Buttons and Indicators, Online button | Star Micronics SJ-48

The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the operations indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.

This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

●Pause printing

●Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse)

●Select the print pitch

●Select the font

●Select paper feed mode

●Set the top-of-form position

●Cleaning the Ink cartridge

●Clear the printer’s buffer

●Charge the optional battery pack

●Print test patterns

●Print,a hexadecimal dump

●Prevent software from changing the panel pitch selection

BUTTONS AND INDICATORS

The minter is eauiuDed with five buttons on the control uanel. From left to right they are

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The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel.

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ONLINE button

The ONLINE button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button.

When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.

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Star Micronics SJ-48 manual Buttons and Indicators, Online button

Contents

Page Self Declaration Introduction HOW to USE this Manual Troubleshooting and maintenance Reference Setting UP the Printer Unpackingand inspection Settingup Index Command Summary Ink jet printing system Features of the Printer Way power supply Easy maintenanceAuto-capping system Extensive software support Versatile paper handlingEasy operation Printer Components AC adapter cable connector Requirements Requirements of the power supplyLocation of the printer Requirements of the Ink Cartridge Unpacking and Inspection ST P Seiting UP Connecting the power supply Install the Ink Cartridge IOCKl Connecting the interface cable Page Selection of Paper F.,,,=,,,m Adjusting the Printing GAP Loading the paper from the front slot Loading PaperPage Loading the paper from the flat feed slot Removing Paper Jams Online button Buttons and Indicators FWD ADJ button Line Feed buttonRevadj button Pitch button Flat feed Switch Combination FunctionsForm feed Top of form Head cleaning Clearing the buffer/All reset Charge the optional battery pack POWER-UP FunctionsShort test mode Ver Long test mode Next Lprint END Hexadecimal dump Return Pitch lock mode Chapter Location of the DIP Switches IBM Functions of the DIP Switches OFF Page Printer Control Commands Select Economy mode Font Control CommandsSelect High Quality mode Select print quality Select H-Gothic font Cancel emphasized printingSelect italic characters Select upright characters Start underlining Cancel double-strike printingStop underlining Start overlining Select ornament character Select scoreSuperscript Subscript Cancel superscript or subscript Select standard character set Character SET CommandsSelect IBM character set Select character set #l Select international character set Enable printing of all character codesSelect IBM code Select slash zero Enable printing of all character codes on next characterSelect normal zero Select pica characters with High Quality mode Select pica characters with Economy modeSelect elite characters with Economy mode Pica pitch Select condensed characters with Economy mode Select elite characters with High Quality modeSelect condensed characters with High Quality mode Semi-condensed pitch Cancel expanded printing Cancel condensed printingCancel one-line expanded printing Expanded printing Select character width Select proportional characters with High Quality modeSelect proportional spacing Select fixed spacing Increase character spacing Select master print modeSelect double or quadruple size Print double-height characters Select character sizeReturn to normal height Select character height, width, and line spacing Set line spacing to 7/60 or 7/72 inch Set line spacing to 1/8 inchSet line spacing to 1/6 inch Set line spacing to n/360 inch Set line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch Set line spacing to n/180 inch or n/216 inchExecute ESC a Line feed Feed paper n lines Cancel bottom marginSet top of page at current position Set bottom margin Set vertical tab stops in channel Set vertical tab stops every n linesSelect vertical tab channel Vertical tab Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsSet right margin Set left and right margjns Set automatic line feed Cancel automatic line feedBackspace Left justify Set horizontal tab stops Reset all tab stopsSet horizontal tab stop every n co/umns Horizontal tab Relative horizontal tab in inches Relative horizontal tabAbsolute horizontal tab in inches Absolute horizontal tab in columns Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density 8-bit graphics Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Print hex-density 48-bit graphics Print hex-density 24-bit graphics On ml, m2 Select graphics mode Convert graphics density Define 24-dot download characters Download Character Commands Select download character set Define 48-dot download characters Select ROM character set Shift download character area Set MSB to Cancel last lineSet MSB to O Accept MSB as is Bi-directional printing Set printer on-lineUni-directional printing One-line uni-directional printing Manual feed Reset printerAuto feed Eject paper from ASF Defining Your OWN 24-DOT Characters Assigning the character data Sample program Assigning a value of character space Lprint IFFUS1 on Ranges of Cars & Telephones Defining Your OWN 48-DOT Characters For LPRIN’T SCALE$ Next Iffus / on Ranges of Cars & Telephones CPI Installing Application Software with Your Printer T e r Embedding Printer Commands Aprint README. DOC Programming the Printer with DOS Commands ESC MS-DOS Andyourprinter Programming with Basic Lprint Lprint MS-DOSANDYOUR Printer 3380 224 3610 4750 How the program works Quad-s ized Ii’!’=~q’.’fii’~~ðL,,!,,‘‘.$‘~’~ Troubleshooting Power supply Troubleshooting and Maintenance Paper feeding LINEindicator Illuminated? Maintenance 100Cps Specifications 720 Battery pack BP-1O Busy Pinout of Interface Connector Character Sets Standard character set #2 Hiid # $ s ‘ @ @ International character sets IBM character set #2 Page Code Page#850 Multi-lingual 104 Page Page A I B Character set #1 IBM special character set Page Page Page Top NO nl n2 ESC f Rd n2 ml m2 Nl n2 ml m2 m3 Page Nl n2 mO ml m2 Page Page Pm oe