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Star Micronics LC24-15 Dip Switch Settings, Printer, Control Commands, Download Characters

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Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ................................................ 31

Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ................................................ 31

Location of the DIP Switches ......................................................... 31 Functions of the DIP Switches ....................................................... 32

Chapter 4 PRINTER	CONTROL COMMANDS	...........	37
Font Control Commands		...........	38
Character Set Commands		...........	43
Character Size and Pitch Commands		*	45
Vertical Position Commands			53
Horizontal	Position Commands		60
Graphics Commands			65
Download Character Commands			69
Other Printer Control Commands			71

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ............................................77

Defining Your Own Characters ......................................................77 Assigning the character data .................................................. 78 Assigning a value of character apace .....................................79 Sample program ..................................................................... 79

Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER ........................................ 83

Installing Application Software with Your Printer ........................83 Embedding Printer Commands ......................................................84 Programming the Printer with DOS Commands ............................ 86 Programming with BASIC ............................................................. 88

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How the program works .........................................................94 Modifications for IBM mode .................................................96

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE	..97
Troubleshooting	..97
Power supply	..98
Printing	..98
Paper feeding ....I	100
Maintenance	103
Replacing the Ribbon	103
Replacing the Print Head	104
Replacing the Battery in the RAM Card	106

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Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Dip Switch Settings, Control Commands, Download Characters, Ms-Dos And Your Printer

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NOT INTENDED FOR SALE LC24-15USERS MANUAL MULTI-FONTLQ-1050, LQ-850, LQ-1000 Seiko Epson Corp Self DeclarationTrademark Acknowlidgements Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS Microsoft CorporationHOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenanceChapter 8 - Specifications This section gives the specifications of your printerFEATURES OF THE PRINTER Chapter 1 SETTING TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 2 CONTROL Troubleshooting Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGSCONTROL COMMANDS Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEChapter ChapterINDEX SPECIFICATIONSSubjects covered in Chapter 1 include SETTING UP THE PRINTERChapter LOCATING THE PRINTERUNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contentsParts name of the printer Install the ribbon cartridge SETTING UPMount the platen knob 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 GAPchapter BUTTONS AND INDICATORSCONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ON LINE button SET/EJECT PARK button PAPER FEED buttonPITCH button Indicators STYLE buttonFont style Fbitch POWER-UP FUNCTIONSStay in panel style Stay in pAe1Print 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 100 O=INP&H3BD IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H3BC,I OUT &H3BE, 5 OUT &H3BE Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display 20 GOSUB100 O=INP&H379 IF 0128 THEN 110 OUT &H378,1 OUT &H37A, 5 OUT &H37A,4 120 RETURN Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter 20 GOSUBSWITCH 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? Denmark/Norway when switch l-6 .is OFF and switch l-7 is ON 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?Page MEMO chapter PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSSelect LQ font style FONT CONTROL COMMANDSSelect draft quality characters Select LQ charactersSelect Ora for characters Select Courier charactersSelect Optional characters Select Prestige charactersSelect ornament cha tatter Select Script charactersSelect italic characters Select upright charactersDouble-s trike printing Cancel emphasized printingCancel double-strike printing Emphasized printingSuperscript Stop underliningStart 0 verlining Stop 0 verliningSelect IBM character set Cancel superscriptCHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character setDenmark/Norway Enable printing of all character codesSelect character set #2 Select international character setSelect normal zero Enable printing of all character codes on next characterCHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Select slash zeroHigh-density elite pitch was pressed during power-upElite pitch High-speed elite pitchExpanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Condensed printingSelect proportional spacing Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Select character width“p” ‘VI” Select master print modeSelect fixed spacing Increase character spacingSelect character size Select double or quadruple sizePrint double-height characters Select character height, width, and line spacing Return to normal height27 73 n Select character type and print pitchSet line spacing to l/6 inch VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacing to l/8 inch Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inchDefine line spacing to n/72 inch Set base unit for line spacingSet line spacing to n/180 or n/216 inch Set line spacing to n/60 or nR2 inchLine feed Sleet forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Execute ESSet top of page at current position Perform one n/180-inch or n/2164nch line feedPerform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Feed paper n linesSet bottom margin Set page length to n linesSet page length to n inches Set top marginForm feed Cancel top and bottom marginsDisable paper-out detector Enable paper-out detectorSelect vertical tab channel Set vertical tab stopsSet vertical tab stops evetyn lines Set vertical tab stops in channelVertical tab HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDSSet left margin Set left and right margins Set right marginCarriage return Backspace Cancel au toma tic line feedSet automatic line feedSet horizontal tab stop everyn columns Right justifyFull justify Set horizontal tab stopsRelative horizontal tab in inches Reset all tab stopsHorizontal tab Relative horizontal tabPrint 8-bit normal-density graphics GRAPHICS COMMANDSAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columnsPrint 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 Define download characters DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDSSelect download character set Copy character set from ROM into RAM cardSelect ROM character set Accept MSB as is I OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSCancel last line Set MSB toImmefBa te print Cancel quiet printRepeat data Quiet printStop printing Cancel immediate printSet printer off-line Set printer on-lineOne-line unidirectional printhg BellBidirectional printing Unidirectional prin thgSet print start position on ASF Reset printerAuto feed Eject paper from ASFMEMO DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ChapterDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Assignjng the character data program Assigning a value of character spacemO+ml+m2 1010 RESTORESymbol 1000 LPRINT CHR$27xlDIFFUSION 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 l* *VxlV!*VA 2*c AEDLIN LQELITE.DATPROGRAMMING WITH BASIC LPRINT LPRINTLPRINT LPRINTPage RETURN 2360NEXT 23703250 DATA 31,24015,255,192 3620DATA 15,255,192How the program works Double-height EmphasizedDouble-strike Quad-sizedModifications for IBM mode TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCEPrinting 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 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 “/-3 IBM CHARACTER SET #2O I l 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 automatic Troubleshootingstyle 22,34,40m2 dl d2 .dx COMMAND SUMMARYSCs”Y”nln2mlm2 “K” nl n2 ml m2FsC“L”nl?L?mlmz nl a2aa.. “0” + nli n2‘&w’*“1” “.. “0” MODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION‘* co n 4% “.-”