Star Micronics LC24-10 TABLEOFCONTENTS

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 1

Locating the printer 1

Unpacking and inspection 1

Check the carton contents

Setting up 3

Mount the platen knob

Remove the top cover

Install the ribbon cartridge

Replace the top cover

Install the optional IC card

Connect the printer to the computer

Connect the printer’s power cord

Loading single sheets 6

Mount the paper guide

Semiautomatic loading

Manual loading

Loading and parking fanfold forms 9

Paper parking

Paper unparking

Test printing 12

Short self test

Long self test

Interface test

Adjusting the printing gap

DIP switch settings

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Switches and indicators

Power indicator

On Line switch

Paper Feed switch

Quiet Mode switch

Style/Pitch switch

Power-up functions 22

Short test pattern

Long test pattern

Stay in panel pitch

Stay in panel style

Hexadecimal dump

Switch combination functions 25

Paper parking

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Contents

Main 0 Copyright 1988 Star Micronics Co., Ltd. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Page Double-height, Double-sized, Quad-sized. TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 1 Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS Page Page C hapter 7 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Page . Page Page Page Semiautomatic loading Manual loading Page Page Page Paper TEST PRINTING Short se/f test Page ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Page Page Page Page Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATlONS Power indicator On Line switch Paper feed switch Page POWER-UP FUNCTIONS Short test pattern: On Line switch Page . . . . . . . . . p#&; ijx;;;:; 24 Figure 2-3. Sample hexadecimal dump Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, - 100 O=INP(&H3BD) :IF 0<128 THEN 100 110 OUT tH3BC,I :OUT &H3BE,5 :OUT &H3BE,4 120 RETURN Page Page Page Page Chapter 3 USING THE PRINTER WITH COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Page Page Other printer commands <ESC>Wl <ESC>WlPRINTER COMMANDS<ESC>WO can help you to use <ESC>4italic<ESC>5 print. Page Chapter 4 USING THE PRINTER WITH DOS AND BASIC A>GRAPHICS A>DIR PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS Name of list device [PRN]: New file *1 - 1 Page Page .- 3630 Page Page Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING CLEANING THE PRINTER )/ REPLACING THE RIBBON Page Page Page TROUBLESHOOTING W If printing is faint, incomplete, of unclear: I If a// text is printed on the same line: I I* : F 1 , / Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS w Printing Mechanism Page w Paper Specifications only1 Page Page Page Appendix B PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Select LQ characters Select LQ type style Select ornament character Select italic characters Select upright characters Emphasized printing . Cancel emphasized printing Double-strike printing Cancel double-strike printing Stop underlining Start overlining Stop overlining Superscript Subscript Page Enable printing of a// character codes i / / Select normal zero CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch Elite pitch High-speed elite pitch High-density elite pitch Semi-condensed pitch Condensed printing Cancel condensed printing Expanded printing Cancel expanded printing Expanded printing for one line Caucel one-line expanded printing Select proportional spacing Select fixed spacing Select master print mode Increase character spacing Select double or quadruple size 66 n = 1 and quadrupled when n = 2. n Print double-height characters Select character width Select character height, width, and line spacing m m m Select character type and print pitch n VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to 7160 or 7172 inch Set line spacing to l/6 inch Set base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/780 or n/276 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Set line spacing to n/60 or n/72 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inch Execute < ESC > A 70 Select reverse feed mode Line feed Perform one n/180-inch or n/276-inch line feed Perform one nl7804nch reverse line feed Feed paper n lines Set top of page at current position Set page length to R lines Set page length to n inches Set top margin Set bottom margin Cancel top and bottom margins Form feed Disable paper-out detector Enable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops every n lines Set vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channel Vertical tab HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Set left margin Set right margin Set left and right margins Carriage return Set automatic line feed i- Cancel automatic line feed Backspace Left justify Center text Right justify Full justify Set horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Reset a// tab stops Horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columns GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print 8-M sing/e-density graphics Print b-bit double-density graphics Print b-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print 8-bit quadruple-density graphics Print 24bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode 2 3 81 9 Convert graphics density Define download characters 1 [ I 1 Select ROM character set OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Set MSB to 0 Accept MSB as is Cancel last line Repeat data Quiet print Cancel quiet print Immediate print Set printer off-line Set printer on-line Stop printing Bell Bidirectional printing Unidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printing Manual feed Auto feed Eject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASF Reset printer Page Appenciix c DOWNLOAD CHARACTER GENERATOR Page Super/subscript character Page 1600 2440 94 2*2,, 96 Appendix r Page Page Page Page Page Page 1; B INDEX iA; lc [II IL; DEI IN/ LIEI Page COMMAND SUMMARY 108 Page < ESC> p CO> < ESC > p < ] > < ESC > p 0 < ESC > p 1