USERS MANUAL LC24-300 COLOUR QBF 80825595
VDE Statement This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets the radio interference requirements of the Postal Ordinance No. 243/ 1991. The additional marking Wfg. 243/P” expresses in short form that this is a peripheral,device (not operable alone) which only individually meets the Class B RFI requirements in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/ 11.89 and the Postal Ordinance 243/ 1991.
I Guide to this manual Even though the LC24-300 Colour is basically a very simple printer to use, it is also capable of many complex functions. We have grouped this manual into two main sections, divided into seven chapters and an appendix. For normal everyday use, you may never need to refer to Section II at all. We strongly recommend however that you read through Section I (Chapters 1, 2 and 3) before connecting and using the printer for the first time.
Guide tothismanuai.... .......................................................................... iii Introduction 1 Features ......................................................................................................... I Parts ................................................................................................................4 7 Choosing a place for the printer ......................................................... T Unpacking the printer .....................................
Pausing printing ....................................................................................... 33 Feeding paper through the printer .....................................................34 One line or several lines at a time. ............................... ......................... 34 A page at a time ....,.... L................................... ......................................... 34 Individual form tear-off ...........................................................................
I A2-Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode. ............................................ 56 A3-RAM usage .......................................................................................57 A4-Colorand zoom ..........................................................................,.....57 A5-Auto LF with CR.. ............................................................................. 57 A6 - Auto sheet feeder. ...........................................................................
The printer will not print in color ........................................................... 78 Line spacing is incorrect.... ...................................................................... 79 Over-printing occurs ................................................................... .........79 Incorrect number of lines per page ........................................................80 Malformed text or graphics . .................................................................
Code Code Code Code page page page page #860 #861 #863 #865 (Portuguese) ............................................................... 148 (Icelandic) .............................................’. ...................... 149 (Canadian French) ...................................................... 150 (Nordic) ....................................................................... 151 Character set #l .....................................................................................
I Chapter1 Introduction Thank you for buying a STAR LC24-300 Colour printer. We are confident that it will provide you with years of reliable, high-quality printing. We think we have made the LC24-300 Colour one of the fastest, quietest, and easiest to use dot matrix printers ever. We hope you agree with us. Features color You only need to add a color ribbon cartridge to print vibrant, full-color documents. You can choose from up to 256 colors, depending on your computer software.
LCD screen: You can see your printer’s settings at a glance by looking at the informative LCD screen. It shows what font you are using, how big it is (the font pitch) and other useful information (this feature does not apply when you use the printer with Windows 3.1 or later). Fonts: The LC24-300 Colour is a multi-font printer, which means that it can print text in a variety of different type styles (fonts)—10 in all.
effort. A tear-off function allows you to tear off single printed fanfold paper sheets from the printer without wasting paper. You can feed fanfold paper from either the rear or the bottom of the printer. An optional automatic sheet feeder is also available, which holds up to 50 sheets of paper. Compatibility By emulating the industry-standard Epson and IBM printers, the LC24-300 Colour allows you to print just about anything your computer software can generate.
Parts This is what your new printer looks like. These diagrams may be useful in the next few sections to identi& the different parts mentioned.
Parts - an explanation The paper guides hold single sheets and sets their position so that they are fed into the printer correctly. The paper entrances are where paper feeds into the printer. There is one for single sheets, and two for computer (fanfold) paper—rear and bottom. The release lever grips single sheets as they are fed in. The lever should be pushed towards the back of the printer to hold single sheets properly, and released (pulled forward) when fanfold paper is in use.
The tractor unit grips the sides of fanfold computer paper. When you use the tractor unit, the tractor covers must be closed.
I Chapter2 Unpacking and setting up Choosing a place for the printer Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place to put it. By a “suitable place”, we mean: ● A firm, level surface where the printer will be stable, and vibration-free. ● Away from any heaters. ● Away from direct sunlight. ● Not in an excessively humid area. ● Somewhere that is clean, dry and dust-free.
I Unpacking the printer As you unpack the printer from the box, make sure that you have all the following items: -4 2 Printer driver and font disk m A’ \\&2\ guide If any of these are missing, please contact your supplier. Optional accessories that you may have purchased are: ● Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) ● Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DWI For details of how to install these optional accessories, see Chapter 5.
If your computer has no parallel port available, you will need to use the Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) and a cable to connect your computer to the printer. See “The SPC-8K serial/parallel converter” on page 67 for full details. Setting up your printer Remove the printer and all supplied parts from the packing material. Put the printer on the place you have prepared for it. Save the packing material and carton in case you need to move the printer in the future.
I Removing the front cover You will need to remove the front cover (the smoked plastic cover on the top of the printer) to install and change ribbon cartridges. Lift the cover from the rear using the grips on the sides, then lift up to remove the cover from the body of the printer. Installing the ribbon cartridge You have the choice of using a color or a black ribbon with the LC24-300 Colour. Both ribbons are installed and removed in the same way.
Place the cartridge on the cartridge carrier inside the printer. Make sure that the ribbon is between the print head and the print head shield. Press the cartridge so that it “clicks” into place. If the cartridge does not “click” into position on both sides, you may need to turn the cartridge knob about 1/4 of a turn clockwise. ● Once the cartridge is in the carrier, tighten the ribbonagain by turning the cartridge knob clockwise (about 1/2 a turn).
Removing the ribbon cartridge ● To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the cartridge grips inward and lift the cartridge upward out of the printer. Installing the roller unit ● Open the rear cover by pushing the cover grips backward and upward. ● ● Pick up the roller unit so that the small illustration is on top of the roller unit, and the smoked plastic side (with six small black rollers) is facing you. Hold the roller unit so that the top is tilted slightly away from you..
● Push the front of the roller unit down firmly, so that the unit “clicks” into place. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try again. Removing the roller unit ● Pull both gray locking tabs towards you and lift the front of the roller unit slightly to remove the roller unit. Pull the roller unit out of the printer towards you. Replacing the front cover Once you have fitted the ribbon and roller unit, you should replace the front cover.
1’ Installing the paper guide You can set the paper guide on the LC24-300 Colour in one of two positions: horizontal for fanfold paper and vertical for single sheets. ● ● ● Hold the paper guide, either horizontally, or vertically, depending on the type of paper used. Fit the tabs into the slots on the printer body to install the paper guide. Make sure the guide is firmly in position. Installing the mute cover The mute cover helps reduce the noise from your printer when you are printing.
● Hold the mute cover upright so that the ridges on the cover are towards you and at the top. ,0 ● Slide the left tab on the mute cover into the left hole on the front cover. ● Drop the right tab on the mute cover into the right slot on the front cover. Close the mute cover by swinging it down. Connecting the printer to the computer We assume here that you are connecting the printer to an IBM or IBM-compatible computer, using the parallel interface.
● Press the cable plug into the printer socket: ● Clip the cable into the socket using the wire clips on either side of the socket. ● Connect the ‘D’ connector on the other end of the cable to the parallel (printer) port on your computer. This will probably be labelled Printer, Parallel, PRN, LPT1 or something similar. Refer to your computer’s instruction manual for details of how to secure the cable. ● Now you can turn on your printer and computer.
I Setting up your printer with your computer In this section, you will learn to set up your printer with two different computer environments: MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows 3.1 (or a later version of Windows). If your computer uses a different operating system, you should refer to Chapter 5 for details of setting up your printer. Refer to your computer operating system manuals for details of configuring the operating system.
I When you open the box containing your LC24-300 Colour, the printer is set to Epson emulation. This is commonly supported by most software. If your software package gives you a list of printers to choose from, choose one printer from the following list (in order of preference): Star LC24-300 Colour Star LC24-200 Colour The shaded printers are not color printers, so if you select one, you will not be able to print in color.
If your software doesn’t list printer names, but asks you questions about your printer, you should answer “Yes” to the following two questions: ● “Can your printer perform a backspace?” ● “Can your printer do a hardware form feed?” The answers to any other questions are not so important. Answer these using the default settings in the software. When you’ve set up your software, try a few test prints, using features like bold, italic, etc. to see how it works.
I To install the printer driver under Windows 3.1, do the following: ● Turn on the printer and start up your computer. ● If Windows does not start up automatically, type WIN and then press [ZN7EY]or [~). ● Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window. ● Double-click the Printers icon ● If you have never previously installed a printer on your system under Windows, a list of supported printers is displayed.
If you cannot print from your applications programs after installing the driver, refer to the section “In Windows” on page 89. Note: Unlessthe userchoosesa differentprinterfrom withinthe application, Windowsapplications alwaysprintto the currentlyselecteddefaultprinter. Installing TrueType fonts (for Windows) To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer, follow the procedure below. Double click the Control Panet in Windows. Double click on Fonts.
I Selecting different fonts If you are running applications software under Windows, you will select fonts from within your application (refer to your application’s manual for details). Your application software manual will tell you the various ways in which you can type-set your text on-screen so ‘that it is ready to print out on the printer. Your Windows system already includes several fonts, such as Arial, Times New Roman and Symbol. You can also use the 15 True~pe fonts included with the printer.
Chapter3 Using your printer Loading paper The LC24-300 Colour can print on a variety of paper types, as explained below: Cut sheet paper The LC24-300 Colour can use single sheets of paper (cut sheets) or letterheaded stationery. Use the friction feed or the optional SF-1ODWautomatic sheet feeder. Fanfald paper It can also accept fanfold (continuous) computer stationery.
Where you can print on each kind of paper Single sheets Fanfoldforms 5 mm 5 mm 18 mm 5 mm Perforation Bottom of Form . 0 81 mm o 0 If you print outside these limits, you run the risk of damaging the printer mechanism (and tearing the paper or jamming it as it goes through the printer). Adjusting the print gap Note: Important.Ifyou do not adjustthe printgapproperly,you run the riskof shorteningthe lifeof the printhead.
is narrowed (thin paper), and if you pull it towards the front, the gap is widened (thick paper). As you move the lever, you can feel it click between the six different positions. Position number 2 (starting from the rearmost position) is the one you will generally use for single sheets of paper (fanfold or cut sheet). Here is a table for the adjustment lever when you use multi-part sets.
Loading cut sheet paper This procedure shows you how to load cut sheet paper using the paper guide. If you are using the SF- 10DW automatic sheet feeder, please refer to “Using the SF10DW” on page 65. . This is how cut sheet paper is fed through the printer: . Make sure that the paper guide is in the vertical position. See “Installing the paper guide” on page 14. .
● Press the (SET/EJECT) button. This should make the printer feed the paper round the platen until it is in a position suitable for printing. The ON LINE indicator should come on. If this does not happen, you have probably not loaded the paper correctly. Take the sheet out and try loading it again.
I Loading paper from the rear of the printer Always load fanfold paper with the printer’s power turned OFF. ● Place the stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer. ● Pull the release lever at the right of the printer towards you ( n ). This releases the paper from the platen and allows it to feed through the tractor rollers.
lock each tractor pin unit in place again when you have finished moving it. “ “Close the pin unit covers after you have made sure that the paper holes are properly lined up with the tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams. Note: Ifthe paperistoo tightlystretchedor too loosebetweenthe pin holders,the paperwilltearor jam asit isfedthroughthe printer.Youmayneedto experimentto find the idealtension.
Loading paper from the bottom of the printer Always load fanfold paper into the printer with the printer’spower turned OFF. . Remove the front cover and the roller unit. See “Removing the front cover” on page 10 and “Removing the roller unit” on page 13 for details. “ Grip the gray tractor position locking levers on both sides of the tractor unit. Rotate the front of the tractor unit upward so that the top is horizontal.
tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams. Note: Ifthe paperistoo tightlystretchedor too loosebetweenthe pin holders,the paperwilltearor jam asit isfedthroughthe printer.Youmayneedto experimentto findthe idealtension. ● Replace the roller unit (see “Installing the roller unit” on page 12). ● Replace all the covers that you have removed. ● Turn on the printer.
● ● Press the [SET/EJECT] button. The printer will feed the fanfold paper back until it is out of the way. Move the release lever to the back ( N ) position. “ Place the paper guide in the upright position. Load single sheets as described in “Loading cut sheet paper” on page 26. Unparking the paper When you have finished printing on cut sheet paper and you want to start printing again on fanfold paper, here’s how you do it: ● Remove any cut sheets which may still be in the printer.
I Using the control panel Chapter4 The LC24-300 Colour control panel has five buttons, which have white labels above them to indicate their primary functions. Other functions are available as alternative functions (labelled in brown) or by pressing combinations of buttons (labelled in yellow). ALT MACRO cOLOR ZOOM CLEAR There are two indicators: the POWER indicator shows that power is supplied to the printer. When steadily lit, it means that paper is correctly positioned for printing.
restart from the point where it left off when you make the printer ready again. Feeding paper through the printer There are a number of ways in which you can feed paper through the printer. One line or several lines at a time Make the printer not-ready, and press the [PAPER FEED) button. This will feed the paper farward one line. If you continue to hold down the (PAPER FEED] button, the printer will continue to feed the paper one line at a time. Make the printer ready again to continue printing.
1’ ● When you press the [~] button again, the paper will move back to its original position. Loading paper For the most part, paper loading is described in Chapter 3. However, one important point to note is that if paper has not been loaded, the printer will indicate that it is not-ready. Pressing the [SET/EJECT] button will start loading paper, and automatically enter the ready mode.
I ● Set the paper position to the top of a page (where you want the printing to start on each page) using the micro-feed functions (page 35). ● Press and hold down the [~] ● While holding down the [~] m button. ● Release both buttons. The display will show “--”, which means that the top of the form has been set. ● Put the printer back into ready mode. Note: button.
change the position again using this procedure, or until the power to the printer is turned off. . If you want to save this value for future use (after the printer has been turned off and on again), you must save it as a macro. See “Saving Macros” on page 42. Note: Thisfunctionwillonlyworkifyou useit immediately afteryou haveloadedpaperasdescribedabove.If paperhasalready beenfed intothe printer,thisfunctionwill notwork.
● ● Press the [PAPER FEED] button. The printer will beep once and ~ will appear on the display. To cancel quiet mode, the printer must be in the ready mode. Press the [PAPER FEED] button. The printer will beep twice and ~ will disappear from the display. Changing the way your printout looks The following section described how you can change the look of the printout from your printer.
Font name Display highlights H-Gothic [H-Gothic ~ + ~Roman ~ Super Letter Quality Roman I . If you are using an optional font, the word “Option” will be added to this list. This means that you have selected the font contained in the optional font. . When you have highlighted the font you want to use, press [~] again to make the printer in ready mode again. Changing the pitch of the font The font “pitch” means “how many characters can be printed in one inch”.
that a row of 10 “1”stakes up the same amount of space as 10 “M”s. Usually, it is easier to read proportional text than text which is fixed-pitch.However, if you are trying to line up columns of figures, fixed-pitch has definite advantages. To change the pitch: . Put the printer into the not-ready mode. . When you press the [FR5iT]button, the pitch will change in the following way: I Pitch I Display Pica (1Ocpi) I IL? Elite (12 cpi) 1.
I This is a useful way of printing, for example, wide spreadsheet results on a narrow piece of paper. To change the zoom level: . Put the printer into not-ready mode. “ Press and hold down the [~] . While holding down the (~] [PAPER FEED] button. button. button, press the . Each time you press the [PAPER FEED] button, the display will change: Zoomsize 50~o 100?’0 ● Display m w~o so ON OFF When you’ve selected the zoom scale you want, make the printer ready again.
. With each press of the color will change: I Color I cl Magenta Cz I Violet I Yellow button, the print I C3 CY I Orange C5 I C6 Green I ● Display Black Cyan t (SET/EJECT] C7 I When you make the printer ready again, printing will restart in the color you have just chosen. Controlling the printer’s memory The following two functions allow you to change the memory in the printer. Saving Macros It is obviously a nuisance to have to set up a particular font, color, etc.
● Current color. See “Selecting the print color” on page 41. ● The current auto-load position for cut sheets, fanfold paper and use with the automatic sheet feeder. See “Changing the autoloading position” on page 36. Also see the section on the automatic sheet feeder on page 63. This is how you store a macro: ● Put the printer in not-ready mode. ● Press and hold down the [~] ● While holding down the [~] button, press the m button$and hold them both down until “m” aPPears on the disPlaY.
can accept data from the computer faster than it can print it. This allows the computer to finish sending data before the print job is finished, freeing up the computer for the next job. This is usually useful, but there maybe times when you want to stop the print job halfivay through (e.g. you’re printing the wrong file, or printing on the wrong kind of paper). In this case, halting the print job on the computer may not be enough – the printer may still continue to print the data stored in its buffer.
ends after you clear the buffer, the printer will beep three times. The printer’s default settings will be restored. Locking the printer It’s sometimes useful to be able to lock settings using the front panel. If your computer sends unwanted commands, they won’t accidentally change settings. Here’s how. Font lock This stops you from accidentally changing the font with software commands. ● Turn the printer OFF (front switch). ● Press and hold down the [T6NT]button.
● While holding down the [~] printer on again. button, turn the . Keep holding down the [~) button until the printer beeps, and the display shows m. You can put the printer in not-ready mode and change the pitch using the [FE@ button (“Changing the pitch of the font” on page 39). Any software commands from your computer that try to change the pitch will be ignored by the printer. Pitch unlock Reset the printer. See “Setting the printer back to default settings” on page 44.
I Test printing The following modes allow you to produce test prints which show off the capabilities of your printer, and also confirm that it is in good working order. Short test To print the short test, first make sure there is paper in the printer: . Turn off the printer. . Press and hold down the [~] button. Turn the printer on while holding down the button. Release the [~) button. The display will show “Pi”.
. Make sure the printer is loaded with fanfold paper, and that it is turned OFF. . Press and hold down the . While holding down the the printer. (PAPER FEED] (PAPER FEED] button. button, turn on . Release the [PAPER FEED) button. The test pattern will start printing. The display will show “P2”. When the pattern comes to the end, it will start from the beginning again. . To stop the test pattern, turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on again.
● We can guess from this that the paper is probably international A4 size. - . If you use this feature with fanfold paper, only the top message will be printed. ● The printer is ready to start printing normally after it has printed the bottom message. Hexadecimal dump mode This feature is most useful for programmers and support staff who need to check that the printer is really receiving the expected data.
To enter the hexadecimal dump mode, make sure paper is loaded into the printer. ● ● Turn the printer OFF. Press and hold down the buttons. and the L ● While holding down the and the I buttons, turn on the printer. ● Release the buttons. The display will show “W” (hexadecimal dump -- d the pnn_ter-willcontinue to print in hexadem&pmodeuntilyouturnitoff and on again in the usual way. A t Note: d a d Youmayneverneedto usethisfunction.
● Press and hold down both the ● Turn on the printer. ● After a few seconds. release the buttons. ● The display will show “d/?”(dot adjustment).
c The display will now show “-I?”.The bars are more aligned now. Keep using the button and [ button until the two rows are aligned. You have now aligned the printer in Letter Quality (LQ) mode. By pressing the [~] button, you can now correct the dot alignment of the draft mode. There are five modes where the dot alignment may need to be corrected: LQ, DRAFT, DRAFT COND (condensed), GRAPHICS A and GRAPHICS B.
I U ● t E D s To use the Electronic DIP Switch mode, turn the printer OFF. ● Press and hold down the I and the (@RTiNE]buttons. ● Turn the printer on while holding down these buttons. Wait a few seconds and release them. ● The display will show: the R]. 0“ EDS ● This means that we are in Electronic DIP Switch mode, that switch number 1 of bank A (switch “Al”) has been selected, and it is now ON. Banks and numbers Conventional DIP switches are arranged in banks.
Selecting the switch number To select a switch number, press the [FRi5K)button. With each press of the [FRET]button, the display will change from “l”, round the number of switches in the currentlyselected bank (only one switch in bank F). Changing a switch’s value When you have chosen the bank and switch you want to change, press the [ button to toggle the switch’s value from ON to OFF or OFF to Oh’ (as the display shows you).
W m y c c w t E D S * Y c ~ “~ $ Function Meaning Meaning when ON when OFF A 1 Emulation Standard (Epson) IBM A 2 AEC mode Enabled Disabled A 3 RAM usage Input buffer Download buffer A 4 Color and zoom Enabled Disabled A 5 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled A 6 Auto sheet feeder Not installed Installed B- 1 Graphics direction B-directional Uni-directional B 2 Paper-out Enabled Disabled B 3 Tear-off Disabled Enabled B 4 Reserved Leave this swit
* Y c ~ “g to D 5 E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5 F 1 Function Meaning when ON Meaning when OFF CR centering Disabled Enabled LQ font selection See “El through E5 - LQ Font selection” on page 61. Electronic DIP Switch setting User settings Default (factory) settings Note that: . All “switches” are ON when they leave the factory except for A5 (Auto CR-LF). Setting F1 to OFF will set all switches to ON, except for A5.
I A3 - RAM usage’ The printer’s internal memory can be set as either buffer memory (ON) – the printer accepts data from the computer faster than it can print it, or download memory (OFF) - you can invent your own character symbols and download them using software into the printer. A4 - Color and zoom If this switch is ON, both color printing and zooming (page 40) are enabled. If OFF, you can do neither color printing nor zoom printing.
I ing, but for most purposes, you’ll probably find that bidirectional printing is accurate enough. B2 - Paper-out When ON, the printer takes note of its internal paper sensor. It prints to the bottom edge of the paper and then stops, waiting for a new sheet. If this switch is OFF, the printer ignores its sensor and will continue printing, even if there is no paper to print on. B3 - Tear-off If you set this switch to OFF, this allows you to use the fanfold tear-off function (page 34).
Cl and C2 - Print mode You choose the default pitch and font settings with these switches: cl Print mode C2 10 cpI draft ON ON 17 cpi draft OFF ON 10 cpi LQ OFF OFF Note: Any pitchandfont settingsyou havestoredin a macro(page beerasedif you changetheseswitchsettings. C3 through C5 - Page length If you are using US letter paper or 1l-inch fanfold paper, leave all these switches ON. You should set the switches as follows for different sizes of paper: C3 Page Length C4 C5 7.
you select with this switch depends on the emulation set at the time (“Al- Emulation” on page 56). When the printer is in standard (Epson) emulation, setting C 1 to ON selects the IBM Character Set #2 (confusing, but true). When OFF, this switch selects an italic character table.
In the following mode ordg: Standard (Epson) emulation (Al ON) with the Italic character set selected (DI OFF), the switches select the following: D2 Country D3 D4 U.S.A.
Font name El E2 E3 E4 E5 Courier ON OFF ON ON ON Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON Script ON ON OFF ON ON ION ION I OFF I OFF ] SLQ Roman Note: ION Ifyou haveselectedan optional(shaded)font, Romanwill be selectedifthe selected font hasnot beeninstalled,. F1 - Electronic DIP switch settings If you set this switch OFF, all switch settings will be set to factory settings (all ON except for A5).
Chapter 5 Optional accessories Accessories available The LC24-300 Colour has two optional accessories available for it: the SF- 10DW Automatic sheet feeder, and the SPC-8K Serial/Parallel converter. T S The SF- 10DW allows you to load cut sheet paper, which will be automatically fed, one sheet at a time, for printing.
If any of these items is missing, contact your supplier. The SF-1ODW is protected by packing material and tape when it is shipped from the factory. Make sure that you remove all packing material and tape before you start to use the SF- 10DW. Installing the SF-1 ODWASF ● Use the EDS function to set the Automatic sheet feeder to “Installed”. See the section on “Using the Electronic DIP switches” on page 53, especially “A6 – Auto sheet feeder” on page 57. ● Open and remove the front cover of the printer.
● Make sure that the mounting brackets on both sides of the SF- 10DW are properly mounted on the printer. If they have been properly mounted, you can use the platen knob to turn the ejection roller on the SF10DW. ● Install the printer cover supplied with the SF- 10DW . ● Install the hopper attachment on top of the SF- 10DW hopper support section. ● Fit the stacker attachment into the fixing groove in the front of the sheet feeder. You may need to squeeze the stacker attachment a little to fit it.
Push the paper release lever to the back position ( ~). Pull the SF- 10DW paper loading lever forward to pull the hopper forward. ● Adjust the left paper guide to the position at which you want the left edge of the paper. ● Take about 50 sheets of paper (about 20 lb weight), fan them and square them off before putting them into the SF- 10DW. By doing this, you separate the sheets. This stops the sheets from sticking together and jamming as they are fed through the feeder into the printer.
● Insert the paper into the SF- 10DW. Do not attempt to force sheets into the feeder. If the stack of paper does not fit easily into the feeder, remove some sheets and try again. ● Adjust the right paper guide to allow the paper to go through the feeder smoothly, without allowing it to move from side to side. A gap of less than a millimeter (0.04”) is ideal. ● ● T Push the paper loading lever towards the rear of the printer.
These switches control the way in which the SPC-8K expects the data to come from your computer, and will return data to your computer when necessary. You must also make sure your computer’s serial ports match the settings you make on the SPC-8K. You will need a serial cable in addition to the SPC-8K (see page 71). Baud rate You must “tell” the SPC-8K the baud rate of your computer’s serial port (how fast it can expect to receive data from your computer). Use switches 6 through 8 for this purpose.
Set switch 2 ON if you don’t want parity checking, and set it to OFF if you want parity checking. If you have set switch 2 to OFF, you must choose whether you are going to use even or odd parity. IF switch 5 is ON, the SPC-8K will use odd parity, and if this switch is OFF, the SPC-8K will use even parity. If switch 2 is ON, switch 5 will have no effect.
I . Disconnect the parallel interface cable from the printer (if connected). . Connect the parallel connector of the SPC-8K (the connector on the cable) to the printer’s parallel conecctor. Move both clips on the printer connector inside the clips on the SPC-8K connector until they click into place. “ Connect the 25-pin ‘D’ connector on the SPC-8K to the 25-pin end of a suitable serial cable. See “The serial connector on the SPC-8K” on page 71 for details of the kind of cable you will need.
The only other thing to remember is the buffer memory. The LC24-300 Colour contains memory which can be used as a print buffer (page 57) which must be cleared (“Clearing the buffer” on page 43) if a print job is to be halted. The SPC-8K also contains a buffer, which must also be cleared if you are to halt a print job successfully. You clear the SPC-8K’S print buffer by pressing the button recessed in the body of the SPC-8K.
pin# Signal name In or Function out 4 RTS OUT Always space 5 CTS — Space when computer is ready to send data. The printer does not check this pin. 6 NC 7 (3ND 8-10 NC 11 RCH 12 NC 13 GND 14-19 NC 20 DTR 21-25 NC Unused - Signal ground Unused OUT Turned to Space when printer ready to receive (echoes DTR (20)). Unused - Signal ground Unused OUT Turned to Space when printer ready to receive.
I MODE COM2 : 9600,N, 8, l,p will set up COM2 to run at 9600 baud, with no parity, a data length of 8 bits, and 1 stop bit (an MS-DOS byteterminating convention). The ‘p’ indicates that the printer will continually try to re-transmit data, should an error occur. Setting up a Windows computer ● Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window. ● Double-click the Printers icon ● Make sure that LC24-300 C hstaUed Printers list.
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Your LC24-300 Colour printer any problem most of the time. wrong from time to time. A list corresponding suggestions for below. should perform without However, things will go of common problems and solving them is given A further section, Checking sgstem software settings, suggests ways for you to check whether your system software (MS-DOS or Windows) is correctly set up for printing.
Common problems and solutions Possible cause Printer is not receiving power. Action Check whether the power cord is correctly connected. If it is, try a different power cord. t Check whether the power source is working by I unplugging the printer and plugging in another device. Possible causes Action The ribbon is jammed, I Make sure that the ribbon twisted or not set properly cartridge is correctly between the print head and installed. See “Installing the print head shield.
Possible causes Action The wrong emulation is selected. Check the emulation selection. See “AlEmulation” on page 56. Change it if necessary. The wrong printer has been selected by your application program or system software. Check the printer selection in your application or system software. See “Checking system software settings” on page 89. The computer system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the type of interface cable that you are using. Check the system software settings.
I P c The release lever is in the wrong position. r-- A Make sure that the lever is pushed back if you are printing on single sheets, or pulled forward if you are using fanfold stationery. Remove paper from the printer. Reload paper. Refer to page 26 and page 27. The print gap is not set correctly. Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. P A c A monochrome ribbon cartridge is installed.
P c A Paper is jamming. Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. The wrong line spacing or leading has been selected from your application program. Choose a different setting in your application. Auto line feed with carriage return is selected. Th= CR/LF setting is wrong. See “A5 – Auto LF with CR” on page 57. P A c I Auto line feed with carriage return is not selected. The CR/LF setting is wrong.
IP c IA Printing is starting from the wrong place on the page. Adjust the auto load position. See “Setting the top of a form” on page 35. Auto line feed with carriage return is selected. The CR/LF setting is wrong. See “A5 – Auto LF with CR” on page 57. The wrong line spacing or leading has been selected from your application program. Choose a different setting in your application. P A c The print gap is not set correctly. Use the adjustment lever to alter the print gap.
Possible causes Action The print gap is not set correctly. Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. Move the lever to a higher (lighter) setting. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. The ribbon is jammed, twisted or not set properly between the print head and the print head shield. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” on page 10. Print head shield is damaged or missing. Return the printer to your dealer for repair.
I Possible causes The front cover and mute covers are off. The printer is vibrating. Action 1 Move any unrelated objects that are touching the printer. Make sure that the printer is on a level, steady surface. Possible causes Action The paper guides are positioned incorrectly. Remove the paper, adjust the position of the paper guides. Reload the paper. The ribbon is jammed, causing the print head to jam. Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed.
“ .$ ,.. ,. . . “ ‘ <, .,, ~ ,’ . .. ~~. “~ “, “ ‘ ,> ,,:;H :;:,:;,;;;,’j:e;.:;::;;;;{ ,% ” ,, . The paper is jamming, causing the print head to jam. Remove all paper from the printer, Reload paper. Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap. See “Adjusting the print gap” on page 24. Inappropriate margin settings have been selected from your application program. Choose different margin settings in your application.
interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Make sure the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors, or raise the humidity level. Inappropriate settings have been selected from your application program. Choose different settings in your application. P Action c The wrong emulation is selected. Check the emulation selection. See “AIL Emulation” on page 56.
Possible causes Action The interface cable is incorrectly connected, or damaged Check that the printer interface cable is correctly connected. If it is, try a different cable. Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors, or raise the humidity level.
Message Meaning I H-Gothic LO fonlhasbeenselecled 1 ; The optional cartridge LQ font has been selected The zoom mode has been selected. The message below indicates the current size. P The current pitch size. The message below indicates the current size. E The electronic DIP switch mode is selected (see page 53) ~ Font changes cannot be made from application programs. See “Font lock” on page 45. Changes to the font pitch cannot be made from application programs. See “ Pitch lock” on page 45.
D m ( The following messages all show that some error has occurred in the printer Message Meaning PE No paper loaded in the printer. Load paper (“Loading cut sheet paper” on page 26 and “ Loading and parking fanfold paper” on page 27) El- The release lever has been moved while the paper is in printing position. Park the paper and try again (“ Parking paper” on page 31) The amount of memory available for Electronic DIP Switch settings has been exceeded.
Beeptones In addition to the display, the printer also uses its internal beeper to alert you of problems and internal conditions. Here’s a summary of the different tones: Beep tones Meaning 2-second tone The printer has detected an error condition. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds and try printing again. One long tone The printer has detected an error Gondition. Turn off the printer, wait a few sec ends and try printing again.
I B t ne M eo ee p a s Two shorter tones Pitch and font lock have been selected together. See “ Pitch and font lock” on page 46. Intermittent tone The release lever has been moved while the fanfold paper is not parked. See “Parking paper” on page 31. n Checking system software settings In Windows If you cannot print from your Windows application, there are three things that you can check. You may also wish to refer to the Microso$ Windows User’s Guide.
I ● Click on LC24-300 C printers. ● Click Connect. ● Make sure that your. cable is connected to the port highlighted in the list of ports. If you are using a parallel cable, you will probably be using LPT1. If you are using the SPC-8K serial-to-parallel converter, you will be using COM1 or COM2. Click on the appropriate port name. ● Click OK. ● Click on Close to return to the ControZPaneZwindow.
Chapter 7 Softwarecommands Introduction The LC24-300 Colour has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In the Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the Epson LQ-860/850, and can also recognize the graphics commands of NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E. Some additional command codes, which are a superset of these emulations, are also supported. The emulation can be changed by changing Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) setting Al.
Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1. Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character codes. Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by letters such as n, m or d.
Font controlcommands S pe q lr u e ai cl I ASCII \ MODE I \ Std. I “x” n n it Decimal I27 120 n tt I y I-lexadecirnalI I IB 78 n I Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below: I I n P q I ru 1D I l ni Ir /Letter “ a i q a Iu a Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
S Le f l M oe O A Both c n D SD “k” n t Q C eE 27 107 n t H cI e xi aI md e a c IB 6B n Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up or the corresponding font is not installed.
I S ue pc l hr a e i r cag Std. < h t t D ASCII MODE c et e Ei~ L ;,!3 “ r s H c e I 3 xi S a md e a md e a 5 Cancels italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright. E m p ph ar si i O A M Both nz et D SD ‘:E” di n C eE 27 69 g H cI e IB xi aI 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to horizontal strokes.
U n d e r l i n O A M Both “-” i n SD g D n C eE 27 45 n H cI e xi aI md e a c IB 2D n Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1, and cancels underlining when n is O. Block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.
S oe r l cn a m cr ] “ q“ e a t nc S I I A I Std. h ae n Decimal C tt I I e r Hexadecimal I I IB 71 n 27 113 n Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown below. C h a I N o S u p e r M s c a c o r O A Both Ir i p t SD D C eE 27 83 0 “S “ <0> t e r H cI e IB xi aI md e a a md e a 53 00 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does not change the character pitch.
I Characterset commands S ce h lta r e aa cc O A M b t SD D te rl e H cI e C eE Both “t” n 27 116 n IB 74 n Std.
S i en t e l rc ne ha O A M Std. < S “ tsa ci ro nta a c l SD D C eE 27 82 n n e t H cI e e r xi IB 52 n C aI t md e a R Selects an international character set according to the value of n. C n h s a r n a c eC t o U.S.A 8 Japan 1 France 9 Norway 2 Germany 10 Denmark II 3 England 11 Spain II 4 Denmark I 12 Latin America 5 Sweden 13 Korea 6 Italy 14 Irish 7 Spain I 64 Legal h es ar r -.
S I e c lp M Both eo B O A a c d t SD “ [ “ “T” <4> n] n2 g M C eE D e H cI e 27 91 84 400 IB 5B 54 04 00 00 O nl n2 00 n] n2 e xi aI md e a c Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. C 1 181 #437 U.S.A.
I E pn r o a ai c n b h O A M t cal i r l e no a SD D cg C eE dt H cI e fe l re xi Std. “/” n n 28 92 nl n2 IC 5C nl n2 IBM ‘“\” nl n 27 92 nl n2 IB 5C nl aI s md e a c n2 Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those characters which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 characters, where n] and n2 are between O and 255. During this time no control functions are executed.
Charactersizeand pitchcommands P p ii M t c O. A c SD a C eE D Std. “P” 2 IBM 18 h 8 H cI e I xi aI md e a c md e a c md e a c 5 12 In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semicondensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. E p l M i i t t c e ( A 3 S OD h C eE H cI e Std.
I C o np d r e i n ns O A M te di D SD < 1 27 15 Both n g H cI e C eE xi aI md O S e a c 1 IB OF In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from pica to condensed pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
S f e a pl o e i nc n t O A M IBM “1“ SD D t ct C eE 27 73 n n d h H cI e xi aI md e a c IB 49 n Changes the print font and pitch according to the value of n, as shown below: F n o P o D 2 L Q e uP t a 3 L Q e uP r t a 4 D 6 L l Q L l Q 7 8 D 10 L 12 Draft 1 L l 1 D 1 L 20 D 2 L l n r P De f lti o w uP t i a o r P D t i p lt i an t ao o l uP w a r t a oo p lt o o D o Q De l t a E lt n l w uE f ot a
S pe m lr e oi M O A IBM “ [ “ nl c n dt D SD “I “ C eE 27 91 73 2 <2> n2 t O nl n2 e H cI e IB xi aI md e a 5B 49 02 00 nl n2 Changes the print mode according to the values of n] and n2, as shown below: oM F \ no P Normal Pica Normal Pica Italic Pica o 4 Courier Emphasized Pica 9.
E no P oM F ti d 1 1 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 201 Prestige Normal Pica condensed 1 202 Prestige Normal Ellte condensed 1 235 Courier Normal Ellte 1 236 Courier Normal Semi-condensed 1 237 Courier Normal Pica condensed 1 238 Courier Normal Elite condensed 1 239 Prestige Normal Elite 1 240 Prestige Normal Semi-condensed pp ra x nd O A M Both in te D SD “W” id n g H cI e C eE 27 87 n n t xi aI md e a c IB 57 n Causes subsequ
C oa n en e x c- pp M l e ra i i n l n nd e t e OA Both SD C eE D 20 id H cI e xi n g aI md e a c aI md e a c 14 Cancels one-line expanded printing set with or cESC> . Does not cancel expanded printing set with “W” 1. S ce h lw a r e ai c O A M Std. “E” d t SD n te D 28 rt C eE n 69 h H cI e IC xi n 45 Selects a character width according to the value of n as shown below. I I n o S me pal M C N m ser Std.
I I n c c h r sa M e r p aa O A Std. as c SD n c te r C eE D 27 e i 32 n n H cI e g xi aI md e a c md e a c IB 20 n Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a number from O to 127. Used in micro-justification.
S ce h lh a r eew a M O A IBM “ [ “ <4> <0> n iacc il g t st e hd pr i tn a t , SD D 27 91 64 400 “@” <0> m H cI e C eE xi cn h i aI md d e a c IB 5B 40 04 00 00 O 00 n m Selects a combination of character height, width and line spacing according to the values of-n and m, as shown below. Does not move the base line.
Verticalpositioncommands S l s p ti 1e a i M OA Both “ O“ cn in SD /t n e gc C eE D 27 48 H cI e IB o 8 xi aI h md e a c 30 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. S l s p ti 1e a i cn O A M Std < S in SD “ D 2 /t n e gc H cI e C eE I 5 3 o 6 xi C aI h md e a c 2 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 1/6 inch. Set l s p ti n a O A M Std.
I .. S b u f a l esn p is O A M IBM oa i SD t c ne Q it C eE 27 91 92 4 o“ o “ [ “ “ \ “ <4> <0> <0> nl n2 rn e H cI e xi g aI md e a IB 5B 5C 04 00 00 O nl n2 0 n n Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, “3” and “J”, as shown below: L s up i a nc n i o 1 1/1 i 8 o 2 1/ i 1 2 1 104 1 / 360 i This command becomes effective only after “3” or cESC> “J” is received. The default base unit is set to 1/216”.
I S l s p ti ne a i M con n/ i in t n e /6 g nc OA Both “A” SD n C eE D H cI e , o 70 xi IB 41 n 27 65 n aI ch r 2 md e a c md e a c md e a c 1 In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/60 inch, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line spacing is set to o. In IBM mode, this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and 85.
I R el fv ei er O A M sn SD ee D Std. < 2 IBM “] “ 27 93 e H cI e C eE 1 d LI xi aI md e a c md e a c O IB 5D Prints the current line and moves the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. Ignored when the printer is in friction feed mode. The line spacing is set by one of the commands listed previously. S f e o fl rm e we O A M Std.
P e o M nr / f 1 r o8 n e 0 lr - f v m i O A Std. SD D “j “ n ne i cee r h C eE 27 106 n H cI e sn xi ee aI e md e a c md e a c md e a c IB 6A n Feeds the paper once by n/ 180 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line-feed distance is set to O. Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting.
I S b o m tea tr O A M Both og SD “N” t D n mi n H cI e C eE 27 78 n xi aI md e a c md e a c IB 4E n Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length. C ba / o mn t ac A MODE I I Both t re o gl S I Decimal C I “O” I 2779 mi I n Hexadecimal I I I I IB 4F I Cancels the bottom margin.
S v e t sr M e ti ct i hac o aa t O A Std. “b” n n2 SD n .. D lnp C eE nb H cI e s e xi n aI l md e a c md e a c md e a c 27 98 nO IB 62 nO nl n2 ... 0 n 1 n2 .. 00 Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel nO, (where nOis between O and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected with the “/” command.) See the “B” command for parameters nl, n2, ... <0>.
I Horizontalpositioncommands S I m ae e r O A M Std. “1“ ig it D SD n l n C eE 27 108 n H cI e xi aI md e a IB 6C n Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) at the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later.
I S I a r em e i M a n O A IBM “X” frg g t h li SD n D d C eE nt H cI e s xi aI md e a c md e a c md e a c 27 88 nl n2 IB 58 nl n2 n Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. C a r r er M i t a O A Both ug SD er D n C eE 13 H cI e xi aI OD Prints the current line and sets the pri@ position to the left margin.
S h I o r t isez MODE I Both o t n \ Ascll “D” n n2 at o at l Detjmal p I 27 68 n] n2 ... 0 b s Hexadecimal I . IB 44 nl nz .00 Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n..Z,etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 28 in IBM mode.
I R e h l o M ar t it z i o vn O A Std. SD “ \ “ nl n2 D aet a l C eE b H cI e xi aI md e a c 27 92 nl n2 IB 5C nl n2 Moves the print position right or left a specified distance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formula for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between O and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + rL2X 256) dots.
Graphics commands Print normal-density MODE Both 8-bit graphics Decimal ASCII “K” n2 ml 27 75 nl n2 ml m2 nl m2 Hexadecimal IB 4B nl n2 ml m2 . . a 6 i 8 +n x i 8 a ... O 8 a b n +n x O o Print double-density MODE Both 8-bit graphics ASCII “L” n2 ml Decimal nl 27 76 nl n2 ml m2 . m2 Hexadecimal IB 4C nl n2 ml m2 . a Print double-densit~ MODE Both double-speed 8-bit graphics Decimal ASCII “Y” n2 ... ml 27 89 nl n2 ml m2 .
I Print quadruple-density MODE 8-bit graphics Decimal ASCII Both “Z” n2 ml Hexadecimal 27 90 nl nl m2 IB 5A nl n2 ml m2 n2 ml m2 a Print hex-density 24-bit graphics I MODE Std. I ASCII “Z” n2 ml m3 ... / Decimal 28 90 nl n2 ml m2 m3 . nl m2 I Hexadecimal I IC 5A nl n2 ml m2 m3 a i 2 n +n x i 8 m ...
Select graphics mode MODE ASCII ,,.! nO Std. ● nl m2 n2 . . Hexadecimal Decimal 27 42 nO nl n2 ml m2 ... ml IB 2A nO nl n2 ml m2 . .
Select graphics mode MODE IBM Decimal ASCII nl ml “ “ ,’g!, [ n2 mO m2 Hexadecimal 27 91 103 IB 5B 67 n] n2 ml m2 nl n2 mO ml m2 .
I Download character commands Define download characters MODE Std. “&“ <0> nl ml n2 m2 d2 ... Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII mO dl dx 27 38 0 IB 26 00 nl n2 mO ml m2 dl d2 ... dx nl n2 mO ml m2 dl d2 dx i A i b t a a i o t b i n o t o b o o ml mO+ ml + m2 9 12 LQ pica 31 36 LO elite 27 30 Character mode Draft I LO.
I i 2 b 3xm o s I b 2xm o Define download characters MODE IBM ASCII I Decimal I “=” nl n2 “{/” n3 n4 n5 ml m2 .. m9 dl d2 ... dx 27 61 nl n2 35 n3 n4 0 n5 ml m2 . m9 dl d2 . dx Hexadecimal I IB 3D nl n2 23 n3 n4 00 n5 ml m2 ... m9 dl d2 ...
t b n5 a Character width Character mode o Draft 9 1 LO pica 35 2 LQ proportional 3 LQ elite 17 to 41 29 i m i m o i o i b i t o t ... i Copy character set from ROM into RAM MODE Std.
A n i Font t n Font o Roman 11 Blippo (Option) 1- Sanserif 12 H-Gothic 2 Courier 13 Orane (Op~ion) 3 Prestige 14 Cinema (Option) 4 Script 15 Code 39 (Option) 5 OCR-B (Option) 16 UPC/EAN(Option) 6 OCR-A (Option) 17 Old Style”(Option) 7 Orator 18 Firenze (Option) 8 Orator 2 32 SLQ Roman 9 TW-Light (Option) 33 SLQ TW-Light (Option) 10 L-Gothic (Option) 34 SLQ Script (Option) Select download character set MODE Std ASCII “%” <1> Decimal 27 37 1 Hexadeci
Other printer commands Select print color MODE Both Decimal ASCII “r“ n Hexadecimal IB 72 n 27 114 n t A i o na o i a i i -. n Color n Color o Black 4 Yellow 1 Magenta 5 Orange 2 Cyan 6 Green 3 Violet Set MSB to 1 ASCII MODE Std. Decimal 27 62 “>” Hexadecimal IB 3E o a t Set MSB to O ASCII MODE Std. Decimal =., ‘, 27 61 Hexadecimal IB 3D o Accept MSB as is MODE Std.
Delete last character sent I MODE I ASCII / Decimal I Hexadecimal I i o i o a Cancel last line MODE Both ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 24 18 i Set printer off-line MODJ ASCII Std.
Stop printing IBM Decimal ASCII MODE Hexadecimal 27 106 “j“ IB 6A o O g Bell Both Decimal ASCII MODE Hexadecimal 07 7 a o Bi-directional printing MODE . Both Decimal ASCII Hexadecimal 27 85 0 “U” IB 55 00 t b i Uni-directional MODE Both i printing Decimal ASCII “U” <1> Hexadecimal 27 85 1 ‘“ IB 55 01 t b One-1ine uni-directional MODE Std.
I Manual feed I MODE Both / ASCII I I Decimal I I I I 27 25 0 i A Hexadecimal I IB 19 00 i O i Auto feed ASCII MODE Both Decimal <4> Hexadecimal 27 25 4 IB 19 04 i i Eject paper ASCII MODE Both Decimal “R” Hexadecimal 27 25 82 IB 19 52 i A i O Set print start position on ASF I MODE I Both ASCII I I I -T a 1 n ‘ecimal 1272584 \ Hexadecimal n I113,954 o i A n ni i O Reset printer Decimal ASCII MODE Hexad
Set initial conditions IBM Decimal ASCII MODE “ [“ “K” <3> <3> n 27 91 75 3 O 0 3n Hexadecimal IB 5B 4B 03 00 00 03 n t o n ni Function o n value Function n Disable alarm 32 12-inch forms 4 Auto CR with LF 16 Slashed zero 2 AUIOLF with CR 8 Character set #2 1
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Index A“ graphics 121 Adjusting dot alignment 50 Adjusting the print gap 24, 79, 80 Adobe Type Manager 22 Auto LF 57, 79, 80 Auto LF with CR 55 Auto sheet feeder 55, 57 Autoloading position 36 Automatic emulation horizontal position 117 2 B c Changing an Electronic DIP switch value 54 Changing the zoom size 40 Character code tables 60 Character set commands 98 Character size and pitch commands 102 Character table 55, 59, 84 Clearing the buffer 43 Code page 55, 84 Color printing 41 Commands character s
G Graphics commands 121 Graphics print direction 55, 57 H Handshaking 69 Hardware handshaking 69 Hexadecimal dump mode 49 Horizontal position commands 117 I IBM Proprinter 18 Individual form tear-off 34 Interface connector 5 International character set 55 L Line feed 34 Loading cut sheet paper 26 Loading fanfold paper 27 Loading paper 23 Locking font selection 45 Locking pitch and font 46 Locking the pitch 45 Long test print 47 M Macros’ 42 Memory usage 55, 57 Micro-feeding paper 35 Microsoft Windows sof
Selecting Electronic DIP Switch bank 53 Selecting Electronic DIP Switch number 54 Selecting fonts in Windows 22 Selecting the print color 41 Serial cable 71 Serial-Parallel converter (SPC8K) 9, 67 Setting the top of a form 35 Short test print 47 Software handshaking 69 SPC-8K serial/parallel converter 9, 67 9 Storing settings 42 T Tear-off 58 Tensioning the ribbon I I Test printing 47 Tractor covers 6 Tractor unit 6 TrueType fonts 21 u 8 3 v w Windows 21, 73, 89 Word length 68
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