Star Micronics LC24-200 User manual

USERS MANUAL

LC24-200

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LC24-200

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USERS MANUAL

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualisorganizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest

useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.The

remainingchaptersmaybe treatedas a referenceguideforprogramming

operations,etc. It assumes a degree of knowledgeof the operationof

computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).

Thechaptersare as follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup theprinter

Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.

Chapter 2 — Controlpaneloperations

There are a numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.

Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryoutthevariousproceduresin

it to findouthowtheprinterworks.

Chapter 3 — Defaultsettings

ThischapterexplainshowtousetheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto

makesystemsettingson theprinter.

Chapter 4 — Pnntcrcontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if youare

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 a sample program in this language to

demonstratethe capabilitiesof theprinter.

Chapter 7 — Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourpnnteris notworking

in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance

operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisnot,however,acompleteservice

manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerif youareunsureofyourabilityto

carryout anymaintenanceor servicingoperations.

Chapter 8 — Specifications

This sectiongivesthe specificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9 — Charactersets

Thesechartsshowthedifferentcharactersetsavailable.

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FEATURESOF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterhas a fullcomplementof features,makingit anexcellentpartner

for a pemcmalcomputer.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 fanfoldformsfium the rear with push tractor,or fanfoldforms and

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

enablesyou to keep fanfoldformsparkedin readinesswhileprintingon

other paper.

● Six brightcolors

MageM cyan,violet,yellow,orange,and~n add a colordimensionto

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.Thefivebuttons

can operatein combinationsto performa suqxisingvarietyof functions,

including micm-alignment.

● Easy care and maintenance

The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe printhead in a few

minutes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING 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 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

ButtonsandIndicators

ONLINEbutton

PAPERFEEDbutton

SET/EJECT/PARKbutton

PITCHbutton

FONTbutton

Power-UpFunctions

Shorttestmode

Longtestmode

Printareatestmode

Stayinpanelpitch

Stayinpanelfont

Stayinpanelpitchandfont

Hexadecimaldump

SwitchCombinationFunctions

Formfeed

Topofform

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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

FontControlCommands

CharacterSetCommands

CharacterSizeandPitchCommands

VerticalPositionCommands

HorizontalPositionCommands

GraphicsCommands

DownloadCharacterCommands

ColorSelectionCommandes

OtherPrinterControlCommands

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithStandardMode

Assigningthecharacterdata

Assigningavalueofcharacterspace

Sampleprogram

DefiningYourOwnCharacterswithIBMMode

Assigningthedownloadcharacterset

Assigningthecharacterdotpattern

AssigningtheIndexTabledata

Sampleprogram

Chapter 6 MS-DOSANDYOUR 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#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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INDEX

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COMMANDSUMMARY

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chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include—

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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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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

Awayfrom excessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heaters,e(c)

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

Awayfromexcessivedust

Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas

a large,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.

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

identificationplalc.

To disconnectthe printertheplughasto be disconnectedfromthewall

socket,whichhas to be locatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.

Installthe printerwherethereis sufficientroomfor thepaperand any

paperbeingfedin orprintedout.

Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesurethatthe

cableis within2m (6ft)of theprinter.An RS-232connectionusingthe

optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.

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UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Checking the carton contents

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe

boxagainstFigure1-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(thereshould

be six items).

If anyoftheseitemsammissing,contactyoursupplier.

F@ms l-1. Checktomakesureyou haveallsixitems: 1)Printer,2) Paperguide,3) Roller unit,4) Platenknob,

5) Ribbon cartridge, and 6) Manual set (User’s manual, User’s guide and Sticker).

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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

● Fontcartridges(FC-lZ, FC-2Z,FC-3Z,FC-4Z)

● RAMcartridge(RC-32Z)

● Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K)

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-1ODQ)

. Rollpaperholder(RH-1OZ)

Identifying printer parts

Make an external inspectionof the printer. Note the locations of the

followingpartsin Figure1-2.

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Figure 1-2.The printer’s external psrts

Roller unit:

holdsthepaperagainsttheplaten.

Releaselever:

releasestheplaten.Thislevermustbebackfor

singlesheets,andforwardfor fanfoldforms.

Top cover:

protectstheprintheadandotherinternalparts.

Rear cover:

protectsthetractorfeedmechanism.

Entry slot:

for insertingsinglesheetsofpaper.

Control panel:

controlsvariousprinterIimctions.

Power switch:

turnspoweron andoff.

Interface connector: for connectingthecomputerto theprinter.

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SEITING UP

Placethe printerin the desiredlocation,andremoveall packingmaterial

from insidethe top cover.This packingmaterialis intendedto prevent

damagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking

material,alongwiththeprintercarton,incaseyouhavetomovetheprinter

to anewlocation.

Mounting the platen knob

Theplatenknobispackedintoarecessofthepackingmaterialwhichheld

your printer inside the carton. Be sure to remove the knob from the

packaging.

Mountthe knobon theplatenshaft,whichis ontheright-handsideofthe

printer.Rotatethe knob on the shaft beforepushingthe knob fully into

position.

P1.itenhnob

F/gun?1-3.Mounting the platen knob

Installing the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit

Removethetopcoverbyliftingup thefront(usingthetwogripsoneither

side),andpullingthecovertowardsyou(seeFigure1-4).Nowinstallthe

ribbon.(Ifyouwantthecolorprintertoprintinblackonly,installtheoptional

monochromeribboncartridge,Z24orLZ24.)

NOTE: Turnoffthepowerswitchwhenyoureplacetheribboncartridge.

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Flgum 74. Removing the top cover

1. Turnthe tensionknobclockwiseonthe ribboncartridgeto tightenthe

ribbonif it is slack.

2. Guidethenbbonbetweenthepnnthead andthesilverprintheadshield,

making certain that the spindleson the cartridgeholder fit into the

socketson thecartridgeitself.

Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge

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3. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprintheadshield

(seeFigure 1-6).

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Figure 1-6. Passthe ribbon between the print head and print head shield

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Afteryouhaveinstalledtheribboncartridge,installtherollerunit.

Openthe r;ar coverusingthetwopitson eitherside.

Grippingthelockleversonbothsidesoftherollerunit,fitthemounting

bracketsontotheshaftinsideof theprintermechanism.Youwillneed

to tiltthe rollerunitslightlybackward.

Securethe roller unit firmly by loweringinto position,as shown in

Figure1-7.

Closethe rearcover.

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Roller

Figure i-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer

To replacethe top cover,insertthetabs intotheslotson the printercase.

Swingthefrontedgedownto closethecover.

Leavethe top coverclosedduringnormaloperation.The coverkeepsout

dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly

to changetheribbonor makeanadjustment.

Installing the optional cartridge

Thispr@terhasfivebuilt-inLQfonts,anda7 K-byte(30K-byteforcolor

printer)printingbuffer.

Youcanaddmorefontsorexpandtheprintingbufferbyinstallingoptional

cartridges(Fontcatndgeor RAMcartridge).

To installor changea cartidge,followtheprocedurebelow.

1. Turnoffthepowerswitchatthefrontoftheprinter,andremovethetop

cover.

2. Removetheconnectorcoveratthe rightsideof theprinter.

3. Push outthecap fromtheconnectorcover.

NOTE : Keepthiscapin a safetyplace.

Optional cartl-i(igc

Figurs 1-8. Slide the csrtridge imo the slot with the power switch off.

4. Installtheconnectorcoverintotheprinter.

5. Inscrtthecartridgeintotheslotofthecmnnectorcover,andslideitallthe

wayin.

NOTE:Remountthe cap on the comcctor cover if you do not use the

optionalcartridge.

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Connecting the printer to your computer

Connectthe printerto your computerusing a standardparallelinterface

cable.OnaPCorPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouusethe25-pin

D-typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-pincon-

nector at the printerend. The configurationof the printer’sconnectoris

given in Chapter8 should you need a cable for connectionto another

computer.

If youneedtocomect to aserialport,usetheoptionalSerial-Parallelcon-

verter,SPC-8K.

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Figure 1-9.Connecting the interface cable

Plugtheprinterintoasuitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthepower

switchatthefrontof theprinteryet.

NOTE: To disconnecttheprintertheplughastobedisconnectedfromthe

wallsocket,whichhastobelocatedclosetotheprinter,andeasyto

access.

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

Thissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheets

of paper.

Ifyouareusingtheoptionalautomaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DQ),refertothe

ASFinstructionbooklet.

Automatic loading

Singlesheetscanbe loadedmanuallywiththepoweroff,or automatically

withthepwer on. We willstarttheeasywaywithautomaticloading.

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthe tabs, locatedon the

bottomof the assembly,intothe slotson therearcoveroftheprinter.

lever

Figure 1-10. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

2. Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyouwillbeusing.

Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge

of the carriage.

3. Tumonthe powerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontofthe printer.The

printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthereisnopaperinpositionforprinting.

Theorange

POWER indicatorwillalsoflashto confirmthis.

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Makesurethatthereleaseleveris back.

Iffanfoldpaperisalreadymountedintheprinter,pressthe(

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buttontoparkthepaperintheoff-linestate,thenmovethereleaselever

backwards.

Placea singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthesideon whichyou

wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown

in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

Nowpressthe(

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)button.Thepaperwillbefedintotheprinter

andadjustedpasttheprintheadto a positionreadyfor printing.

Ifyouwanttosetthepaperto adifferentposition,setthepnnteroff-line

by pressingthe( ON

LINE ) button,~en set the paperby using the

micro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter2.)

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Figure 1-17. Loading a single sheet

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