Star Micronics LC-200 User manual

USERS MANUAL

LC-2

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

ZX 80820487

LC-200

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FORSALE

Self Declaration

Radio interference.regardingthis equipmenthas been eliminatedaccordingto Vfg 1046/1984 an-

nouncedby the DBP.

DBPhasbeeninformedof theintroductionof thisspeciafequipmentandhasbeen grantedtherightto

examinethe whole series.

Itis the user’sresponsibilityto see drathis own assembledsystemis in accordancewiththetechnieal

regulationsunderVfg 1046/1984.

Toeonfonnto FIZ-regulationsitis necessarytomakeallccxurectionstotheprirrterwithshieldedcable.

The eqniprtentmay only be openedby qualifiedservicerepresentatives.

Theabove statementapplies only toprinters marketedin West Germany.

Trademark Acknowledgements

LC-200, NX-1OOO,LC-10, ND-10/15: StarMicronicsCo., Ltd.

IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter 111,Proprinter II, PC-DOS: InternationalBusinessMachines

Coro.

Mi&oaoft BASIC, MS-DOS: MicrosoftCorporaticm

FX-850, EX-800, LX-850, LX-81O:Seiko EpsonCorp.

NOTICE

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press.However,shouldanyerrorsbe detected,STARwouldgreatlyappreciatebeinginformed

of them.

●llre abovenotwithstanding,STAR can assumeno responsibilityfor anyerrorsin this manual.

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest

useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.The

remainingchaptersmay be treatedas areferenceguidefor programming

operations,etc. It assumes adegree of knowledgeof the operationof

computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptemareas follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter

Thischapterexplainshowto gettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.

Chapter 2—Controlpaneloperations

There are anumberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.

Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtry outthevariousproceduresin

it to findouthowtheprinterworks.

Chapter 3—Defaultsettings

ThischapterexplainshowtousetheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto

makesystemsettingsontheprinter.

Chapter 4—Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are

writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatures.

Chapter 5—Downloadcharacters

This chapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourowncharacters.

Chapter 6—MS-DOSandyourprinter

Sincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computersrunningunderMS-DOSis

currentlythe most popularconf@ration of microcomputer,we have in-

cludedafewhintsandtipstohelpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave

also included some hints, and asample program in this language to

demonstratethe capabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter 7—Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourpnnterisnotworking

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance

operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisnot,however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareunsureofyourabilityto

carryoutanymaintenanceor semicingoperations.

Chapter 8—Specifications

Thissectiongivesthespecificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9—Charactersets

Thesechartsshowthe differentcharactersetsavailable.

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartner

forapersonalcomputer.ItsupportstheIBM/Epsonprintercommandsand

charactersets,enablingit to printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercan

generate,bothtextandgraphics.Someofitsmainfeaturesarethefollowing:

●Extensivesoftwaresupport

Sinceitis compatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,it workswithany

softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing

andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

.Easy operation

Clearlyunderstandableindicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmedi-

ate feedbackwhen you press the buttonson the controlpanel.The five

buttonscan operate in combinationsto perform asurprisingvariety of

functions,includingmicro-alignment.

.Easycareandmaintenance

The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe printhead in afew

minutes.

●Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,andmulti-partforms(uptoquadruple-ply)are

all accepted,and you can use eitherpush/pulltractor or frictionfeed. A

specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinreadinesswhile

printingon otherpaper.

.Large variety of fonts and sizes

Theprinterhasonedraftfont,oneHigh-SpeedDraftfontandfourNLQfonts

(Courier,Sanserif,OratorandScript),italicsforallstyles,pluscondensed

print,boldprint,double-sizedprint,andquadruple-sizedprint.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1SETTING UP THE PRINTER

LocatingthePrinter

UnpackingandInspection

Checkingthecartoncontents

Identifyingprinterparts

SettingUp

Mountingtheplatenknob

Installtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit

Connectingtheprintertoyourcomputer

LoadingSingleSheets

Automaticloading

Manualloading

LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms

Loadingthepaperffomtherearof theprinter

Loadingthepaperffomthebottomof theprinter

Paperparking

Paperunparking

LoadingMulti-PartForms

AdjustingthePrintingGap

Chapter 2CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

ButtonsandIndicators

ONLINEbutton

PAPERFEEDbutton

SET/E.JECT/PARKbutton

PITCHbutton

FONTbutton

Power-UpFunctions

Shorttestmode

Longtestmode

Printareatestmode

Stayinpanelpitch

Stayinpanelfont

Stayinpanelpitchandfont

Hexadecimaldump

SwitchCombinationFunctions

Formfeed

Topof form

Forwardmicro-feed

Reversemicro-feed

Changingtheautoloadingvalue

Clearingthebuffer/Allreset

Selectingtheprintcolor

Storemacrodefinition

Chapter 3DEFAULT SETTINGS

HowtosettheEDSmode

FunctionsoftheEDSsettings

Bidirectionaltest./Adjustmentmode

Chapter 4PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

FontControlCommands

CharacterSetCommands

CharacterSizeandPitchCommands

VerticalPositionCommands

HorizontalPositionCommands

GraphicsCommands

DownloadCharacterCommands

ColorSelectionCommandes

OtherPrinterControlCommands

Chapter 5DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

DesigningYourOwnDraftCharacters

Definingtheattributedata

Assigningthecharacterdata

Sampleprogram

DefiningYourOwnNLQCharacters

AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeStandardmode

AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeIBMmode

Chapter 6MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter

EmbeddingPrinterCommands

ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands

ProgrammingwithBASIC

Howtheprogramworks

101

104

Chapter 7TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply

Printing

Paperfeeding

Maintenance

ReplacingthePrintHead

Chapter 8SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 9CHARACTER SETS

StandardCharacterSet#l

StandardCharacterSet#2

InternationalCharacterSets

IBMCharacterSet#2

Codepage#437(U.S.A.)

Codepage#850(Multi-lingual)

Codepage#860(Portuguese)

Codepage#861(Icelandic)

Codepage#863(CanadianFrench)

Codepage#865(Nordic)

IBMCharacterSet#1

IBMSpecialCharacterSet

INDEX

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COMMAND SUMMARY 136

chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1include—

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Locatingtheprinter

Unpackingandinspection(partnames)

Settingup andcomecting

Loadingsinglesheets

Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms

Adjustingtheprintinggap

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou

haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit.By“a suitabIeplace”,wemean:

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Afirm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heaters,etc)

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

Supplyitwith“clean”electricity,Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas

alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas arefrigerator.

Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s

identificationplate.

To disconnecttheprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfromthewall

socket,whichhasto be locatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.

Installthe printerwherethereis sufficientroomfor the paper and any

paperbeingfedin orprintedout.

Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesurethatthe

cableis within2m (6ft)of theprinter.An RS-232connectionusingthe

optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.

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