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Star Micronics XB24-250 II Ribbon Life, Dimensions and weight, Power Supply, Power Consumption

Models: XB24-250 II

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Ribbon Life	Fabric monochrome ribbon (LZ24HD): 4.0 million characters (draft pica)
	Color ribbon (X24CL): 1.0 million characters
Dimensions and weight	Width:	23.9″ / 608 mm
	Depth:	15.8″ / 400 mm
	Height:	6.2″ / 157 mm
	Weight:	27.2 lbs. / 12.3 kg
Power Supply	230V AC +14%/–13%; 50/60Hz
Power Consumption
	15W during standby / 70W during ASCII draft printing
Options	PT-15XM Pull Tractor Unit
	SF-15DM2Single-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder
	IS-8XL Serial Interface Unit
	IP-128XL Parallel Interface Unit
	SPC-8K Serial-To-Parallel Converter

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Star Micronics XB24-250 II user manual Ribbon Life, Dimensions and weight, Power Supply, Power Consumption, Options

Contents

USER’S MANUAL XB24-2502DOT MATRIX PRINTERS ZB152Trademark acknowledgments About this manual Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations Chapter 1 Printer SetupChapter 4 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeChapter 6 Optional Accessories Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsAppendix F Control Panel Operation Guide Appendix D Character Sets Appendix E Printer Control CodesChoosing a place for the printer Chapter 1 Printer SetupUnpacking the printer 2 Printer SetupGeneral guide General guide4 Printer Setup Installing the platen knobOpening the front cover Removing the front cover Installing the ribbon cartridgeRemoving the front cover 6 Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cartridge Installing the paper guideRemoving the ribbon cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Adjusting the paper guide position8 Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paper10 Printer Setup Turn on the printer Loading fanfold paperPrinting on fanfold paper 12 Printer SetupParking fanfold paper Using the tear-off functionUnparking fanfold paper Parking fanfold paper14 Printer Setup Connecting to your computerConnecting to your computer Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations Switching between on-line and off-lineSelecting a font Entering the Font Lock ModeSelecting a font Entering the Pitch Lock Mode Setting the character pitch18 Control Panel Operations Paper eject cut-sheet paper Line feedForm feed fanfold paper Micro feedSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Setting the top of form positionTear-off function fanfold paper 20 Control Panel OperationsChanging the auto load position Changing the auto load positionClearing the printer’s buffer Saving a macro22 Control Panel Operations Initializing the printer Entering the Multi-part ModeInitializing the printer About EDS Mode settings Chapter 3 Using the EDS ModeEntering the EDS Mode Changing a switch setting Selecting a switchSelecting a bank Selecting a bankChecking the settings of switches in a bank Printing the current switch settingsExiting the EDS Mode 26 Using the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings EDS Mode SettingsBANK A Switch 1 Emulation Switch 2 Character TableSwitch 6 Multi-Part Mode 28 Using the EDS ModeBANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 2 Auto Tear-off LongSwitches 3, 4, 5 Print Pitch BANK C Switches 1, 2 Print ModeSwitch 6 Quiet EDS Mode SettingsBANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length 30 Using the EDS ModeSwitch 5 CR Centering Position Switch 6 Not used BANK ECode Page EDS Mode Settings32 Using the EDS Mode Name EDS Mode SettingsCountry RemarksCommonly used for DOS 34 Using the EDS ModeU.S.A EDS Mode SettingsBANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 LQ Font Selection 36 Using the EDS ModeSwitch 6 Not used Setting up for printing with MS-DOS Chapter 4 Using the Printer with MS-DOSSelecting paper types Chapter 5 Paper HandlingCut-Sheet Paper Manual Feed Cut-Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet FeederAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessManual sheet feeding Automatic fanfold feeding40 Paper Handling Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsAutomatic Sheet Feeder SF-15DM Chapter 6 Optional AccessoriesPreparing the printer Serial Interface Cartridge IS-8XL Pull Tractor Unit PT-15XMPull Tractor Unit PT-15XM Buffered Parallel Interface Cartridge IP-128XL 44 Optional AccessoriesSerial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8K Speciﬁcations Serial-to-Parallel Converter SPC-8KTesting the printer Appendix A TroubleshootingSelf test Hexadecimal dump Adjusting the dot alignmentHexadecimal dump or like thisDOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING Normal-density 48 TroubleshootingProblem Troubleshooting guidePossible Cause Problem 50 TroubleshootingPaper is jamming, causing Possible CausePossible Cause ProblemMODE LPT1=COM1 or MODE LPT1=COM2 Checking system software settings in MS-DOSPrinting System Appendix B SpeciﬁcationsPrinting Speed Print DirectionEnvironment 54 SpecificationsPaper Cut-sheet manual feedingPower Supply Dimensions and weightPower Consumption Ribbon LifeParallel Interface Appendix C Interface Pin OutsOptional Serial Interface Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set Appendix D Character SetsIBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1 58 Character SetsCode Page #860 Portuguese IBM Special Character SetCode Page #850 Multi-lingual Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #863 Canadian French 60 Character SetsCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #865 NordicCode Page #3844 CS2 Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #737 Greek Code Page #1001 ArabicCode Page #851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437Code Page #869 Greek 64 Character SetsCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #928 GreekCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3012 Latvian2 66 Character SetsCode Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3021 BulgarianCode Page #3861 Microwiz KU Code Page #3850 Standard KUCode Page #3860 Rajvitee KU Code Page #3863 STD988 TISCode Page #3865 Newsic TIS Code Page #3864 Popular TISOther characters are the same as those for Code Page #437 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437Standard Mode Checking system software settings in MS-DOSAppendix E Printer Control Codes Standard Mode 70 Printer Control CodesStandard Mode Checking system software settings in MS-DOSStandard Mode 72 Printer Control CodesSelect an international character set Select superscript/subscript printingStandard Mode Checking system software settings in MS-DOSESC T 04 00 00 00 n1 n2 ESC \ nL nHStandard Mode 74 Printer Control CodesStandard Mode Checking system software settings in MS-DOSPrint a character from all character chart ASCII Code76 Printer Control Codes IBM ModeIBM Mode Checking system software settings in MS-DOSASCII Code IBM ModeFunction Select code pageChecking system software settings in MS-DOS Appendix F Control Panel Operation GuideFORM FEED LINE FEEDPage Page Page 536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu Rm 1802-6, 18/F., Tower 2, Enterprise Square9 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay Hong Kong Shizuoka, 424-0066, Japan

Ribbon Life

Dimensions and weight

Power Supply

Power Consumption

Options