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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Mount the new top cover

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pure 7-76. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets from the entry slot of the printer.

7.Now close the sprocket covers, again making sure that the paper sprocket holes are aligned with the pins on the sprockets. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Mount the new top cover

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LC24-15 USERS MANUALMULTI-FONT NOT INTENDED FOR SALESelf Declaration Trademark AcknowlidgementsMicrosoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft Corporation LQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000 Seiko Epson CorpHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance Chapter 8 - SpecificationsThis section gives the specifications of your printer Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printerFEATURES OF THE PRINTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTINGChapter 2 CONTROL Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS CONTROL COMMANDSChapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TroubleshootingChapter INDEXSPECIFICATIONS ChapterSETTING UP THE PRINTER ChapterLOCATING THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 includeCheck the carton contents UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONParts name of the printer SETTING UP Install the ribbon cartridgeMount the platen knob 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 paperBUTTONS AND INDICATORS chapterCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ON LINE button PAPER FEED button SET/EJECT PARK buttonPITCH button STYLE button IndicatorsFont style POWER-UP FUNCTIONS Stay in panel styleStay in pAe1 FbitchLong test mode Print area test modeStay in panel pitch Stay in panel style Stay in panel pitch and styleHexadecimal dump 10 FOR I=0 TO 20 LPRINT CHR$I 30 NEXT 40 LPRINT 50 END Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display 20 GOSUB 100 O=INP&H379 IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H378,1 OUT &H37A, 5 OUT &H37A,4120 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 Top of form Forward micro-feedReverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer D/P SWITCH SETTINGS LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHESChapter FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES Switch l-3 Do you want a bottom margin? Switch 1-4 Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder ASF?If you selected IBM mode, do you want IBM character set #l or #2? Switch 1-8 Do you want an automatic line feed? Switch 2-1 Does your software download new characters to the printer?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 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS chapterFONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality charactersSelect LQ characters Select LQ font styleSelect Courier characters Select Optional charactersSelect Prestige characters Select Ora for charactersSelect Script characters Select italic charactersSelect upright characters Select ornament cha tatterCancel emphasized printing Cancel double-strike printingEmphasized printing Double-s trike printingStop underlining Start 0 verliningStop 0 verlining SuperscriptCancel superscript CHARACTER SET COMMANDSSelect standard character set Select IBM character setEnable printing of all character codes Select character set #2Select international character set Denmark/NorwayEnable printing of all character codes on next character CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDSSelect slash zero Select normal zerowas pressed during power-up Elite pitchHigh-speed elite pitch High-density elite pitchCancel condensed printing Cancel expanded printingCondensed printing Expanded printingCancel one-line expanded printing Expanded printing for one lineSelect character width Select proportional spacingSelect master print mode Select fixed spacingIncrease character spacing “p” ‘VI”Select double or quadruple size Select character sizePrint double-height characters Return to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacingSelect character type and print pitch 27 73 nVERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to l/8 inchSet line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Set line spacing to l/6 inchSet base unit for line spacing Set line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inchSet line spacing to n/60 or nR2 inch Define line spacing to n/72 inchSleet forward feed mode Select reverse feed modeExecute ES Line feedPerform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feed Perform one n/216-inch reverse line feedFeed paper n lines Set top of page at current positionSet page length to n lines Set page length to n inchesSet top margin Set bottom marginCancel top and bottom margins Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Form feedSet vertical tab stops Set vertical tab stops evetyn linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Select vertical tab channelHORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Vertical tabSet left margin Set right margin Set left and right marginsCarriage return Cancel au toma tic line feed Set automaticline feed BackspaceRight justify Full justifySet horizontal tab stops Set horizontal tab stop everyn columnsReset all tab stops Horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inchesGRAPHICS COMMANDS Absolute horizontal tab in inchesAbsolute horizontal tab in columns Print 8-bit normal-density graphicsPrint 8-bit double-density, double-speed graphics Print 8-bit quadruple-density graphicsPrint 249bit hex-density graphics Select graphics mode 42 n02A n0 Se/ect graphics mode Convert graphicsdensity DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download charactersCopy character set from ROM into RAM card Select download character setSelect ROM character set I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Cancel last lineSet MSB to Accept MSB as isCancel quiet print Repeat dataQuiet print ImmefBa te printCancel immediate print Set printer off-lineSet printer on-line Stop printingBell Bidirectional printingUnidirectional prin thg One-line unidirectional printhgReset printer Auto feedEject paper from ASF Set print start position on ASFMEMO Chapter DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data Assigning a value of character space programmO+ml+m2 RESTORE Symbol1000 LPRINT CHR$27xl 1010DIFFUSION RANGES OF CARS & TELEPHONES MEMO INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH YOUR PRINTER ChapterMS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER EMBEDDING PRINTER COMMANDS P-Jt PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS AEDLIN LQELITE.DAT l* *VxlV!*VA 2*cPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC LPRINT LPRINTLPRINT LPRINTPage 2360 NEXT2370 RETURN31,240 3250 DATA3620 DATA15,255,192 15,255,192How the program works Emphasized Double-strikeQuad-sized Double-heightModifications for IBM mode Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTINGPower supply PrintingIf the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following If the printout is not what is expected If the print is faint, or uneven, check the followingIf dots are missing in the printing, 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 IBM CHARACTER SET #2 “/-3O I l 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 Troubleshooting style22,34,40 automaticCOMMAND SUMMARY m2 dl d2 .dx“K” nl n2 ml m2 FsC“L”nl?L?mlmznl a2 SCs”Y”nln2mlm2+ nli n2 aa.. “0”‘&w’*“1” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION ‘* co n 4%“.-” “.. “0”