Star Micronics LC-1011C manuale d’uso

USER’S MANU AL LC-1011C LC-100 COLOUR + HL 80825190 DO T MA TRIX PRINTER[...]

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement The 120V version equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursu- ant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipme[...]

T rademark acknowledgments LC-10, LC-100, LC-100+, LC-200, LC-1011C, NX-1000, NX-1020, NX-1040, PT -10DT , SPC-8K : Star Micronics Co. Ltd. EX-800, FX-850, LX-810, LX-850 : Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC, IBM Proprinter , IBM Proprinter 2 , IBM Proprinter 3 : International Business Machines Corporation. T rueT ype : Apple Computer Inc. MS-DOS, Micr[...]

About this manual This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-1011C and LC-100+ Colour printers. The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter. Chapter 1 Choosing a place for your printer , unpacking and setup, ribbon cassette installation, loading paper , connecting to your computer Chapter 2 Ho w to[...]

Contents Chapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1 Choosing a place for the printer ... 1 Unpacking the printer ... 2 General guide ... 3 Installing the platen knob ... 4 Opening the front cov er ... 4 Installing the ribbon cassette ... 5 Removing the ribbon cassette ... 7 Installing the paper guide ... 8 Connecting to a power outlet and turning po wer on and[...]

Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode ... 24 About EDS Mode settings ... 24 Entering the EDS Mode ... 24 Selecting a bank ... 25 Selecting a switch ... 25 Changing a switch setting ... 25 Printing the current switch settings ... 26 Exiting the EDS Mode ... 26 EDS Mode Settings ... 26 Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOS ... 33 Setting up for printing w[...]

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes ... 67 Appendix F: Glossary ... 72 Appendix G: Control P anel Operation Guide ... 73[...]

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1 Chapter 1: Printer Setup This chapter contains important information on setting up your printer. Be sure to read this chapter carefully before using the printer for the first time. In this chapter you will learn about: ❏ Choosing a place for the printer ❏ Unpacking and setting up the printer ❏ Installing the platen knob ❏ Installing the r[...]

2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration. If anything is missing, contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing part. Note that it is a good idea to keep the original box and all the packing materials just in case you n[...]

General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer.[...]

4 Printer Setup Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material. ❏ Install the knob on the shaft located inside the large hole on the right side of the printer. Make sure that the two splines of the platen shaft inside the printer fit into the slots inside the knob’s spindle. Press the knob carefully[...]

Installing the ribbon cassette 5 Note: Y ou can completely r emove the fr ont cover fr om the printer or you can stand it up without r emoving it. Y ou should normally leave the fr ont cover closed, because it pr otects against objects getting into the printer , and it cuts down on printer noise. Installing the ribbon cassette ❏ Make sure that th[...]

6 Printer Setup ❏ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield, press down gently b ut firmly on the cassette until the side tabs snap securely into place. ❏ Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up an y slack. ❏ Close the front cov er of the printer . Note: If you want to print with color , use an optional L[...]

Removing the ribbon cassette 7 ✓ Are you getting muddy-looking colors from a color ribbon? The more green, orange, and purple colors you use, the quicker the primary colors (blue, red, yello w) will become mixed with other colors. This will cause a drop in performance of the ribbon. ✓ Remember that changing the ribbon before it becomes frayed o[...]

8 Printer Setup Installing the paper guide ❏ Insert the two tabs on the bottom of the paper guide into the holes provided on the rear cov er of the printer . ❏ T o remove the paper guide from the printer , simply pull the tabs out of the holes. Note: Lay the paper guide down flat when using fanfold paper , and stand it up when using cut-sheet [...]

Loading fanfold paper 9 Note: W e r ecommend that you unplug the printer fr om the power outlet whene ver you do not plan to use it for long periods. Because of the this, you should locate the printer so that the power outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy to access. At this point you may want to perform a test of the printer to make sure it[...]

10 Printer Setup ❏ Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands, press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear cov er until it opens. ❏ Swing the rear cov er back and do wn until it stops. Note: Y ou can also completely r emove the r ear cover by simply pulling it away fr om the back of the printer after[...]

Loading fanfold paper 11 far apart). After making these adjustments, be sure that you re-lock the tractors by pulling the gray lev ers into the locked position. ❏ Close the rear cov er and press do wn gently on it until it locks into place with a click. Note: If you r emo ved the r ear cover , first insert its two tabs into the holes pr ovided i[...]

12 Printer Setup ❏ Pull the bail lev er to ward the front of the printer . This will feed the paper to the starting position. ❏ After the paper is fully fed (indicated by the printer’ s beeping), return the bail le ver back to its original position to ward the back of the printer . Important! Never r eturn the bail lever to its original posit[...]

Parking fanfold paper 13 P arking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut-sheet paper. Instead, simply use the following procedure to park the fanfold paper. ❏ T ear off the paper at a perforation so there is no more than half a page sticking out of the front cov er of the[...]

14 Printer Setup Using the tear-off function The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper. ❏ Check to make sure that the printer is on-line. ❏ Press the FONT button to perform the long tear -off operation, or press the PITCH button to perform the short tear -off operation. The long tear-off operation causes the paper to be fe[...]

Connecting to your computer 15 For an IBM-compatible personal computer: ✓ Use a standard 36-pin Centronics parallel cable. ✓ The parallel cable should be no longer than six feet (two meters). Longer cables can result in poor transfer of information. Important! Make sur e that the printer and the computer ar e turned off befor e connecting them.[...]

16 Chapter 2: Control P anel Operations The control panel gives you push-button control over the printer’s operations. It includes indicator lights, which tell you the current status of the printer at a glance. This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the printer is turned on and either on-line or off-line. The b[...]

Selecting a font 17 Selecting a font ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit). ❏ Press FONT to change the font selection. An indicator lights to the left of the name of the font that is currently selected. The following shows the fonts that are available. Note: The font setting you make with the above pr ocedur e can[...]

18 Control Panel Operations Setting the character pitch The character pitch setting controls how many characters are printed per inch. Use the following procedure to select the pitch you want. ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit). ❏ Press PITCH to change the pitch selection. The following shows the meanings of th[...]

Line feed 19 The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode. You could enter the Pitch Lock Mode and Font Lock Mode (page 17) at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power. To exit the Pitch Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off. Important! F ont and pitc h lock will not function if you ar e using W indows T ruetyp[...]

20 Control Panel Operations Micro feed Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments. This makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it. ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit). ❏ While holding do wn ON LINE , press P APER FEED to feed the paper forward or PITCH to fee[...]

Selecting the Quiet Print Mode 21 Selecting the Quiet Print Mode The Quiet Print Mode lets you print with less noise than that produced with normal printing. Use the following procedure to enter and exit the Quiet Print Mode. Important! Though the Quiet Print Mode prints mor e quietly , it also causes printing to take considerably long er than norm[...]

22 Control Panel Operations ❏ After you hav e the paper at the position you want, hold down ON LINE and press P APER FEED to make the current print head position the ne w auto load position. The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load position is set. ❏ T o clear the new auto load position and return to the one that you set p[...]

Clearing the printer’s buffer 23 Clearing the printer’ s buf fer When the printer receives data from a computer, it temporarily stores it in a memory called a buffer. If you stop a printing job partway through, there is the chance that some data will remain in the buffer. The following procedure clears the printer’s buffer by deleting any dat[...]

24 Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode The letters “EDS” stand for “Electronic DIP Switches.” Just like the small DIP switches that are used by many computers, printers, and other devices, the EDS lets you configure the printer so that it matches your system and software needs. This chapter describes how to enter the printer’s EDS Mode and prov[...]

Selecting a bank 25 Selecting a bank ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s FONT button to select a bank. When the DRAFT indicator flashes, the font and pitch indicators show which bank is currently selected. Selecting a switch ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s PITCH button to select a bank switch. When the 10CPI[...]

26 Using the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settings ❏ T o print the current EDS switch settings while in n the EDS Mode, press and hold the control panel’ s ON LINE button and then press the P APER FEED button. Asterisks on the printout sho w whether a switch is turned on or off. Exiting the EDS Mode ❏ T o sav e EDS settings you ha ve [...]

EDS Mode Settings 27 Switch 3: RAM Usage Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buffer (ON) tells the printer to use available RAM to store data it receives from the computer, which speeds up the printing. Selecting download buffer (OFF) tells the printer to use available RAM to s[...]

28 Using the EDS Mode B ANK B Switch 1: NLQ Direction Selects uni-directional (ON) or bi-directional (OFF) printing for NLQ (Near Letter Quality) printing. Bi-directional printing (OFF) is faster, while uni- directional (ON) printing generally provides better print quality. Switch 2: A uto T ear-off (Long) Specifies whether the printer’s auto tea[...]

EDS Mode Settings 29 B ANK C Switch 1: Print Mode Selects Draft (ON) or NLQ (OFF) as the print mode. NLQ (OFF) provides near letter quality output, while Draft (ON) provides draft quality. Draft quality printing may be less attractive than near letter quality, but the printing operation is faster. Switch 2: Printable Area Selects Type-A (OFF) or Ty[...]

30 Using the EDS Mode B ANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4: P age Length Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you want to use. Switches 5, 6: Ribbon Select Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the ribbon you are using. Pa ge Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 11”/Letter ON ON ON ON 8” OFF O[...]

EDS Mode Settings 31 B ANK E Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Code P age/International Character Set If your EDS settings specify IBM emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 OFF) with either character table (Bank A, Switch 2), or Standard emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 ON) with the graphics character table (Bank A, Switch 2 ON), use the Bank E switches to select the defau[...]

32 Using the EDS Mode If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 ON) with the italic character table (Bank A, Switch 2 OFF), use the Bank E switches to select the international character set you want to use. This setting determines the assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. B ANK F Switch 1: NL[...]

33 Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOS This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-DOS. In this chapter, you will learn about: ❏ How to set up for printing with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOS To print from an application running under MS-DOS, you must first select the[...]

34 Using the Printer with MS-DOS If none of the printers listed above are available in the application, choose one of the printers listed below. Once again, you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list. F or these printers, you should use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to select IBM emulation (page 26). * Does [...]

Selecting paper types 35 Chapter 5: P aper Handling Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types. This chapter tells you everything you need to know about paper, and how to set the printer up for manual paper feed. In this chapter, you will learn about: ❏ Selecting the best type of paper ❏ Adjusting for paper thickness ❏ Manu[...]

36 Paper Handling Adjusting for paper thickness Paper comes in different weights, normally expressed as gsm (grams per square meter) or lbs (pounds). Some types of forms have multiple pages that make them quite thick. Use the following procedure to change the gap between the print head and the platen and adjust for paper thickness. ❏ Mov e the ad[...]

Automatic fanfold feeding 37 A utomatic fanfold feeding ❏ See “Loading fanfold paper” on page 9 for details on using fanfold paper. Manual sheet feeding You can use the following procedure to manually feed single sheets of paper into the printer. ❏ Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer . If there is, use the procedure unde[...]

38 Paper Handling ❏ Insert a sheet of paper into the paper guide, with the side you want to print on facing the back of the printer . Gently push the paper do wn into the printer until you feel it stop. ❏ Pull the bail lev er to ward the front of the printer . This will feed the paper to the starting position. ❏ After the paper is fully fed ([...]

39 Chapter 6: Optional Accessories This chapter explains how to install and use the following optional accessories that are available for this printer: ❏ Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10DT) ❏ Serial-to-Parallel Con verter (SPC-8K) Important! Always make sur e that printer power is turned off whenever installing or r emoving optional accessories. A[...]

40 Optional Accessories Installing the A utomatic Sheet Feeder ❏ Use the printer’ s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to OFF (page 27), which tells the printer that the Automatic Sheet Feeder is installed. ❏ Open the front cov er by lifting up on it while pressing in gently on its sides. ❏ Pull the bail le ver to wards the f[...]

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10DT) 41 ❏ Install the printer cov er that comes with the Automatic Sheet Feeder . ❏ Install the hopper attachment as shown belo w . ❏ Install the stacker attachment by squeezing it so its hooked ends can fit into the groov es of the sheet feeder as illustrated belo w . Groove Stacker attachment[...]

42 Optional Accessories Now you can load paper into the hopper and use the Auto Sheet Feeder for printing. Important! K eep the printer’ s fr ont cover and paper guide in a safe place in case you need to use them again in the futur e. T o r emove the Automatic Sheet F eeder fr om the printer , simply perform the above pr ocedur e in re verse. Loa[...]

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10DT) 43 ❏ Fan a stack of paper and tap its edges to make sure the y are all even. ❏ Insert the stack of paper into the Automatic Sheet Feeder . The Automatic Sheet Feeder can hold up to 50 sheets of 20 lb paper, and will not perform correctly if it is overloaded. Remove some paper if you seem to be having problems. ?[...]

44 Optional Accessories Serial-to-P arallel Interface Con verter This section describes how to connect and set up the SPC-8K Serial-To-Parallel Interface converter. Connecting the Interface Con ver ter ❏ Unplug the printer from its A C power outlet. ❏ Set the DIP switches on the SPC-8K to the settings you want to use before you connect it to yo[...]

45 Important! ❏ Make sur e that the serial-to-parallel con verter is r esting on a stable, level surface wher e it will not be subject to vibration or damage . Setting the con ver ter’ s DIP switches [CORRECT METHOD] [INCORRECT METHOD] You should set the converter’s DIP switches so they match the settings you make on your computer. The table [...]

46 Optional Accessories Data Length P arity Protocol Baud Rate Switch 1 Data Length DOS/Windows Setting ON 8 bits 8 OFF 7 bits 7 Switch 2 Switch 5 P arity DOS/Windows Setting ON ON or OFF None N OFF ON Odd O OFF OFF Even E Switch 3 Switch 4 Protocol ON ON DTR ON OFF XON/XOFF OFF ON ETX/A CK Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Baud Rate DOS/Windows Setting O[...]

Testing the printer 47 Appendix A: T roubleshooting The appendix will provide help if you experience problems with your printer. It tells you how to test the printer, how to check system software settings, and how to adjust the vertical alignment. In addition, there is information on actions to take for specific problems, and on the meanings of pri[...]

48 Troubleshooting Long test ❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer . ❏ T urn the printer off. ❏ While holding do wn the control panel’ s P APER FEED b utton, turn the printer on. The long test prints the title followed by seven lines of text. If you are using a color ribbon, each line of text is printed using a different color. Th[...]

Adjusting the dot alignment 49 Adjusting the dot alignment You may never have to use the procedure described in this section, but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly. For example, what should look like: may come out looking like one of the following: This is caused [...]

50 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting guide Use the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal with them. Prob lem Possible Cause Recommended Action The ON LINE indicator does not light. The printer is not receiving power . Check whether the power cord is correctly plugged into the power outle[...]

Troubleshooting guide 51 Printer does not feed paper properly . Jamming paper . Remov e all paper from the printer and then reload it. The printer is not set up correctly f or the thickness of paper being used. Set up the printer for the paper thickness y ou are using. See “Adjusting f or paper thickness” on page 36. Line spacing is incorrect. [...]

52 Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page. A uto line feed with carriage retur n is enabled b y the EDS setting. Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line f eed with carriage retur n. See “Switch 4: A uto LF with CR” on page 28. The line spacing or leading selected by y our application program is wrong. Choose a diff erent line spacing o[...]

Troubleshooting guide 53 Printer case is hot. The printer’ s air vents are bloc ked or obstructed. Switch off the printer and let it cool. Check the air v ents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are b locked. Remov e the obstr uction if possible . If the problem persists, return the pr inter to your dealer f or repair . Printer makes e x[...]

54 Left margin mov es to the right dur ing printing. The paper is not loaded correctly , causing the print head to jam. Remov e all paper from the printer and reload it. T ry printing again. The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly , causing the print head to jam. Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly . See “Installing t[...]

55 Printer behav es erratically . Printing suddenly stops. The interf ace cable is connected incorrectly or damaged. Check to mak e sure that the printer interface cab le is connected correctly . If it is, tr y a diff erent cable . Static electricity caused by interf erence from nearby electrical devices or b y low- le vel humidity is aff ecting pr[...]

56 Checking system software settings in W indows Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application, you should check the following four sthings: ✓ Is the printer you are using set as the default printer? ✓ Is the dri ve setup correctly? ✓ Is the printer you are using correctly selected in your application? ✓ Is the correct port[...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 57 T o check the port ❏ Double-click the Control P anel icon in the Main window . ❏ Double-click the Printers icon. ❏ Double-click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed printers. ❏ Click on Connect . ❏ Make sure that your printer cable is connected to the port highlighted in [...]

58 Specifications Appendix B: Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot-Matrix Printing Speed Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) NLQ (cps/dpi) Pica (10 cpi) 160/120H 40/240H Elite (12 cpi) 192/120H 48/240H Condensed pica (17 cpi) 137/240H 69/240H Condensed elite (20 cpi) 160/240H 80/240H H: half-dot Print Direction Draft: Bi-directional logic seeking NL[...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 59 Fanf old (with push tractor feeder) P aper width: 4 ″ to 10 ″ / 101.6 to 254 mm P aper thickness: 0.00276 ″ to 0.00433 ″ / 0.07 to 0.11 mm (one-ply) 0.00984 ″ / 0.25 mm max. (total thickness of multi-ply paper) P aper weight: 14 to 22 lbs. / 52 to 82 g/m 2 / 45 to 70 kg (one-ply) 11 to 14 lbs[...]

60 Appendix C: Interface Pin Outs P arallel Interface Pin Name Function 1 STR OBE Goes low f or ≥ 0.5 µ s when active . 2 DA T A0 These signals represent information f or the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data, respectively . Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1, and LO W when logical 0. 3 D ATA 1 4 D ATA 2 5 D ATA 3 6 D ATA 4 7 D ATA 5 [...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 61 Appendix D: Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set #2 International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal.[...]

62 Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code P age #437 (IBM-PC) Code P age #850 Multi-lingual Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437 Code P age #852 Latin-2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.[...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 63 Code P age #860 P or tuguese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #861 Icelandic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #863 Canadian French Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #865 Nordic Other characters[...]

64 Character Sets C ode P age #3840 IBM-Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #866 Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. C ode P age #3843 P olish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3841 Gost-Russian Other characters are the same as those for Co[...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 65 C ode P age #3845 Hungarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3844 CS2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. C ode P age #3847 Brazil-ABNT Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3846 T urkish Other characters are [...]

66 Character Sets Character Set #1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set #2. IBM Special Character Set The following characters can be printed using the <ESC> ^ command. Code P age #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP The other characters are the same as in code page #437.[...]

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 67 Appendix E: Printer Control Codes This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard, IBM, or Both), and the applicable ASCII code. Font and Character Set Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select[...]

68 Print Pitch Contr ol Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select condensed print Both SI Same as SI STD ESC SI Select one line expanded print Both SO Same as SO STD ESC SO Cancel condensed print STD DC2 Set print pitch to pica IBM DC2 Cancel one-line expanded print Both DC4 Set print pitch to elite IBM ESC : Set print pitch to elite STD ESC M Se[...]

69 Special Print Mode Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Set master print mode STD ESC! Cancel underlining Both ESC-0 Select underlining Both ESC-1 Select emphasized print Both ESC E Cancel emphasized print Both ESC F Select double-strike print Both ESC G Cancel double-strike print Both ESC H Select superscripts Both ESC S0 Select subscripts Both[...]

70 Printer Control Codes Line Spacing Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper one line (line f eed) Both LF Rev erse paper one line STD ESC LF Set line spacing to 1/8 ″ Both ESC 0 Set line spacing to 7/72 ″ IBM ESC 1 Set line spacing to 1/6 ″ STD ESC 2 Execute ESC A IBM ESC 2 Set line spacing to n /216 ″ Both ESC 3 n Set line spa[...]

71 Set left and right margins IBM ESC X n1 n2 Mov e print head to specified horizontal position STD ESC n1 n2 Justification STD ESC a n Set absolute horizontal tab position STD ESC f0 n Set relative horizontal tab position STD ESC e0 n Set left margin STD ESC l n Other Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Sound printer bell Both BEL Mov e print[...]

72 Glossary Appendix F: Glossary adjustment lever Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on. Centronics cab le Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the computer. control code A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation. For example, the computer send[...]

73 Appendix G: Control P anel Operation Guide Note: A dot means pr ess and hold and an arr ow means to just pr ess. A dot and arr ow tied together means hold one while pr essing the other . DRAFT COURIER 10CPI 12CPI SANSERIF FONT ALT QUIET POWER PROP COND PITCH MACRO PAPER FEED PARK QUIET ON LINE On-Line CLEAR FF MICRO FEED Form Feed Line Feed Pitc[...]

A application printer checking selection 56 ASF 40 auto LF with CR 28 auto tear-off 28 AUTOEXEC.BAT 45, 57 Automatic Sheet Feeder 40 installing 40 loading paper 42 paper requirements 43 automatic sheet feeder 27 B bi-directional printing 28 C cable port connection 57 carton contains 2 Character Set IBM #1 66 IBM #2 62 IBM Special 66 international 6[...]

printing current switch settings 26 selecting a bank 25 selecting a switch 25 settings 26 using 24 eject 19 Electronic DIP Switches 24 emulation 26 F fanfold paper form feed 19 loading 9 parking 13, 19 perforations 12 printing on 12 specifications 35 tear-off function 14, 20 unparking 13 fonts Selecting a font 17 form feed 19 front cover opening 4 [...]

options 39 Automatic Sheet Feeder 39 Interface Converter 44 P page length 30 paper automatic feeding 37 fanfold 12 handling 35 micro feed 20 recommended print area 12 selecting 35 setting top of form 20 thickness adjustment 36 paper jams 38 paper out detector 27 platen knob installing 4 port checking 57 print mode 29 print pitch 29 printable area 2[...]

troubleshooting 47 guide 50 U uni-directional printing 28 unpacking 2 Z zero style 28[...]

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