanfold paper Changing the auto load position Changing the auto load position Clearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macro Entering the Multi-part Mode Initializing the printerInitializing the printer Using the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Entering the EDS Mode Lit Indicator Selected Bank Selecting a bankSelecting a bank EDS Modes Settings Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Printing the current switch settings EDS-1 Settings Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Switch 1 Graphics DirectionSwitch 2 Auto Tear-off Switch 3 Line Spacing Print Mode Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch Switch 6 Quiet Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page LengthSwitch 5 Eject direction for cut sheet Switch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 Code IBM PC Name Country Remarks Country Remarks Character Set International Switch 1 Data Length EDS-2 SettingsEDS-2 Settings Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LQ Font Selection Switch 5, 6 Not used Switch 2 Parity CheckSwitch 3 Parity Switch 4 Protocol Baud Rate Switch 1, 2, 3 Baud RateSwitch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Paper Control Switch Setting Meaning Using the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft 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 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSUsing the Printer with MS-DOS Fanfold Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper Adjusting for paper thickness Paper HandlingEnvelope Automatic fanfold feeding Paper TypeThickness 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 Protocol Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting Parity 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 Long test Appendix a TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Short test Adjusting the dot alignment Hexadecimal dumpHexadecimal 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 To check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selection Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Appendix B Speciﬁcations Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Specifications Pin Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Character SetsStandard Italic Character Set International Character Set IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 Code Page #861 Icelandic IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #3840 IBM-Russian Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 Nordic Code Page #3845 Hungarian Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3843 Polish Code Page #852 Latin-2 Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #851 Greek Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #772 Lithuanian Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #3011 Latvian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3041 Maltese Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3863 Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3865 Newsic TIS Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control CommandsDescription Mode Ascii Code Appendix E Printer Control Codes Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control Commands Bit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode Commands Line Spacing Commands Form Feed and Related 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