Star Micronics SB-10 n HOW TO PRINT THE SELF-TEST , l

Figure 1-12. Adjust the print head gap.

By experimenting with this lever, you will learn which position will

yield the highest quality print for the paper you’re using.

n HOW TO PRINT THE SELF-TEST

Eager to see the beautiful, high-density dot matrix characters your -

new printer can produce? We thought so!

You can easily view a sample of its work by printing the self-test. --

The self-test confirms both the correct operation of the printer and -

the proper loading of paper and ribbon cassette.

You won’t need to connect your computer to print the self-test-

just be sure the printer is plugged into a power source and is turned -

off.

@Insert a sheet of paper (or form-feed paper) as you learned in

“How to Load Paper Into the Printer.” -

l Press and hold the Line Feed (LF) button, and at the same time,

turn the power switch on. -

@When the printer begins printing, you can release the Line Feed

button. -

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Contents

Main CONTENTS Page Page I . ,, TABLE OF TABLES Page INTRODUCTION its many features include: SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER dow To Assemble the Printer for Operation - n PLACEMENT OF THE PRINTER l n HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE PRINTER Attach the cut sheet guide: Connect the power cord to the printer: n FEATURES OF THE PRINTER n THE CONTROL PANEL w DUAL IN-LINE PACKAGE (DIP) SWITCHES l W HOW TO LOAD PAPER INTO THE PRINTER Sing/e-sheet loading: Table.l-1 Slide positions for determining the left margin Page Form-feed loading: l n ADJUSTING THE PRINT HEAD GAP n HOW TO PRINT THE SELF-TEST l n CONNECT THE INTERFACE CABLE TO YOUR COMPUTER Page Page Page WORD PROCESS/A/G WITH THE PRINTER n AN INTRODUCTION TO ASCII CODES Table 2-1. Examples of decimal and hexadecimal codes. Decimal codes Hexadecimal codes Escape codes and Control codes Table 2-2. Examples of escape and control codes. pi n WORD PROCESSING FOR ALL PURPOSES PROCESSING PACKAGE Pitch size/characters per inch Proportional spacing Boldface and Emphasized printing modes Page Page GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SPREADSHEET PACKAGE Page n SUPERCALC n LOTUS 7-2-3 Page Page EXPLORING PRINT FEATURES L n THE LETTER-QUALITY (LQ) MODE THIS LINE IS LETTER QUALITY, AND EMPHASIZED PRINTING. NOW, TURN TO NORMAL PRINTING. THIS IS UNDERLINED LQ PRINTING. LETTER QUALITY CHARACTERS CAN PRINT WITH PROPORTIONAL SPACING OR NORMAL PICA PITCH. n THE DRAFT-QUALITY MODE - n VARIETY OF PITCH SIZES Page Figure 4-7. Elite printing in the draft mode. - - Condensed pitch w ~;M311~NDG FEATURES WITH THE MACRO n INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS Page Page Page CREATING PAGE FORMATS n CHOOSING THE PAGE LENGTH AND NUMBER OF LINES PER PAGE W SETTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS n ADJUSTING LINE SPACING Table 5-3. Adjusting line spacing. n SUPERSCRIPTS AND SUBSCRIPTS Table 5-4. Printing superscripts and subscripts. - n VERTICAL TABS w HORIZONTAL TABS Table 5-6. Setting and using horizontal tabs. Page Page PROGRAMMNG IN BASIC Table 6-7. Expanded print conversion chart. I Emphasized and double-strike printing - Underlined printing Superscripts and subscripts Line spacing and reverse line feed Page Page BASIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES W HOW TO CLEAN THE PRINTER Exterior Interior W REPLACING THE FUSE n REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD l H M&KING THE PRINTER FOR CORRECT OPER- Electrical ! : Mechanical