Star Micronics LC24-200 Bidirectional TEST/ADJUSTMENT, Repeatthe processfor all printmodes

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BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT

This mode is used to adjustthe alignmentof the print head on successive bidirectionalpasses.Aftera periodof somemonths,yourprintermay work itself out of alignmenton left and rightprintingpasses.This will be most evidentin graphicsprinting.This modewill probablybe used very rarely.

1.Turn the printeroff and then turn it on again while holdingdown the ( ‘=l%wr”) and ( ON LINE ) buttons. The printer will then print somethinglike the following:

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LQ o: ///// ///////////////////////////////////

2.The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwardsduring this operation,allowingyou to view the paper for optimumalignment.

3.To adjusttheprinting,use the( =wkc’ )and CPAPER FEED> buttons.

The()button will move the second pass to the left. The

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(PAPER FEED) buttonwill movethe secondpass to the right.

***DoTADJUSTMENT SETTING * * *

	LQ	o:	/////	///////////////////////////////////
(	“LAVE”	-1 :	//////////////////////		/ ///////)/,,,,,,,	,
	‘LQ		/11!!	1111/ /111111 !!!)/!1	IIlltffll!llll	II
(PAPER FEED -Q		o:	/////	///////////////////////////////////

4.Whenthetwopassesarealignedwitheachotherto formonecontinuous line, the bidirectionalalignmenttest is completed.

5.Tochangethemodeforwhichthebidirectionaladjustmentisperfonned, press the ( ONLINE ) button. This will cycle between “LQ”,

“DRAFT” and “DRAFT COND”.

Repeatthe processfor all printmodes.

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	s.JAE~ficT		LQ	o:		/////	///////////////////////////////////
(						(/,,,/,,,,//,,,,,,,///		/,,	,,, ,,,	/,,,,,,,,
			-Q	-1	:
						!lllllll,	,(! //1111,	,!!l[ll/,	/,	{/1/1 1,,1,
~			LQ	o:		/////	///////////////////////////////////
(	ON	LINE	%RAFT	o:		/////	///////////////////////////////////
(PAPER		FEED biRAFT		+1	:	\\}/\J/////J//}\/ff\f\		~}}~j~}}}}}}}}jjj}
(	“JA’MC’			o:		/////	///////////////////////////////////

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