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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Table Of Contents, Setting, Control

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 SETTING	UP THE PRINTER	1
Locating the Printer		1
Unpacking and Inspection		2
Cheek the carton contents		2
Parts name of the printer		3
Setting Up		4
Mount the platen knob		4
Install the ribbon cartridge		.4
Install the optional IC card.. .................................................... .7
Connection		8
Loading Single Sheets		10
Automatic loading		10
Manual loading		12
Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms		13
Loading the fanfold forms		.13
Loading the paper with pull tractor unit.. ............................... 15
Paper parking		17
Paper unparking		17
Adjusting the Printing Gap.. .......................................................... .18
Chapter 2 CONTROL	PANEL OPERATIONS	19
Buttons and Indicators		19
ON LINE button		.20
PAPER FEED button		...21
SET/EJECT PARK button		21
PITCH button		.2 1
STYLE button		.22
Power-Up Functions		.23
Short test mode		.23
Long test mode		24
Print area test mode		.24
Stay in panel pitch		.24
Stay in panel style		25
Stay in panel pitch and style		25
Hexadecimal dump		.25
Switch Combination Functions		28
Form feed		.28
Top of form		.29
Forward micro-feed		.29
Reverse micro-feed		.29
Clearing the buffer		30

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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Table Of Contents, Setting, Control

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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 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTINGChapter 2 CONTROL 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 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 Stay in pAe1 POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in panel style 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 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 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? 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”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 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 channelHORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS Vertical tabSet left margin Set right margin Set left and right marginsCarriage return 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 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 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 Chapter DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data Assigning a value of character space programmO+ml+m2 1000 LPRINT CHR$27xl RESTORESymbol 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 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 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 22,34,40 Troubleshootingstyle automaticCOMMAND SUMMARY m2 dl d2 .dxnl a2 “K” nl n2 ml m2FsC“L”nl?L?mlmz SCs”Y”nln2mlm2+ nli n2 aa.. “0”‘&w’*“1” “.-” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION‘* co n 4% “.. “0”