Installing the ribbon cartridge | Star Micronics LC24-200 guide

Flgum 74. Removing the top cover

1.Turn the tensionknob clockwiseon the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack.

2.Guidethe nbbonbetweenthepnnthead andthe silverprinthead shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the socketson the cartridgeitself.

Figure 1-5.Installing the ribbon cartridge

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Star Micronics LC24-200 user manual Installing the ribbon cartridge

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LC24-200 LC24-200ccmuR LC24-200 O M C9 t O t HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Page Command Summary Index Chapter Locating the Printer Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts Printer’s external psrts Mounting the platen knob Installing the ribbon cartridge and the roller unitSeiting UP Installing the ribbon cartridge Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield Figure i-7.Install the roller unit onto the printer Installing the optional cartridge Connecting the printer to your computer Connecting the interface cable Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading 17. Loading a single sheet Manual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loading the paper from the rear of the printer Rlgws 7-74.rvmun~tne ranrola paper over me Iraclor urms Cover Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer 16.Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding Paper parking Paper unparking Loading MULTI-PART Forms Adjusting the Printing GAP 18. Location of the adjustment lever Paper Type Memo Buttons and Indicators Control Panel Operations Online button Paper Feed button SET/EJECT/PARK button Pitch button Font button POWER-UP Functions Short self-test Long test mode Stay in Panel Font Print area test modeStay in Panel Pitch Stay in Panel Pitch and Font Hexadecimal dump Lprint CHR$I Next Return 0123456789=? Top of form Switch Combination FunctionsForm feed Changing the auto loading value Forward micro-feedReverse micro-feed Clearing the buffer/All reset Selecting the print color Store Macro DefinitionPage Default Settings HOW to SET the EDS Mode Standard IBM Functions of the EDS SeitingsOFF IBM#2Page 10CPIDRAFT 10CPIHSDRAFT 17CPIDRAFT OFF 10CPILQ On on OFF On OFF OFF OFF OFF on On on onOFF on OFF OFF on on on Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT Repeatthe processfor all printmodes 88$ NT ADJUSTMENTsETTING Printer Control Commands Ascii Select draft pica characters Font Control CommandsSelect draft quality characters Select draft elite characters Select LQ elite characters Select LQ charactersSelect LQ pica characters Select LQ condensed characters Select font Select LQ proportional charactersSelect LQ font Emphasized printing Cancel emphasized printingSelect italic characters Double-strike printing Stop underlining Cancel double-strike printingStart underlining Overlining Superscript Select scoreSelect ornament character Subscript Cancel superscript or subscriptCharacter SET Commands Select standard character set Select international character set Select character set #1Select character set #2 S.A Select IBM code Enable printing of all character codesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Pica pitch Select slash zeroSelect normal zero Elite pitch Semi-condensed pitch Cancel condensed printingCancel expanded printing Condensed printing Select character width Cancel one-line expanded printingExpanded printing for one line Select proportional spacing Increase character spacing Select master print modeSelect fixed spacing Select double or quadruple size Select character size Return to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacing to 1/8 inch Set line spacing to 1/6 inch Set line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch Set base unit for line spacingSet line spacing to nl180 inch or n/216 inch Execute ESC a Select forward feed modeSelect reverse feed mode Line feed Feed paper n lines Perform one n/180-inch orn/216-inch line feedPerform one n/180-inch reverse line feed Set top of page at current position Set bottom margin Cancel bottom marginSet page length to ~ inches Return to top of current Disable paper-out detectorEnable paper-out detector Set vertical tab stops Select vertical tab channel Set vertical tab stops every n linesSet vertical tab stops in channel Vertical tab Set right margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet left margin Carriage return Cancel automatic line feedSet left and right margins Set automatic line feed Right justify Left justifyCenter text Full justify Set horizontal tab stops every n columns Reset,all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stops Horizontal tab Absolute ,horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal tabRelative horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columns Print double-density 8-bit graphics Graphics CommandsPrint normal-density 8-bit graphics Print double-density, double-speed 8-bit graphics Select graphics mode Print hex-density 24-bit graphics Convert graphics density Download Character Commands Define download characters Draft LQpica LQproportional Shift download character area Copy character set from ROM into RAMSelect download character set OCR-A Select draft condensed download characters Select draft pica download character setSelect draft elite download character set Select LQ pica download characters Select LQ proportional download characters Select LQ elite download charactersSelect LGcondensed download characters Select ROM character set Select print color Color Selection CommandsOther Printer Control Commands Set MSB to Delete last character sent Cancel last lineAccept MSB as is Set printer off-line Bidirectional printing Stop printingBell Unidirectional printing Auto feed Reset printerManual feed Eject paper from ASF Defining Your OWN Characters with Standard Mode Download Characters Assigning the character data Telephone symbol with normal LQ pica Assigning a value of character space Sample program Lprint Diffusionrangesof Lprint CARS& Telephones USA 1410FOR 1=2TO 8LPRINTSCALE$ Nexti 1420LPRINT+-+ Defining Your OWN Characters with IBM Mode Assigning the download character set Telephone symbol with LQ pica Assigning the character dot pattern 4Fill.up the adjacent dot, then write the compressiondata Assigning the Index Table data 1180‘ Printoutprogram 1600 END Page Installing Application Software with Your Printer MS-DOS and Your Printer Embedding Printer Commands CPI C4 Yellow Programming the Printer with DOS Commands APRINT/T Acopy README.DOC PRN ATYF’E README.DOC PRN ESC APRINTREADME.DOC Programming with Basic 1110 1550LPRINT To CW*2 Data 107 How the program works E .u Memo Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting Powersupply ~g? Paper feeding Page 116 Maintenance Replacing the Print Head Iecfocove Specifications Frictionand rear push tractoror Cutsheet 11.7 Fanfold continuous +5V Character Sets SYN IY2 Standard Character SET #1DLE Can Iii Standard Character SET #2 Japan International Character SetsSpain IBM Character SET #2 129 130 Page 8 I 9 I a I B 133 CodePage #865 Nordic IBM Character SET #1 ~ E F F F IBM Special Character SET Proportional Spacing Table 1 1 1 6 6 6 * 3 2 7 7 7 7 3 2 INT Character Code # # # # It?x5 8 8 8 Std. w3 # $ 3 2 Qlm %2-R2 Inti Page 147 148 O i o3 7o h S Eoh Ori 150 ~-sj Memo Command Summary Page Page IBM Mode Page ESC Page