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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Self Declaration, Trademark Acknowlidgements

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Self Declaration

Self Declaration

Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1046/1984 an- nounced by the DBP.

DBP has been informed of the introduction of this special equipment and has been granted the right to examine the whole series.

It is the user’s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance with the technical regulations under Vfg 1046/1984.

To conform to FTZ-regulations it is necessary to make all connections to the printer with shielded cable.

The equipment may only be opened by qualified service representatives.

The ahm~ statement applies only to printers marketed in West Gemanp.

Trademark Acknowlidgements

LC24-15, NB-15,NB24-15:Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT. Proprinter XL24, Proprinter X24, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: InternatIonal

Business Machinks Corp. .

Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS; Microsoft Corporation

LQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000: Seiko Epson Corp.

NOTICE

. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

9 The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

0 Copyright 1989 Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

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Star Micronics LC24-15 Self Declaration, Trademark Acknowlidgements, Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft Corporation

Contents

MULTI-FONT LC24-15USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALEMicrosoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft Corporation Self DeclarationTrademark Acknowlidgements LQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000 Seiko Epson CorpHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This section gives the specifications of your printer Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenanceChapter 8 - Specifications Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printerFEATURES OF THE PRINTER Chapter 2 CONTROL TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 SETTING Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGSCONTROL COMMANDS TroubleshootingSPECIFICATIONS ChapterINDEX ChapterLOCATING THE PRINTER SETTING UP THE PRINTERChapter Subjects covered in Chapter 1 includeCheck the carton contents UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONParts name of the printer Mount the platen knob SETTING UPInstall the ribbon cartridge Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartrldge Figure T-4. Removing the top cover3. 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 LOADING SINGLE SHEETS Automatic loadingAdjustable paper guides lever I Figure 1-77. Loading a single sheetManual loading Loading the fanfold forms LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMSFlgurs I-13. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets Loading the paper with pull tractor unit Figure I-14. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms8. Mount the new top cover Paper parking Paper unparkingADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP Figure 7-16. Adjusting for different thicknesses of paperCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS BUTTONS AND INDICATORSchapter ON LINE button PITCH button PAPER FEED buttonSET/EJECT PARK button Font style STYLE buttonIndicators Stay in pAe1 POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in panel style 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 120 RETURN Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter 20 GOSUB Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display 20 GOSUB100 O=INP&H379 IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H378,1 OUT &H37A, 5 OUT &H37A,4 100 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? Switches 2-2 to 2-4 Do you want an international character set? Switch 1-8 Do you want an automatic line feed?Switch 2-1 Does your software download new characters to the printer? Denmark/Norway when switch l-6 .is OFF and switch l-7 is ONPage MEMO PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS chapterSelect LQ characters FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect draft quality characters Select LQ font styleSelect Prestige characters Select Courier charactersSelect Optional characters Select Ora for charactersSelect upright characters Select Script charactersSelect italic characters Select ornament cha tatterEmphasized printing Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Double-s trike printingStop 0 verlining Stop underliningStart 0 verlining SuperscriptSelect standard character set Cancel superscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select IBM character setSelect international character set Enable printing of all character codesSelect character set #2 Denmark/NorwaySelect slash zero Enable printing of all character codes on next characterCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Select normal zeroHigh-speed elite pitch was pressed during power-upElite pitch High-density elite pitchCondensed printing Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Expanded printingSelect character width Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Select proportional spacingIncrease character spacing Select master print modeSelect fixed spacing “p” ‘VI”Print double-height characters Select double or quadruple sizeSelect character size Return to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacingSelect character type and print pitch 27 73 nSet line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to l/6 inchSet line spacing to n/60 or nR2 inch Set base unit for line spacingSet line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inchExecute ES Sleet forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Line feedFeed paper n lines Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedPerform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Set top of page at current positionSet top margin Set page length to n linesSet page length to n inches Set bottom marginEnable paper-out detector Cancel top and bottom marginsDisable paper-out detector Form feedSet vertical tab stops in channel Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops evetyn lines Select vertical tab channelSet left margin HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSVertical tab Carriage return Set right marginSet left and right margins line feed Cancel au toma tic line feedSet automatic BackspaceSet horizontal tab stops Right justifyFull justify Set horizontal tab stop everyn columnsRelative horizontal tab Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in columns GRAPHICS COMMANDSAbsolute horizontal tab in inches 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 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download charactersSelect ROM character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect download character set Set MSB to I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSCancel last line Accept MSB as isQuiet print Cancel quiet printRepeat data ImmefBa te printSet printer on-line Cancel immediate printSet printer off-line Stop printingUnidirectional prin thg BellBidirectional printing One-line unidirectional printhgEject paper from ASF Reset printerAuto feed 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 1000 LPRINT CHR$27xl RESTORESymbol 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 AEDLIN LQELITE.DAT l* *VxlV!*VA 2*cPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC LPRINT LPRINTLPRINT LPRINTPage 2370 2360NEXT RETURN31,240 3250 DATA15,255,192 3620DATA 15,255,192How the program works Quad-sized EmphasizedDouble-strike Double-heightModifications for IBM mode Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTINGIf 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 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE RIBBONREPLACING THE PRINT HEAD Figure 74. Replacing the print head REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE RAM CARD SPEClFlCAllONS ChapterPage Emulations ..................................... Epson mode Page CHARACTER SETS ChapterSTANDARD CHARACTER SET Page O I l IBM CHARACTER SET #2“/-3 ii YCI 128 129IBM CHARACTER SET #I IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SE7 Additional characters can be printed by special commands r-T77INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS INDEX Page 22,34,40 Troubleshootingstyle automaticCOMMAND SUMMARY m2 dl d2 .dxnl a2 “K” nl n2 ml m2FsC“L”nl?L?mlmz SCs”Y”nln2mlm2‘&w’*“1” + nli n2aa.. “0” “.-” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION‘* co n 4% “.. “0”