Star Micronics LC-20 manual

USERS MANUAL LC-2 0 DOT MA TRIX PRINTER 80820476[...]

Trademark Acknowledgements LC-20, NX-1OOO, LC.1O, ND.10/15: Star Micronics Co., Lid. IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter III, Proprhrter II, PC.DOS: International Business Machines Corp. Microaoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation LX.85Q FX86q Fx286e: seikO @sOn Corp. NOTICE ● All rights reserved. Reproduction of aoy part of this manual in any fo[...]

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapten 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computexx (for instance, it assumes [...]

Chapter 6 — MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computem running under MS-DOS is curnmtly the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in- cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints[...]

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER This printer is aconvenient,monochrome printer without fiillsbut with a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. Some of its m[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection Check the carton contents Parts name of the printer Setting Up Mount the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge Comection Loading Single Sheets Automatic loading Manual loading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loading the paper Paper parking Paper un[...]

Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Location of the DIP Switches Functions of the DIP Switches Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Font Control Commands Character Set Commands Character Size and Pitch Commands Vertical Position Commands Horizontal Position Commands Graphics Commands Download Character Commands Other Printer Control Commands Chapter 5 DOWN[...]

. Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS Standard Character Set International Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 IBM Character Set #1 IBM Special Character Set INDEX COMMAND SUMMARY 99 103 104 106 107 109 110 113 116[...]

chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include — ● ● ✎ ✎ ● ✘ Locating the printer Unpacking and inspection (names of parts) Setting up and connection Loading single sheets Loading and parking fanfold forms Adjusting the printing gap LOCATING THE PRINTER Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, ma[...]

I UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the carton contents Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figwe 1-1 to make sure that you have everything (there should be five items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier. Figure 1-1. Check to make sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Pap[...]

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are: ● Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-1ODR) Parts name of the printer Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the follow- ing parts in Figure 1-2. Power ver s knob Control panil Figut@ 1-2 The printer’s external par[...]

SETIWJG UP Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location. Mount the platen [...]

Figure 1-4. Removing the lop cover 1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack. 2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the platen, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself. Figure 1-5. Installing the ribbon cartridge[...]

I 3. Theribbon should pass between the printhead and theprinthead shield (see Figure 1-6). Print head Print head shield I ‘ h~,.kribbo. I IIL @J Figure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print haad shield To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swing the front edge down to close the cover. Lea[...]

Connection Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36-pin con- nector at the printer end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable [...]

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper. If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (AN?), refer to the ASF instruction booklet. Automatic loading Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically with the power on. We will start the easy way with a[...]

2. 3. 4. 5. Make sure that the release lever is down. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the PAPER FEED button while holding the FONT button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the release lever downwards. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start so[...]

I Manual loading It is also possible to load papermanually while the printer’s power is off. The procedure is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer. Check that printer power is off and the release lever is down. Open [...]

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms. Loadi[...]

6. 7. With the sprocket covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the sprockets. Adjust the spacing of the sprockets by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each sprocket to release and lock them in position. When the lever is down, the sprocket is released, and when it is up, the sprocket is locked[...]

13. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1-12, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper. F/gufo 1-12. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms 13[...]

Paper parking After loading fanfold paper, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below. 1. To begin paper parking, start with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in printing position, and the release lever up. 2. Press the ON LINE button on the control pa[...]

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located near the left side of the paper bail. Fulling the adjustment lever towards you widens the gap; pushing it away from you narrows the g[...]

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chapter2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the opera- tions indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination. This chapter explains all the button and indicato[...]

ON L/NE button The ON LINE button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button. When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data. The printer powers up in the [...]

PAPER FEED button If you press this button while off-line, the paper will feed forward. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds. If you also press the ON LINE button while you areline-feeding, the paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later. If you press this button while o[...]

FONT button This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is always selected at power-up. To change to one of the NLQ (near letter quality) fonts, set the printer off-line, then press the FONT button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the follow- ing order: Font Indicator(s) Dra[...]

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power Il:,:;,:a,:,t[lTyj,g J,,,,, Stay in panel font Stay in panel pitch Eigum 2-2. Power-up functions of control panel Short test mode If the printer is turned on while the ON LINE button[...]

Long test mode If the printer is turned on while the PAPER FEED button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the PAPER FEED button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM and the current settings of the DIP switches, followed by the whole character set pr[...]

Hexadecimal dump This feature is useful for programmed who are debugging printing pro- grams and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.) In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes[...]

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightfonvard. For example, the IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .... ...... . ! “ 4+$%!%’ ( ) x+, -. / O 123456789: : .::= ::. ? @ABC DEFGHIJF::LMNO PQF:STLIVWXYZ [ 1‘“’- ‘ abcde+g h ij l:. 1 mno pqh. 5tLlVW>:y Z : : ]+. . . . . [...]

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS Several additiomd functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel buttons in combinations. Reverse mmu-teed m I Figwe2-6. Switch combination functions of control panel Form feed If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next[...]

Paper Parking This procedure feeds the paper backward. It parks the fanfold form at the back of the printer so that you can switch to signal-sheet feeding (by moving the release lever to the down position). Before parking fanfold forms, tear off all but the last page, leaving less (at least three inches less) than a full page showing above the top [...]

Reverse micro-feed You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a higher position on the same page. NOTE: With fanfold forms, do not try to return to a previous page. The per- foration may catch inside the printer and cause a jam. ‘1. Press the ON LINE button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the ON LINE button aga[...]

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chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer is used for various functions. This chapter explains where the DIP switches are located, and how to use them. LOCATION OF THE DIP SWITCHES When you remove the printer’s cover and look inside, you will see on the green board at the bottom of the printe[...]

FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHES The printer is factory-set with all DIP switch in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer fimctions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you choose the proper settings. Switch Function ON OFF 1-1 Printer mode Standard IBM 1-2 Usa[...]

Switch 1-3: Do you want an automatic line feed? If you leave this switch at the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed. If you move this switch to the OFF position, the printer performs both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a carriage-return code. Most computer systems send a[...]

Switch 2-1: The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with switch 1-1. If you selected standard mode, do you want italics or graphics characters? Set this switch OFF to print italics in the standard character set. If you leave this switch in the ON position, in place of italics you will get the graphic characte~, international characters[...]

chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. IiI standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LX-850. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Propnnter III. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulation is changed by means of DIP swit[...]

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS Select draft quality characters Mode ] ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both I “(” ‘T’ “F” “)” “)” “9” I 40407041 41 57 I 282846292939 I . . . . 1 . <ESC> “X” “O” std. 27 ?20 48 16 78 30 <ESC> “x” <o> 27120 0 lB 78 00 IBM <ESC> “I” “O” 27 73 48 16 49 30 <ESC> ?[...]

Select NLQ font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “k” n 27107 n IB 6B n Selects an NLQ font according to the value of n. In drafl mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when NLQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT button was pressed during power-up. n Font name O Courier (initial value) 1 Sanserif 7 Orator with sma[...]

I Select Orator characters with lower case Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “F’ ‘S “ “ “ “8” 40 40 7041 41 56 28 2846 29 29 36 (( )) Changes to the Orator with lower case NLQ font. Ignored if the FONT button was pressed during power-up. Select italic characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “4?[...]

Cancel emphasjzedprjntjng Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Borh <ESC> “F’ 27 70 IB 46 CanWls emphasized printing. Double-strike printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both -@3C> “G” 27 71 IB 47 Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of hor[...]

Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “-” “O” 27 45 48 IB 2D 30 <ESC> “-” <o> 27 45 0 IB 2D 02 Stops underlining. Start overlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <p.c> ,,-.. ‘.~?> 27 95 49 IB 5F 31 <ESC> “– “ <1> 27 95 1 IB 5F 01 Causes subsequent characters to be o[...]

Cancel superscript or subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ! CEsc> ‘“r” 27 64 iB 54 Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and Eturns to normal printing. CHARACTER SET COMMANDS Select standard character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both - CEsc> “t” “o” 27116 4S IB 74 30 CEsc> “t” <o> 27116 0 IB 74 [...]

I Select international character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. &SC> “R” n 27 02 n IB 52 n Selects an international character set according to the value of n. n Character set O U.S.A 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy n Character set 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America 13 [...]

I Select slash zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “ - “ “l” 27126 49 IB 7E 31 <ESC> “ - “ <1> 27126 1 IB 7E 01 Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash (0 Select normal zero Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “ - “ “O” 27126 48 IB 7E 30 <ESC> “ - “ <[...]

Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <Sb 15 OF <ESC> <Sb 27 15 IB OF Changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH button was pressed during power-up. Cancel condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <DC2> 18 12 In Standard mode, changes [...]

Expanded printing for one /ine r Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <so> 14 OE Both <ESC> <SO> 27 14 IB OE Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Charactem return to normal width after the next line feed (<LF>). The <DC4>, cVT>, d%-, and cESC> “W” O com- mands also cancel[...]

I Select master print mode Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “!” n 27 33 n IB 21 n Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired char- acteristics. Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9 (1 +8) gives emphasized elite; n = 137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underline[...]

n Effect O Normal size 1 Double-high, double-wide 2 Quadruple-high, quadruple-wide Select character size Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both “ “ “ “ “S” “ “ “)” n (( ) 40 40 E3 41 41 n 28 28 53 29 29 n Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of n, as below. Does not move the base line. n Charac[...]

Return to normal height Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “W” “O” 27119 48 IB 77 w <ESC> “W” <O> 27119 0 16 77 00 Terminates double-height printing and pxints subsequent charactem at normal height. Resumes super/subscript and condensed printing if these modes were in effect before double height was selected. Se[...]

.., , VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS Set line spacing to 1/8 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “0” 27 48 IB 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or revemes in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. Set line spacing to 7Y72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “l” 27 49 IB 31 Sets the distance the paper advances[...]

I Set line spacing to n/72 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “A” n 27 65 n 16 41 n In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between O and 255. . If n =0, the line spacing is set to O. In IBM mode this command does the same except that (1) the new line[...]

Perform one n/216-imh line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ] <!3SC> “J” n 27 74 n IB 4A n Feeds the paper once by n/216 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does not change the line-spacing setting. Perform one n/216-inch reverse line feed Mode ASCII Decimal He[...]

I Set page length ton lines Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “C” n 27 67 n IB 43 n Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode orbetween 1 and 255 in IBM mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the top of[...]

I Form feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <FF> 12 Oc Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When the automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is selected (DIP switch 14 is OFF), this command ejects the current page. Return to top of current page Mode ASCII D[...]

Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “II” nl n2 ... <0> 2766 d n2 ... 0 IB 42 nl d ...00 Cancels all currmt vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n2, etc., where d, w2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be specif[...]

I Vertical tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <VT> 11 OB Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs axe set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop[...]

Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “Q” n 27 81 n IB 51 n Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column n ‘becomes the last characterposition in the line. The nghtmargindoes not move if the character pitch is changed later. The r[...]

Set automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM CEsc> “’5” cl> 27 63 1 IB 36 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carriage ~tum and line feed each time it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over DIP switch 1-3. Cancel automatic line feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “5” cO> 27 [...]

Right justify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. cESC> “a” “2” 27 97 50 IB 61 32 <ESC> “a” <2> 27 97 2 IB 61 02 Aligns subsequent text with the nghtmargin, leaving the left margin ‘ragged. Set horizontal tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “D” nl n2 ... d> 27 66 nl n2 .. . 0 IB 44 nl n2 ... 00[...]

Horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <H-f> 9 09 Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line. Note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined. Relative horizontal tab Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal [...]

GRAPHICS COMMANDS Print normal-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC> “K” nl d 27 75 nl n2 IB 4B n] d ml m2 ... ml d ... ml d ... Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, m2, .. . are the dot da[...]

Print quadruple-density 8-bit graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both <ESC> “Z” nl n2 27 90 nl d IB 5A nl W? ml d ... ml m2 ... ml m2 ... Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maxi- mum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <ESC> “K” for other information. Select [...]

Print 9-pin graphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “” “ nO nl 27 94 nO nl IB 5E nO nl d ml d . . . n2 ml d ... n2 ml d ... Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of M and prints 9-pin bit-image graphics in this mode. The graphics image is 9 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches.[...]

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS Define draft download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal cESC> “&” <O> n] 27 30 0 d IB 26 W nl . std. d mO ml m2 n2 mO ml d d mO ml m2 d . . . mll d ... mll d ... mll Defines one or more new draft characters and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 1-2 must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as[...]

Define NLQ download characters I Mode/ ASCII Decimal I Hexadecimal cESC> “&” <O> nl 27 36 0 nl IB 26 LII nl std. d rno ml m2 d d ml d d mo ml d d ... m46 nd ... m46 ti ... m46 .Defines one or more new NLQ charactem and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 1-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be selected before this command is exe[...]

Define NLQ download characters Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> “=” nl n2 dJAU 27 61 n] n2 21 IB 3D nl n2 15 IBM aO al d ml aO al d ml aO al d ml d ... m46 d ... m46 m2 m46 Defines one or more new NLQ characters and stores them in RAM for later use. DIP switch 1-2 must be OFF. NLQ mode must be selected before this command is executed.[...]

Select draft download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM <ESC> “I” “4” 27 73 52 IB 49 34 <ESC> “I” <4> 27 73 4 IB 49 04 Selects the download character set and draft quality. Ignored if the ‘ FONT button was pressed during power-up or if DIP switch 1-2 is ON. Select draft elite download character set Mod[...]

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS Set MSB to 1 Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “>” 27 62 IB 3E Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127. Set MSB to O Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal std. <ESC> “=” 27 6[...]

Quiet print Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std. <ESC> “S” “l” 27115 49 IB 73 31 <ESC> “s” <1> 27115 1 IB 73 01 Selects the quiet print mode, in which the printer prints each line in two passes to reduce the sound of printing. You can also set the quiet mode with the control panel button. Cancel quiet print Mode ASCII D[...]

Bell Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both -+lEb 7 07 Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper. Bidirectional printing IModel ASCII I Decimal Hexadecimal I Both <ESC> “U” “O” 27 85 48 IB 55 30 <ESC> “U” <O> 27 85 0 16 55 00 Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode, which is fas[...]

I Auto feed ‘Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> <4> Both ,,(,, ,,(,, 27 25 4 IB 19 04 “4” “ “ “ “ )) 40 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29 Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if DIP switch 1-4 is ON (ASF inactive). Eject paper from ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal <ESC> <EM> “R” Both ,,(,, ,,[...]

chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS With this printer you can create new characters and symbols, download their dot data, and have them printed in place of selected characters in the regular character set. Characters that can be generated in this way range from simple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanese characters. [...]

I ● ● w ● The minimum width of a character is five dots. The user-defined characters may use eight dots vertically. Dots cannot overlap — that is, you may not have a dot inside a box next to one that is on a line. You may define any position in the ASCII table. Photocopy the grid in Figure 5-2 to help design yournew characters. We will use [...]

ml m3 nd m7 m9 mll nl~ “,4 m6 n,8 ~,]() 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 124 66 64 76 16 0 0 4 36 2 12 ASCII Code: Descender: 7 Left space: O Last column: ?Z m(l = Descender x ]28 + (bft X 16) + Last Figure S3. Add the values of the dote in each column and write the sum of each column at the bottom Next you must choose whether to make the car symbol an ascen[...]

Assigning the character data Now, we calculate the vertical numerical values of the columns of dots, and enter them underneath the grid. For example, looking at Figure 5-3, we see that intheleft-most column there are five dots, and they are sitting in the “64” box, “32’’box, “16” twx, “8” box, and “4” box. Thus its vertical va[...]

450 L, PRINT “CHEMICALS” ;CHR$ (9) ; 460 FOR 1=.4 TO 5.7 STEP .4 470 LPRINT CHR$ (60) ; 480 NEXT 1 490 LPRINT 500 LPRINT “GUNS” ;CHR$ (9) ; 510 FOR 1=.4 TO 1.4 STEP .4 520 LPRINT CHR$(62); 530 NEX’1” I 540 LPRINT 550 LPRINT CHR$(9) ;“+––”; 560 SCALE$=’’––+––” 570 FOR 1=2 TO 8 STEP 2 580 LPRINT SCALE$; 590 NEXT I 60[...]

I DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERS As you probably noticed, NLQ characters are printed by two passes of the print head. Half of the characters printed on the first pass, and the remainder on the second pass. The paper is rolled up half a dot height in between passes to let the print head print dots on the second pass that overlap the previous dots,[...]

simultaneous use of ~gular and download characters in the draft character section apply equally to NLQ characters. (1s1) ml ,. ..m23 rr124. ..m46 (2nd) ]~8 128 64 64 32 32 16 16 8 8 4 4 ~ ~ 1 lst: 1 2nd: ASCII Code: Descender: Left space: Right space: mO = Descender x 128 + (Lef{ X 16) + Right I I Figure 5-4. Use this grid (or one similar to it) to[...]

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chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT, or PC-AT or compatible, you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A number of software tricks maybe useful here. This chapter is not, however, a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer. To learn how to print fil[...]

CPI Number of columns Pica 10 80 Elite 12 96 Condensed pica 17.1 137 Condensed elite 20 160 Proportional Variable Sometimes the software installation will ask you for an initialization sequence to return to the default settings. The command for your printer is <ESC> @. Make sure that the DIP switches are set for the correct pnnteremulation, a[...]

File as seen on computer screen: (( F))7 (( S))3 Printer commands (( F))CI (( S))0 Font commands (( F))lcan be (( F))7embeddecl ((Fl)8anywhere ((F) )9in a document. Printout: PRINTER COMMANDS When you use these commands there are several points to note: ● The font ((F)) command is ignored if the FONT button was held down when power was switched o[...]

PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command. Simply type the word PRINT followed by the name of the file you want to print. To print a fde named README.DOC, for example, type: A >PRINT README . DOC The computer may respond with the following message, asking which [...]

I you print from the DOS command level very often, it will be advantageous to create a printer setup fde. Then instead of setting font etc. manually each time, you can compIete the setup with a single command from your computer. For example, you can create a file containing printer commands to select near letter quality, and select elite pitch with[...]

You can now set up the printer by sending it the file NLQELITE.DAT. To avoid umecessary logging of commands, switch hard-copy output off (by pressing ClllL-PRTSC ifhardcopyis on). To print the file README.DOC in NLQ elite type, give the following two commands: A ?COPY NLC?ELITE . PAT PRN A )PRINT README . DOC For greater convenience you can make a [...]

1120 LPRINT E$; ’’D’’ ;CHR$(3) ;CHR$(13); CY+R$(O) ‘Set ~ 1130 LPRINT C$; “Fonts are:” 1140 LPRINT H$; D$; “Draft characters, “ 1150 LPRI~ H$; C$; “Courier characters, ” 1160 LPRINT H$; S$; ‘%nserifcharacters, ” 1170 LPRINT H$; O1$; “Orator with smal 1 capitals, or ‘( 1180 LPRINT H$;02$; “ with lower case characters,[...]

1650 LPRI~ H$; C$; “Ibtnload characters: “; 1660 LPRI~ D$; E$; “%1”; ‘ Select download character 1670 l?3R 1=1 TO 5 1680 LPRINT CHR$ (60) ; ‘Print downlmd character 1690NEXTI 1700 LPRINT E$; “%0”; ‘ Select normal character 1710 GCEuB 2200 1720 LPRIm C$; E$; “%1”: ‘Select download character 1730 FQR 1=1 ‘lU 5 1740 LPRINT CH[...]

2180 2190 2200 2210 2220 2230 2240 2250 2260 2270 2280 2290 2300 2310 2320 2330 2M0 2350 2360 2370 2380 2390 2400 2410 2420 2430 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 2490 2500 2510 2520 2530 2540 2550 2560 2570 2580 2590 2600 2610 2620 2630 ‘ Define NLQ download character LPRINT C$;E$; “&’’; CHR$(O) ;CHR$(60) ;CHR$(60) ; RHmRE 2330 RX M=O TO 46 FmD[...]

p w This program begins by assigning a number of printer commands to BASIC string variables (lines 1000 to 1090). You can find most of these commands near the beginning of chapter 4. The WIDTH “LPT1 :“ 255 statement in line 1110 means intlnite line width. It prevents the IBM-PC from inserting unwanted carriage returns and line feeds in graphics[...]

Fonts are: ;,l!. . ., .:<..,.;. (::/ ”’”1; ::,/ ’”!(:{l.:::”! ”:.(::!’” +:, Courier characters, SanSet -if characters, ORATOR O w l c c a ITALICS fof- all ~’~:~:”;fc:. Print pitches are: Pica pitch, Elite pitch, Condensed pica p]tch, Condensed el]tepltch, and proportional spacing, Expdncled.. Double-height, Ihub 1 e–s ize[...]

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c 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The following section on troubleshooting and maintenance is intended only as a brief guide. Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated electronic device, which also contains high voltage inside. For that reason, only carry out those operations that ate described in this chapter. CAUTION: Any attempt to [...]

P s If the POWER indicator does not illuminate, check the following: Check Possible remedy 1 1 ( 1 1 1 Is the power cable properly Turn off the printer, make certain that the power cable plugged into the eledrical is securely connected, and then tumtheprinterback on. outlet?. Is power being supplied to Turn off the printer and unplug it- TV out ano[...]

If the print is faint, or uneven, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the ribbon properly in- Check and reinstall ifnecessaxy. stalled? Is the ribbon worn out? The ribbon has a long tife, but will eventually need re- placing. Fit a new ribbon cartridge if necessary. If dots are missing in the printing, check the following: I Check I Possi[...]

P f If cut sheet paper (without the ASF) is not feeding smoothly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the papa release leva Set the release lever to the * position. pushedback(toti ~ posi- tion)? Is the paper guide in plwe The paper guide should be in place vertically for cut and Veltical? sheets to feed smoothly. Are the left and right g[...]

I Check I Possible remedy Are you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way when the printer is using the front panel buttons off-line. Set the printer off-line and then feed paper. while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? r I the paper too thick? There are limits to the thickness of paper that can be fed in this way (one top copy[...]

If the paper park facility does not appear to be working correctly, check the following: Check Possible remedy Is the paper release lever in Thepaper release lever must be set to the ~ position the ~ position? after the fanfold paper has been parked. Has the fanfold paper been Make sure that the indicator comes on flashing properly parked? after th[...]

I MAINTENANCE Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but shouId be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: . . . . ● Keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you are comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer, too (see Chapter 1). Do not s[...]

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6. Disengage the cable from thetabsholding itdown, thenremovethepnnt head. 7. Foreasy instaUationofthe newpnnthead, movethe carriage toward the left end of the rail. 8. Place the new print head on its support, seating it on the two pins. 9. ‘ITuead thenewcablethe samewayas theold, securing itunderthe three tabs on the print head carnage. 10. Plug[...]

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c 8 SPECIFICATIONS Printing system ... ...... ... .... .... .... ..... . Serial Impact Dot-matrix Printing speed ..... .... ... .... ..... ... ... .... . 150 cps (Draft pica) 37.5 cps (NLQ pica) Print direction . .... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... . Bidirectional, logic-seeking Unidirectional, logic-seeking (selectable) Number ofpnnt pins.......[...]

Character dot matrix ... ...... ..... . . .... .. 9 x 11 (Draft) 18X 23 (NLQ) Bit image dot-matrix ..... .... ... .... .... .. DPI * Normal 60 (8 or 9) x 480 Double 120 (8 or 9) x 960 High-speed double* 120 (8 or 9) x 960 Quadruple 240 (8 or 9) x 1920 CRT I 80 (8 or 9) x 640 CRT II 90 (8 or 9) x 720 Plotter 72 (8 or9) x 576 Double-plotter 144 (8 or[...]

Ribhntife ......_~_fi~.~_fi~... Imillion characters (draft pica) Dimensions . .... ...... ... .... ...... ... .... .... . 396(w) x 301(d) x 120(h) mm 15.6(w) xll.8(d) x4.7(h) in Weight ... . . .... ... .... ..... .......................5 .1kg (11.21b) Power supply . ...... .... ... . . .. ...... ..... .... 120VAC, 220VAC, 240VAC, 50/60Hz (varies ac[...]

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined): Pin Name Function 1 I STROBE Goes fIom high to low (for 20.51.M) when active I I 2 I DATAO I Hi~hwhenactive I ~ DATA1 High when active 4 DATA2 High when active I 5 t DATA3 I Hi~hwhen active I 6 DATA4 High whe[...]

c 9 CHARACTER SETS The following tables show the standard and IBM character sets. The decimal character code of each character is shown in an inset to the lower right of the character. The hexadecimal code can be found by reading the entries at the top and left edges of the table. For example, the character “A” is in column 4 and row 1, so its [...]

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I STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 Other characters are identical to standard character set #1. 106[...]

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS When an international character set is selected DIP switches 2 to 2 or by a command from software, the following changes are made in the character set: See Chapter 3 for the DIP switch settings. The command for selecting the international character sets is: <ESC> “R” n Where n means character code n, i.e. CHR$[...]

IBM CHARACTER SET #2 o 0 ( I’m 1 h 2 In 3 v In 4 ‘ n 4 5 &l 7 1 2 3 -G I ix h — _ x w h . - B% ~ (so) 14 30 ~ (s1) 15 31 108[...]

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IBM CH/ ,RAC’ 1 (Ml) J (DC2) J -la (GC4) __lZ ( -b -b -b ( c -_-b ( -b -_G J --b -b - --E ‘ER SET Other characters are identical to character set #2. The duplication of control codes enables systems with a 7-bit interface to obtain control functions when the most significant bit is set to 1 by the <ESC> “>” command in the standard [...]

IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SET Additional characters can be printed by special commands. 111[...]

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INDEX m Abs o hor i t a 5 Asc e 6 1 A u f e 6 Aut o l i f e 3 1 Aut o s h fe e 8,3 1 D Back s 5 B a le v 3 1 BA S 23,7 2 Be e 6 Bidir e pri n 6 Bit - pri n 58 - B o pri n 3 Bo t ma r 5 Bu f 27 , 1 a Ca n co m 6 Car r re t 5 Cent e 5 Cha n o ve r t s t 5 Cha r co d pr i o a 4 Cha r s com m 3 9 Cha r s e 99, 1 Cha r s i a p i co m 4 1 Cha r sp a 4 Cl[...]

m Hexa d d u 2 3 Hori z pos i com m 5 3 Hori z tabu l 5 m I cha r s e 3 10 8 I m 6 3 0 IB M 2 Inte r sig n 1 specif i 1 Inter n char a 3 2 1 It a pri n 3 m Justif i 5 m L e ma r 5 L i f e 4 L i spa c 47 - Loc a t pr i 1 m Maint e 9 Ma n f e 6 Mar g bo t 5 l e 5 ri g 5 Ma s p r m o 4 Micr o 2 6 Microjus t 4 M o sign i b i 6 m N e le t qua l 20,34 , [...]

R e printer, 68 Re v l i f e 4 Re v micr o 2 Ri b car t 4 1 R i ma r 5 R cha r s e 6 m San s t y s t 2 0 S e te s 2 1 Se t u 4 Si n sh e aut o lo a 8 ma n lo a 1 speci f 1 S l z e 4 S m cap i 2 Specif i 9 9 Spr o f e 1 1 1 Sta n cha r s e 3 1 Sta n m o 3 0 Subs c 3 Super s 3 m Tabu l 5 T e pat t 2 T co v 3 T o f o 2 Tr a f e 1 1 1 Troubl e 8 9 T y [...]

COMMAND SUMMARY C F std. IBM std. IBM” <B’EL> Bell <BS> Backspace <HT> Horizontal tab <LF> <VT> V <FF> Form C r Expanded printing for one line <Sb Condensed printing <oCl> Set printer on-line <DC2> Cancel condensed printing <DC2> Pica pitch <DC3> Set printer off-line C o e printing [...]

C F < S c S c D p d E p d <me> 6’:” n C c O u p O nl n2 <DC4> aO al d ml d rrdl D d c al a2 ml m2 M46 <Esc> n m < E n n n “ 1 “ “5” n nl n2 ml m2 n n n ‘Irr’ S d c P n n g d g b m C b m S s S p s m p o S i c S S S S C s s B p U p B U p D d c 1 C g d p s v l n l n i h E p C e p D p C d p S q c S c S c S c S d [...]

C F s %M s s C e p Expanded printing C e p E p nl d m . . . -d3SC> “Z” d d ml m2 . . . < “ “ < nl n2 ml d “ “ < : : 1 < “ < < < nl d ... <0> -diSC> “e” <0> n -3iSC> “e” n n n n n n n n n n < “p” <b <m,c> “p” < “ < < < < “ “ “ < < “ <[...]

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I Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: Worldwide Headquarters: STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 194 Nakayoshida Shizuoka, JAPAN 422-91 Attn: Product Manager American Market: STAR MICRONICS AMERICA, INC. 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2702-25 New York, NY 10170 At[...]

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