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Star Micronics LC24-15 MS-DOS and your printer, Troubleshooting and maintenance, Specifications

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Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer

Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in- cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance

This section gives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.

Chapter 8 - Specifications

This section gives the specifications of your printer.

Chapter 9 - Character sets

These charts give the different character sets available, and the differences between national character sets (as set up with the DIP switches).

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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual MS-DOS and your printer, Troubleshooting and maintenance, Specifications, Character sets

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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 Chapter 1 SETTING TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 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 Install the ribbon cartridge SETTING UPMount 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 paperchapter BUTTONS AND INDICATORSCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ON LINE button SET/EJECT PARK button PAPER FEED buttonPITCH button Indicators STYLE buttonFont style POWER-UP FUNCTIONS Stay in panel styleStay 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 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 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 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 character size Select double or quadruple 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 channelVertical tab HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet left margin Set left and right margins Set right marginCarriage 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 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 DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define download charactersSelect download character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect 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 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ChapterDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data program Assigning a value of character spacemO+ml+m2 RESTORE Symbol1000 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 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 TROUBLESHOOTINGPrinting 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 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 “/-3 IBM CHARACTER SET #2O 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”nln2mlm2aa.. “0” + nli n2‘&w’*“1” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION ‘* co n 4%“.-” “.. “0”