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1. Description Mode ASCII Code Printed data as characters STD Esc Assign character table STD ESC t Select italic STD ESC 4 Cancel italic STD ESC 5 Select Character Set 2 Both ESC 6 Select Character Set 1 Both Esc 7 Select Draft 10 CPI BM ESC I00H Select Draft 12 CPI BM ESC I08H Select Draft 17 CPI BM ESC I10H Select LQ 10 CPI BM ESC 102H Select LQ 12 CPI BM ESC IOAH Select LQ 17 CPI BM ESC 112H Select Proportional LQ IBM ESC I03H Select international character set STD ESC RN Set Code Page Both ESC T Print characters from all character chart IBM ESC 1n7 n2 Print one character from all character chart IBM Esc n Select Standard Character Table STD Esc tO Select IBM Character Table STD Esc ti Set download characters in 00H 7FH area to 80H FFH STD Esc t2 Select Draft Mode STD ESC x0 Select LQ Mode STD ESC x1 Print Pitch Control Commands 97 Description Mode ASCII Code Select one line expanded print Both so Same as SO STD Esc so Select condensed print Both sI Same as SI STD ESC sI Cancel condensed print STD DC2 Set print pitch to pica IBM DC2 Cancel one line expanded print Both Dc4 Set print pitch to elite IBM ESC Set print pitch to elite STD ESC M Set print pitch to pica STD ESC P Cancel proportional print IBM ES
2. 68 Optional Accessory Removing the push tractor unit from the back of the printer L Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its AC power source L Open the cover where the push tractor unit is located If the push tractor unit is located in the back of the printer open the back cover If it is located in the front of the printer open the document table In either case opening the cover as far as it will go will cause it to lock in place LJ Pressing down on the two releases on the left and right of the tractor feeder lift it up and away from the printer Back of the printer Front of the printer LI Close the cover of the printer Installing the push tractor unit 69 Installing the push tractor unit L Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its AC power source LJ Open the cover where you want to install the push tractor unit If you want to install the push tractor unit in the back of the printer open the back cover If you want to install it in the front of the printer open the document table In either case opening the cover as far as it will go will cause it to lock in place LJ Pressing down on the two releases on the left and right of the tractor feeder carefully lower it into the printer making sure that the proper parts of the tractor feeder fit into the slots provided in the printer as shown in the illustration below HR Ii V Back of the printer Front of the printer
3. J If you were in an application program when you installed the new fonts you will need to select Printer Setup from the application s FILE menu and reselect the printer After that the application can display on screen text and print text on the printer using the newly installed fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Refer to the manual of the application you are using for details on how to select fonts within that application In addition to the Windows fonts you can also use the TrueType fonts that come with this printer 48 Using the printer with Windows 95 Chapter 5 Using the printer with Windows 95 This chapter describes how to use the printer with Microsoft Windows 95 The following topics are covered L Setting up the printer in Windows 95 J Preparing for printing LJ Printing a document LJ Installing the TrueType fonts Note The file readme txt on the floppy disk contains any late breaking information that has been made available since this manual was printed Setting up the printer in Windows 95 To use the printer with Windows 95 you need to install a file known as the printer driver onto your computer This file is supplied on the floppy disk that comes with the printer The following description assumes that you are using a mouse click and double click refer to the action of using the mouse to point at an item with the on screen pointer and then clicking either onc
4. LI Close the cover of the printer 70 Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting The appendix will provide help if you experience problems with your printer It tells you how to test the printer how to check system software settings and how to adjust the vertical alignment In addition there is information on actions to take for specific problems and on the meanings of printer beep tones Warning The printer uses high voltage Do not attempt any other repair or maintenance except as expressly recommended in this appendix Unauthorized repair and maintenance not only exposes you to the danger of electrical shock it also may damage your printer and void your warranty Short test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly LJ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer LJ Turn off the printer LJ While holding down the control panel s ON LINE button turn the printer back on This test prints the version number of the software contained in the printer s ROM followed by the current EDS settings LJ To stop demo printing turn the printer off Long test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly LJ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer LJ Turn off the printer J While holding down the control panel s PAPER FEED button turn the printer back on This test prints the title and seven lines
5. Pope age Let 8 1 24 11m Onerta an A C Pata lA Lerten Pape quo rie z About Aeee Doles J Click on any of the five index card type buttons and change the parameter settings as you require For a detailed explanation of any of the settings click on the button on the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter field Click once more to clear the help message from the screen Note Paper Graphics and Device option settings can also be made when you select the Print command in an application However settings made within an application only apply to printing from that application LJ Click on the Close X button on the top right of the Properties window LJ Click on the Close X button on the top right of the printer s window Printing a document 53 This concludes the printing preparation The printer which you selected is now the default printer and the page size paper source setting and any other settings which you made for the printer apply to printing from all applications To override these settings for a specific application refer to the next section Printing a document Printing a document Windows 95 applications always print to the currently selected default printer If you want to change the default printer refer to the previous section Preparing to print To print from any Windows 95 application proceed as follows LJ Click on the application s File me
6. A application printer selection checking 80 auto LF with CR 32 41 auto load position changing 25 auto tear off 32 AUTOEXEC BAT 65 80 bidirectional printing 32 C cable port connection 80 carton contents 2 character pitch setting 22 Character Set IBM 1 85 IBM 2 85 IBM Special 86 international 84 Italic 2 84 character sets tables 84 character table 31 character tables 40 Code Page 36 Arabic 90 Brazil ABICOMP 89 Brazil ABNT 89 Bulgarian 93 94 Canadian French 87 CS2 88 Estonianl 92 Estonian2 92 Gost Russian 88 Greek 90 91 Hebrew 93 94 Hungarian 88 IBM Russian 87 Icelandic 86 Latin 2 89 Latvian 92 Latvian2 92 Lithuanian 772 91 Lithuanian 774 91 Lithuanian KBL 91 Maltese 93 94 95 Multi lingual 86 Nordic 87 Polish 88 Portuguese 86 Russian 87 Turkish 89 connecting to your computer 16 control panel printer 20 control panel settings saving 26 cut sheet paper ejecting 23 manual feeding 60 specifications 57 D default printer selection checking 79 dot alignment 71 download buffer 31 E EDS Mode changing a switch setting default settings 28 definition 28 entering 28 exiting 30 printing current switch settings 30 selecting a bank 29 selecting a switch 30 settings 30 31 39 using 28 eject 23 Electronic DIP Switches 28 emulation 31 F fanfold paper automatic feeding 59 form feed 23 loading 10 parking 15 23 perforations 14 printing on 14 s
7. At this point you can make final adjustments to the paper position by releasing the blue levers and moving the tractors The paper should lie flat with no buckling or bulging tractors too close or no stretching or elongation of the holes tractors too far apart After making these adjustments be sure that you re lock the tractors by pushing the blue levers back into their original positions Loading fanfold paper 13 J Plug the printer back into its AC power source The printer will beep a number of times to indicate that paper is not loaded LJ Press the control panel s PAPER FEED button and the paper will feed to the starting position 14 Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper When printing on fanfold paper take care not to print too close to the perforations that separate each sheet The following shows the recommended print area for fanfold paper cut sheet paper Labels and Envelope Fanfold paper Cut sheet paper 4 mm 0 16 1 4 mm 0 16 First page 5mm 5 mm 0 2 0 2 Perforation 4 mm 0 16 18 mm 0 77 oooofooooc oooooooooooooooooooo When stapled multi part paper with a width of less than 4 5 inches is used the print area is 37 mm from the edge Perforation o o o o o o o o
8. Courier ON OFF ON 0 ON ON Prestige OFF OFF ON ol O Ol OCRB OFF ON OFF o 0 o Orator OFF OFF OFF Ol Ol Ol Note Bank C Switches 1 and 2 must be in the correct position before this setting has any effect EDS 2 Settings The following details all of the settings you can make for EDS 2 For communications protocol settings Banks A and B the matching settings you have to make in your MS DOS AUTOEXEC BAT file or with the Ports option of the Windows Control Panel are also provided BANK A Switch 1 Data Length Specifies the number of bits that the computer transmits as one byte This setting is normally 8 Data Length swi DOS Windows Setting 8 bits ON 8 7 bits OFF 7 Switch 2 Parity Check This switch specifies whether or not a parity check should be performed on the data Parity Check sw2 DOS Windows Setting Disabled ON Disabled Enabled OFF Enabled Switch 3 Parity This switch specifies the parity as non odd or even Parity SWw3 DOS Windows Setting Odd ON 0 Even OFF E Switch 4 Protocol Protocol which is sometimes referred to as handshaking is the communications convention that is used to allow the printer and computer to regulated the flow of data DTR is the most commonly used protocol Protocol sw4 DOS Windows Setting DTR ON DTR XON XOFF OFF XON XOFF Switch 5 6 Not used EDS 2 Setting
9. Parking fanfold paper on page 15 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding I Set the release lever on the front of the printer to the cut sheet position bs Q p LL L Set the adjustment lever to the value that matches the thickness of the paper you are using The setting for normal paper is 1 Set the lever to a larger value for thicker paper or to a smaller value for thinner paper a Y t c Adjustment lever LY Pa 61 LJ Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Note that the W mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be J Making sure that the left edge of the paper is against the paper guide insert straight a sheet of paper into the front of the printer as far as it will go The paper will automatically be fed into the printer LJ Start the printing operation from your software application LJ After printing is complete press PARK SET EJECT while the printer is on line to eject the paper from the printer 62 Paper Handling Note If you are inserting letterhead paper insert the sheet so that it is face up with the letterhead portion up Clearing paper jams Use the following procedure to clear paper jams from the printer LJ Turn the power off L Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet LJ Open the front cover of the printer J Carefully try to pull the jammed paper from the pri
10. Setting the top of form position The current position of paper loaded in the printer is automatically set as the top of the page whenever you turn power on You can also use the following procedure at any time to specify a different position as the top of the page J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Use the micro feed operations see above to move the paper so that the print head is located where you want the new top of form position to be L While holding down FONT press PARK SET EJECT The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has been set Tear off function fanfold paper This procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily J Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit L Press the control panel s PARK SET EJECT button LJ Tear off the paper L When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position This operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper s next perforation Selecting the Quiet Print Mode The Quiet Print Mode lets you print with less noise than that produced with normal printing Use the following procedure to enter and exit the Quiet Print Mode Important Though the Quiet Print Mode prints more quietly it also causes printing to take considerably longer than normal printing J Ma
11. qu o8 cOVP ORO EODD Ch xc B3 C Eb Rn 6288 Ce 4 oc ch uu xD Re GR Choc AQ DO oe S Qi o n o n S o e Sete we un o D g E AA ow a oH oa Fe FH f Se RE TPF BON c mp0 c Hou gt Hlemi KH ee Pewee eee lt 5 eiu X d isa a bo EE c IH E al Fre U aaa E om 8 g eed a o deo ee llo di e S fol 4 ka fal dl ee A err E E c S gm ix A Wm Se SS Sa RS e a t HE e HM oO X amp HB HM moo HH Es elas fA ox Boz BE EN Q D ob D Ae E c Dom rR 2 DT OB DL 4c He By o mr BR ado c TR PG eR Ee oe Sauge znarrtre rEnr rnrun c 5 a ath Oo FA C Fu BU As 6258 Ej AAA AA 94 Character Sets Code Page 3850 Code Page 3860 Standard KU Rajvitee KU Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 437 89 ABCD E P 89 ABCD EF Um n 4 z Olo e NU 4 z lin ena 7 2 lla n a e 2 2 tw 8 4 1 A 2 8B weet 4 42 amp A v 4 3 m nU 3 UN A ae eat 4 3 4 Banat _ S 5 E 9 MEM US EEES w vu Foe S u47 5 4 6 9 y 8 4 4 7 4 e WM Yd Ta 4 8 Bie B aS M Wo Bas Es 35 guo MS Dix s e 3 ir Uy MN as Al 4 BOU s i A 9 8 B e y 4 BE 4g Da t 4 B b9 r Kd Cea onea Ed C Low Wk B A D 4 on s 3 D 1 gg M amp d E 5 4 3 44 4 E s amp h aw a F t nw Dee F HUNI Code Page 3861 Code Page 3863 Microwiz KU STD988 TIS Other characters are the same as
12. 1 Define download characters in RAM STD ESC amp 00H 100 Printer Control Codes Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Move print head to next horizontal tab position Both HT Return print head to left margin carriage return Both CR Move print head to absolute horizontal position STD ESC s n1 n2 Add n dot spaces between characters STD ESC SPn Cancel automatic line feed IBM Esc 5 00H Select automatic line feed IBM Esc 5 01H Set horizontal tab positions Both ESC Dn NULL Set right margin STD Esc on Set left and right margins IBM Esc x n1 n2 Move print head to specified horizontal position STD Esc n1 n2 Move print position to right IBM ESC d Set left margin STD Esc in Other Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Sound printer bell Both BEL Move printer head back one space backspace Both BS Set printer on line Both DC1 Set printer off line STD DC3 Cancel line in print buffer Both CAN Delete last character sent STD DEL Control cut sheet feeder STD ESC EM Cancel MSB control STD Esc Select score STD ESC One line uni directional printing STD ESC lt Set MSB to logical 0 STD ESC Set MSB to logical 1 STD ESC gt Initialize printer STD ESC Disable paper out detector STD ESC 8 Enable paper out detector STD ESC 9 Deselect printer IBM ESC Qn
13. B C3 C D4 D E5 E F6 F Note EDS 2 has only three banks so pressing the BANK button cycles through banks A B and C only Indicators D4 E5 and F6 do not light with EDS 2 30 Using the EDS Mode Selecting a switch J While in the EDS Modes EDS 1 or EDS 2 use the control panel s SWITCH button to select a bank switch While the SW indicator is flashing the lit indicator indicates the currently selected switch Lit Indicator Selected Switch Al 1 B2 2 C3 3 D4 4 E5 5 F6 6 Changing a switch setting LJ After selecting a bank and switch press the control panel s ON OFF button to turn the switch on and off The current setting of the switch is shown by the ON LINE indicator the indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off Printing the current switch settings L In the EDS Modes press and hold the control panel s PRINT button to print out the current switch settings Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or off Exiting the EDS Modes L Press the control panel s EXIT button to exit the EDS Modes EDS Modes Settings The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode EDS 1 Settings 31 EDS 1 Settings The following details all of the settings you can make for EDS 1 BANK A Switch 1 Emulation Selects Standard emulation ON or IBM emulation OFF Standard emulation causes the printer to ac
14. Cancel uni directional printing Both ESC UO Other Commands Continued 101 Description Mode ASCII Code Select uni directional printing Both ESC U1 Control character height width line spacing IBM ESC 8 Set initial condition IBM Esc K Select 1 x 1 2 x 2 4 x 4 sized printing STD Esc nn Stop printing IBM ESC j Select type face STD Esc kn Cancel double high mode STD ESC w0 Select double high mode STD ESC wl NEC Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Set line spacing to n 360 STD FS 3n Initialize printer STD FS Select typeface STD rsc Cancel expanded printing STD FS EO Select expanded printing STD FS El Select expanded triple width printing STD FS E2 Select forward feed STD FS F Select standard character table STD rs I0 Select IBM character table STD Fs n Move download characters in 00H 7FH area to 80H FFH STD FS 12 Select reverse feed STD FSR Cancel double height mode STD FS VO Select double height mode STD FS V1 24 pin hex density bit image STD FS Z Print characters from all character chart STD JFS Print one character from all character chart STD rs 102 Glossary Appendix F Glossary adjustment lever Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on Centronics cable Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the c
15. Ribbon Life Dimensions and Weight Power Supply Power Consumption Options Cut sheet Paper width Paper length Paper weight 1 ply 2 to 16 5 51 to 420 mm 2 75 to 147 70 to 356 mm 14 to 42 lbs 52 to 156 g m 45 to 135 kg Multi part 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total thickness 0 014 0 35 mm Copies Original 4 Fanfold Paper width 3 to 16 76 to 406 mm Paper length 6 152 mm min Paper weight 1 ply 14 to 22 lbs 52 to 82 g m 45 to 70 kg Multi part 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total thickness 0 014 0 3 5 mm Copies Original 4 Labels Backing sheet 3 to 16 76 to 406 mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 0028 to 0 0035 0 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness 0 0075 0 19 mm max Envelope 10 9 4 x 4 1 240 x 104 mm 6 6 5 x 8 6 166 x 92 mm Standard Mode EPSON ESC P 24 pin NEC Graphic Compatible IBM Mode Proprinter XL24E Standard On carriage dedicated Monochrome Black only LZ24HD Standard Centronics parallel RS 232C serial LZ24HD 4million characters ASCII Draft Width Depth Height Weight 25 6 650 mm 13 17 333 mm 9 5 240 mm 28 7 lbs 13 kg 110V AC 20 18 230V AC 14 13 50 60Hz depending on country of purchase 17 W during stand by 63 W during ASCII draft printing SPC 8K Serial To Parallel Converter CT 15HA Push
16. Tractor Unit Checking system software settings in MS DOS 83 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel Interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes low for gt 0 5us when active 2 DATAO These signals represent information for the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data 3 DATA1 respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when logical 4 DATA2 0 5 DATA3 6 DATA4 7 DATAS 8 DATA6 9 DATA7 10 ACK 10us low to acknowledge receipt of data 11 BUSY Printer sets line low when ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper runs out 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 AFXT Printer ignores this signal 15 Not used 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low 32 ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 Not used 36 SELECT IN Printer ignores this signal Pin Name Function 1 CHASSIS Printer chassis ground 2 TXD Data from printer 3 RXD Data to printer 4 RTS Always space 5 CTS Space when computer is ready to send data Printer ignores this signal 6 ot used 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 ot used 11 RCH Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data Same signal as Pin 20 12 o
17. X Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Interface pin outs Appendix D Character sets Appendix E Printer control codes Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control panel operation guide Contents Chapter 1 Printer Setup 1 Choosing a place for the printer 1 Unpacking the printer 2 General guide 3 Removing the protective materials 4 Installing the platen knob 5 Opening the front cover 5 Installing the ribbon cassette 6 Removing the ribbon cassette 7 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 9 Loading fanfold paper 10 Printing on fanfold paper 14 Parking fanfold paper 15 Unparking fanfold paper 15 Using the tear off function 15 Connecting to your computer with a parallel cable 16 Connecting to your computer with a serial cable 18 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 20 Switching between on line and off line 20 Selecting a font 21 Entering the Font Lock Mode 21 Setting the character pitch 22 Entering the Pitch Lock Mode 22 Line feed 23 Paper eject cut sheet paper 23 Form feed fanfold paper 23 Parking fanfold paper 23 Micro feed 23 Setting the top of form position 24 Tear off function fanfold paper 24 Selecting the Quiet Print Mode 24 Changing the auto load position 25 Saving a macro 26 Clearing the printer s buffer 26 Initializing the printer 27 Entering
18. are using for details on how to select a printer for it J Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to select a printer The following is a list of printers that can be used If your application lists more than one of these select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list For these printers you should use the EDS Mode to select standard emulation page 31 Star LC 8521 Star LC 8211 Star LC24 300 NX 2480 LC24 30 NX 2450 Epson LQ 860 1060 Epson LQ 850 1050 If none of the printers listed above are available in the application choose one of the printers listed below Once again you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list For these printers you should use the EDS Mode to select IBM emulation page 31 IBM Proprinter X24E XL24E IBM Proprinter X24 XL24 LJ To print follow the instructions given in the manual of the application you are using Typically you would select the application s PRINT command make any necessary changes in the window that appears such as the number of copies to be printed and then press the Enter key to start printing 57 Chapter 7 Paper Handling Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types This chapter tells you everything you need to know about paper and how to set the printer up for manual paper feed In this chapter you will learn about I Sel
19. click the Printers icon L Check to see that the name of your printer is the default printer If it is not double click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers LJ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window To check the Driver Setup J Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window J Double click the Printers icon J Double click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers LJ Click on Setup LJ Check resolution paper source etc LI Click OK LJ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window 0 Troubleshooting To check the application printer selection LJ Select Print from the application s File menu and a window appears listing available printers L Check to see that the name of your printer is selected If it is not select it and try printing from your application again To check the port L Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window J Double click the Printers icon J Double click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers LJ Click on Connect J Make sure that your printer cable is connected to the port highlighted in the list of ports If you are using a parallel cable you will probably be using LPT1 If you are using the serial interface you should be using COMI or COM2 Click on the correct port name LJ Click OK LJ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window Checking system software settings
20. d v e d e e a D 0 Ez GE ud hw LT Pe x om o3 o o oS 9 a z EYESERSB amp S OS d a So mox I o4 oup da gk v vvv Y Y YY Y Y sp A ER A cei dm a t c Ome c0 o0 TND aA Aa IBM Character Set 2 Code Page 437 IBM PC Other characters are the same as those for Character Set 2 Fmt re O gO l E 79w a xj A PEN zo oco a m q sigas da Be rerep EN ETE a net D 2424 A DN n E sESEBEBESB o BEES srt de 5 TEEN OS AA D H mA F A LJ gm d Pu 2 oa 3 x 9 ESgESEEBSBZ a amp w wVOWOWw Ow Ow Ww w wv w x y 5 CHNnTNOrPaaqmMoamk Multi lingual Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 850 Code Page 437 IBM Special Character Set The following characters can be printed using the lt ESC gt command 86 Character Sets E amp o a O n s o Hob Sw unc 34g t 2 om on N E Ps HH o d e amp Hg 3 ow B n Bd Gat geo oho DPD Ee Sh ei a o fa pak w jl io i nuu B ee EU Dm om dc doc uni EN H mH 3 Aja Fea L ee Bm TE Q ese d ee orb onc uS dm maa j alm EI o S Jele a Re d eee Ea iE aE v p a um Ha aa pam Ae mn ge E Hi m RE Ep ES a e A ow o Cou A D E IG oc ox Do Ba 92H rn S Sart Ot DT Se ID my X Eo BH Se eS Cas See oo dd moe adas c e CH a ow eb n3 cd cmo Ue A ee jl xD SS go 9 wuemaemeuvcss umo O e rd m cu oW eter Fe DA Ps 8883 D H At un E XO Ch os Ha DO
21. do have problems use the following procedure to correct it LJ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer LJ Turn off the printer 72 Troubleshooting L While holding down the control panel s PARK SET EJECT and ON LINE buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode The printer will print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING Normal density os EETEEEEEE LEE EE EE EE LLL 1 1 Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during this operation so you can view the printout 1 If the two lines do not align properly use FONT to move the lower line to the left or PITCH to move it to the right The above step performs alignment for Normal density mode only You must make separate adjustments for the HS DRAFT CRT graphics mode I DRAFT Text DRAFT Graphics Double density CRT graphics mode II Triple density Quadruple density LQ Text and LQ Graphics modes as well L Press PARK SET EJECT to change to another printing mode J Repeat the above steps for each printing mode if necessary J After making changes to the adjustments press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your adjustments Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide 73 Use the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal with them Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action The ON LINE ind
22. interface page 18 Note In addition to using the parallel interface as is to connect a parallel interface you can also connect an optional serial to parallel converter page 63 to convert the parallel interface to a serial interface This effectively provides two serial interfaces for connection of separate computers Important The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is suitable for use with an IBM compatible personal computer Note that they do not apply to all types of computers and cables If you are unsure about what type of cable you should use consult your dealer For an IBM compatible personal computer Y Use a standard 36 pin Centronics parallel cable Y The parallel cable should be no longer than six feet two meters Longer cables can result in poor transfer of information 17 Important Make sure that the printer is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is turned off before connecting them LJ Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer The parallel port should be labeled Printer Parallel PRN LPT1 or something similar J Lift up the back of the printer and insert two books or other similar objects underneath it to keep the printer raised J Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the back of the printer and secure it in place with the clips 18 Printer Setup Connectin
23. last selections you made J In the Windows Program Manager open the Main group by clicking on its icon LJ Double click on the Control Panel icon LJ Double click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window LJ Double click on the name of the printer model you selected above to choose it as the default printer LJ Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer Printing a document 45 Star LC 3521 Resolution 180 x 180 Paper Size Letter 8 x 11 in Paper Source Manual Feed Orientation O Landscape J From this window you select buttons that let you control a wide variety of printer setup parameters This manual does not include any information about how to do this because everything you need to know is included in an on line manual that tells you how to use all the buttons and menus that appear To view the on line manual click on the Help button LI After the printer is set up the way you want it click on OK L Click on the Close button in the Printers window to save your setup and return to the Program Manager Note Depending on the application software you are using settings similar to those in the above procedure can be made using the Print Setup command of the File menu instead of the Control Panel Printing a document The following Print window appears when you select the Print command of the File menu of your Windows application Printe
24. o o o o o o o o 2 of the paper o o o o o o o o o o y o Last page o o o o o e o e o o o e o o Bottom of e o Form e 117 mm 4 6 bd o o o o Labels a Envelope 2 54 mm 0 1 min 4 mm 0 16 25 4 mm 1 Label C 2 54 mm 0 1 min 36 mm 1 42 12 7 mm 12 7 mm 0 5 min 0 5 min Parking fanfold paper 15 Parking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut sheet paper fed by hand Instead simply use the following procedure to park the fanfold paper LJ Tear off the paper at a perforation so there is no more than half a page sticking out of the front cover of the printer If necessary you can press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer off line Then use the PAPER FEED button to feed the paper until a perforation is just past the front cover Press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer on line L Press the control panel s PARK SET EJECT button The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen which is indicated by the printer beeping a number of times Also the control panel s POWER indicator starts to flash because paper is not loaded LI Set the release lever on the front of the printer to the cut sheet position The paper is now parked and you can load cut sheet paper into the printer using the procedures under Manual sheet
25. of text and then continues to print the entire character set for each font and pitch available LJ To stop demo printing turn the printer off Hexadecimal dump 71 Note Test printing prints across the entire width of the carriage Make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest paper available in order to avoid damage to the print head and platen Hexadecimal dump This procedure prints in hexadecimal format all codes character codes and control codes that are sent to the printer by the computer The printer does not execute any control codes such as OA linefeed it just prints them out The hexadecimal dump is useful when you are writing programs for printer control LJ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer LJ Turn off the printer L While holding down the control panel s PAPER FEED and ON LINE buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode LJ To exit the Hex Dump Mode turn the printer off Adjusting the dot alignment You may never have to use the procedure described in this section but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly For example what should look like may come out looking like one of the following nM or like this m This is caused when mechanical parts of the printer get out of alignment This happens only rarely and you may never experience it at all throughout the life of the printer If you
26. the Multi part Mode 27 Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode 28 About EDS Mode settings 28 Entering the EDS Mode 28 Selecting a bank 29 Selecting a switch 30 Changing a switch setting 30 Printing the current switch settings 30 Exiting the EDS Modes 30 EDS Modes Settings 30 EDS 1 Settings 31 Chapter 4 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 42 Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 42 Getting ready to print 44 Printing a document 45 Installing TrueType fonts 46 Selecting fonts in Windows applications 47 Chapter 5 Using the printer with Windows 95 48 Setting up the printer in Windows 95 48 Preparing to print 51 Printing a document 53 Installing TrueType fonts 54 Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS DOS 56 Setting up for printing with MS DOS 56 Chapter 7 Paper Handling 57 Selecting paper types 57 Adjusting for paper thickness 58 Automatic fanfold feeding 59 Manual sheet feeding 60 Clearing paper jams 62 Chapter 8 Optional Accessory 63 Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K 63 Connecting the Interface Converter 64 Setting the converter s DIP switches 65 Push Tractor Unit CT 15HA 67 Removing the push tractor unit from the back of the printer 68 Installing the push tractor unit 69 Appendix A Troubleshooting 70 Short test 70 Long test 70 Hexadecimal du
27. to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose different settings in your application Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation The wrong emulation is selected Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level Check the emulation selection and change it if necessary See page 31 The wrong character table code page or international character set is selected Use the EDS Mode to select the correct character table code page or international character set page 34 Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level 78 Troubleshooting Problem Possib
28. turn power on and to OFF to turn power off 10 Printer Setup Caution Whenever you turn off the power wait at least five seconds before turning it back on otherwise you may damage the printer We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of the this you should locate the printer so that the power outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy to access At this point you may want to perform a test of the printer to make sure it is working properly See page 70 for details on how to perform tests Loading fanfold paper This section tells you how to load fanfold paper Note that you can also use cut sheet paper and multi part form paper For details on using other types of paper see Paper Handling on page 57 of this manual LJ Position the stack of paper in front of or behind the printer See page 68 for details on setting up the printer for feeding either from the back or the front of the printer J The following figures show the correct paths for fanfold paper A Rear feed Front feed Loading fanfold paper 11 Important To protect against paper jams make sure that the fanfold paper is stacked in a position that is lower than the printer To decrease paper jams be sure that the perforations cannot catch on anything in the paper path LJ Unplug the printer from its AC power supply LJ P
29. 1 Data Length DOS Windows Setting ON 8 bits 8 OFF 7 bits 7 Parity Switch 2 Switch 5 Parity DOS Windows Setting ON ON or OFF None N OFF ON Odd O OFF OFF Even E Protocol Switch 3 Switch 4 Protocol ON ON DTR ON OFF XON XOFF OFF ON ETX ACK Baud Rate Switch6 Switch7 Switch8 Baud Rate DOS Windows Setting OFF OFF OFF 150 bps 150 OFF OFF ON 300 bps 300 OFF ON OFF 600 bps 600 OFF ON ON 1200 bps 1200 ON OFF OFF 2400 bps 2400 ON OFF ON 4800 bps 4800 ON ON OFF 9600 bps 9600 ON ON ON 19200 bps 19200 Push Tractor Unit CT I5HA 67 Push Tractor Unit CT 15HA Note The printer comes with a push tractor unit pre installed for back to front feeding of fanfold paper You can use the push tractor unit as it is or you can move it to the front of the printer for front to back feeding Users who find themselves having to frequently move the push tractor unit between the front and back may wish to purchase an optional CT 15HA Push Tractor Unit Then the feed direction can be switched whenever necessary without having to physically move the push tractor unit each time The following procedures describe how to remove the push tractor unit from the printer and how to install it You can use these procedures when moving the push tractor unit between the front and back of the printer or when installing a second unit Use the release lever page 11 to specify whether paper should be fed back to front or front to back
30. C POOH Select proportional print IBM ESC PO1H Cancel expanded print Both ESC wo Select expanded print Both ESC W1 Set print pitch to 15 CPI STD ESC g Cancel proportional print STD ESC pO Select proportional print STD ESC pl Top Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper to next vertical tab position Both vT Select VFU channels STD Esc n Set vertical tab positions Both ESC Bn NULL Set bottom margin Both ESC NN Cancel bottom margin Both ESC O Set all tabs to power on defaults IBM ESC R Set VFU in a channel STD ESC bnm NULL 98 Printer Control Codes Special Print Mode Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Set master print mode STD Esc Cancel underlining Both Esc 0 Select underlining Both Esc 1 Select emphasized print Both ESC E Cancel emphasized print Both ESC F Select double strike print Both ESC G Cancel double strike print Both ESC H Select superscripts Both ESC SO Select subscripts Both Esc si Cancel super subscripts Both ESC T Cancel upperlining IBM ESC 0 Select upperlining IBM ESC 1 Cancel character style mode STD EsC q0 Select outline print STD ESC ql Select shadow print STD ESC q2 Select outline and shadow print STD ESC q3 Bit Image Graphic Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select bit image mode STD ESC m N n2 Redefine bit image mode STD Esc 8 pin sin
31. DS 2 is used to specify communication parameters for the serial interface and a number of paper handling settings EDS 1 settings are grouped among six banks representing banks of switches that are identified by the letters A through F Each bank contains a number of switches numbered 1 through 6 that you can turn on and off to configure the printer EDS 2 settings consist of three banks named A B and C with each bank containing six switches Entering the EDS Mode LJ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer LJ Turn off the printer J To enter the EDS 1 Mode turn the printer on while holding down the control panel s PARK SET EJECT PAPER FEED and ON LINE buttons To enter the EDS 2 Mode turn the printer on while holding down the control panel s FONT PITCH and PARK SET EJECT buttons Either of the above operations causes the following message to be printed which indicates the printer is in the EDS Mode Selecting a bank 29 Note The contents of the above message are the same regardless of whether you enter EDS 1 or EDS 2 The asterisks indicate the current EDS Mode switch settings for all the banks in both sub modes Selecting a bank J While in the EDS Modes EDS 1 or EDS 2 use the control panel s BANK button to select a bank While the BANK indicator is flashing the lit indicator indicates the currently selected bank Lit Indicator Selected Bank Al A B2
32. Dot Matrix Pitch HS Draft cps dpi Draft cps dpi LQ cps dpi Pica 10 cpi 400 80H 300 120H 100 360H Elite 12 cpi 360 120H 120 360H Semi condensed 15 cpi S 450 120H 150 360H Semi condensed 15 cpi 1 225 240H 150 360H Condensed pica 17 cpi 255 240H 170 360H Condensed elite 20 cpi 300 240H 198 360H 24 cpi 1 360 240H 238 360H H half dot S Standard mode only I IBM mode only Draft Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable LQ Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Bit Image Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Number of pins 24 Life 200 million dots pin adjustment lever position 1 to 3 100 million dots pin adjustment lever position 4 to 8 1 6 1 8 7 60 7 72 n 72 n 180 n 216 n 360 software Pitch HS Draft Draft LQ Pica 10 cpi 24 x 7H 24 x 9H 24 x 31H Elite 12 cpi 24 x 9H 24 x 27H Semi condensed 15 cpi S 16x 7H 16 x 21H Semi condensed 15 cpi l 24 x 9H 24 x 16H Condensed pica 17 cpi 24 x 9H 24 x 16H Condensed elite 20 cpi 24 x 9H 24 x 16H 24 cpi 1 24 x 9H 24 x 14H H half dot S Standard mode only I IBM mode only Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Storage temperature 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Operating humidity 30 to 80 noncondensing Storage humidity 20 to 90 noncondensing 82 Specifications Paper Emulation Interface Ribbon Type
33. Estonian2 Code Page 3011 Latvian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ha ht take et ewe es st ee ee TUNA BM Pd zo O a CI Aja die 4 o uox CAM NO CN D ox Fe wee ES IS 8 zzi Ba E Ee rar PI mr dad Tee WE d Sl TARA A Eno d HH xc cD o X3 D X dO DD t H De ae mL ZG uw an xd ado o A ET D c4 Tu Coi ub D c D c dO O3 a ee Ba a o D D E eH i Bd wg c3 HO HU GO l E o0 0 M3 3 a C 142 A dO 0 COORG do m gt Be 4 Ele Ha r a 5 40 kt ra ib u E oL un aa ox rF i kg a D AR FMP OG ge ee OA ei 93 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3021 Bulgarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3012 Latvian2 S Qi o n o n 3 5 E Aa adi Ha 5 se E E ob B Pk M amp uad eo Eos Lo wd ob SPS mo Bow wr o aja mw on uo ad V ono x o RB a a E Y mm hm d I ND be mn C pow ASPAS c4 de d a ma Bee commo ed se j ms a SM RADAR ox o xm D or ma ERA OT OLD OH OH 4 Boe Bo S go s o wae oe aH vw fam 2 mou dm on os W OG Ee ke BP Pe 2n E D ppl W o E E E MEL E o P BEER EL ax Ch B OL ES Re RS BB BE Q5 mb ee ag 2 5888 BB 8E a F3 cm La E BS Pu comm PE mS Ree OR 252 E e OH HE SEES SE aa Ut Ti wm gt fa 5 D
34. FF ON OFF ON ON ON 866 Russian ON OFF OFF ON Ol ON 3840 IBM Russian OFF OFF OFF ON o ON 3841 Gost Russian ON ON ON OFF O ON 3843 Polish OFF ON ON OFF ON ON 3844 CS2 ON OFF ON OFF ON ON 3845 Hungarian OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON 3846 Turkish ON ON OFF OFF ON ON 3847 Brazil ABNT OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON 3848 Brazil ABICOMP ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON 852 Latin 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON 1001 Arabic ON ON ON ON OFF ON 737 Greek OFF ON ON ON OFF ON 851 Greek ON OFF ON ON OFF ON 869 Greek OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON 928 Greek ON ON OFF ON OFF ON 2001 Lithuanian KBL OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON 772 Lithuanian ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON 774 Lithuanian OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON 3001 Estonian 1 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON 3002 Estonian 2 OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON 3011 Latvian 1 ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON 13012 Latvian 2 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON 3021 Bulgarian ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON 3031 Hebrew OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ON 3041 Maltese ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 3850 Standard KU OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 36 Using the EDS Mode Code Page sw sw2 SW3 sw4 SW5 SW6 3860 Rajvitee KU ON ON ON ON ON OFF 3861 Microwiz KU OFF ON ON ON ON OFF 3863 STD 988 TIS ON OFF ON ON ON OFF 3864 Popular TIS OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF 3865 Newsic TIS ON ON OFF ON ON OFF A code page is the set of symbols and characters that your printer can print Your printer converts ASCII hexadecimal data according to a code page to print symbols and characters By supporting dif
35. LJ Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet LJ Open the front cover of the printer LJ By hand move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette 8 Printer Setup Important Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet Doing so can damage the printer If you have just used the printer let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it LJ Using your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon cassette towards the center carefully remove the cassette from the holder L Use the procedure under Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 to install a new cassette Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 9 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off J Lift up the back of the printer and insert two books or other similar objects underneath it to keep the printer raised and connect the power cord LJ Plug the power cord of the printer into a standard power outlet whose voltage matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Caution If the voltage marked on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage from the outlet you are using do not plug in the power cord Contact your dealer for assistance L Set the switch on the front of the printer to ON to
36. SEC USER S MANUAL L C 8521 DOT MATRIX PRINTER CE Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 50081 1 01 92 and EN 50082 1 01 92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989 EC Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC of 22J uly 1993 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 60950 follow ing the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive of the European Communities as of July 1993 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU Ambient Noise Statement Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3 GSGV January 18 1991 The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70 dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU Trademark acknowledgments LC 8521 LC24 30 LC24 300 NX 2450 NX 2480 SPC 8K Star Micronics Co Ltd LQ 850 LQ 860 LQ 1050 LQ 1060 Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC IBM Proprinter X24E IBM Proprinter XL24E IBM Proprinter X24 IBM Proprinter XL24 International Business Machines Corporation TrueType Apple Computer Inc MS DOS Microsoft Windows Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation Notice Allrights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in an
37. To clear the new auto load position and return to the one that you set previously using the above procedure press ON LINE To clear the currently set auto load position and return to the standard position 1 6 inch from the top of the paper hold down ON LINE and press PITCH Note The auto load position you set remains in effect until you turn the printer off If you want to save the auto load position in memory press PARK SET EJECT instead of PAPER FEED while holding down ON LINE in the above step 26 Control Panel Operations Saving a macro Normally any settings you make on the control panel are cleared when you turn the printer off Use the following procedure to save the current control panel settings so that they are used whenever you turn the printer on LJ Make the control panel settings you want LJ Use ON LINE to put the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Hold down FONT and then PITCH Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps twice Pressing FONT normally changes the font setting so when you press it in the above step the indicator for the next font lights Pressing PITCH however returns the font setting to what it was before you pressed FONT This procedure saves the following settings Current font and pitch settings Quiet Print Mode status These items can be set separately for the Standard mode and the IBM mode LJ To clear saved control panel settings repeat the above pr
38. al I pea L teta e Nom bn Sja jc Ez ou es Nac 8 p d FB Po pees gum fee Sl e a Q om 4 I A E co po cn i MA PTE Ermita 23 r 32 Lus fe eT ERES E qq MEL NS o m a oH Ll Po GS m ode oc x D Bot toneueuennzeunanaz iv oh Hee dd o did do n2 aud du ages NA Pe Dm wk jb LT ED ES BEN OQ IB OG C0 ER ote E Ue rm do D d ED o LB ER Xp od ce m Of OL oum 22055 5 S D TU m ARM D cQ Ce o oe GARAM gsd a oe AF toe ae Da Du Ba D E F E F L P t B FABCI ES AHCUC Er HA a Ct ROM b E He Ed 4 ul br 3 Ld pea 016 E D Y A Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 437 Code Page 3843 Polish Code Page 3845 Hungarian 3 amp 60 5 A Fi A f a R A B 6 p E P a TOA h x h ku H M E o K ll m amp fa uw n H l nou HU T 6 amp O Doni OD 4 nTl Tt n T 59 H i yA FO D H P a 3 B 6 amp H 56 x E Y H E b A Teo 6 a pl nm lt fe a U r cy 4 tg I A L stis 1 1 1 K EA R F i Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 437 88 Character Sets Code Page 3841 Gost Russian Code Page 3844 CS2 Pju Y TM C D 89 Other characte
39. arian Bulgaria 3031 Hebrew Israel 3041 Maltese Malta 3850 Standard KU Thailand 3860 Rajvitee KU Thailand 3861 Microwiz KU Thailand 3863 STD988 TIS Thailand 3864 Popular TIS Thailand 3865 Newsic TIS Thailand 38 Using the EDS Mode If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the italic character table Bank A Switch 2 OFF use the Bank E switches to select the international character set you want to use This setting determines the assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set pelle sw SW2 sw sw sw swe U S A ON ON ON ON ON ON France OFF ON ON ON ON ON Germany ON OFF ON O ON ON England OFF OFF ON O ON ON Denmark 1 ON ON OFF Ol ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF 0 ON ON Italy ON OFF OFF ON ON ON Spain 1 OFF OFF OFF O ON ON Japan ON ON ON OFF ON ON Norway OFF ON ON OFF ON ON Denmark 2 ON OFF ON OFF ON ON Spain 2 OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON Latin America ON ON OFF OFF ON ON Korea OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON Ireland ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON Legal OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON EDS 2 Settings 39 BANK F Switches 1 2 3 4 5 6 LQ Font Selection Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that identifies the font you want to use for LQ printing Font SW1 SW2 SW3 sw4 SW5 SW6 Roman ON ON ON Ol 0 0 Sanserif OFF ON ON Ol 0 ol
40. ave Disk button J Insert the disk with the printer driver file on it into the floppy disk drive Make sure that the drive s name A or B is displayed in the field named Copy manufacturer s files from To select a drive name click on the arrow by the side of the field and select the drive from the list that appears LJ Click on the Browse button A list of folders on the floppy disk is displayed pen HEI File name Folders OK a E a CJ wins Y winds LI Select WIN95 either by double clicking on it or by clicking on it and clicking on the OK button 50 LJ Click on the OK button twice Ci Dick the raradaciun and model of your partes pou perder cares mih an Fanan dk chc Howe Duk F out painter i oot lated consult yous ple decurer don ior econpd ie pris Sis Pat Hunganen C 2e Star Aunan Mg Terba LL Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it LL Select the printer model name Star LC 8521 by clicking on it and then click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard Click the port you want to use with this printer and then click Next Available ports Communications Port Communications Port Creates a file on disk Configure Port lt Back Cancel J Select the printer port to which the printer is connected by clicking on it usually LPT1 Click on the Next button You can hype a name For ur pe
41. ches 1 2 3 4 Page Length Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you want to make Page Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 11 Letter ON ON ON o 8 OFF ON ON ON 11 7 A4 ON OFF ON Ol 12 OFF OFF ON ON 8 5 Letter ON ON OFF o 14 Legal OFF ON OFF O 10 5 Executive ON OFF OFF o 7 25 Executive OFF OFF OFF ON 3 5 ON ON ON OFF 5 5 OFF ON ON OFF Switch 5 Eject direction for cut sheet ON Eject cut sheet paper towards front OFF Eject cut sheet paper towards back Switch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet ON Disable skew sensor for cut sheet paper OFF Enable skew sensor for cut sheet paper BANK E Switches 1 2 3 4 5 6 Code Page International Character Set If your EDS settings specify IBM emulation Bank A Switch 1 OFF with either character table Bank A Switch 2 or Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the graphics character table Bank A Switch 2 ON use the Bank E switches to select the default character code page you want to use EDS 1 Settings 35 Code Page SW1 sw2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 437 IBM PC ON ON ON ON ON ON 850 Multi lingual OFF ON ON ON o ON 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON ON O ON 861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON ON Ol ON 863 Canadian French ON ON OFF ON O ON 865 Nordic O
42. document enter the first and last pages to print into the from and to fields If you want the output to be collated each copy automatically sorted into page order or if you want to print to file instead of a print out a graphic file of the print out is saved on disk check the appropriate radio button Click on the OK button Your document will now be printed out Installing TrueType fonts To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer follow the procedure below D mi mi mi mi m DO Insert the disk in your computer s floppy disk drive Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen Select Settings Release the mouse button on Control Panel Double click on the Fonts folder The currently installed font files are displayed Click on the File menu amp Fonts tl ES Edit View Help ape D D N k Tr T A Tr Tr Arial Bold Italic Arialltaic Courier Courier New Courier New 101215 Bold Install New Font d d a E A A A A A Modem MS Sans Serif MS Serif Roman Script 81012141 81012141 EY a N a A m A m iy Fr Tr Small Fonts Symbol Symbol Times New TimesNew TimesNew Times New 81 10 12 14 1 Roman Roman Bold Roman Bold Roman Italic Italic WingDings Contains commands for working with the selected items Click on the Install New Font command Display the drive s name A or B in the Dri
43. du Hd Ea S he o a 8 n g o z H i H A TN n o i gd uml kuunisteiruso s5 mur fel S la jb beat Esto o lo g a ee BU 5 IN E o nont Wo 2 m q y ESO Po Ga ADM GO a Aa m 2o o D2 pleja acd emaa vores Au AFA TORT o S355 Ba eon D C g as BS oa dn SERERE EEL E EEE D o A A ltd old O 0mN7 M0 0nTa aa 8255 D quor cb oW DOE eo Oe Pa 87 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 863 Canadian French S Tia o A o S n os o En E m CU ee 2 0 c m n d m ER o X o mao S Be S FEl D D B o MEE EBEN LG ng xr Ss Brod a kh ie eO BN a I M c S Old tea a Bete NE Elm 2a ka seer e ox ias dl xe i Es 3 wj 4 kt j Ral lea pcm 4 zzi i TENE D 5t an Mi FE Ep mm a o0 A coo ixi Mg R Er TW Se rr A Go Xx ono ong 4 Bo E MO SHR G T So Fee eke wea oe s oo t HOD on oO 0 0 WD OD CR Ou m n3 ase elo Bu 3 ka m eh oS B Bep VA eee n I tc T C oc och occi cd oci sn De md po oce oem cn xd t 2250 a eRe Pea Oe Ee eR Re oO m 5 i ofa E rm yy Sree d a dd LO D ab ue az Dema 1 0 wi sn Te T osx EH OO dA BH RR O 00 S hn o A 8 n g o Es Abo A TC mou oo z E di xs DO doge o A c A 1 E BEL E M D b zz O oC c P d u o En Boe m deo FPP M NW AT nh amp or AS
44. e or twice in quick succession To install the printer driver under Windows 95 use the following steps J Turn on the printer and start up your computer LJ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen LI Select Settings LJ Release the mouse button on Printers LJ Double click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers window Add Printer Wizard This wizard will help you to install your printer quickly and easily To begin installing your printer click Next Cancel LJ Click on the Next button 49 Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer If it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network Printer 8i C Network printer LJ When the above window is displayed make sure the Local printer radio button is checked Then click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard L Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers Apple Laserwriter II NT Apple Laserwriter Personal NT Apple Laserwriter Il NTX Apple Laserwriter IIF Apple Laserwriter Ilg Annie aserwriter Plus El lt Back Cancel LJ Click on the Next button and click on the Back button Then click on the H
45. e Page 1001 Arabic Fg 4 Fm t H amp o Nn o aq Nn 3 E 4 2 9 amp ch c amp 2 o mom pv my A SALES de Me E AA smod 3 ala 9 T 5 oe leg oe b paa eee teem I FP Te OO m A H fees lea Ese el g Qs katia S 35 3 dl ee o e F F se Q of mM ouo x LT 50 22 24 3 bey c4 7h oo Se 95 d T o9 37 s OO Ov eem e tad od ee xm od o4 7 4 0x od TEE oe 3 don om E S o PT 4 cA eR e A S nn SA AMA 7 21 o GQ 0m 0 un n S o D a a s cy 0758 A IDA mun e 4 i g Be jb ono S un Sp oXE g 7 7 Coq hogy Ch 85 8 o ajau 2 a gt md ms A oum ae am Ww uu BS 8 jo ba e z x opm 2 39w AH d o d I T E gom id EXE I S Doa o O dk A 355858 8B uE 9 Bal 7 4 gt DAHER NE Soa a d n eB 5ESERBE E te oe i week rat na ee SP sym lt A OUS D RED DO Gb B3 Bn o9 232 PAE OO O 4E 0 y 4 6 H Y o Y 7 86 2 E y 91 g x y w o a Y n B P rz AZ29559 H X E 8 V 6 B Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 928 Greek u U p pi T1909 FX N a P K 492 A M 1 A B r Y Y Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 869 Greek E 2 o un s aq z nN Ed o 003 E aie a c El Xu e n 8 2 gt w40 i las bomnde HT BOW ON APR ee dox cw 3 Ars meg 50 CE ino z
46. e Printer with Windows 3 1 This chapter contains specific information you need to know when using the printer with Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later It also tells you how to install the printer driver on your computer so that it can control the printer correctly In this chapter you will learn about LJ How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 LJ How to prepare for printing LJ How to print a document LJ How to install TrueType fonts LJ How to select fonts from within an application Important See the readme txt file for important information that became available after this documentation was printed Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 This printer is designed to work best with computers running Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later If you are running an earlier version of Windows we recommend that you upgrade to 3 1 Before you can use the printer with Windows you must first use the procedure outlined below to install the printer driver that is supplied on the 3 5 floppy disk that comes with the printer This procedure assumes that you are using a mouse and that you are familiar with common mouse operations like c ick and double click If you need information on mouse operations or if you want to install the printer driver without using a mouse refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide J Insert the disk that contains the printer driver into one of your computer s disk drives This explanati
47. e printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ Press FONT to change the font selection An indicator lights to the left of the name of the font that is currently selected Lit Indicator Font HS DRAFT HS Draft HS DRAFT ROMAN Draft ROMAN Roman ROMAN COURIER Sanserif COURIER Courier COURIER ORATOR Prestige ORATOR Orator 21 Note The font setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting on the control panel You can prevent this in some applications by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Font Lock Mode when you turn it on Entering the Font Lock Mode When the printer is in the Font Lock Mode the font settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font Use the following procedure to enter the Font Lock Mode LJ Turn off the printer L While holding down FONT turn printer power on The printer is now in the Font Lock Mode You could enter the Font Lock Mode and Pitch Lock Mode page 22 at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power To exit the Font Lock Mode simply turn the printer off Important Font lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts 22 Control Panel Operations Setting the character pitch The character pitch setting controls how many characters are prin
48. ecting the best type of paper LJ Adjusting for paper thickness J Manual sheet feeding LJ Clearing paper jams Selecting paper types Use the following information when selecting paper Cut Sheet Paper Width Length Weight 1 ply Multi part Copies Fanfold Paper Width Length Weight 1 ply Multi part Copies 2 to 16 5 51 to 420 mm 2 75 to 14 70 to 356 mm min 14 to 42 lbs 52 to 156 g m 45 to 135 kg 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total Thickness 0 014 0 35 mm Original 4 3 to 16 76 to 406 mm 6 15 2mm min 14 to 22 lbs 52 to 82 g m 45 to 70 kg 11 to 14 Ibs 40 to 52g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total Thickness 0 014 0 35mm Original 4 58 Paper Handling Labels Backing sheet 3 to 16 76 to 406 mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 0028 to 0 0035 0 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness 0 0075 0 19 mm Use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Envelope 10 9 4 x 4 1 240 x 104 mm 6 6 5 x 3 6 166 x 92 mm Adjusting for paper thickness Paper comes in different weights normally expressed as gsm grams per square meter or lbs pounds Some types of forms have multiple pages that make them quite thick Use the following procedure to change the gap between the print head and the platen and adjust for paper thickness m a l a gt es t le
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50. feeding on page 60 Unparking fanfold paper After you are finished printing on cut sheet paper use the following procedure to unpark fanfold paper and make it available for printing LJ If any cut sheet paper is still in the printer put the printer on line and then press the control panel s PAPER FEED button to eject it LJ Check to make sure the printer is off line J Set the release lever on the front of the printer to the fanfold position J Press the control panel s PARK SET EJECT button The printer automatically feeds the fanfold paper back into position ready for printing Using the tear off function The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper without disturbing the current position of the paper LJ Check to make sure that the printer is on line L Press the control panel s PARK SET EJECT button The printer feeds the perforation of the fanfold paper to the tear off edge of the printer cover 16 Printer Setup LJ Tear off the paper L When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position Connecting to your computer with a parallel cable The printer is equipped with a parallel interface as standard It does not come with a cable so you must separately purchase one that matches the needs of your computer You will probably want to use a standard parallel cable when connecting to the printer s parallel interface The printer is also equipped with a serial
51. ferent code pages the printer can print in a variety of different languages The following table shows detailed information about code pages Code Page Name Country Remarks ma MPO o SIT Swtzerand Unie Ses Span 50 ML pita Swtzerand Un Spain on 860 Portuguese Portugal 861 Icelandic Iceland 863 Canadian Canada French 865 Nordic Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Preferred by Microsoft 866 Russian Russia Preferred by Microsoft 3840 IBM Russian Russia Bulgaria 3841 Gost Russian Russia Gost government standard 3843 Polish Poland Also called Mazowia 3844 CS2 Czech Republic Also called Kamenicky 3845 Hungarian Hungary 3846 Turkish Turkey 3847 Brazil ABNT 3848 Brazil ABICOMP EDS 1 Settings 37 Code Page Name Country Remarks Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Preferred by Microsoft 852 Latin 2 Poland Romania Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia 1001 Arabic Egypt Saudi Arabia Mainly in Arabic speaking countries 737 Greek Greece Almost 80 851 Greek Greece 869 Greek Greece 928 Greek Greece For UNIX 2001 Lithuanian KBL Lithuania Commonly used for DOS 772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard 774 Lithuanian Lithuania 3001 Estonian 1 Estonia 3002 Estonian 2 Estonia Most often used 3011 Latvian 1 Latvia 3012 Latvian 2 Latvia Government standard 3021 Bulg
52. fonts J Launch Windows J Close any applications that may be open LJ Open the Windows Control Panel LJ Double click the Fonts icon and the Fonts dialog box appears J Click Add and the Add Fonts dialog box appears 47 Installed Fonts Algerian TrueType a Arial TrueType CO Arial Bold TrueType Settings Help Arial Bold Italic TrueType Arial Italic TrueType 5 i iil At 8 8 es R Arial Narrow TrueType Fonts Pots Mouse Desktop Keyboard Printers Sample TM Un o m oR Intemational Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound No fonts are selected Changes the Windows screen colors The size of the font on the disk is 0 KB J Insert the disk that contains the fonts into one of your computer s disk drives This explanation assumes you are using a drive named A but you could use any drive Just remember to change the A in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using J Select the letter that represents the drive where the floppy disk is installed When you do the names of all the fonts on the disk appear in the List of Fonts window Select the fonts you want to install by clicking on their names If you want to install all of the fonts click Select All LJ Click OK The Fonts dialog box appears and installation is performed The names of the newly installed fonts are automatically added to the Installed Fonts list
53. g to your computer with a serial cable The printer is equipped with a serial interface as standard It does not come with a cable so you must separately purchase one that matches the needs of your computer You will probably want to use a standard serial RS 232C cable when connecting to the printer s serial interface The printer is also equipped with a parallel interface page 16 Important The following instructions apply to the serial cable that is suitable for use with an IBM compatible personal computer Note that they do not apply to all types of computers and cables If you are unsure about what type of cable you should use consult your dealer Make sure that the printer is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is turned off before connecting them Connecting to your computer with a serial cable 19 LJ Plug one end of the serial cable into the serial port of your computer The parallel port should be labeled COM1 COM2 or something similar J Lift up the back of the printer and insert two books or other similar objects underneath it to keep the printer raised LJ Plug the other end of the serial cable into the socket on the back of the printer and secure it in place with the screws 20 Control Panel Operations Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations The control panel gives you push button control over the printer s operations It includes indicator lights which tell you the cur
54. gle density bit image Both ESC K n1 n2 8 pin double density bit image Both ESC Ln n2 8 pin double density bit image double speed Both Esc Y n1 n2 8 pin quadruple density bit image Both ESC Z n1 n2 Select graphic mode IBM ESC g Line Spacing Commands 99 Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper one line line feed Both LF Reverse paper one line STD ESC LF Set line spacing to 1 8 Both ESC 0 Set line spacing to 7 72 IBM ESC 1 Set line spacing to 1 6 STD ESC 2 Execute ESC A IBM ESC 2 Set line spacing to n 180 STD IBM n 216 IBM or n 360 IBM Both Esc 3n Set line spacing to n 360 STD ESC n Set line spacing to n 60 STD ESC An Define line spacing to n 72 IBM ESC AN One time feed of n 180 STD IBM n 216 IBM or n 360 IBM Both ESC Jn Reverse line feed IBM ESC One time reverse feed of n 180 STD Esc jn Form Feed and Related Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper to top of next page form feed Both FF Reverse form feed STD ESC FF Set top of form to current position IBM ESC 4 Set page length to ninches Both ESC c 00H n Set page length to n lines Both Esc cn Set base unit of line spacing n 180 n 216 n 360 IBM ESC N Download Character Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Cancel download character set STD Esc 0 Select download character set STD Esc
55. he edge of the paper The printer s air vents are blocked or obstructed The front cover is removed Switch off the printer and let it cool Check the air vents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are blocked Remove the obstruction if possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Replace the front cover The printer is vibrating Incorrect margin settings are selected by your application program Move any objects that are touching the printer Make sure that the printer is on a level steady surface Choose different margin settings from your application program The paper guide is not positioned correctly Remove the paper and adjust the position of the paper guide Reload the paper and try printing again The ribbon is jammed causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 Paper is jamming causing the print head to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 Troubleshooting guide 77 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Left margin moves to the right during printing Some characters are printed incorrectly The paper is not loaded correctly causing the print head
56. icator does not light Printer sounds like it is printing but it is not Printing is weak Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer The printer is not receiving power Check whether the power cord is correctly plugged into the power outlet Check whether the power outlet is working by unplugging the printer and plugging in another device The ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon twisted or not set correctly cassette is installed between the print head and correctly the print head shield The printer is not set up Set up the printer for the correctly for the thickness of paper you are using paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 The ribbon is worn out or used up The wrong emulation is selected Replace the ribbon with a new one Check the emulation selection and change it if necessary See page 31 Your application program s or system software s printer selection is wrong Check the printer selection of your application software The computer s system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the port you are using Check the system software settings Check the settings for LPT1 COM 1 or COM 2 if you are using the Serial Interface 74 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer test works but printer will not p
57. imply turn the printer off Important Pitch lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts 23 Line feed J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ Press PAPER FEED once to feed paper one line Holding down PAPER FEED continually feeds paper one line at a time until you release the button Paper eject cut sheet paper LJ Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press PARK SET EJECT to eject the paper LJ After the paper is ejected the printer will beep and the POWER indicator will flash to indicate there is no paper in the printer Form feed fanfold paper LJ Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit J While holding down PAPER FEED press ON LINE to feed the paper to the top of the next page Parking fanfold paper LJ Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I Press the control panel s PARK SET EJECT button J The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Micro feed Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments This makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it LJ Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ While holding down ON LINE press PAPER FEED to feed the paper forward or PARK SET EJECT to feed the paper backward 24 Control Panel Operations
58. in MS DOS If you are using a parallel cable and cannot print a text file using the MS DOS PRINT command you may have a problem with your AUTOEXEC BAT file Open the file and look for the following line MODE LPT1 COMI or MODE LPT1 COM2 These lines indicate you are using a serial cable connection and so you should delete them save the AUTOEXEC BAT file reboot and try printing again Of course 1f you are having problems printing with the optional serial to parallel converter you should conversely check to make sure that one of the above lines is included in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The file must also contain information on parameter settings For details see the user s manual that comes with the optional Serial to Parallel Interface Converter Tf the above is not the problem or if you make the above changes and still experience problems printing using the MS DOS PRINT command refer to your MS DOS Users Guide or consult your software dealer If you are successful in printing using the MS DOS PRINT command but cannot print from an application check to see what printer driver is selected in the application See Setting up for printing with MS DOS on page 56 If this does not help consult your software dealer Checking system software settings in MS DOS 81 Appendix B Specifications Printing System Printing Speed Print Direction Print Head Line Spacing Character Matrix Environment Serial Impact
59. ke sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit J Press FONT to toggle between the Quiet Print Mode and normal printing The printer emits one short beeps when the Quiet Print Mode is selected and two short beep when normal printing is selected Changing the auto load position 25 Changing the auto load position Normally the printer automatically feeds paper to a standard position 1 6 inch from the top of the paper This is called the auto load position You can use the following procedure to specify a different auto load position J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ While holding down ON LINE press PITCH and then release the two buttons The printer will automatically eject the cut sheet that is in the printer or reverse feed fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Also all the font and pitch indicators on the control panel will light LJ Press PITCH to feed the paper to the starting position L Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto load position to be Press PAPER FEED to feed the paper forward and PARK SET EJECT to feed the paper backward This is the micro feed operation LJ After you have the paper at the position you want hold down ON LINE and press PAPER FEED to make the current print head position the new auto load position The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load position is set J
60. l interface connector s 25 pin D TYPE connector e we Serial cable SS Z Serial interface connector L Plug the other end of the serial cable into your computer s serial ports Serial ports are usually marked COMI COM 2 etc If your computer has only one serial port it will be marked COMI Setting the converter s DIP switches 65 Important L Make sure that the serial to parallel converter is resting on a stable level surface where it will not be subject to vibration or damage CORRECT METHOD INCORRECT METHOD Setting the converter s DIP switches You should set the converter s DIP switches so they match the settings you Switc Function make on your computer The table to the h right shows the parameter that each DIP switch on the serial to parallel converter 1 Data length controls o Parity The tables below show all of the settings you can make with the serial to 3 Protocol parallel s DIP switches to control certain parameters The tables also include the 4 Protocol matching settings you have to make in 5 Parity your MS DOS AUTOEXEC BAT file or with the Ports option of the Windows 6 Baud rate Control Panel The highlighted cells in the tables indicate default settings for the 7 Baud rate serial to parallel converter 8 Baud rate 66 Optional Accessory Data Length Switch
61. le Cause Recommended Action Some characters are printed incorrectly Printer behaves erratically Printing suddenly stops Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose different settings in your application Wires are missing from the print head The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Return the printer to your dealer for repair Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level Checking system software settings in Windows 79 Checking system software settings in Windows Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application you should check the following four things V Is the printer you are using set as the default printer V Is the drive setup correctly V Is the printer you are using correctly selected in your application V Is the correct port selected You should also refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide for other information that might be helpful If you still experience problems consult your software dealer To check the default printer selection LJ Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window LJ Double
62. lity is poor Forms are smudged Printing is too dark Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 The line spacing or leading selected by your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Dot adjustment is not correct The ribbon is worn out or used up See Adjusting the dot alignment on page 71 Replace the ribbon with a new one The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 The print head is damaged The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Return the printer to your dealer for repair Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 The ribbon is jammed twisted or not set correctly between the print head and the print head shield Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 Print head shield is damaged or missing Return it to your dealer for repair 76 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer case is hot Printer makes excessive noise Printer prints past t
63. mp 71 Adjusting the dot alignment 71 Troubleshooting guide 73 Checking system software settings in Windows 79 Checking system software settings in MS DOS 80 Appendix B Specifications 81 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs 83 Appendix D Character Sets 84 Appendix E Printer Control Codes 96 Appendix F Glossary 102 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide 103 Chapter 1 Printer Setup This chapter contains important information on setting up your printer Be sure to read this chapter carefully before using the printer for the first time In this chapter you will learn about LJ Choosing a place for the printer L Unpacking and setting up the printer J Installing the ribbon cassette J Loading paper LJ Connecting to your computer Choosing a place for the printer Before actually unpacking the printer you should take a few minutes to think about where you plan to use it Remember the following points when doing this Y Choose a firm level surface where the printer will not be exposed to vibration Y The power outlet you plan to connect to for power should be nearby and unobstructed Y Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable V Allow six inches 15 centimeters of free space on either side of the printer If you are going to use fanfold paper make sure that there is adequate space f
64. nd such as the default printer which port a printer uses which printer driver it uses the paper size the paper source etc Settings are made by checking radio buttons entering numbers into fields or by clicking on the arrow by the side of a field and selecting an option from the list that appears All these settings and how to make them are fully explained in the Microsoft Windows 95 User s Guide Some settings e g paper size and paper source can be made within an application when you select the Print command see the next section Printing a document However settings made within an application only affect printing from that application To change the default printer and to make general settings that will apply to any application proceed as follows LJ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen LI Select Settings Release the mouse button on Printers 52 Using the printer with Windows 95 L Double click on the icon bearing the name of the printer Star LC 8521 in the Printers window A window appears listing any documents that are currently being printed on the printer LJ Click on the Printer menu I To set the printer as the default printer click on the Set As Default command so that a tick mark appears in the check box This denotes that the selected printer is the default printer J Click on the Printer menu and click on the Properties command Paper Broos Device Cotos
65. nd then beeps again three times which indicates that the printer is reset Entering the Multi part Mode When the printer is in the Multi part Mode the print head prints with greater impact It should be noted however that printing in the Multi part Mode also reduces the life of the print head Because of this you should use the Multi part Mode only for printing on four or five ply paper Return to the normal mode for printing on one to three ply paper Use the following procedure to enter the Multi part Mode LJ Turn off the printer L While holding down the control panel s PAPER SET EJECT button turn the printer back on LJ To exit the Multi part Mode Simply turn the printer off and back on again 28 Using the EDS Mode Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode The letters EDS stand for Electronic DIP Switches Just like the small DIP switches that are used by many computers printers and other devices the EDS lets you configure the printer so that it matches your system and software needs This chapter describes how to enter the printer s EDS Mode and provides details about available settings and how to change them All switch settings except for EDS 2B 2 are ON when the printer is shipped from the factory About EDS Mode settings The EDS Mode of this printer actually consists of two sub modes named EDS 1 and EDS 2 EDS 1 is used for general settings such as emulation print pitch and paper length while E
66. noted however that printing in the Multi part Mode also reduces the life of the print head 32 Using the EDS Mode When Auto SW5 ON and SW6 ON is selected the printer mode automatically switches between Multi part Mode and Normal Mode For example if the adjustment lever is set to 3 or less Normal Mode is selected if the lever is set to 4 or more Multi part Mode is selected Mode SW5 SW6 Auto selectable ON ON Multi part mode OFF ON Normal mode ON OFF BANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction Selects uni directional OFF or bi directional ON printing for graphics Bi directional printing ON is faster while uni directional OFF printing generally provides better print quality in the graphics mode Switch 2 Auto Tear off Specifies whether the printer s auto tear off feature page 24 is enabled OFF or disabled ON Note that this setting controls the application software s tear off function only It does not affect the manual tear off function that is performed using the control panel buttons as described on page 24 The manual tear off function is always enabled Switch 3 Line Spacing Selects 1 6 inch ON or 1 8 inch OFF spacing between lines Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Specifies whether auto LF with CR is enabled OFF or disabled ON When auto LF with CR is enabled OFF the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the computer When it i
67. nter If necessary move the release lever on the front of the printer to the fanfold position or rotate the platen knob to remove the paper LI Close the front cover of the printer 63 Chapter 8 Optional Accessory This chapter explains how to connect and set up the following optional accessories that are available for this printer J Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K J Push Tractor Unit CT 15HA Important Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K Connecting the serial to parallel converter to the printer s parallel connector provides a second serial connection This provides separate serial connections for two separate computers Since this printer is already equipped with one serial interface connecting the serial to parallel converter provides a second connector for serial data communication Serial connector Dip switch 64 Connecting the Interface Converter LJ Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet J Set the DIP switches on the SPC 8K to the settings you want to use before you connect it to your printer See the following section for details on how to set the DIP switches J Plug the interface converter s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips Interface converter L Plug one end of a serial cable into the seria
68. nu J Click on the Print command Note The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on the application you are using J If you do not want to use the default printer select a different printer by clicking on the arrow by the side of the Name field and selecting one from the list that appears LJ Click on the Properties button J If you want to change any of the printer settings for example paper size orientation or paper source click on the appropriate index card type button Paper Graphics or Device options and change the parameter settings as you require For a detailed explanation of any of the settings click on the button on the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter field Click once more to clear the help message from the screen Changes you make here apply only to printing from the current application LJ Click on the Close X button on the top right of the window o EUcMmMM Sisi Delod prre Roach Tyre Se LOO Whae LPTT Loreet F Prt io the Pint range Copes rca Murtes ol copies fi pj oe LHL of Caresi 54 Using the printer with Windows 95 a a d Select how many copies of the document will be printed by entering the appropriate number into the Number of copies field If you want to print all the pages in your document make sure that the All radio button is checked If you do not want to print all the pages in your
69. ocedure but keep FONT and PITCH depressed after the printer beeps twice Soon the printer will beep again three times to indicate that the saved control panel settings have been cleared Clearing the printer s buffer When the printer receives data from a computer it temporarily stores it in a memory called a buffer If you stop a print job partway through there is the chance that some data will remain in the buffer The following procedure clears the printer s buffer by deleting any data that might be there LJ Execute the necessary command in the program you are using to stop the print job Important Be sure to stop the print job before taking the printer off line Otherwise the print job will resume from where you interrupted it when you put the printer back on line LJ Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit J Hold down FONT and then PAPER FEED Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once which indicates that the buffer is cleared Initializing the printer 27 Initializing the printer The following procedure initializes the printer to its power on settings If you have control panel settings stored in memory this procedure sets up the printer using them LJ Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit J Hold down FONT and then PAPER FEED Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once indicating the printer buffer is cleared a
70. of lines 75 Q Quiet Print Mode 24 33 R RAM usage 31 ribbon cartridge installing 6 removing 7 taking up slack in 6 S setup printer 1 specifications 81 system software settings Windows 79 T tear off function 15 24 test print 10 top of form setting 24 troubleshooting 70 guide 73 TrueType fonts installing 46 U unidirectional printing 32 unpacking 2 W Windows 3 1 default printer 44 getting ready to print 44 selecting fonts 47 setting up for 42 Windows 95 Installing fonts 54 Preparing to print 51 Setting up 48 Z zero style 32 Customer service information Tf you experience any technical difficulties with your Star printer please refer to Appendix A How to deal with printing problems This chapter describes easy methods to diagnose and resolve some of the problems that you may encounter For further technical support you should first contact your Authorized Star Dealer If you require additional support Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services Please use one of the telephone numbers listed below depending on the country in which your Star printer was purchased Star Micronics Technical Hotline North America 1 908 572 3300 United Kingdom 44 1277 232036 Hong Kong 852 2795 2335 Australia 61 2 748 4300 New Zealand 64 9 570 1470 Star Micronics FaxBack Document Retrieval System Requires access to a facsimile machine or board with receive capability N
71. of your printer does not match the voltage for your area contact your dealer immediately General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer Front cover Parallel Interface connector Serial Interface connector 4 Printer Setup Removing the protective materials Two packing materials are inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping Before using the printer be sure to remove all packing materials from inside the front cover and the document table as shown in the illustration Front cover Cardboard Document table Installing the platen knob 5 Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material J Install the knob on the shaft located inside the large hole on the right side of the printer Make sure that the flat side of the shaft is aligned with the corresponding flat surface inside the knob s spindle Press the knob carefully but firmly into place as far as it will go Opening the front cover LJ Hook your fingers under the two small tabs on either side of the front cover and pull forward and up to swing the front cover open Front cover 6 Printer Setup Installing the ribbon cassette LJ Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet LJ Open the fron
72. omputer control code A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation For example the computer sends the printer a form feed control code 12 to tell it to eject the current page Electronic DIP Switch settings Printer settings that take effect when you switch on the printer You can change these settings using the control panel emulation Ability of one printer to act like emulate another type of printer hexadecimal dump Printout of all character codes and control codes as they are received by the printer along with their hexadecimal values multi part forms Forms that consist of more than one sheet This printer can print on forms that have up to seven sheets LQ font Letter quality font off line Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue printing on line Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print paper parking Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer print head The component of the printer that transfers the image to the paper Quiet mode Mode that reduces printing noise Also reduces printing speed release lever Releases the paper This lever must be in the cut sheet position for cut sheet paper and in the fanfold position for fanfold paper serial to parallel interface converter Option that makes it possible to connect the printer to a computer via a serial interface instead of the standard Cen
73. on assumes you are using a drive named A but you could use any drive Just remember to change the A in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using LJ In the Main group double click on the Control Panel icon LJ Double click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 43 Settings Help Control Panel p Am Color Fonts An 8 Ports International Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax ua Mouse Desktop Keyboard B a R Sound i L Click Install Installs and removes printers and sets printing options _ L Click Add and the dialog box will expand to show a List of Printers 1 In the List of Printers box select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer L This causes the Install Driver dialog box to appear which instructs you to insert the disk that contains the printer driver file Default Printer Star LC 90 on LPT1 Installed Printers Star LC 90 on LPT1 Star SJ 144 on LPT1 Star WinType 4000 GDI on WTGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS Set As Default Printer bd Use Print Manager L Click Browse Browse Insert unlisted updated or vendor provided printer driver disk in Directories a win31 LL In the Directories list select WIN 31 I Click on the language you want to use and then click OK We will use Engli
74. or paper behind the printer Y Make sure that the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight Y Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters Y Make sure that the surrounding area is clean dry and free of dust Y Make sure that the printer is connected to a reliable power outlet It should not be on the same electric circuit as copiers refrigerators or other appliances that cause power spikes Y Use a power outlet that matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Y Make sure that the room where you are using the printer is not too humid 2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration Y Printer Platen knob Ribbon cassette c7 User s manual 3 5 Floppy disk If anything is missing contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing part Note that it is a good idea to keep the original box and all the packing materials just in case you need to pack the printer up again and send it somewhere at a later date A serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K and a push tractor unit CT 15HA are also available as an option Consult your dealer for details Important There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer If the voltage shown on the label on the bottom
75. orth America 1 908 572 4004 Star Micronics Bulletin Board Service Requires a computer modem North America 1 908 572 5010 United Kingdom 44 1494 461395 France 33 1 305807 Germany 49 69 780929 Netherlands 31 73 424485 Australia and New Zealand 61 2 748 2960 Customer response Star Micronics Co Ltd invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this man ual Please address your correspondence to Attn Product Manager Worldwide Headquarters Australian Market STAR MICRONICS CO LTD STAR MICRONICS PTY LTD 536 Nanatsushinya Shimizu Unit A 107 115 Asquith Street Shizuoka 424 Japan Silverwater NSW 2141 North and South America Markets Australia STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC New Zealand Market 70 D Ethel Road West STAR MICRONICS N Z LTD Piscataway NJ 08854 5950 64 Lunn Ave Mount Wellington European Market P O Box 6255 Wellesley St STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND Auckland New Zealand GMBH ME Westerbachstra8 sian Marke Se De 32 STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD D 60489 Frankfurt Rm 1802 6 18 E Tower2 Enterprise ER of Germany Square U K Market 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Kowloon HONG KONG Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K
76. pecifications 57 tear off function 15 24 unparking 15 font selecting 21 Font Lock Mode entering 21 form feed 23 front cover opening 5 G glossary 102 graphics direction 32 H hexadecimal dump 71 initialization 27 input buffer 31 Interface Converter connecting 64 DIP switches 65 interface converter 2 interface pin outs optional serial interface 83 parallel interface 83 L line feed 23 line spacing 32 macro saving 26 micro feed 23 MS DOS setting up for printing 56 system software settings 80 Multi part Mode entering 27 O off line switching to 20 ON LINE indicator 20 on line switching to 20 options serial to parallel converter 63 P paper fanfold 14 handling 57 letterhead 62 micro feed 23 recommended print area 14 selecting 57 setting top of form 24 thickness adjustment 58 paper eject 23 paper jams 62 paper out detector 31 Pitch Lock Mode entering 22 platen knob installing 5 port checking 80 print mode 33 print pitch 33 printer buffer clearing 26 printing in Windows 45 problems causes and solutions 73 dark printing 75 erratic operation 78 excessive noise 76 hot printer case 76 incorrect characters 77 78 left margin movement 77 line spacing 74 malformed graphics 75 no printing 73 overprinting lines 74 paper feed 74 power supply 73 print quality 75 printing past paper edge 76 smudged forms 75 sudden stoppage 78 weak printing 73 wrong number
77. r Default Printer Star LC 8521 on LPT1 Print Range O Selection O Pages From 1 To 1 Print Quality 180 dpi 2 Copies Print to File X Coltate Copies 46 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 Note The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on the application you are using Use this window to specify the range of the pages to be printed the quality of the printing in dots per inch and the number of copies you want to print Note also that there are boxes that you can select to specify printing to a file or collating printing from back to front You can change the printer setup by clicking on the Setup button When you do the following window for setting up your printer appears on the display Print Setup Printer Lox Default Printer Cancel currently Star LC 8521 on LPT1 O Specific Printer Star LC 8621 on LPTI 3 l Orientation Paper Portrait Size Letter 8 172 x 11 in A o Landscape Source Manual Feed 2 Make changes by clicking on the appropriate radio button or highlighting your selection on the appropriate pull down menu Installing TrueType fonts The TrueType fonts that are supplied on one of the 3 5 floppy disks that come with the printer can be used only when you are running Windows 3 1 or later Use the following procedure to install the
78. rder or pou can urs VoM PAM DA UD pA o bn Newt Eire none puo Da pou sari pou Wircows based pagara lo use bu rires so the defui parte f Ye Cm de ey cen L Change the printer name if you want If you have previously installed another printer you must select whether you want the new printer to be the default printer Click on the appropriate radio button Note Preparing to print 51 Windows applications always print to the currently selected default printer unless the user chooses a different printer from within the application LJ Click on the Next button L Select whether to print out a test page by clicking on the appropriate radio button LJ Click on the Finish button L If a message appears requesting you to insert the Windows 95 CD ROM insert it into the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button L If a message appears saying that the printer driver file LC8521 DRV cannot be found on the Windows 95 CD ROM click on the Browse button select the floppy disk drive s name A or B click on WIN95 in the list of directories and click on the OK button or double click on WIN95 LJ Click on the OK button This concludes the printer set up Preparing to print Often you can simply select the Print command in the application you are using click the OK button and your document will be printed out However sometimes you may need to change certain settings beforeha
79. rent status of the printer at a glance POWER HS DRAFT BANK sw 10 CPI DRAFT 4 H 12cPI ROMAN EJ na EJ 15 CPI SANSERIF COURIER Eje es z COND PRESTIGE ORATOR EJ cs Fe 7 PROP PARK PAPER ONLINE FONT PITCH SET EJECT FEED BANK SW ON OFF PRINT EXIT EDS This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the printer is turned on and either on line or off line The buttons perform different functions in the EDS and Dot Adjustment Modes Functions of control panel buttons in these modes are described in the relevant sections covering them Switching between on line and off line LJ Press ON LINE to switch the printer between being on line and off line LJ When the printer is on line the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can receive data from the computer You should make sure that the printer is on line whenever you are trying to print L When the printer is in off line the ON LINE indicator goes out which means that the printer cannot receive any data J Note that you can also press ON LINE while a printing operation is in progress to stop the printing Important Make sure that the on line off line setting of the printer is correct before performing a control panel operation Selecting a font Selecting a font LJ Make sure th
80. rint out data from the attached computer Printer does not feed paper properly Line spacing is incorrect Lines print over each other The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Jamming paper Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable Remove all paper from the printer and then reload it The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 The line spacing or leading selected in your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Auto line feed with carriage return is disabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 Use the EDS Mode to enable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 58 Troubleshooting guide 75 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page Text and graphics are malformed Print qua
81. rs are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3847 Brazil ABNT Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3846 Turkish S he o a O S n 9 o amp r cj EZ p oO oe g oc d aa AA z fu a d b um a DF A E n in ee o tdm cro modu ur DO A A TO U D Xn p i ES AIJA TO So GoD mS 4 pocas Gn ou ye amp Up um un quom GE c osa os LM NI LI oH io m oL er Z of n MH CO 41 CH dno dd Asa A A S u 224 El AA al Wu gm 2 3E co po a j za A c N A cd gm E momo ju A gt mur bibo nm o Hh ose WP EB on T LOG GG s S RAE d O A a gm i ri ENTERA S EP E Boxe S o 5S a gma a CD DR se DO Bae e xf X2 o O Va x ah a dE LO Du DO Ea 3385853 Tm Nm a A ch iw xp Gh LO 3 DU dn S n a E gt n TM X ch doa 5 wow E 2 ta i X E 4 B uo uw amp S il a L Exts Hm co a amp o o 4 3X3 i3 M d CB o8 Xi von od ww H Q I ta Es SS i SH os 2 L2 D 4n cede tp Gi Xp e eH OZ co an ia T o ryp Eja 5 9 Gojejavcoonaoros a ma a dE m ee L PASA Soo E D c4 E A ALA CEN E XD o A 9 A dE o n O ual Sea H t de a Hw uw at S3 es o 5 a b G ow 4d wi G oe ean o c x E ON 6 o os a ra wu ug hon toe E En On S SA toe om ox FH LO FA on EL A 4 SA Y BE t2 Anon wy AM P 86 RENE y D f 6jA ar 7 6 Bla 4 E A 90 Character Sets Cod
82. s 41 BANK B Switch 1 2 3 Baud Rate The baud rate is the speed in bits per second that the printer sends data to the computer The common setting is 9600 or 19200 Baud Rate SW1 SW2 SW3 DOS Windows Setting 300 OFF OFF OFF 300 600 ON OFF OFF 600 1200 OFF ON OFF 1200 2400 ON ON OFF 2400 4800 OFF OFF ON 4800 9600 ON OFF ON 9600 19200 OFF ON ON 19200 Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 6 Waiting period for paper loading Waiting period Swi sw2 2 0 seconds ON ON 1 5 seconds OFF ON 1 0 seconds ON OFF 0 5 seconds OFF OFF BANK C Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 Paper Control Bank C lets you specify the top and bottom margins for printing Switch Setting Meaning Swi Ol 1 6 top margin for cut sheet paper OFF 0 top margin for cut sheet paper Swe Ol 1 6 top margin for fanfold paper Rear OFF 0 top margin for fanfold paper Rear ies Ol 1 6 top margin for fanfold paper Front OFF 0 top margin for fanfold paper Front swa Ol 1 6 bottom margin for cut sheet paper OFF 0 bottom margin for cut sheet paper sive Ol 1 6 bottom margin for fanfold paper Rear OFF 0 bottom margin for fanfold paper Rear M Ol 1 6 bottom margin for fanfold paper Front OFF 0 bottom margin for fanfold paper Front 42 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 Chapter 4 Using th
83. s disabled ON the computer must send both a line feed code and a carriage return code at the end of each line Most applications do this automatically Note the following checkpoints when trying to figure out which setting to use here Y If you find that your output is double spaced when it should not be turn this switch ON Disabled Y If you find that lines are printing over each other turn this switch OFF Enabled Switch 5 Zero Style Specifies whether a normal zero ON or a slashed zero OFF will be used Selecting Normal ON prints zeros without lines running through them while Slashed OFF prints zeros with a diagonal slash running through them Switch 6 Reserved EDS 1 Settings 33 BANK C Switches 1 2 Print Mode Turn these switches on or off to select the print mode you want to use Print Mode sw1 sw2 LQ ON ON Draft OFF ON HS Draft ON OFF Switches 3 4 5 Print Pitch Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the print pitch setting you want to make Print Pitch SW3 sw4 SW5 10cpi ON ON ON 12cpi OFF ON ON 15cpi ON OFF ON 17cpi OFF OFF ON 20cpi ON ON OFF Proportional OFF ON OFF Switch 6 Quiet When the Quiet Mode is enabled OFF the printer prints with less noise than normal printing Though the Quiet Mode prints more quietly it also takes considerably longer than normal printing 34 BANK D Swit
84. sh in all of our examples here Add Unlisted or Updated Printer List of Printers Star LC 8521 Default Printer Star LC 8521 on LPT1 Installed Printers Star LC 240 on LPT1 Star LC 240C on LPT1 Ds Use Print Manager List of Printers Install Unlisted or Updated P Generic Text Only Agfa 9000 Series PS Agfa Compugraphic 400PS Agfa Compugraphic Genics Apple LaserWiriter Apple LaserWriter Il NT Apple LaserWriter Il NTX 44 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 LJ In the List of Printers box of the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog box select your printer driver and then click OK This causes the Printers dialog box to appear Your printer is now listed in the Installed Printers list LJ Double click on the name of the printer model you just installed to select it as the default printer LI Click Close to close the Printers dialog box Note Windows applications automatically print on the currently selected default printer If you want to print on a different printer you must first select it Getting ready to print Before printing there are a number of things you must first do to set up the printer You must select the printer driver and the paper source size and orientation Use the following procedure to make these selections Note You do not need to perform printer driver and paper selections mentioned above each time you print but only if there are any changes to the
85. t cover of the printer L By hand move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette Cartridge holder UM cnp Me E Ep Important Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet Doing so can damage the printer If you have just used the printer let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it LJ Remove the ribbon cassette from its package LJ Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon LJ Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder fits into the socket on the bottom of the cassette Removing the ribbon cassette 7 LJ Press down gently but firmly on the cassette until it snaps securely into place LJ Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack LI Close the front cover of the printer Important Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is simply worn out or used up If you experience problems with print quality check the condition of the ribbon If the black part looks gray and well worn replace the ribbon with a new one Removing the ribbon cassette Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one
86. t like the Epson ESC P 24 pin while IBM emulation makes it act like the IBM Proprinter XL24E Switch 2 Character Table The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard emulation F Switch 2 ae Emulation Setting Description ON Graphics IBM Character Set 2 Standard OFF Italics Italic character table used ON IBM Character Set 2 IBM OFF IBM Character Set 1 Switch 3 RAM Usage Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer ON or as a download buffer OFF Selecting input buffer ON tells the printer to use available RAM to store data it receives from the computer which speeds up the printing Selecting download buffer OFF tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns Switch 4 Paper Out Detector Specifies whether the printer s paper out detector is enabled ON or disabled OFF When the paper out detector is enabled ON the printer automatically stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper When it is disabled OFF the printer continues printing as long as there is data Selecting disabled OFF makes it possible to print right up to the bottom of a page but it also creates the danger of printing when there is no paper loaded in the printer which can damage the print head and platen Switch 5 6 Multi Part mode When the printer is in the Multi part Mode the print head prints with greater impact It should be
87. t used 13 Not used signal ground 14 19 ot used 20 DTR Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data 21 25 ot used 84 Character Sets Character Sets Appendix D Standard Italic Character Set UL 1 CD 2 B R b n 2 3 002 C3 4 MIT e o p k 5 E U EEL H X h 8 8 H 9 BS gt CAND a EW z LF QT O F o QE c DO 0 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 B International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal 23 24 40 58 SA SB SC 5D SE 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 1 N e X Z S X ZAG HE a X Z A N 808 X Z E O 0 X Z a a XZ4 A 46 6 N o 0 X Z R X u eX ZkEOA UV Ee gg A o X Z i X Z X Z2 E 0 Ut e 9 N N i 4X Z 4 X 2 0Xx2 0 0 A 9 8 1 o X Z Conuntry U S A FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK 1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN 2 LATIN AMERICA KOREA IRELAND LEGAL 85 H ob A ea o t nana kh BM bI b arengo l Cod Ik Ez tl cts CL Nac 4 eee Halo Gm oe ote eel i zu Era mon m eae R oo h ra Fo n x a a S388 E Gs Be v se ath
88. ted per inch Use the following procedure to select the pitch you want LJ Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ Press PITCH to change the pitch selection The following shows the meanings of the indicators that light on the control panel when you press PITCH Lit Indicators Meaning 10CPI 10 characters per inch Pica 10CPI 15CPI 12 characters per inch Elite 15CPI 15 characters per inch 10CPI COND 17 characters per inch Condensed Pica 10CPI 15CPI COND 20 characters per inch Condensed Elite PROP Proportional COND PROP Condensed proportional Note The pitch setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting from the control panel You can prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Pitch Lock Mode when you turn it on Entering the Pitch Lock Mode When the printer is in the Pitch Lock Mode the pitch settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the pitch Use the following procedure to enter the Pitch Lock Mode LJ Turn off the printer L While holding down PITCH turn printer power on The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode You could enter the Pitch Lock Mode and Font Lock Mode page 21 at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power To exit the Pitch Lock Mode s
89. those for Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 437 89 ABCDEF 9 MOD EF 0 o M A 0ja 4 Jzn o l er ETE vd tiie 4n 8u 8 0 2 5 88 n o 4 Pe ELE AUN 3 o aaa it a 3 8 amp 6 3 m 4 as 4 VI 3 S 232 4 MA E 5 E 7 3 BE AA IA T 8 6 oR ENS w 4 G ESS nn 47 7 seat S d X497 8 sw s 4 4785 M Ww 3 4 B EEUU E w M W 4 BE 9 4 pr AU M wo E Ale Y 8 8 B 4 4 4 A x3 8 U A vw B1 I uH BS Db d BJ s V Un C 5 eat 8 Cls 47 u N M H e 4 Di 1 wN e 8 E Dia ww B v o EL4S X A1 2a Eis NM 93 4 F HH 5t Fis 4 Q j 95 BCDEF 8 9 A 8 3 E 9 uy T Sg c ou ow gt Y Hu 22 A B Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3865 Code Page 437 Newsic TIS DEF C 9 A B 8 1 4 a a 8 C E i Y eq R Y y u ag ag z 3a Qn 8 Q W B Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3864 Code Page 437 Popular TIS o 9 9 o 96 Printer Control Codes Appendix E Printer Control Codes This appendix lists the printer s control commands It gives the name of each control command along with the applicable emulation mode Standard IBM or Both and the applicable ASCII code Font and Character Set Control Commands
90. tronics parallel interface tear off function Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off tractors Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold paper Appendix G Control Checking system software settings in MS DOS Panel Operation Guide POWER HS DRAFT BANK SW 10 CPI DRAFT H 12 CPI ROMAN EJ o4 E 15 CPI SANSERIF COURIER EJ e2 Es 3 COND PRESTIGE 4 ORATOR c3 F6 PROP PARK PAPER ONLINE FONT PITCH SET EJECT FEED BANK SW ON OFF PRINT EXIT EDS Font Selection Pitch Selection Set Eject Park Line Feed On Line of Panel Macro Form Feed Back ward Forward Micro Feed EA A Set TOF 9 Auto Loading Position Change Mode Q Buffer Clear amp All Reset OFF LINE Quiet Mode Tear off Off Line ONLINE TE we A o oet Font Lock Pitch Lock Multi part Mode Long Test Short Test Qr 9 o 9 Font amp Pitch Lock Hex Dump Mode EDS 2 Mode EDS 1 Mode QO Dot Adjustment Mode POWER ON d T i 2 Bank Switch On Off Print Exit EDS MODE cen pion Next Eu DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE T 1 T Paper Loading Back ward Forward Cancel T 0 Set AO Save f 9 Factory settings Note A dot means press and hold and an arrow means to just press A dot and arrow tied together means hold one while pressing the other
91. ull the release lever on the Front of the printer to the fanfold position S bs OF p LE L Set the adjustment lever to the value that matches the thickness of the paper you are using The setting for normal paper is 1 Set the lever to a larger value for thicker paper or to a smaller value for thinner paper See the table on page 59 for details 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 t c Adjustment lever eS 12 Printer Setup LJ Unlock the tractor on the left when viewing the printer from behind by pulling its blue lever up and adjust the position of the left tractor Note that there is a guide inside the printer in front of the left tractor The A mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be L Once the left tractor is aligned the way you want it push the blue lever back down to lock it in place LJ Now move the tractor on the right to the approximate position of the right side of the paper you are using Pull its blue lever up to unlock it and push the lever back down to lock it into place Also move the center paper support so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors Pin tractor Sheet guide Pin tractor J Open the covers of both tractors and align the paper so that the pins on the tractors are inserted into the holes of the paper L Close the tractor covers
92. ver IE Ls LJ Move the adjustment lever to one of its nine settings Position 1 is most suitable for single sheet paper 59 The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want Paper Type Weight Per Sheet Thickness S 14 lbs 52 gsm 0 06 mm 1 17 lbs 64 gsm 0 08 mm 1 Single sheet 21 lbs 81 gsm 0 10 mm 1 28 lbs 104 gsm 0 13 mm 1 42 lbs 156 gsm 0 19 mm 2 2 ply 11 lbs 40 gsm 0 13 mm 2 3 ply 11 lbs 40 gsm 0 20 mm 3 Multi part 4 ply 11 lbs 40 gsm 0 26 mm 4 5 ply 11 lbs 40 gsm 0 33 mm 5 Labels Max 0 19 mm 2 11 lbs 50 gsm 0 12 0 21 mm 20r3 Envelope 15 lbs 70 gsm 0 18 0 30 mm 3 19 lbs 85 gsm 0 20 0 36 mm 4 Important Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce the print head life Position 0 is used only when the print quality is too light Setting the lever to position 0 when you are using thin paper may damage the print head Automatic fanfold feeding LI See Loading fanfold paper on page 10 for details on using fanfold paper 60 Paper Handling Manual sheet feeding You can use the following procedure to manually feed cut sheet paper into the printer J Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer If there is use the procedure under
93. ves field To select a drive name click on the arrow by the side of the field and select the drive from the list that appears The names of the fonts stored on the disk are displayed in the List of fonts window Installing TrueType fonts 55 Add Fonts x List of fonts Broadway BT TrueType Brush 445 BT TrueType Cancel Cooper Black BT TrueType Engravers Roman BT TrueType Freehand 521 BT TrueType Select All Handel Gothic BT TrueType Kaufmann BT TrueType Y Help Folders Network a Drives T C3 wind Y wings M Copy fonts to Fonts folder I Select the fonts you wish to install by clicking on them If you want to install all of them click on the Select All button LJ Click on the OK button The new fonts can now be seen in the Fonts folder window This concludes the font installation 56 Using the Printer with MS DOS Chapter 6 Using the Printer with MS DOS This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS DOS In this chapter you will learn about LJ How to set up for printing with MS DOS LJ How to select fonts from within an application Setting up for printing with MS DOS To print from an application running under MS DOS you must first select the printer from within the application Typically the program will feature an INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers Refer to the manual for the application you
94. y form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is strictly forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice e Allefforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of printing How ever should any errors be found STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual O Copyright 1997 Star Micronics Co Ltd About this manual This manual describes how to set up use and care for the Star LC 8521 printer The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter Chapter 1 Choosing a place for your printer unpacking and setup ribbon cassette installation loading paper connecting to your computer Chapter 2 How to use the control panel Chapter 3 How to use the printer s Electronic DIP Switch EDS Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your system and software Chapter 4 How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 how to prepare for printing how to print a document Chapter 5 How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 95 how to prepare for printing how to print a document Chapter 6 How to set up for printing with MS DOS Chapter 7 Selecting the best type of paper adjusting for paper thickness manual sheet feeding clearing paper jams Chapter 8 Optional accessories that are available for your printer Appendix A

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