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Star Micronics SR-10/I5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SR-lo/15, Components And Controls, Chapter

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CHAPTER 2

GETTING TO KNOW

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The more you learn about SR-lo/15 and its sophisticated features, old and new, the better SR-lo/15 is going to perform for you. Remember, it’s not just what you know - it’s what you know how to use! So, let’s start getting acquainted!

Subjects we’ll cover in this chapter include:

•Components and controls

•Paper-out and front-cover-open detectors

•Paper selection and loading

•Adjusting the gap - for different paper thickness

•Self-test - printout of available characters

•Some tips for smoother operation

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COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS

First, the components. You saw most of these when you un- packed you printer. Now we’ll give you a condensed rundown on what they do. (For details on your initial set-up of SR-10/15, with all components in place, see Chapter 1.) PRINTER COVERS - There are two, front and rear. Their function is to protect the ribbon and print head from dust and dirt, and also to reduce the sound level.

SINGLE SHEET GUIDE - As you’ve guessed, this plastic rack is used to support and guide the single sheets during printing. SPROCKET PAPER GUIDE - This wire rack serves the same function, but for sprocket paper.

INK RIBBON CARTRIDGE - A neat and tidy timesaver, which snaps into place within a few seconds.

POWER CORD - Connects the printer to its power source, usually a wall outlet. It’s located at the right rear.

PRINT HEAD - This is the unit which does the actual printing.

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Star Micronics SR-10/I5 user manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SR-lo/15, Components And Controls, Chapter

Contents

USER’S MANUAL SR-IO/I5Trademark Acknowledgement Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency InterferenceStatement A note about the programs in this manualthe new SR-lo/Is A Special Message to the New OwnerSo, gentle reader, with this manual we hand you the key to Self-Test Table of ContentsFirst Controls StartingChanging LineCommands Commands to Control Print StyleCommands to Control Vertical Position of Commands to Control Horizontal Position ofFunctions of the Connector Signals Table of Tables Page WHAT HAVE WE HERE? SETTING UP SR- 1O/15WHERE SHALL WE PUT IT? CHAPTERon the next n Removing packing and shipping screws n Installing the platen knob n Installing the ribbon cartridge Figure l-5. A guide pin on each side of the ribbon cartridge helps to align the cartridge during installation 5. Now thread the ribbon carefully between the print head and the ribbon guide next to the platen. Take a good look at Figure l-7. You might want to use a ball point pen to lightly press the ribbon guide against the platen runbber roller while you insert the ribbon into the thin space between the print head and ribbon guide. Zmporiant Center the ribbon vertically in the middle of the print head to avoid misprints or the ribbon coming off during printing Figure 1-8. SR-lo/15 has parallel interface as standard CONNECTING SR-lo/15 TO YOUR COMPUTERCOMPONENTS AND CONTROLS GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SR-lo/15CHAPTER Figure 2-1. Front and rear views of SR-IO Power cord connectorGround terminal Figure 2-2. Front and rear views of SR-15 Power cord conndrBail lever Control ,Ll W POWER LAMP - Glows green when the power is on Page PAPER SELECTION AND LOADING from Left-Hand Left margin on the single sheet guidePosition of Distanceyou’ve practiced a few times, you’ll find it easy to load 1. Turn off the power and remove the rear cover. AfterFigure 2-5. The metal guide is used to align the left margin Here’s the proper sequence for loadingPage INSTALLATION RIBBONADJUSTING THE GAP SELF-TEST SOME TIPS FOR SMOOTHER OPERATION Page CHAPTER Using SR-lo/15 with commercial softwareUSING COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE GETTING STARTED WITH SR-lo/l5n First, some terminology of its name line feedname abbreviationn The escape code Subjects covered in this chapter include CHR$ function Problem codes Command syntax used in this manualSelecting the right software mode CONTROLLING SR-lo/15 WITH BASICOPEN4,4 cMD4 LIST CLOSE4 PR#l LIST PR#@LLIST it or however your computer does it. We’ve crossed the 10 LPRINT CHR$27 CHRS69 24LPRINT TESTINGNEW 10 LPRINT CHR$7 RUN ESC CHR$69COMMAND SYNTAX USED IN THIS MANUAL SELECTING THE RIGHT SOFTWARE MODE in STAR mode. There are some cases where you would use IBM mode with your computer, if you wish Page SOME SPECIAL KINDS OF TEXT PRINTING TEXT WITH SR-lo/15In this chapter we’ll cover Near letter quality characters Italics Underlining Superscript and subscripts Print pitch Print emphasisIn this program, line 20 selects NLQ characters with the Here is what you should get n Superscripts and subscripts CHANGING THE PRINT PITCH 30 LPRINT This line is CONDENSED pitch Now the results look like this pitch Here’s what you should get from this programThis lineThis linm im DOUBLE-8TRIKE and EMPHASIZED MAKING SR-lo/15 PRINT DARKERMIXING MODES Pitch Normal Emphasizzd Double-strike kEmphasized Master Select and the 256 ASCII Codes Double-strikeControl code SUMMARYFunction STARTING NEW LINES In this chapter we will learn how to Change the vertical spacingLINE SPACING AND FORMS CONTROL Change the length of the page Set top and bottom marginsCHANGING LINE SPACING 60 LPRINT Line spacing is set to l/6 inch normal. 70 LPRINT CHR$27 This is what you will getNEW 18 FOR I = 1 TO 30 LPRINT CHR$27 A CHR$I 4@ LPRINT This line spacing is set to30 LPRINT CHR$27 3 CHR$I command30 LPRINT CHR$27 A CHR$I LPRINT CHR$27 79 LPRINT CHR$27 A CHR$12 LPRINT CHR$27 fl11STAR mode spacingCHR$h 10 Demo one-time line feeds FORMS CONTROLS Page Table 63 Form feed commands CHANGING THE PAGE LENGTHForm length commands TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS 10 Demo top and bottom margins 20 LPRINT CHR$12 Form feed SUMMARYControl code Functionfeed n/216 inchReverse form feed Set page length to n lines CHR$n One-time reverse line feed of n/216 inch for IBM mode Form feedESC “j”CHR$n CHR$ ESC CHR$ ESC “C” CHR$n ESC “C” CHR$O ESC “R” CHR$n ESC “r” CHR$n ESC “N” CHR$n ESC “0”Vertical tabs Left and right margins In this chapter we will discover how to use Horizontal tabsUSING HORIZONTAL TABS FORMATTING YOUR OUTPUTWhen you run the program now it produces this typewriter-once they are set all the printing is done between them SETTING LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINSThe commands SR-10/15’s left and right margins work just like aUSING VERTICAL TABS 60 LPRINT CHR$ll Fifth tab 12 LPRINT CHR$27 P CHR$lfl 14 LPRINT CHR$2@ CHR$4@ CHR$50 CHR$@First tab Second tab Third tab Fourth tab Function “B” nl n2 dSUMMARY Control codeInternational character sets Macro instruction SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SR-lo/15Commands covered in this chapter include Bell Master reset Unidirectional printing Eighth bit control Block graphicsYou can try this by typing n Printing to the bottom of the sheet 40 LPRINT DELETE DOES NOT 50 LPRINT CHR$127 CHR$127 CHR$127 60 LPRINT WORK 74LPRINT CANCEL TEXTNEW 10 LPRINT BACKSPACE DOES NOT 20 LPRINT CHRS8 CHR$8 CHR$8 3@ LPRINT I===WORKn Unidirectional printing n The seven bit dilemma n Block graphics characters and special symbols Page 184 194 l 2!34 t 214 r 224 I-r L .J4 ? 244 c’ 254 134 A 144 154 ti 164 iTn International character sets The characters that change are shown beneath their ASCII code in Table Define macro Function Control code CHRS7 ESC “Y”SUMMARY ESC “Y” ESC “y” ESC “y” ESC “@” CHR$ CHRSl7 ESC “8”Page Designing proportional characters CREATING YOUR OWN CHARACTERSIn this chapter we’ll cover Designing and printing your own characters0.0 oao THE PRINT MATRIXDEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS n Rule 1 Download characters are eight dots high 12*I WRONG w Assigning a value to your character Figure 9-9. Character designs for the three graph symbols n Download character definition command 0 000 1011 = Ildecimal 80 LPRINT 90 DATA 139,2,5,8,241,0,0,241,8,5,2,0 PRINTING DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS10 LPRINT CHR$27 * CHR$l CHR$160 CHRS162 20 FOR N = 160 TO 30 FOR M = 0 TO 40 READ MM 50 LPRINT CHR$MM 60 NEXT M 70 NEXT NIf it doesn’t, check the last program we ran for errors, then rerun it 140 LPRINT ESC$ $1 150 LPRINT wAutos TB$ CHARACTERS ERASING DOWNLOAD CHARACTER DEFINITIONSDEFINING PROPORTIONALPage Standard characters without proportional spacing 230 DATA 105,200,0,0,0,0,2,~88,2,0,0,0,0240 DATA 112,41,0,0,127,0,68,0,68,56,0,0,0 250 DATA 115,185,0,0,0,16,42,0,42,4,0,0,0W Connecting characters 10 Program to define and print numerals 450 DATA 11, 8, 8, 0, 0, 0, 48, 8, 112, 0, 96 400 DATA 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 32, 0, 32, 0, 32420 DATA 11, 2, 0, 2, 0, 29 8, 2, 4, 10, 244 430 DATA9, 244, 10, 244, 2, 8, 2, 8, 2, 0, 0DATA DATA0, 6, 0, 14, 0 70, 0, 70, 0, 70Control code ESC “*”1 nl n2 mO ml ...mZl Defines download character into RAM for STAR modePage Printing a pre-defined shape Plotting a calculated shape High resolution graphicsPRINTING WITH DOT GRAPHICS SR-10/15’s bit image graphics capabilitiesn Specifying the number of columns of dots n Specifying the graphics data 60 FOR I = 0 TO WID-1 70 PRINT #1,CHR$2”INTl+SINI*PI/32*3.5+.5 10 ‘Demo dot graphics 20 PI = 30 WID =49OPEN “LPTl” AS 111 WIDTH #1,255 50 PRINT #l,CHR$27 “K” CHR$WID MOD 256 CHR$INTWID/256Page Page 60 GRAPHICS = CHR$27+CHR$75 70 DIM LOG0$4 80 WIDTH LPT1,255 DATA 128,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 DATA 7,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0DATA 255,127,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 DATA 192,128,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0LYFAC = 87/LY 600 ’ you need to change are the values in line 40. The array MASK% contains the values of the dots. In order to make this program run on the most computers, we’re using only six pins for graphics. With many computers, you can use all eight available pins. In lines 90 and 100 we’ve defined some other variables you’ll be interested in LX, LXFAC, LY, and LYFAC are used as scaling factors. By changing these values, you can change the size of your printed image or even distort it you can, for example, make our circle print as an ellipse. Experiment a little bit 610 Subroutine to plot a star 620 630 RAD = different They were all printed using the plotting program in this chapterSo what do theseor ESC “*” CHR$3 nl Dot graphics commandsdensity graphics Double density graphicsDouble density/double speed ‘ QuadrupleCRT graphics Normal density graphicsDouble density graphics Double density/double speed Quadruple density graphicsStar’s engineers have given programmers a unique shortcut for Master graphics selection for IBM mode ESC “g” n0 nl n2 ml m2ESC ‘2” nl n2 ml m2... Print quadruple density graphics for IBM mode Master graphics selection for STAR mode ESC 3” n0 nl n2 ml m2