Installing the push tractor unit | Star Micronics LC-8521 specification

Installing the push tractor unit

❏ Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its AC power source. ❏ Open the cover where you want to install the push tractor unit.

If you want to install the push tractor unit in the back of the printer, open the back cover. If you want to install it in the front of the printer, open the document table.

In either case, opening the cover as far as it will go will cause it to lock in place.

❏ Pressing down on the two releases on the left and right of the tractor feeder, carefully lower it into the printer, making sure that the proper parts of the tractor feeder ﬁt into the slots provided in the printer as shown in the illustration below.

[Back of the printer]

[Front of the printer]

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❏Close the cover of the printer.

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Star Micronics LC-8521 user manual Installing the push tractor unit

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 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 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 Lit Indicators Meaning Setting the character pitchEntering the Pitch Lock Mode Paper eject cut-sheet paper Line feedForm feed fanfold paper Micro feed 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 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 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 Selecting paper types Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Fanfold 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 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 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 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 port Checking system software settings in MS-DOSTo check the application printer selection Appendix B Speciﬁcations Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Specifications Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsSerial Interface Pin 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 #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 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