Star Micronics LC24-200 Colour User manual

USERS MANUAL

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest

useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.The

remainingchaptersmaybe treatedas areferenceguidefor programming

operations,etc. It assumes adegree of knowledgeof the operationof

computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptersare as follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter

Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. 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

makesystemsettingson theprinter.

Chapter 4—Pnntcr controlcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are

writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageof theprinter’sfeatures.

Chapter 5—Downloadcharacters

Thischapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourowncharacters.

Chapter 6—MS-DOSandyourprinter

Sincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computersnmningunder MS-DOSis

currentlythe mostpopularconfigurationof microcomputer,we have in-

cludedafewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinteqxeter,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

carryout anymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter 8—Specifications

This sectiongivesthespecificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9—Charactersets

Thesechartsshowthe differentcharactersetsavailable.

FEATURESOF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterhasafullcomplementof features,makingit anexcellentpartner

for apemcmalcomputer.It supportsthe IBM/Epsonprintercommandsand

charactersets, enablingit to pMt just aboutanythingyourcomputercan

generate,bothtextandgraphics.Someof itsmainfeatms ruethefollowing:

●Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms, and multi-pm forms (up to 5-ply) rue all

accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush@l tmctoror frictionfeed.(Youcan

load fanfoldforms fium the rear with push tractor,or fanfoldforms and

multi-pan forms fmm the bottom with pull tractor.)Aspecial feature

enablesyou to keep fanfoldformsparkedin readinesswhileprintingon

other paper.

●Six brightcolors

MageM cyan,violet,yellow,orange,and ~n add acolordimensionto

yourprintedoutputby the colorversionprinter.

●Largevarietyof fontsand sizes

Theprinterhasonedraftfon~oneHigh+eed DraftfontandfiveLQ fonts

(Romm SanSerif,Courier,Pmtige and Script),italicsfor all styles,plus

condensedprint,bold print,double-sizedpnn~ and quadruple-sizedprint.

●Extensivesoftwaresuppofl

Sinceit is compatiblewiththe EpsonandIBMprintm, it workswithany

softwruethat supportsthoseprintem.That includesmost woti-pmcesdng

and graphicsprograms,spread-sheets,and integratedsoftwarepackages.

.Easy operation

Indicatordisplaysand beep tonesprovideimmediate,easy to understand

feedbackwhenyoup~s thebuttonson thecontrolpanel.The fivebuttons

can operatein combinationsto performasuqxisingvarietyof functions,

including micm-alignment.

●Easy care and maintenance

The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe printhead in afew

minutes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1SETTING UP THE PRINTER

LocatingthePrinter

UnpackingandInspection

Checkingthecartoncontents

Identifyingprinterparts

SettingUp

Mountingtheplatenknob

Installingtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit

Installingtheoptionalcartridge

Connectingtheprintertoyourcomputer

LoadingSingleSheets

Automaticloading

Manualloading

LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms

Loadingthepaperfromtherearoftheprinter

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomoftheprinter

Paperparking

Paperunparking

LoadingMulti-PartForms

AdjustingthePrinting.Gap

Chapter 2CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

ButtonsandIndicators

ONLINEbutton

PAPERFEEDbutton

SET/EJECT/PARKbutton

PITCHbutton

FONTbutton

Power-UpFunctions

Shorttestmode

Longtestmode

Printareatestmode

Stayinpanelpitch

Stayinpanelfont

Stayinpanelpitchandfont

Hexadecimaldump

SwitchCombinationFunctions

Formfeed

Topofform

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

DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithStandardMode

Assigningthecharacterdata

Assigningavalueofcharacterspace

Sampleprogram

DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithIBMMode

Assigningthedownloadcharacterset

Assigningthecharacterdotpattern

AssigningtheIndexTabledata

Sampleprogram

Chapter 6MS-DOSANDYOUR PRINTER

InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter

EmbeddingPrinterCommands

ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands

ProgrammingwithBASIC

Howtheprogramworks

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103

108

Chapter 7TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply

Printing

Paperfeeding

Maintenance

ReplacingthePrintHead

Chapter 8SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 9CHARACTER SETS

StandardCharacterSet#1

StandardCharacterSet#2

IntemationaJCharacterSets

IBMCharacterSet#2

Codepage#437(U.S.A.)

Codepage#850(Multi-1ingual)

Codepage#860(Portuguese)

Codepage#861(Icelandic)

Codepage#863(CanadianFrench)

Codepage#865(Nordic)

IBMCharacterSet#1

IBMSpecialCharacterSet

ProportionalSpacingTable

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112

114

117

119

123

124

126

127

128

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

INDEX 149

COMMANDSUMMARY 153

chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1include—

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Locatingthe printer

Unpackingandinspection(partnames)

Settingup andconnecting

Loadingsinglesheets

Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms

Adjustingtheprintinggap

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou

haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

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Afirm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

Awayfrom excessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heaters,e(c)

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas

alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas arefrigerator.

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

identificationplalc.

To disconnecttheprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfromthe wall

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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