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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Replacing the print head

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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 2 CONTROL TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 SETTING 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 Mount the platen knob SETTING UPInstall the ribbon cartridge 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 GAPCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS BUTTONS AND INDICATORSchapter ON LINE button PITCH button PAPER FEED buttonSET/EJECT PARK button Font style STYLE buttonIndicators Stay in panel style POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in pAe1 FbitchStay in panel pitch Long test modePrint area test mode Hexadecimal dump Stay in panel styleStay in panel pitch and style 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 Reverse micro-feed Top of formForward micro-feed Clearing the buffer Chapter D/P SWITCH SETTINGSLOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? Switch l-3 Do you want a bottom margin?Switch 1-4 Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder ASF? 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”Print double-height characters Select double or quadruple sizeSelect character size 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 channelSet left margin HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSVertical tab Carriage return Set right marginSet left and right margins 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 249bit hex-density graphics Print 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphicsPrint 8-bit quadruple-density graphics 2A n0 Select graphics mode42 n0 density Se/ect graphics modeConvert graphics Define download characters DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSSelect ROM character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect download 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 DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS ChapterDOWNLOAD CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data mO+ml+m2 Assigning a value of character spaceprogram Symbol RESTORE1000 LPRINT CHR$27xl 1010DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS & TELEPHONES MEMO MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTERChapter 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 MAINTENANCEIf the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following Power supplyPrinting If dots are missing in the printing, check the following If the printout is not what is expectedIf the print is faint, or uneven, 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 O I l IBM CHARACTER SET #2“/-3 128 129 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”nln2mlm2‘&w’*“1” + nli n2aa.. “0” ‘* co n 4% MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION“.-” “.. “0”