Color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connecting | Star Micronics LC-240

A

adjustment lever 40, 41 Adjustment window 26 application printer selection 60 AUTOEXEC.BAT 48, 50, 60 Automatic Emulation Change 21 automatic sheet feeder

detaching 12 reinstalling 14

automatic sheet feeding 41

B

bidirectional printing 21

C

cable

parallel 11, 12, 60 serial converter 46, 47

carton contents 2 character patterns 22 Character Set

IBM #2 66 international 65 standard 65

character set 20, 24, 58 Character Sets 65

Choosing a place for the printer 1 Code Page

Brazil-ABICOMP 70 Brazil-ABNT 69 Canadian French 67 CS2 69 Gost-Russian 68 Hungarian 69 IBM-Russian 68 Icelandic 67 Latin-2 66 Multi-lingual 66 Nordic 67

Polish 68

Portuguese 67 Russian 68 Turkish 69

code page 24, 58

color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connecting

to a power outlet 7 to your computer 11

Control Panel

window 31, 35, 50, 59, control panel

printer 37, 41, 45, 51

D

default printer 32 download buffer 22

E

emulation 20, 53, 58 automatic change 21

errors 38

F

Font Options window Char. table 24 Code Page 24 Country 24 Font Lock 24 LQ Font 23 Pitch 23

Print mode 23 Zero style 24

Font window 26 fonts

selecting in windows 36 front cover

opening 4

G

General command 20

Image 79

Star Micronics NX-2460C, LC-240C user manual Color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connecting

Contents

LC-240C LC-240 NX-2460C NX-2460 VDE Statement Trademark acknowledgments Chapter About this manual Contents Control Panel Operations … Using the Printer with MS-DOS …Other Printing Features … Appendix a Troubleshooting … Choosing a place for the printer Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Printer Setup General guide General guide Removing the print head protector color printer only Opening the front cover About ribbon cartridges Installing the ribbon cartridgeAbout ribbon cartridges Knob Connecting to your computer Installing the paper supportInstalling the paper support Printer Setup Connecting to a power outlet Connecting to a power outletLoading paper Paper guide Loading paper Detaching the automatic sheet feeder Detaching the automatic sheet feeder Re-installing the automatic sheet feeder Installing the User Setup Utility User Setup Utility Execute the command that installs the User Setup Utility Starting up the User Setup Utility Starting up the User Setup Utility To select a parameter box Changing User Setup Utility parameter settingsUser Setup Utility To select a window Using the General window Using the General windowTo change a parameter setting Graphic direction EmulationInk color Demo print Default colorRAM Usage Sleep Pitch Using the Font windowPrint mode LQ Font Country Using the Font windowFont Lock Zero style Auto LF with CR Using the Paper windowLength Line Spacing Paper Out Using the Paper windowTimeout Printing Top Margin Double-density Adjusting the printer’s vertical alignment Changing the printer port Changing the printer port Saving changed setup data in the current conﬁguration ﬁle Saving setup data as a new conﬁguration ﬁleEnter Returning to default settings Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁleImporting setup data from a configuration file Using the Help window Exiting the User Setup Utility Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows Using the Printer with Windows Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to print Getting ready to print Printing a document Printing a document Selecting fonts in Windows applications Installing TrueType fonts To restore full power from the Sleep Mode To enter the Sleep ModeControl Panel Operations To eject single-sheet paper from the printer To switch between the Ready and Not-Ready ModesErrors To feed single-sheet paper into the printer Single-Sheet Paper Automatic Sheet Feeding Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Single-Sheet Paper Manual Sheet Feeding Paper Handling Adjusting for paper thickness Automatic sheet feeding Automatic sheet feedingManual sheet feeding Clearing paper jams Paper release levers Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Using the Printer with MS-DOS Selecting fonts in MS-DOS applications Using the Printer with MS-DOS Form feed Other Printing FeaturesHow to pause printing Line feed Testing the printer Appendix a Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dump Testing the printerShort test Long test Troubleshooting Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guideProblem Possible Cause Recommended Action Interface cable is Choose a different line Return the printer to your Right during printing Right during printing Interference from nearby To check the application printer selection Checking system software settings in WindowsChecking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selection Checking the port settings in the User Setup Utility Checking system software settings in MS-DOS Printing Speed Pitch Appendix B Speciﬁcations Paper Single-sheet manual feeding Specifications Parallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface Standard Character Set #2 International Character Set Appendix D Character Sets Code Page #852 Checking the port settings in the User Setup Utility Code Page #861 Icelandic Character SetsCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #863 Canadian French Code Page #3843 Code Page #866 Code Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3844Code Page #3846 Code Page #3845 IBM Special Character Set Code Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMPCharacter Set #1 Appendix E Printer Control Codes Font and Character Set Control Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Print Pitch Control Commands Bit Image Graphic Commands Special Print Mode CommandsPrinter Control Codes Form Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing CommandsDownload Character Commands Other Commands Horizontal Print Position Control Commands NEC Commands Appendix F Glossary Color 2, 4, 22, 43, 52, 54 connecting MS-DOS Page Customer service information