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Star Micronics LC24-30 user manual

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Troubleshooting Install Connecting the printer to your computer Cut sheet paper can sometimes stick together, caus- ing problems when the paper is drawn through the printer. To prevent this, flick through the stack of paper with your thumb. This helps ensure that each sheet of paper is loose within the stack and will be fed through the printer separately setting up Click on Set As Default Printer Making adjustments to the printer Making Electronic DIP Switch settings Weight How to

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COLOUR LC24-30USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALEBescheinigung des lmporteurs VDE StatementTrademark acknowledgments TrueType Macintosh Apple Computer IncSection Guide to this manualTable of contents Table of contentsChapter 2 - Unpacking and setting up Chapter 3 - Using the printerpitch Chapter 4 - Printer referenceChapter 7 - Software commands 6 - TroubleshootingChapter 5 - Options ChapterIndex AppendixGlossary Introduction FeaturesChapter Automatic In addition to these features, the printer can print on a variety of different sizes and types of paper single sheets also called cut sheets, fanfold paper continuous computer paper with holes in the edges, and multi-part forms allowing you to print several copies at once. Sin- gle sheets can be up to 11” wide, and fanfold paper can be up to 10” wide however, the maximum length of a printed line is limited to 8”. To use fanfold paper you need to install the push tractor unit, which.is available as an option The printer Interlace connectorThe printer with the front cover removed PageParts The platen guides the paper through the printer and provides -a solid surface against which the print head can make an impression on the paper Unpacking and setting upChoosing a place for the printer ChapterUnpacking the printer Opening the front cover Preparing the printerTension knob Installing the ribbon cartridgebon Print head shield Print head Fitting the paper support Printer Connecting the printer to your computerPage Secure the connector with the clips as shownSetting up the printer in Windows Select LC24-30 Colour from the new list of printers Click on Set As Default PrinterSetting up the printer in MS-DOS Page Chapter Using the printerLoading paper Page20 Pick up your stack of paperCut sheet paper can sometimes stick together, caus- ing problems when the paper is drawn through the printer. To prevent this, flick through the stack of paper with your thumb. This helps ensure that each sheet of paper is loose within the stack and will be fed through the printer separately Push the paper tray cover closed Now place the paper in the paper trayPage Paper guidesPapa, delivery Extensiontra Stack wireNot-ready mode Ready mode and Not-Ready modeReady mode Using the control panel The other six lights are always either on or off In MS-DOS Printing out your documentsIn Windows Star LC24-30 Colour Epson LO-860/l 1234!567890 ABCDE Using different fontsIn Windows 2ch6dm8lackcpress the FONTkey In MS-DOSSimilarly, if the top two lights are on, Sanserif is selected Dealing with printing problems Using other printer featuresIntroduction Chapter4 Printer referenceControl panel Using the control panelSanserif is the selected font the lights are off if these features are not in effect. These features are explained later on in this chapter Making Electronic DIP Switch settings Use the READYkey to change the setting The full list of Electronic DIP switch settings is as fol- lows The LC24-30 Colour can “emulate” either an Epson LQ- 860 or an IBM Proprinter X24E. To “emulate” means to “perform in the same way as”. The two printers offer dif- ferent sets of printable characters. Unless you are using an MS-DOS system and specifically need the IBM char- acter sets, you will probably use the printer in Epson mode. The character sets used by both the Epson and IBM emulations are listed in the Appendix starting on page A4 - Color and zoom A3 - RAM usageA5 - Auto line feed Bl - Graphics directionB3 - Ink ribbon type B2 - Paper outB4 - Reserved B5 - Time-out printingPrint pitch C4 and C5 - Print pitchDl - Print quality D2 - Character tableD3 to D 5 - IBM code page or international character set E4 and E5 - Reserved El to E3 - LQ font selectionFont Selecting which emulation to use Connecting the printer to your computer Setting up the printer with a Windows computerChoosing which type of cable to use Setting up the printer with an MS-DOS computer Setting up the printer with a Macintosh Introduction to fonts and typefaces Using fonts and varying the appearance of textWeight Bold BlackPitch Bitmap fontsIn Windows Installing True Type fontsScalable fonts In MS-DOS If you are running applications software under Windows, you will select fonts from within your applica- tion refer to your application’s manual for detailsPreventing software font selection Using different types of paper Note Do not reverse feed label sheets PageFanfold forms Single sheetsFace-up and face-down printing Portrait and landscape printingManual by-pass Useful printing featuresThe tear-off function Pausing printingParking fanfold paper Paper feed Controlling the paper positionForm feed Forward micro feedReverse micro feed Setting the auto load positionSelecting Quiet mode Selecting Zoom mode print sizeZoom Zoom lightSaving current settings the Macro feature Setting the print gap Making adjustments to the printersetting may drastically WeightPage PaperAdjusting vertical alignment Each time you press either of these two keys, the printer Long test Testing the printerShort test Printing out a hexadecimal dump When the printer stops printing, put the printer in not-ready mode. The printer now prints the final line of the hexadecimal dump Page Chapter OptionsPush tractor unit Installing the push tractor unitRidges As seen from behind the printerPage As seen from behind the printer As seen from behind the printerClose the front cover Loading fanfold paper Lock the tractors in position by pushing the levers back down again Page Printing on fanfold paper Page80 Unparking paper Parking papermode Using the tear-off functionSerial- to-parallel interface converter Connecting the serial-to-parallel converterCOM2 the converter’s DIP switches SettingProtocol Switch 3 1 SwitchSwitch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Baud rate DOS/Windows setting Printers Setting up a serial connectionConnect Printers windowMODE COMnbaud,parity,data length, stopbits,p On an MS-DOS computerMODE LPTl=COMn