Star Micronics XB-2420 User manual

USERS MANUAL

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USERS MANUAL

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Trademark Acknowledgements

XB24-20W250,XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX-2420, LC24.200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32&

DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU15DMII,SF.10RMI~15RMII, ~-10XIW15XM: Star

MicronicaCoq Ltd.

IBM-PC, PS/2, PGAT, Proprinter X241VXL24~ Proprinter X24/XL24, PC-DOS: International

Business Machines Corp.

MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-860W60, LQ-85W105O:Seiko Epson Corp.

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XB24-200

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USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FORSALE

Trademark Acknowledgements

XB24-20W250,XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX.2420, LC24-200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32~

DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-10DMII/15DMII, SF-10RMII/15RMII, PT-10XM/15XM: Star

Micronics Cov Ltd.

IBM-PC, PS/2, PC.AT, Proprinter X24~L24~ ProprfrsterX24/XL24,PC-DOS: International

BusirsesaMachines Corp.

MS-DOS, Microaof?BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-86W106O,LQ-85W105O:Seiko Epson Corp.

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● Aflefforts havebeenmade toensure theaccurscy ofthecontentsofthismanualatthetime ofpress.

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● The abovenotwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in dsismanual.

HOWTO USETHISMANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhowtomakethebest

useofyourprinteryouiueurgedto md throughchaptm 2 through6.The

remainingchaptemmaybe treatedas a ~ference guidefor programming

operations,etc. It assumesa degnx of acknowledgeof the operationof

computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptersareasfollows:

Chapter1— Introduction

Thischapterindicatesthesomefeattuesoftheprinter,thenamesandthose

functionsof theprintercomponents,andtheactualexampleof fontstyle.

Chapter2— Settinguptheprinter

Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.

Chapter3— Optionalaccessories

Thischapterexplainstheoptionalaccessorieswithyourprinter,andhowto

installthem.

Chapter4— Paperinstallationanduse

Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,

adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.

Chapter5— Controlpaneloperations

Thereare a numberof cmtrols on the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsnAatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.

Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryouttheprocedunxin ittofind

outhowtheprinterworks.

Chapter6—Defaultsettings

Thischapterexplainshowto settheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto

makesystemsettingsontheprinter.

Chapter7—

Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsused to driveit. This sectionis of use if you are

writingormodifyingprogramstotakeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatwes.

Chapter8—

Downloadcharacters

Thischapterexplainstheprocedunxto createyourowncharacters.

Chapter9— MS-DOSandyourprinter

Sincethe-PS/2or PC-ATfamilyof computemrunningunderMS-DOSis

curmtlythemostpopukarconfigurationofmicmcomputer,wehaveincluded

a fewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.

SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave

alsoincludedsomehints,andasamplepmgraminthislanguagetodemonstrate

thecapabilitiesoftheprinter.

Chapter10— Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance

operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyoum unsureofyourabilityto

carryoutanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter11— Reference

Thissectiongivessomereferenceofyourprinter,suchasspecificationsof

yourprinter,thepinoutofinterfaceconnector,thecharactertables.

Thecharactertablechartsgivethedifferentcharactersetsavailable.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter1INTRODUCTION

Featureoftheprinter

Fontstyleexample

Printercomponents

1

3

4

Chapter2 SETTINGUPTHEPRINTER

7

Locatingtheprinter

7

Unpackingandinspection

8

Settingup

10

Mountingtheplatenknob

10

Installtheribboncartridge

11

Comectingtheinterfacecable

12

Chapter3 OPTIONALACCESSORIES

15

AutomaticSheetFeeder

15

Single-binAutomaticSheetFee&r

15

Dual-binAutomaticSheetFeeder

20

PullTractorUnit

22

FontCartridgesandRAMCartridges

23

InterfaceCartridges

25

Chapter4 PAPERINSTALLATIONANDUSE

27

Selectionofpaper

27

Adjustingtheprintinggap

28

Loadingfanfoldforms

29

Loadingthepaperfromtherearoftheprinter

30

Loadingthepaperfromthebottomoftheprinter

32

LoadingthepaperwithPush/Pullfeed

33

Paperparking

36

Paperunparking

37

Loadingsinglesheets

38

Loadingthepaperwithoutoptionalaccessories

38

LoadingthepaperwithoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder 40

Chapter5 CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS

Bottomsandindicators

ONLINEbutton

PAPERFEEDbutton

SET/EJECT/PARKbutton

PITCHbutton

FONTbutton

Power-upfunctions

Shorttestmode

Longtestmode

Printareatestmode

Pitchleekmode

Fontlockmode

FontandPitchlockmode

Hexadecimaldump

Switchcombinationfunctions

Formfeed

Topofform

Forwardmicro-feed

Reversemicro-feed

Changingtheautoloadingvalue

Clearingthebuffer/Allreset

Seleetingtheprintcolor

SelectingtheASFbinnumber

Storemacrodefinition

Chapter6 DEFAULTSETTINGS

HowtosettheEDSmode

FunctionsoftheEDSsettings

Commandparameters

Fontparametem

Characterparameters

Styleparameters

Layoutparameters

Formsparameters

Otherparameters

DotAdjustmentmode

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45

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61

63

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Chapter7 PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

Fontcontrolcommands

Charactersetcommands

Charactersizeandpitchcommands

Verticalpositioncommands

Horizontalpositioncommands

Graphicscommands

Downloadcharactercommands

Colorselectioncommands

Otherprintercommands

Chapter8 DOWNLOADCHARACTERS

DefiningyourowncharacterswithStandardmode

Assigningthecharacterdata

Assigninga valueofcharacterspace

Sampleprogram

DefiningyourownchamcterswithIBMmode

Assigningthedownloadcharacterset

Assigningthecharacterdotpattern

AssigningtheIndexTabledata

Sampleprogram

Chapter9 MS-DOSANDYOURPRINTER

Installingapplicationsoftwarewithyourprinter

Embeddingprintercommands

ProgrammingtheprinterwithDOScommands

ProgrammingwithBASIC

ChapterlOTROUBLESHOOTINGANDMAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply

Printing

Paperfeeding

Maintenance

Replacingtheprinthmd

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103

107

112

113

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119

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126

129

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132

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Chapter11REFERENCE

Specifications

Pinoutofinterfaceconnector

Parallelinterface

Serialinterface

Charactersets

Standardcharacterset#2

Internationalcharactersets

IBMcharacterset#2

Characterset#l

IBMspecialcharacterset

Proportionalspacingtable

INDEX

COMMANDSUMMARY

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chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartner

forapersonalcomputer.It supportstheEpson/lBMprintercommandsand

charactersets,enablingit to printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercan

generate,bothtextandgraphics.

FEATURESOFTHEPRINTER

Someof mainfeaturesarethefollowing:

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Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,andmulti-partforms(up to 5-ply)are all

accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pulltractororfrictionfeed.(Youcan

load fanfoldformsfrom the rear withinternalpush tractor,or fanfold

formsandmulti-partformsfromthebottomwithoptionalpulltractor.)A

specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinreadinesswhile

printingonotherpaper.

Sixbrightcolors

Magenta,cyan,violet,yellow,orangeandgreenaddacolordimensionto

yourprintedoutputby theoptionalcolorribbon.

Largevarietyof fonts

Theprinterhasthefollowingresidentfonts:

● Draft

● High-SpeedDraft ● Roman

● Sanserif

● Courier

● Prestige

“ script

● Orator

● H-Gothic

● SLQRoman

● SLQTW-Light

In addition,followingfontscan be used by installingthe optionalfont

cartridge:

[FC-lZ Cartridge]

● Orator2

● Cinema

● LetterGothic

● Blippo

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[FC-2ZCartridge]

“ OCR-B

“ UPC/EAN

[FC-3ZCartridge]

● TW-Light

[FC-4ZCartridge]

● Russian

[FC-5ZCartridge]

● OldStyle

● OCR-A

● Orane

● Firenze

c CODE39

[FC-1OZCartridge]

● SLQScript

s Extensivesoftwaresupport

SinceitiscompatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,itworkswithany

softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing

andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

● Easyoperation

Indicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate,easytounderstand

feedbackwhenyoupressthebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Thefivebuttons

canoperatein combinationstoperformasurprisingvarietyoffunctions,

includingmicro-alignment.

● Easycareandmaintenance

The ribboncartridgecanbe

minutes.

replacedin secondstheprinthead in a few

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FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE

Thefollowingexampleshowsthemanyfontstylesyourprintercanprint.

Draft

HS-Draf t

Roman

Saris er i f

Courier

Prestige

Script

OCR-B

OCR-A

Orator

Ora t or-2

TW-Li ght

Letter Gothic

Blippo

H-Gothic

Orane

Cinema

CODE 39

UPC/EAN

Old Style

Firenze

SLQ Roman

SLQ TW-Light

SLQ Script

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PRINTERCOMPONENTS

Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,refertothe

informationonthefollowingpages.

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Papergulcie

Releaselever

.Wustment,ever \ ,/w

Tractor .

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ever

lever

Powe

knob

Cartridgeslot

-=, .

Ribboncartridge

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Print head

Control

Tear assist

Interikce connector

4

Paperguide

Releaselever

Frontcover

Rear

cover

Entryslot

Tearassist

Controlpanel

Powerswitch

Platenknob

Interfaceconnector

Cartridgeslot

Printhead

Ribboncartridge

Adjustmentlever

Tractors

Clamplever

Baillever

Alignssinglesheets(cutforms)to help

theprinterdetectwhenpaperisinserted.

Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever

mustbebackforfanfoldforms,andfor-

wardfor singlesheets.

Protectstheprintheadandotherinternal

componentsof yourprinter.

Protectsthe tractorfeed unit and sepa-

rates incoming and outgoing fanfold

forms.

Forinsertingsinglesheetsof paper.

Assistswhentearingfanfoldformsatthe

perforation.

CAUTION:Sincethetearassistedgeis

madesharptocutoffpaper,

you must swing down the

transparentpart when you

openthefrontcover.

Otherwise,you may injure

yourfingers.

Indicatesprinterstatusandmakesvari-

ous controlof printer functionssimple

andconvenient.

Switchespoweronoroff.

Advancesthepapermanually.

Connectsthecomputertotheprinter.

HoldstheoptionalFontcartndgeorRAM

cartridge.

Hasadotmatrix(24-wire)composition.

Containstheprinterribbon.

Controlsprintdarknessby adjustingfor

thethicknessofformsbeingprinted.

Controlthemovementof fanfoldforms.

Clampsthetractorinplace.

Opensand closes the paper bail which

holdsthepaperagainsttheplaten.

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chapter2

SE77WG UP THE PRINTER

Thischapterdescribesthefollowingpmceduxesto setup yournewprinter.

Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,refertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter.

Locatingtheprinter

Unpackingthecartonbox

Mountingtheplatenknob

Installingtheribbonctidge

Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer

LOCATINGTHEPRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingupyourprinter,makesumthatyou

haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit.By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

●

✎ ✎

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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-tie

Awayfmmexcessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heatem,etc)

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas

alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.

Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specifiedon the printer’s

identificationplate.

To disconnecttheprinter,theplughastobedisconnectedfromthe wall

socket,whichhastobelocatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.

InstaUthepMterwherethereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper

beingfed in orprintedout.

Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelinterface,makesurethat

thecableiswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232connectionusingthe

optionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.

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UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe

boxagainstFigure2-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(thereshould

be fiveitems).

If anyoftheseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.

F&un2-1. Checktomeka sureyw haveallfiveitems:1)Printer,2) Paparguide,3) Platenknob,4) Ribbon

cartridge,and5) User’smanual.

NOTE:TheplatenknobismountedontheprinterfortheNormalcarriage

printer.

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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

Filmribboncartridge(FZ24)

Colorribboncartridge(X24CL)

Fontcatridges (FCseries)

RAMcartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z)

Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)

Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)

Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-10RMII/15RMII)

Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW15XM)

Fordetailsof theoptionalaccessories,referto Chapter3.

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