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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
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O Copyright1989StarMicronicsCo.,Ltd.
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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
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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
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19
NLQTYPESTYLEbutton....................................................20
Power-UpFunctions
...........................................#...........................21
Shorttestmode
......................................................................2l
Longtestmode
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22
Printareatestmode
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22
Stayinpanelpitch
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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
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53
GraphicsCommands......................................................................58
DownloadCharacterCommands
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60
MacroInstructionCommands
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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
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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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