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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker?

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Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker?

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Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated?

Is the paper too thick?

Possible remedy

You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper.

There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy and two NCR copies). Try with thinner paper.

If the ASF is not operating or is not feeding paper correctly, check the following:

Check

Has the ASF option been

selected with the DIP switch?

Is the release lever set to the & position?

Is the ASF correctly mounted?

Possible remedy

Select this option

The release lever should be set to the single-sheet oosition.

Make sure that the ASF is properly seated on the printer.

Is paper caught up near the print head?

Are the left and right guides too close together?

Stop printing, remove the jammed sheet (you may have to remove the ASF for this). and continue.

If the left and right guides are too close together, the paper will not feed smoothly. Move them a little further apart to allow the paper to feed freely.

Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker?

Was the paper fanned before being fed into the ASF?

Has the paper been used al- ready or is it creased?

Are you trying to feed paper using the front panel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated?

Is the paper too thick or too thin?

The ASF’s paper feed hopper and stacker can hold 120 sheets each. Make sure that there is no more paper than this in either the hopper or stacker.

If this is not done, paper jams may occur. Remove the stack of paper from the ASF and fan it before reinsert-

Only new, uncreased paper should be used with the ASF.

You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper.

There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way. Try with different paper.

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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker?

Contents

USERS MANUAL LC24-15MULTI-FONT NOT INTENDED FOR SALETrademark Acknowlidgements Self DeclarationMicrosoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft Corporation LQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000 Seiko Epson CorpHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chapter 8 - Specifications Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenanceThis section gives the specifications of your printer Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printerFEATURES OF THE PRINTER Chapter 1 SETTING TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 2 CONTROL CONTROL COMMANDS Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGSChapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TroubleshootingINDEX ChapterSPECIFICATIONS ChapterChapter SETTING UP THE PRINTERLOCATING THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 includeUNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contentsParts name of the printer Install the ribbon cartridge SETTING UPMount the platen knob Figure T-4. Removing the top cover Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartrldge3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield see Figure l-6 Install the optional IC card Connection Figure 1-9. Replacing the interface board Automatic loading LOADING SINGLE SHEETSFigure 1-77. Loading a single sheet Adjustable paper guides lever IManual loading LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Loading the fanfold formsFlgurs I-13. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets Figure I-14. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms Loading the paper with pull tractor unit8. Mount the new top cover Paper unparking Paper parkingFigure 7-16. Adjusting for different thicknesses of paper ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPchapter BUTTONS AND INDICATORSCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ON LINE button SET/EJECT PARK button PAPER FEED buttonPITCH button Indicators STYLE buttonFont style Stay in panel style POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in pAe1 FbitchPrint area test mode Long test modeStay in panel pitch Stay in panel pitch and style Stay in panel styleHexadecimal dump 10 FOR I=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END 100 O=INP&H379 IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H378,1 OUT &H37A, 5 OUT &H37A,4 Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display 20 GOSUB120 RETURN Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter 20 GOSUB 100 O=INP&H3BD IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H3BC,I OUT &H3BE, 5 OUT &H3BESWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Forward micro-feed Top of formReverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES D/P SWITCH SETTINGSChapter FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES Switch 1-4 Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder ASF? Switch l-3 Do you want a bottom margin?If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? Switch 2-1 Does your software download new characters to the printer? Switch 1-8 Do you want an automatic line feed?Switches 2-2 to 2-4 Do you want an international character set? Denmark/Norway when switch l-6 .is OFF and switch l-7 is ONPage MEMO chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSSelect draft quality characters FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect LQ characters Select LQ font styleSelect Optional characters Select Courier charactersSelect Prestige characters Select Ora for charactersSelect italic characters Select Script charactersSelect upright characters Select ornament cha tatterCancel double-strike printing Cancel emphasized printingEmphasized printing Double-s trike printingStart 0 verlining Stop underliningStop 0 verlining SuperscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Cancel superscriptSelect standard character set Select IBM character setSelect character set #2 Enable printing of all character codesSelect international character set Denmark/NorwayCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Enable printing of all character codes on next characterSelect slash zero Select normal zeroElite pitch was pressed during power-upHigh-speed elite pitch High-density elite pitchCancel expanded printing Cancel condensed printingCondensed printing Expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Cancel one-line expanded printingSelect character width Select proportional spacingSelect fixed spacing Select master print modeIncrease character spacing “p” ‘VI”Select character size Select double or quadruple sizePrint double-height characters Select character height, width, and line spacing Return to normal height27 73 n Select character type and print pitchSet line spacing to l/8 inch VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Set line spacing to l/6 inchSet line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inch Set base unit for line spacingSet line spacing to n/60 or nR2 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inchSelect reverse feed mode Sleet forward feed modeExecute ES Line feedPerform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n inches Set page length to n linesSet top margin Set bottom marginDisable paper-out detector Cancel top and bottom marginsEnable paper-out detector Form feedSet vertical tab stops evetyn lines Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channelVertical tab HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet left margin Set left and right margins Set right marginCarriage return Set automatic Cancel au toma tic line feedline feed BackspaceFull justify Right justifySet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop everyn columnsHorizontal tab Reset all tab stopsRelative horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in inches GRAPHICS COMMANDSAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Print 8-bit normal-density graphicsPrint 8-bit quadruple-density graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphicsPrint 249bit hex-density graphics 42 n0 Select graphics mode2A n0 Convert graphics Se/ect graphics modedensity Define download characters DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSSelect download character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect ROM character set Cancel last line I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSSet MSB to Accept MSB as isRepeat data Cancel quiet printQuiet print ImmefBa te printSet printer off-line Cancel immediate printSet printer on-line Stop printingBidirectional printing BellUnidirectional prin thg One-line unidirectional printhgAuto feed Reset printerEject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASFMEMO DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ChapterDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data program Assigning a value of character spacemO+ml+m2 Symbol RESTORE1000 LPRINT CHR$27xl 1010DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS & TELEPHONES MEMO Chapter INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTERMS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER EMBEDDING PRINTER COMMANDS P-Jt PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS l* *VxlV!*VA 2*c AEDLIN LQELITE.DATPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC LPRINT LPRINTLPRINT LPRINTPage NEXT 23602370 RETURN3250 DATA 31,240DATA 362015,255,192 15,255,192How the program works Double-strike EmphasizedQuad-sized Double-heightModifications for IBM mode TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEPrinting Power supplyIf the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following If the printout is not what is expectedIf dots are missing in the printing, check the following Paper feeding Is there too much paper in the paper feed hopper or stacker? correct REPLACING THE RIBBON MAINTENANCEREPLACING THE PRINT HEAD Figure 74. Replacing the print head REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD Chapter SPEClFlCAllONSPage Emulations ..................................... Epson mode Page Chapter CHARACTER SETSSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page “/-3 IBM CHARACTER SET #2O I l 128 129 ii YCIIBM CHARACTER SET #I Additional characters can be printed by special commands r-T77 IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SE7INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS INDEX Page style Troubleshooting22,34,40 automaticm2 dl d2 .dx COMMAND SUMMARYFsC“L”nl?L?mlmz “K” nl n2 ml m2nl a2 SCs”Y”nln2mlm2aa.. “0” + nli n2‘&w’*“1” ‘* co n 4% MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION“.-” “.. “0”