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Trademark Acknowledgements

LC-15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

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

Corp.

Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation

FX-1050, EX-1000, FX86e, FX286e: Seiko Epson Corp

NOTICE

STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

● The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

● All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of

press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed

of them.

● The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest

useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.The

remainingchaptersmay be treatedas a ~fenmce guideforprogramming

operations,etc. It assumesa degreeof acknowledgeoff the operationof

computm (forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptersareas follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter

Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.

Chapter 2 — Controlpaneloperations

Therearea numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsrelatedtopaperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.

Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryouttheproceduresinitto find

outhowtheprinterworks.

Chapter 3 — DIPswitchsettings

Thischapterexplainshowto settheDIPswitchesto makesystemsettings

on theprinter.

Chapter 4 — Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are

writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatures.

Chapter S— Downloadcharacters

Thischapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourowncharacters.

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Chapter 6 — MS-DOSandyourprinter

Sincethe PC or PC-ATfamilyof computersrunningunderMS-DOSis

currentlythe mostpopularconflgmationof microcomputer,we have in-

cludeda fewhintsandtipstohelpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave

also included some hints, and a sample program in this languageto

demonstratethecapabilitiesof the printer.

Chapter 7 — Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance

operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisnot,however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareunsureofyourabilityto

carryoutanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter 8 — Specifications

Thissectiongivesthespecificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9 — Charactersets

Thesechartsgivethedifferentcharactersetsavailable,andthedifferences

betweennationalcharactersets(assetup withtheDIPswitches).

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterisaconvenient,monochromeprinterwithoutfrillsbutwithafull

complementof features,making it an excellentpartner for a personal

computer.It supportstheIBM/Epsonprintercommandsandcharactersets,

enablingittoprintjustaboutanythingyourcomputercangenerate,bothtext

andgraphics.Someof itsmainfeatwesarethefollowing:

● Extensivesoftwaresupport

Sinceitis compatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,it workswithany

softwarethatsupportsthoseprintem.Thatincludesmostword-processing

andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

. Easyoperation

Clearlyunderstandableindicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmedi-

ate feedbackwhen you press the buttonson the controlpanel.The five

buttonscan operate in combinationsto perform a surprisingvariety of

functions,includingmicro-alignment.

. Easycareandmaintenance

The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe print head in a few

minutes.

. Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,andmulti-copyforms(uptotriple-ply)areall

accepted,andyoucanuse eithertractoror frictionfeed.A specialfeature

enablesyou to keep fanfoldformsparkedin readinesswhileprintingon

otherpaper.

● Largevarietyof typestylesandsizes

TheprinterhasonedraftstyleandfourNLQstyles(Courier,Sansenf,and

Oratorwith small capitalsor lower case), plus italics for all styles,plus

condensedprint,boldprint,double-sizedprint,quadruple-sizedprint.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ...............................................1

Locatingtheprinter..........................................................................1

UnpackingandInspection................................................................2

Checkthecartoncontents........................................................2

Partsnameoftheprinter..........................................................3

SettingUp.........................................................................................4

Mounttheplatenknob.............................................................4

Installtheribboncartridge.......................................................5

Connection...............................................................................6

LoadingSingleSheets

......................................................................

8

Automaticloading....................................................................8

Manualloading......................................................................10

LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms..............................................11

Loadingthepaperfromtherearoftheprinter.......................11

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomoftheprinter..................13

Paperparking.........................................................................15

Paperunparking.....................................................................15

AdjustingthePrintingGap.............................................................16

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS ..................................17

ButtonsandIndicators....................................................................17

ONLINEbutton....................................................................18

PAPERFEEDbutton.............................................................19

SET/EJECTPARKbutton.....................................................19

PRINTPITCHbutton

............................................................

19

NLQTYPESTYLEbutton....................................................20

Power-UpFunctions

...........................................#...........................21

Shorttestmode

......................................................................2l

Longtestmode

.......................................................................

22

Printareatestmode

................................................................

22

Stayinpanelpitch

..................................................................

22

Stayinpanelstyle..................................................................23

Stayinpanelpitchandstyle..................................................23

Hexadecimaldump................................................................23

SwitchCombinationFunctions......................................................26

Formfeed...............................................................................26

Topofform

............................................................................

27

Forwardmicro-feed...............................................................27

Reversemicro-feed................................................................27

Clearingthebuffer

.................................................................

28

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Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTING ..................................................29

LocationoftheDIPSwitches.........................................................29

FunctionsoftheDIPSwitches.......................................................30

Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

................................

33

FontControlCommands

................................................................34

CharacterSetCommands...............................................................39

CharacterSizeandPitchCommands.............................................41

VerticalPositionCommands..........................................................47

HorizontalPositionCommands

.....................................................

53

GraphicsCommands......................................................................58

DownloadCharacterCommands

...................................................

60

MacroInstructionCommands

........................................................

64

OtherPrinterControlCommands..................................................64

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS ............................................69

DesigningYourOwnDraftCharacters..........................................69

Definingtheattributedata.....................................................7O

Assigningthecharacterdata..................................................72

Sampleprogram.....................................................................72

DefiningYourOwnNLQCharacters............................................74

Chapter 6 MS-DOS ANDYOUR PRINTER ........................................77

InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter........................77

EmbeddingPrinterCommands......................................................78

ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands

............................

80

ProgrammingwithBASIC.............................................................82

Howtheprogramworks

.........................................................

86

ModificationsforIBMmode.................................................88

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING ANDMAINTENANCE ............89

Troubleshooting

.............................................................................

89

Powersupply..........................................................................

90

Ranting...................................................................................90

Paperfeeding.........................................................................92

Maintenance...................................................................................95

ReplacingthePrintHead

................................................................

95

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS

..................................................................

99

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS .............................................................103

StandardCharacterSet

.................................................................

104

IBMCharacterSet#2

...................................................................

106

IBMCharacterSet#1

...................................................................

108

IBMSpecialCharacterSet

...........................................................

109

InternationalCharacterSets.........................................................1lt)

INDEX

..................................................................................................

111

COMMAND SUMMARY

........................................................................114

chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include—

● Locatingtheprinter

● Unpackingandinspection(namesofparts)

. Settingup andconnection

● Loadingsinglesheets

● Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms

● Adjustingtheprintinggap

LOCATINGTHE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou

haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit.By“a suitableplace”,wemean:

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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heaters,etc)

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

Supplyit“clean”electricity.Don’tconnectittothesamecircuitasalarge,

noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.

Makesurethelinevoltageis within10%ofthevoltagespecifiedon the

identificationplate.

A locationwithsufficientspacetolocatetheprinterandanypaperto be

fedintoit, as wellastheprintedpapercomingout.

If youareusingaparallelconnectiontoyourcomputer,makesurethat

it

iswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter(anRS-232comectionusingtheoptional

RS-232interfacecanbemadeoverlongerdistances).

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UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Checkthecartoncontents

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheprintershippingcarton,andcheckeachitem

in theboxagainstFigure1-1tomakesurethatyouhaveeverything(there

shouldbe fiveitems).

If anyof theseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.

Figuru I-I. Check tomake sureyou haveall five items: 1)Printer, 2) Peperguide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon

cartridge, and 5) Uaer’s manual.

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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

● Serial(RS-232)interfaceboard

● Automaticsheetfeeder

● Pulltractorunit

Partsnameof theprinter

Makeanexternalinspectionoftheprinter.Notethelocationsofthefollow-

ingparts:

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Entry slot

ase lever

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Figure1-2 The printer’s external parts

Bail lever:

opensandclosesthepaperbailwhichholdsthepaper

againstthe platen.

Releaselever: releases the platen. This lever must be down for

printingon singlesheets,andup for fanfoldforms.

Top cover:

protectstheprintheadandotherparts.

Rear cover:

protectsthesprocketfeedmechanism.

Entry slot:

for insertingsinglesheetsof paper.

Control panel: controlsvariousprinterfunctions.

Power switch: switchespoweron andoff.

Connector:

forconnectingthecomputerto theprinter.

SEITING UP

Placethepnnterinthepositionwhereitisgoingtobepermanentlysited,and

removeallpackingmaterialfrominsidethetopcover.Thispackingmaterial

isintendedtopreventdarnagetotheprinterintransit.Youmayliketokeep

thispackingwiththeprintercartonifyouintendtransportingtheprinterfor

use at a differentlocation.

Mounttheplatenknob

Theplatenknobispackedintoa recessofthewhitefoampackingmaterial

whichheldyourprinterinsidetheprintercarton.Becarefulto removethe

knobbeforedisposingofthepacking.

Mounttheplatenknobontheshaftontheright-handsideoftheprinter.Turn

theknobon theshaftbeforepushingtheknobfullyintoposition.

Figure 1-3.Mounting the platen knob

Installtheribboncartridge

Removethetop coverby liftingthefront(usingthetwo gripsattheside),

andpullingtowardsyou.Nowinstalltheribbon.

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F@IIU 1-4. Remoting the top cover

1. Usethetensioningknobontheribboncartridgeto tightentheribbonif

it is slack(turnclockwise).

2. Use the grips on the side of the ribboncartridgeto help locate the

cartridge(squeezetheminwardsgently),andmakesurethatthespindles

on thecartridgeholderfit intothesocketson thecartridgeitself.

igura 7-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge

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3. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandthepnnthead shield

(seeFigure 1-6).

Ffgure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield

Now,holdthetopcoveruprightandengagethetabsattheback.Thenswing

thefrontedgedownuntilthecoveris closed.

Leavethetopcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Itkeepsoutdustanddirt

andreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronlyto change

theribbonor makean adjustment.

Connection

Connecttheprinterto yourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable.

On aPC orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse the25-wayD-

type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type36-way

connectoratthepnnterend.Thepinoutsoftheprinter’sconnectoraregiven

in Chapter8 if youneeda cablefor connectionto anothercomputer.

Plugtheprinterintoasuitablemainsoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthe

powerswitchatthefrontoftheprinteryet.

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Interface

Connector

cable

Figut-o1-7.Connecting the interface cable

Ifyouwanttousetheoptionalserialinterface,slideouttheparallelinterface

boardby grippingthe flipson both sides.Then insertthe optionalserial

interfaceboardalltheway,as showninFigure1-8.

Figura 1-8. Replacing the interface board

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This

sectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheets

of paper.

If youareusingthe optionalautomaticsheetfeeder(ASF),read the ASF

instructionbooklet.

Automaticloading

Singlesheetscanbeloadedmanuallywithpoweroff,orautomaticallywith

poweron. Wewillstarttheeasy waywithautomaticloading.

1. Placethepaperguideinposition,locatingthelugsonthebottomofthe

assemblyintotheslotson therearcoveroftheprinter.

Figurs 1-9.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

2. Makesurethatthereleaseleveris down.

If the fanfoldpaperis mountedon theprinter,pressthe( “ERKCTj

buttonto parkthepaper,thenmovethereleaseleverdownwards.

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3.

4.

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofpaperyouwillbeusing(re-

memberingthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge

ofthe carriage).

Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou

wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown

in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

lever

Figure 1-10. Loading a single sheet

5.

6,

Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchatthefrontoftheprinter.Theprinter

willbeep,indicatingthatnopaperisinpositionforprinting.Theorange

POWER indicatoralsoflashesto showthis.

Nowpressthe(

SEHWCT )button. Thepaperbailwillmoveclearof

thepaper,andthepaperwillbefedandadjustedpasttheprintheadto a

positionreadyforprinting.Thepaperbailwillbemovedbacktogripthe

paperagainsttheplaten,andtheprintheadwillmovetothestartposition.

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Manualloading

Itisalsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spowerisoff.The

procedureis:

1.

2,

3,

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Placethepaperguideinposition,locatingthelugsonthebottomofthe

assemblyintotheslotson the rearcoverof theprinter.

Checkthatprinterpoweris off andthereleaseleverat the backof the

printeris down.

Openthetopcover,thenmovethebailleverontopofthepnnterforward

to openthepaperbail.

Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofpaperyouwillbeusing(re-

memberingthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge

of thecarriage).

Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou

wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown

in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

Turn-theplatenknobclockwiseuntilthefrontedgeof thepapercomes

outfromunderthetop cover.

If the paper is not straight,movethe releaseleverto the up position,

straightenthepaperby hand,thenmovethereleaseleverbackdown.

Movethebailleverbackto closethepaperbail.

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LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS

Fanfold forms have holes alongthe sides and perforationsbetweenthe

sheets.They are alsocalledsprocketforms,punchedforms,orjust plain

“computerpaper”.Thisprinteracceptsformsupto 16”wide.Fanfoldforms

areloaded,parked,andunparkedasexplainednext.

Loadingthepaper fromtherear of theprinter

Youcanloadthefanfoldpapereitherfromtherearorfromthebottomofthe

printer.If you aregoingto load the paperfromthe bottomread the next

section.

1. Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow

theprinter.

2. Turntheprinter’spowerOFF.

3. Pmshthe releaselever to the upwardposition.This has the effect of

~leasingthepaperfromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed.

4. Removethepaperguideandputit asideforthemoment.

5. Removethe~arcover. Gripitbyitsrearedge andliftupwardsandback-

wardsasinFigure1-11.

Figure T-IT. Opening the rear cover

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