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USERS MANUAL
LC-2
00
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.
DBPhasbeen informedof theintroductionofthisspeciafequipmentandhasbeengrantedtherightto
examinethe whole series.
Itis the user’sresponsibilityto see drathis own assembledsystemis in accordancewiththetechnieal
regulationsunderVfg 1046/1984.
Toeonfonnto FIZ-regulationsitisnecessarytomakeallccxurectionstotheprirrterwithshieldedcable.
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,shouldanyerrorsbedetected,STAR wouldgreatlyappreciatebeinginformed
of them.
llre abovenotwithstanding,STARcan assumeno responsibilityforanyerrorsin this manual.
@Copyright1990StarMicronicsCo.,Ltd.
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest
useofyourprinteryouareurgedtoreadthroughchapters1through3.The
remainingchaptersmay be treatedas a referenceguidefor programming
operations,etc. It assumes a degree of knowledgeof the operationof
computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Thechaptemareas follows:
Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter
Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis
chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.
Chapter 2 Controlpaneloperations
There are a numberof 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 modifyingprogramstotakeadvantageof theprinter’sfeatures.
Chapter 5 Downloadcharacters
This chapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourowncharacters.
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Chapter 6 MS-DOSandyourprinter
Sincethe PC or PC-AT familyof computersrunningunderMS-DOSis
currentlythe most popularconf@ration of microcomputer,we have in-
cludeda fewhintsandtipstohelpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.
SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave
also included some hints, and a sample 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
Thesechartsshowthedifferentcharactersetsavailable.
FEATURES OF THE PRINTER
Thisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartner
fora personalcomputer.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 a surprisingvariety of
functions,includingmicro-alignment.
. Easycare andmaintenance
The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe print head in a few
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),italicsfor allstyles,pluscondensed
print,boldprint,double-sizedprint,andquadruple-sizedprint.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER
LocatingthePrinter
UnpackingandInspection
Checkingthecartoncontents
Identifyingprinterparts
SettingUp
Mountingtheplatenknob
Installtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit
Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer
LoadingSingleSheets
Automaticloading
Manualloading
LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms
Loadingthepaperffomtherearof theprinter
Loadingthepaperffomthebottomof theprinter
Paperparking
Paperunparking
LoadingMulti-PartForms
AdjustingthePrintingGap
Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS
ButtonsandIndicators
ONLINEbutton
PAPERFEEDbutton
SET/E.JECT/PARKbutton
PITCHbutton
FONTbutton
Power-UpFunctions
Shorttestmode
Longtestmode
Printareatestmode
Stayinpanelpitch
Stayinpanelfont
Stayinpanelpitchandfont
Hexadecimaldump
SwitchCombinationFunctions
Formfeed
Topof form
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Forwardmicro-feed
Reversemicro-feed
Changingtheautoloadingvalue
Clearingthebuffer/Allreset
Selectingtheprintcolor
Storemacrodefinition
Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS
HowtosettheEDSmode
FunctionsoftheEDSsettings
Bidirectionaltest./Adjustmentmode
Chapter 4
PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS
Font
ControlCommands
CharacterSetCommands
CharacterSizeandPitchCommands
VerticalPositionCommands
HorizontalPositionCommands
GraphicsCommands
DownloadCharacterCommands
ColorSelectionCommandes
OtherPrinterControlCommands
Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
DesigningYourOwnDraftCharacters
Definingtheattributedata
Assigningthecharacterdata
Sampleprogram
DefiningYourOwnNLQCharacters
AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeStandardmode
AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeIBMmode
Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter
EmbeddingPrinterCommands
ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands
ProgrammingwithBASIC
Howtheprogramworks
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Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Troubleshooting
Powersupply
Printing
Paperfeeding
Maintenance
ReplacingthePrintHead
Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS
Chapter 9 CHARACTER 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
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COMMAND SUMMARY
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chapter 1
SETTING UP THE PRINTER
Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include
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Locatingtheprinter
Unpackingandinspection(partnames)
Settingup andcomecting
Loadingsinglesheets
Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms
Adjustingtheprintinggap
LOCATING THE PRINTER
Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou
haveasuitableplaceon whichtolocateit.By“a suitabIeplace”,wemean:
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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free
Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchas directsunlight,heaters,etc)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfromexcessivedust
Supplyitwith“clean”electricity,Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas
a large,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.
Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specifiedon the printer’s
identificationplate.
To disconnecttheprintertheplughas to be disconnectedfromthewall
socket,whichhasto be locatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.
Installthe printerwherethereis sufficientroomfor thepaperand any
paperbeingfedin orprintedout.
Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesurethatthe
cableis within2m (6ft)of theprinter.An RS-232connectionusingthe
optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.
UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION
Checkingthecartoncontents
Now unpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe
boxagainstFigure1-1tomakesurethatyouhaveeverything(thereshould
be sevenitems).
If anyof theseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.
FigureI-I. Check tomake sureyou haveall seven items: 1)Printer,2) Paperguide, 3) Roller unit, 4) Platen
knob, 5)Color ribbon cartridge, 6) Monochrome ribbon cartridge, and 7) Manual set (User’s manual, User’s
guide and Sticker).
Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:
Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K)
Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-1ODN)
Rollpaperholder(RH-1OZ)
Identifyingprinterparts
Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the
followingpartsin Figure1-2.
Figure 7-2.The printer’s external parts
Roller unit:
Release lever:
Top cover:
Rear cover:
Entry slot:
Control panel:
Power switch:
Interface connector:
holdsthe paperagainsttheplaten.
releasestheplaten.ThisIevermustbebackfor
singlesheets,andforwardfor fanfoldforms.
protectstheprintheadandotherinternalparts.
protectsthetractorfeedmechanism.
for insertingsinglesheetsofpaper.
controlsvariousprinterfunctions.
turnspoweron andoff.
for connectingthecomputerto theprinter.
SEITING UP
Placetheprinterin the desiredlocation,andremoveallpackingmaterial
from insidethe top cover.This packingmaterialis intendedto prevent
darnagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking
material,alongwiththeprintercarton,incaseyouhavetomovetheprinter
to a newlocation.
Mountingtheplatenknob
Theplatenknobispackedintoarecessofthewhitefoampackingmaterial
whichheldyourprinterinsidethecarton.Besureto removetheknobfrom
thepackaging.
Mounttheknobon theplatenshaft,whichis ontheright-handsideof the
printer.Rotatethe knob on the shaftbeforepushingthe knob fully into
position.
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Figure1-3.Mounting the platen knob
Installtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit
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Removethetopcoverbyliftingupthefront(usingthetwogripsoneither
side),andpullingthecovertowardsyou(seeFigure 1-4).Nowinstallthe
ribbon.(Ifyouwanttoprintwithblackonly,installthemonochromeribbon
cartridge,2X9.)
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F@r8 1-4.Removing the top cover
1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to
tighten the ribbon if it is slack.
2. Guide the ribbonbetweenthe Printhead and the silverprinthead shield,
making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the
~~cketsonthecartridge itself.
Figure 1-5.Instelliflg the ribbon cartridge
3. ‘l%enbbonshoul dpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprinthead shield
(seeFigure 1-6).
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Figure 7-6. Passthe ribbon between the print head and print head shield
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Afteryouhaveinstalledtheribboncartridge,installtherollerunit.
Openthe rear coverusingthetwogripson eitherside.
Grippingthelockleversonbothsidesoftherollerunit,fitthemounting
bracketsontotheshaftinsideof theprintermechanism.Youwillneed
to tiltthe rollerunitslightlybackward.
Securethe roller unit firmlyby loweringinto position,as shown in
Figure 1-7.
Closethe rearcover.
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Roll
Figur@1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer
To replacethe top cover,insertthetabs intothe slotson the printercase.
Swingthe frontedgedownto closethecover.
Leavethe top coverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout
dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
to changethe ribbonor makean adjustment.
NOTE: When you remove the color ribbon cartridge,press the ribbon
releasecatchtowardyouwithyourindexfinger.Oncetheribbonis
freeof theprinthead,thecartridgeliftsouteasily.
Connectingtheprintertoyour computer
Connecttheprinter to yourcomputerusing a standardparallelinterface
cable.OnaPCorPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouusethe25-pin
D-typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-pincon-
nector at the printerend.The contlgurationof the printer’sconnectoris
given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connectingto another
computer.
If youneedto connectto aserialport,usetheoptionalSerial-Parallelcon-
verter,SPC-8K.
Interface cable
Figure 1-8.Connecting the interface cable
Plug theprinter into a suitable outlet. However, DO NOT turn on thepower
switch at the front of the printer yet.
NOTE: To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the
wall socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to
access.
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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS
This
sectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheets
of paper.
Ifyouareusingtheoptionalautomaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DN),refertothe
ASFinstructionbooklet.
Automaticloading
Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically
with the power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loading.
1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the
bottomofthe assembly,intotheslotsontherearcoverof theprinter.
Figure1-9.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets
2. Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyou willbeusing.
Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge
of the carriage.
3. Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter. The
printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthereisnopaperinpositionforpnnting.
Theorange
POWERindicatorwillalsoflashto confhn this.
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Make surethatthe releaseleveris back.
Iffanfoldpaperisalreadymountedintheprinter,presstheC
st~~.~~c1
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buttontoparkthepaperintheoff-linestate,thenmovethereleaselever
backwards.
Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou
wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown
in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.
Nowpressthe (
S,~A.&ICT
)
button.Thepaperwillbefedintotheprinter
andadjustedpasttheprintheadto apositionreadyforprinting.
Ifyouwanttosetthepapertoadifferentposition,settheprinteroff-line
by pressingthe(
ON
LINE
) button,
then set the paper by using the
micro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter2.)
lever
Figure 1-10. Loading a single sheet
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Manualloading
Itisalsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spowerisoff.The
procedureis:
1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthetabs,locatedon the
bottomofthe assembly,intotheslotsontherearcoveroftheprinter.
2. Checkthatprinterpoweris off andthereleaseleveris back.
3. Adjustthe paperguidesto matchthe sizeof paper you willbe using.
Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge
of the carriage.
4. Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou
wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown
in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.
5. Turntheplatenknobclockwiseuntilthefrontedgeofthepapercomes
outfromunderthetopcover.
6. If the paper is not straight, move the release lever forward, then
straightenthepaperby handandmovethe releaseleverback.
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