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Chapter 8: Optional Accessory

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

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

❏Push Tractor Unit (CT-15HA)

Important!

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

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

Connecting the serial-to-parallel converter to the printer’s parallel connector provides a second serial connection. This provides separate serial connections for two separate computers.

Since this printer is already equipped with one serial interface, connecting the serial-to-parallel converter provides a second connector for serial data communication.

Serial connector

Dip switch

Clear button

Parallel connector

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Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual Optional Accessory, Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K

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 Paper Handling Optional AccessoryAppendix a Troubleshooting 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 Opening the front cover Installing the platen knobInstalling the platen knob 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 Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineControl Panel Operations Selecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeLit Indicator Font Selecting a font Lit Indicators Meaning Setting the character pitchEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Micro feed Line feedPaper eject cut-sheet paper Form feed fanfold paper Tear-off function fanfold paper Setting the top of form positionSelecting the Quiet Print Mode 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 Using the EDS Mode Using the EDS ModeAbout EDS Mode settings Entering the EDS Mode Selecting a bank Lit Indicator Selected 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 Using the Printer with WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft 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 Using the Printer with MS-DOSSetting up for printing with MS-DOS Fanfold Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Cut-Sheet Paper Envelope Adjusting for paper thicknessPaper Handling Thickness Automatic fanfold feedingPaper Type 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 Switc Function Setting the converter’s DIP switchesSetting the converter’s DIP switches 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 Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentHexadecimal dump DOT Adjustment Setting Problem Possible Cause Troubleshooting guideTroubleshooting guide 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 To check the port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the application printer selection Appendix B Speciﬁcations Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Specifications Pin Appendix C Interface Pin OutsParallel Interface Serial Interface Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Appendix D Character SetsCharacter Sets 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 Download Character Commands Line Spacing CommandsForm Feed and Related 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